Show TROOP TRAIN JU JUMPED PED TRACK 1 Cuban Government Soldiers Immediately Attacked by Band TIMELY ARRIVAL OF HELP MACHINE GUNS USED ON THE INSURGENTS Havana Sept 9 Government military and amI railroad officials and tile the newspaper correspondents wore Were thrown into a n state of excitement this tIlls evening by b men who arrived here hero from Paso Real Roo with stories s that the armored train which laft Hav Hay Havana Havana ana Friday had met with Ith various obstacles obstacles cles des beyond Herradura had bad been thrown from the tracks and its J ts men machine guns horses and equipment captured As these tales were confirmed by b the West Western cst ern em railroads first telegraphic advices from rom Paso Real they were believed to be ba true until authentic reports of or actual oc occurrences o occurrences were wired by those who had haj returned to Paso Real from the scone scene The real facts filets of the case ease are that Colonel Avalos A who was believed to be ba surrounded In Pinar Pin r del Rio City and the th armored train rii made a junction east of oC Con sol cion del Sur Sui and the government forces to that extent are improved The Tha news of this fact caused much relief in official circles Insurgents I Driven Off The train proceeded Saturday evening from Paso Real to two and a 8 third miles east of Consolacion del Sur at t which w point the rails had been move moved and re replaced replaced replaced placed a locomotive and cars which had been thrown from the track The Thc in insurgents attacked but were driven off by b the two machine guns suns handled by the American Captain Webster It is believed that many mony insurgents were killed but the number is not known Meanwhile a large portion of Colonel A Av Avalos Avalos alos force had conic como eastward from Pi Pinar PInar nar del Rio for tor the Ule purpose of making a junction with the tho machine gun corps At Consolacion del Sur their advance was disputed by a large band of insurgents and a lively fight ensued The rhe insurgents were driven off oft and several of them wore were killed or wounded Antics A tos and his men mE 11 continued their journey eastward this morning und and made a junction n first with the cavalry force of Captain Capt ln Ravenna which is scouting ahead and finally with tile the disabled troop train The e train has Ilas not been molested molo ted since the junction was affected but the bridge over the Santa Clara rIver rier eastward from the train was blown up today toda together with two small smaller er onea olles preventing the use u e of the road beyond Herradura Train Trains Cannot Move As the bridges westward iy ar Puerta Golpe also have been destroyed no trains can operate from front Pinar del dl Rio Bio City in either direction Both the railroad unit and an It the te line hr to Paso Real Tonight men and four machine guns gum commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Colon Clow started for Paso Pa Real The sending of or this force torce for was w hastened by b the th false news of a tL disaster dt Captain Ravenna one lieutenant and four privates wounded are the only cas casualties casualties casualties reported in the Con del dd delSur delSur Sur operations Awaiting the Outcome me There Is some alarm in Havana on ac at account account count of the nearness to the city of sev sv several eral hundred insurgents belonging to the forces force forc of Asbert Loynaz ana and Castillo som of whom are ure often seen in the hills at Jesus del Monte in the tho southern ex cx extremity extremity of the city ci Intimations received from these those bands are to the effect that they the are merely awaiting the outcome of the thc reace ne no negotiations practically all the tile Insurgents in the tho provinces of Havana and Santa Clara having ceased operations for the present in accordance with the tentative agreement with the peace commissioners commis doners The fourth week of the rebellion opens with the governments forces better equipped and improved in discipline but enlistments are ure slow President Palmas action in calling a special session of con eon congress congress gress grass is meeting with some sonic adverse crit erit criticism criticism Many Man persons believe b that no good purpose e will be served by a discussion dt of or orthe the causes of the war and of or peace pro proposals proposals proposals by the congress Veterans Hopeful The veterans peace committee contin continues con tin ues hopeful of being able to persuade Pine Pino PI no Guerrera to cease cense activities temporarily and possibly po Inducing him him to come to Ha Havana Havana Havana vana and join In the negotiations for peace but the attitude of the leading lending lib liberals liberals crabs continues to preclude hopes of an immediate peace At the veterans meet meeting t ting ing lug this afternoon a resolution was for formally formally mally mall adopted to use all peaceful means to stop the war and if these th e failed that a sufficient army arm should be raised to crush it by force Meanwhile Intervention by the United States is being boing discussed on all sides Many Cubans who hitherto were not fa Ca favorable favorable to intervention now believe that it will be the only means of placing Cuba euba in her rightful position Reports received by b the government say sav that insurgents were killed in the en encounter encounter n counter near n ur Consolacion del Sur but these those figures are arc not considered authentic A fight tight is reported to have hoye taken place at Guanajay in Santa Sonta Clara province There were vere fierce machete machet charges and the tile rebels retired Several of them thorn were wounded and five were captured News of or orI the tile suspension of hostilities reached here hera I this afternoon |