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Show oo ' MARINES ARE TO GUARD PROPERTY Caimanera, Cuba. June 5. Four hundred and fifty American marines ' under command of Colonel Lucas were landed this morning at Deses" Point, near here, from which point thev proceeded pro-ceeded by train for Guantanamo City The announced purpose Is to guard American property against possible attacks at-tacks by negro rebels and not for Intervention. In-tervention. ' The permanent American naval station sta-tion at Guantanamo bay Is near Calmenera. Guantanamo CItv is flf-teon flf-teon mlleB north of Caimenera and thero Is railroad connection. American Amer-ican property near Guantanamo City consists of mines, sugar plantations, etc., located in the Guantanamo valley. val-ley. Tho Guantanamo Valley is a flat horseshoe shaped basin surrounded by mountains. In the valleys are great cano plantations supporting nine sugar su-gar mills, many owned by American companies, among them the Santa Cecelia Ce-celia Sugar company of New York, the United Fruit company and the NIpc Bay company. Are Part of Pralrie.8 Crew. Washington, Juno 5. The marines referred to in the Calmenera report are said here to bo part of those who have been in camp at the United States naval station on Guantanamo bav since tho arrival there of tho cruiser Prairie a week ago. In response to repeated calls for help and protection from the planters, mostly Americans, between -100 and 500 marines have been sent to Guantanamo, Guan-tanamo, about fifty miles inland from the American naval station. Tho large Santa Cecelia plantation Is i that neighborhood. Somo of its buildings have been burned and livestock stolen by negro marauders nomlnall- attached to Gan-eral Gan-eral Eatoncz' army of lnsurrectos. |