The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-26
lnisrds Continue the Wort ul
fortifyina hayana. 81
!NTs STILL IN THE interior,
,uiards Fear an Attack Upon
MantanEas. I.
ARMIES ON THE QuI VIVID
scitsmant Ia the City Of Havana
md Among tho People
Generally. s
December N.-rhe excitement I

Ns prevailed here since tho inSur.
ny, under Gomez and Macco, eri-
20 province OF Matanxas continues.
Md Is heightened by tho mcager-
81 the news from the front. The
a inuthor!t,ca insist that tho insur-
cc In retreat. and yet Captain
martinez dc Cumpos II stIli here
~ work OF fortifying Havana ana
continues without an hours in-
bn In any direction.
ling to official advices. Maceo II
plantation OF OLYMPIC. near ths
Cimmarcnes. a little way north
lanoa, tho town from which CAM
'oated upon Iimonarc. rimn,a-
about forty-i,vo kilometers from
I, az Matanzas. capital OF tho
OF that rapae.
n nahdera Ks said 10 be with his
at Sumldero. about twenty kilo-
from Mntanzns. and only littio
IN Limonare. whore. according to
announcements. Campos defeated
ireonts Mt Colisco. But 5umidero
Il to Matapzas than Coiiseo. which
ot seem to confirm the story that
,'s column was defeated.
10 Gomez according to official nd.
stu Mt the farm OF cicrvon, dis
Javcgry drandc, and In the dlrec-
.sIthc Grand Clcnaga Occidental do
an immense stretch OF swamp
ito which he could retreat to tho
Ard if necessary and possibly avoid
upon tho part OF the Spanish
j thus be scen that the three Cu-
5umnp are accounted for--ono to
fifth at Sumidcro under Bandera,
Tho center at Cimmaroncs under
and ono nj the south near Ja-
,,k5Irando under Gomez. all In the
IA OF Matahsas and to the west
m Colon.
flxact position OF the Spanish coll
sPeing concentrated to meet Tho
hts Ito pursuc them. according TO
Anish offiesait) is not known, hus
Il reports received had II thar III
tfs were concentrating at unh
tangas every preparation In beif IN
|. 20 resist the attack OF tho instE'
n hrce hcldpieccs have been mounH
{ dro the palace of the governor AT
5is; the winaows and doors have
pops aud volunteers. Troops and
rrs nre also stationed at all the
lc points and two wnrships are
he On their way there to reinforce
al contingent already on duty ut
authorities claim that hundred OF
y from tho. province OF Matanzas
,cking 10 tho capital In the part
country while the insurgents as
lat they have been strongly REIN
from the population of Matansas
hoir columns entered that province.
authorities Of Mntanzas are busily
hrrrsting people inspected OF be-
sympathy with the Cuban army
today. The Cubans here, who
sympathy with the insurgcnt cause,
that there VIII be popular !ip-
In Matanzns II Bandern approaches
nough TO that city 10 wnrrnat II.
and In this vicinity In spite or
ported bad position OF the inSur-
tho work Of preparing for the de-
OF Havana In being p,i8hrd with
vigor possible and nll the regular
ling hurried to tho front. provi-
are being collectcd cattle ara be-
Iven in and everything denotes ti,a
At nnxioty and excitement. state
iira not nj all In keeping with the
reports Of Spanish victories ana
ent defeats which are ANNOUNCED
Many people are convinced that
1ez succeeds In pushing his fOrcea
,in a reasonable distance Of Havana
rising OF the friends OF tho inssir-
hero IL not at all unlikely. Every.
me secs In the streets seems to DO
tate OF great nervous excitement.
triumphant march OF the insurgents
10 have n great effect upon tho
GO. The merchants of this city,
still loyalty supporting the govern
arc beginning to be very nervous
,ok forward with u great dcat a.
TO the prospect OF nm uprising here,
~ entry Of the Insurgents Into tiAv-
which, II Ia claimed, In certain to
signal for wholesale lootinR ana
serious disorder. In face OF All
alarming rumors md cxprcssed
the government authorities insist
here IL absolutely no danger TINT
viii ever get any distance beyond
zas and they continue laughing At
ore mention OF the insurgents get
sight ~ Havana, They insist thnt
his forces nrc IN retrsnt md that
~ for the insurgents being able 70
nok into the province OF SANTA
are very slim. indeed.