The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
PERMISSION GIVEN ID LAND MARINES Instructions Given Cuban
 General MUCH EXCITEMENT Decisive Engagement Reported in Hayana-Negroes Continue Raids According to Reports to the
 State Department
MUCH EXCITEMENT

Havana, May 31.-President Gomez to- right telegraphed General Monteagudo, the commander-i of the Cuban army, who is at the scene of hostilities in the province of Oriente. stating that the general might permit American marines to land on Cuban soil to guard foreign property.
 The dispatch added that the Cuban forces then might retire from guarding such places and devote themselves to pursuing the insurgents.
 The message of President Gomez was a report covering the history of the pres ent revolt and the means taken by the government to suppress it. The message said overnhsnt hsies zen siie6cssfui in ali Inc provinces xcert otiente. It transmitted copies of the correspondence relating to the uprising wbIchha passed between Cuba and the United states and also the copy of dispatch sent to Gen eral Monteagudo by the commandant or the American naval station at Guanta- namo acq,Iainting General Monteagudo of his intention to send the marines of the gunboat Paducah to Daiquiri to protect American property there
 Monfcagudo Does Not Approve
 Annexed to the message was General Montea agudors reply that he had arranged for the protection of Daiqutri with an ample force: that he could not consent to the landing of American marines without the aeauiescence of his government and protesting against the proposed action as entirely unnecessary.
 Interest in. Havana today centered on the question whether the United States gnnboat Paducah would land marines at pauouiri to protect the property of the spanish- American Iron company It over shadowed completely all the reported oc- currences from the theatre of hostilities.
 There was great excitement thls even ing in Havana when several of the news Lapers issued extra editions announcing that a battle had taken place not far from Santiago, in which many rebels had been killed by the fire of the Cuban ar tillery. The government tonight said there had been no battle but that collision had taken place between national and rebel forces, in which. the formers artil- Iery was brought into play, apparently with good effect The extent of the casu- altics. 1t was announced was unknown
 Expect Battle Today
 General. Monteasudo. commander-in- chief of the army. IS still busy m oriente province disposing of his forces for a decisive movement against the enemy. This is expected to take place tomorrow. Meanwhile his. army continues to suffer serious depletion by. reason of the re- eessity of furnishing guards for foreign property Many plantations, however. re- main unprotected and numerous cases of depredations by the rebels are reported. The principal purpose Of these appears to be to get arms and supplies.
 Skirmishing continues between federais and insurgents. but without important re- suits Outlet is reported in all the prov .nces except Orientc, but numerous ar rests are being made of persons suspected of compficity in the uprising.
 The government continues to receive many offers to- raise yolupteer corps, but Difficulty is being experienced in finding arms for them. orders have been placed in the United States for a quantity or arms to be shipped to Havana imu1edi- ately. A regiment of TOO volunteers un- der Colonel Piedra is ready to leave Ha- vana Sunday to reinforce General Mon- teagudo's army.
 A riimor was current in Havana to- right that the negroes in the capital ip- tend to revolt, but apparently there, was no basis for 1t and nc cxtraordnary police protection was ordered President Gomez today sent a message to Congress transmitting the correspon- dence between the Havana and Washing ion goverpments on the rising Tn an in- terview concerning the reports that American maft,ies had been landed, Pres ident Gomez said it was absolutely un- true.