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United States Marines LANDED on
the Island to Guard Plan
tations.
MORE SHIPS SENT THERE
Third Division Held at Key West
in Case of Uprising at Hav-
ana-Hor1ible Outrage
Told.

Washington, June Prank confession
of President Gomez that he was unable
to meet the demands vi the large plan
taton owners in eastern Cuba for ade-
Quatc guards against the marauders ana
insurrectos was the factor that to-day
led CAPTAIN Kline, commanding the tni-
ted States naval station at Guantanamo
to set in motion the body of United
States marines gathered there for just
such a purpose
The facts as disclosed at tho State de-
partment are that several OF the large
American, British. French and Spanish
companies operating plantations and
mines in eastern Cuba telegraphed the
Cuban government a demand for l"l
regular troops for each of their mills
and 80 for each of their cane fields. In
reply President Gomez .ointed out that
compliance with their request would
require the use of l.25o of his best troops
for the protection of one group of for
cgn properties in a single section OF
the disaffected district. If he acceded to
such demand. he said, his whole regular
army would not suffice for police WORK
alone and he would have no forces left
with which to carry on the campaign
against the insurrect.onists.
KLINE LANDS 40 MARINES.
Meanwhile the situation in Guantanamo
was becoming more alarming and th'
Guantanamo sugar company had definite
informat ton that the rebels intended to
destroy one or more of the foreign estates
there The owners and representative:
of several OF the large American prop
critics near Guantanamo, having failed ir
the application to the Cuban government
appealed directly to Captain Kline. Judg
ing that the gravity Of the situation de-
Inanded the use of American guards
Captain Kline this morning sent 400 OF
his marines from the naval station by
boat up Guantanamo bay to landing
place near Caimanera, the terminus oi
the railway running up 70 the city OF
Guantanamo. 10 miles inland.
The gunboat Paducah about the
same time reported the situation al
Santiago as critical which determined
Captain Kline to call upon the navy
department for more marines. Accord
ingly Admiral Osterhaus promptly dis
patched from Key West to Guantana-
mo the fourth division of the Atlantic
Missouri. Mississippi and Minnesota
They are under command of Rear
Admiral Usher who can easily lant
200 marines and bluejackets This
force. with the marines and sailor.
available for landing parties. would
make a formidable army of abou
! 5000 men. For the present it Is the
policy Of the state department t,
maintain the third division of the
flee. at Key West to guard agains
any uprising in Havana.
GIVES GOVERNMENT CHANCE.
In one way the distribution of tn,
American marines as plantation
guards Will serve to test the real pur
pose of the Cuban government. It 1,
calculated that General Monteagudo,
troops being relieved in large par
from the onerous duty of guardint
plantations. will no longer have ex
cuse for falling TO move immediatel,
and relentlessly upon the insurgen
negroes
| There Is grave intimation in receu
tragedies that this may become an inter
national duty II the Cuban governmen
longer delays action. Minister Beaupr
to-day reported "a case OF horrible atrocit,
which occurred yesterday near Sayiea
In Oriente. which Is believed to be onl
one Of many similar cases. Ills informa
ton was 10 the effect that a band O
negroes entered the house of a forme
white official of prominence, tied him am
his son and outraged his wife and wv
lXOlnR dauRntprS bpfnra
was killed In cold blood while endeavorin
to break his bonds and rescue his mo,bo
land sisters.
| Inc army continues to rather huncri,,
watch the unfolding of events in cub
Lying on General Woods desk aro IN
messages, which, If released. would son,
l"h army division into Cuba within
"o'h Or ten days. But that situa ton ha
existed Tor three months and is only ulus
rauVe Of careful preparation that ha
been done by the general STAFF
INTERVENTION NOW FEARED
havana. June 5.-AmericAn marine
have landed on Cuban soil. To the mum
her of 4b0 under command of Colonf
Lucas they came ashore at Caimaner
and proceeded by train 20 Guantanam
city.
While 1t Is officially declared that IN,
action was taken solely to protect Amer
lean and other foreign properties, tn
impression became general that IL was
preliminary step to American interven
uon' This caused considerable excite
ment at the capital. Later II becam
known that the landing was In respons
" VI urgent appeal to the commandan
OF IN" United States naval station by tn
ehamber OF commerce of Guantanamo
"Hord protection to the humorous fofl
, e'gn estates in the vicinity. which tn
government forces have been unable If
fectively to guard
one hundred and twenty additions
marines were despatched this evening
Guantanamo. and the American force wi
probably be ample to safeguard tho foI
eign properties in that district.
There was great excitement In Hav
ana this afternoon on the circulatio
of a report that four American battle
ships were on their way from ke
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