Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-11
Two Are Wounded in Fight
in Park at Sagua La Grande

The legation at Havana reported last
night that there had been no untoward
events during the day and that President
Gomez had sent further optimistic bulle
tins regarding the situation in the prov
ince of Oriente, stating that Ivonet. with
700 insurrectos. is cornered four leagues
from Sagua de Tanamo.
The consular agent at Sagua la Grande
reports that the condition there Is very
serious, and that the park OF the city was
the scene Of fight between the whites
and blacks the night OF June >, In Wnlcn
two people were wounded.
The consular agent at Caibarton reports
that although a few rural guards remain
there and at Remedies, the regular army
posts We're ordered away June y; tnat re-
ports continue to come in OF the existence
Of sedti9ns bands. and that in each town
HN or more citizens are armed. No regu-
lar movements of, either government or
seditious forces & however. are reported
in his district -
Railroad Station Burned.
The Guantanamo and Western railway
reports that the station at Carrera Larga
was burned June o, together with scales.
stores and othefn, ildings. and that cane,
dwellings and otl,r buildings at Benito
were also burned; that the town of Pal
mar. near Jamaica, has been burned. but
that estates having marines are quiet
In the Cenfuegos district the consul re-
ports that there is still alarm, and that
the people are continuing to concentrate
in that city and the small towns. but
that there had been no movements on the
part of either the government or rebel
troops.
At Nuevitas everything is reported
quiet
,rbo Atlantic Eru;t 1,omrauy has ad-
vised the legation that the situation Is
becoming serious at Sama, and tnat the
Cuban government has sent no troops for
protection of the company's property
The situation is reported dangerous at
the Rio Cauto mill.
The Nashville reports having landed
marines for the protection of the Spanish
American Iron Company's property at
Woodfred.
Satisfied as to Authority.
notwithstanding the objections made by
Senator's Bacon and Nelson and others
to intervention in Cuba without specific
direction from congress- the President
being entirely satisfied to his author
ity in the premises. it is officially de-
clared, will adhere to the policy already
initiated of using the naval forces to
guard United States interests In Cuba,
and also will avail of the army for that
purpose i'm case of necessity.
Ii is admitted, however, that the war
ships and the large force of marines al
ready in Cuba are more than suff1cient
to cope with the existing situation. and
that there does not now appear to be
any occasion for the dispatch to Cuba of
the provisional brigade of 5000 soldiers
held in readiness. So far no officer has
yet been detailed to command that bri-
gade.
1t is said at the War Department that
no further orders will be issued regarding
the provisional brigade unless the situa
ton in Cuba gets beyond the control of
the Cuban authorities and the United
States naval forces already in that coun-
try. The presence of the American bat
tleships In Havana and at Key West. only
a few hours distant, is regarded by ad-
ministration officials as likely to improve
the Cuban situation and remove the ne
cessity of American Intervention
Distribution of Marines.
Following is the distribution of the ma
rine guards in Cuba, as made public by
man, with 100 marines. at ManzanilIo: !:
Capt. l.. NJ. Gulick, two junior officers and
100 marines at Ell Cobre; Capt L. B.
Manwaring. two junior officers and 12s
marines. at FL Cuero; Lieut.. Col. Lejeune,
district commander: Capt. FL l. Boarse
Capt. F. II. Delano, two junior officers
and las marines at Siboney and vicinity.
The eXpeditionary force i'm the Guam
tanamo district is as follows: Lieut.. Col.
L. c. Lucas, district commander: Maj.
H. c. Davis, Capt A. S. Williams, jun
ior officers and fifty marines, at Guam
tanamo City; Capt. c. T. Westcott. two
Junior officers and 100 marines. at Bo-
lonon: Capt. B. w. Sibley. junior officers
and fifty marines. at Los Canos; Lieut..
Young and twenty-five marines, at
Boqueron: Maj. G. c. Reid and fifty ma
rines, at st. Cecilia; First Lieut.. r. II.
Davis, junior officer and twenty-five ma
rines, at Santa Maria; Capt. +. A. Ram
sey, two junior officers anC fifty marines.
at Isabel: Capt. Logan Feland. two junior
officers and 100 marines. at Soledad.
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