Eureka Reporter | 1906-09-14 | Page 2 | Active Warfare Begun in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba

ACTIVE WARFARE BEGUN IN DEL RIO CUBA insurgents blow up two railroad bridges near san lu s and armed men prevent workmen from making repairs havana two bridges of the west era railway between pinar del rio and san luls south of that city were blown up with dynamite friday morn ing A force of men sent to repair the bridges was stopped by a body 0 rebels numbering at least men general avalos commander ol 01 the government forces has telegraphed to the authorities to send three rapid fir ing ans to the scene of the bridge de st ruction in order to enable him to protect the workmen sent to rebuild the structures with proper krotec tion th railroad company officials think they can repair the bridges in five days pino guerreros Guer force however is become beco ml increasingly numerous in that part of the country the people there do not think that the govern ment can suppress the insurrection