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Show UPRISINGJ CUBA NEGROES AROUfED TO REBELLION REBEL-LION BY DENIAL OF POLITICAL REWARD FOR SERVICES. Squad of Rurales Hat Engagement With Armed Band, and People of the Country Are Fleeing to Citiea for Safety. Havana. There 1 no room for doubt of there having been formed a negro conspiracy extending to all the provinces of the Island, with the apparent ap-parent Intention of taking up arms agalunt the government on Monday, which waa the tenth anniversary of Cuban Independence. The negroes appear to have been aroused to rebellion by the denial of what aeoins to them their Just political politi-cal rewarda for services rendered In tbe war of Independence, In which they constituted a great majority of the Cuban forces. The situation Is considered sufficiently suf-ficiently grave for the government to dispatch a column of 1,200 men from Camp Columbia, composed of cavalry and Infantry, with field and machine guns, bound for Santa Clara and Orient provinces. Near Saguu la Crundo a acjuad of rurales had an engagement with an armed band of negroes. One if the guards was killed and the negroes escaped. es-caped. Front Cruees comes the report that the people of the country aru fleeing to the cities. |