Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-30
GOMEZ OPPOSES
j. S. INTERVENTION
DECLARES ADMINISTRATION IN
DOING UTMosT5To CRUSH.
The REvoLUTIoNIsTe.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Cuban Towns Are Threatened-a ,oo(:
Federal Troops Are Now il
oriente Facing,
Rebels.

Havana, May II. - President Gone 3,
sent cablegram to President Taft Ii
which he protests in friendly but f1rnl
terms against intervention by th1
United States.
1t is my duty to say that so seri
Gus resolution alarms and hurts rho
feelings Of people who love and arr
jealous Of their independe h.
says, after reciting that he had receiy
cd from United States Minister Bean
pre- note informing him that tha
washington government had ordered I
gunDoat to Nipe bay and a strong naval
concentration at Key West in anticina,
ton OF possible eventualities, and also
In event that if the Cuban government
was unable to protect American prom,
erty 1t was the intention to land forces
tor that purpose.
President Gomez says the govern,
ment is doing it's utmost, having with,
IN four days sent 5000 troops by land
and sea to crush the rebels in Oriente
and In that short time having restored
order in all parts of the island with
that exception. He also says that 5000
rlnes with ammunition have been dis,
trlbuted to loyal citizens, and that the
government is prepared to flood the
comparatively small disturbed section
with regulars and volunteers.
Troops Carrying Out Plan.
Advices from the scene of the mill,
tary operations in Oriente province are
meager. The troops are still enga ged
IN carrying out the carefully laid plan
OF General Mendieta to envelope the
rebel forces and compel decisive com.
bat. In an engagement between
troops under Colonel Machada and a
pand OF rebels, several of the latter
were killed, two captured and the re-
mainder dispersed The loss to the
troops is not given
More troops were rushed to the front
from Havana, and also many carloads
OF ammunition and large consign-
ment of rifles. The rifles are intended
Tor distribution among the plantations
and to the loyal citizens in the MANY
towns within the zone of the insured
tlon The insurgents have adopted a
flag of blue with white stripes.
General Monteagudo has started for
orlente to take command of all the
government troops. The provinces Of
Plnar del Rio, Havana, Mantanzas
ana Camaguey are reported quiet. In
sklrmlsh in Santa Clara two were
Killed. Strong patrols of rural guards
ana police nightly guard all approaches
TO the capital, scrutinizing closely ey-
eryone coming into the city or leaving
It,
The Havana newspapers unite in
pralslng the patriotic action of Presi-
Gent Gomez in sending a cableeram
to President Taft protesting against in.
prevention by the United States. Cen
eral Gomez said there is no necessitv
OF such action in view of the brief nor.
lod since the revolt began, and because
OF the ability of the Cuban government
to cope with it.
Negro Rebels Spreading Terror.
santiago. = Conditions in the nro.
vince of Oriente continue to be ex.
tremely alarming. From all quarters
petitions are pouring in for protection
which the government is unable to fur.
nlsh because all available troops are
oelng concentrated for the purpose Of
surrounding the main bodies of rebels
under Generals Estenoz and Ivonet.
A party Of $50 mounted negroes an.
peared at Aurora Maniel, threatening
an attack on 81 Cobre, 10 miles west
OF Santiago, where the mines of the
CUBA Copper company are located.
The government being unable to dis.
patch troops sent SO rifles with which
officials of the company armed the
miners and other employees.
Great alarm is felt at Baracoa. The
town is without protection and is cut
Off from communication with the in.
terror. An urgent appeal has been
made to the government to send a gun
boat.
Rebels Looting Stores.
Geeral Estenoz passed through jar
ahueca, about 80 miles to the north.
west Of Guantanamo, with 600 mount.
ed men under his immediate com.
mand. General Ivonet, with a band
OF 100 negroes, mounted and armed
with new rifles. is pilaging the stores
et La Carolina and vicinity. Insur-
gents have appeared near Bayamo
and 1ll Jiguani, in the interior to the
west, which heretofore has been re.
ported tranquil. "a
The rebels have again surrounded
Palma Coriano, north Of Santiago, the
inhabitants y OF which are vainly ap-
3 HURT IN PISTOL DUEL.