The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-26
nisrds Continue the Work d
Fortify'no Havana. M!
iNTs STILL IN THE INTERIOR
luiards Fear an Attack upoa
I MantanEas.
ARMIES ON THE QuI VIVID
rcltsmsnt in the City Of Havans
md Among tho People
Generally.

/, December N.-Tbe excitement I
Is prevailed hero since the tnsur-
~, under Gomez and MHceo. en-.
x province OF Matnnxas CONTINUES.
"a In heightened by the mcager-
a1the news from the front. The
einuthor,ties insist that the innur-
10 In retreat. and yet Captain
Martincx do Campos Is still hero
u work Of fortifying Havana and
continues without an hours sr-
\ IN In any direction.
Sing 10 official adviccA Maceo IL
plantation Of OLYMPIC. near tho
Cimmarcnes, little way north
lancs. the town from which CAM
GATED upon 1imonarc. Cimn,a-
about forty-hve kllometerS from
OF Matanzas. capital OF tho
OF that raDc.
Bundcra Is said 10 be with his
ut Sumidcro. about twenty kilo-
from Matanzas. and only littlo
IN Limonarc. whore. according to
announcements. Carpos defeated
rRents Mt Collseo. But Humidcro
r TO Matarxus than Coiiseo. which
ct seem to confirm the story that
- column was defeated.
10 Gomez. according to official ad-
suli at tho farm OF C!crvon. dis
Javegry Grande. and In the dlrec-
lthe Grand Clcnnga Occidental do
an immense stretch OF swamp
10 which he could retreat to tho
Ord if necessary ana possibly avoid
upon tho part OF tho Spanish
thus b0 ecen that the three Gus
sumns are accounted for--one to
9TH Mt Sumidcro under Bandera,
Ithc center at Cimmaioncs under
and ono Mt the south near Ja-
Grando under Gomez. all In the
{h OF Matanzas and to the weet-
Colon.
kaot position OF the Spanish coll
heing concentrated TO meet the
pts ito pursue them. according 10
nish ofhcjais) is not known. bur
reports received had II that III
lis We're concentrating at Unit
itansns every preparation Is beii
z resist the attack OF the insu
ThreS iieldnieccs have been mounVt
20 the palace OF the governor al
hs; Tho winGows and doorb have
Iricaded aud the building is filled
oons hnd volunteers. Troops and
eis nrc elso stationed at all the
c points and two wnrships arc
DO on their way there 10 reinforce
al contingent already on duty at
authorities claim that hundred oil
from the province OF Matanzaa
cking to the capital In the part
country while thu insurgents as
Mt they have been strongly rein-
from the population OF Matanzaa
lclr columns entered that province.
: arresting people suspected Of be-
sympathy with the Cuban army
rty-eight people were taken into
today. The Cubans here, VINO
ympathy with tho lnsurgent cause,
that there will he popular up
n Matanzas IL Bundera approaches
rough TO that city Ia warrant II.
ported bad position. OF the insur-
the work Of preparing for tho de-
u Havana ~ being pushed with
vigor possible and all the regular
and volunteers who can be spared
Ing hurried to the front. PROVE
re being collected; cattle arc be-
ven in and everything denotes tho
IRIS not at NIL In keeping with the
I reports OF Spanish victories ana
mt defeats which are announced
Many people arc convinced tnae
az succeeds In pushing his FORCES
IN a reasonable distance OF Havana
Using OF the friends Of the insur-
Zero II not at all unlikely. Every
ne secs IN the streets seems TO bo
i,te OF great nervous excitement.
triumphant march Of tho insurgents
10 have great effect upon tina
". The merchants OF this city.
Till loyalty supporting the govern
are beginning To be very nervOtlA
,k forward with a great den q
% the prospect OF nm uprising here,
bich, a ~ claimed, Is certain Ia
signal for Wholesale looting an!
serious disorder. In face OF AL
tlarming r,imors and expressan
the government authorities insist
,ern IL absolutely no danger thar
will ever get any distance bcyonu
ma, md they continue laughing q
re mention OF the insurgents get
sight Of Havana. They Insist that
his forces nre IN retreat md that
FOR the Insurgents being able 20
sk into the province OF santa
ire very alim. indeed.
TRIAL or A CARDINAL.
,e. December 27.-.Tbe remains Of
| Paul Molcherp. who died IN Rome
,mber II. were accorded an impos-
nrai here today. Tho procession
10 church OF st. Geon. where tho
"a been lying since II was brought
pme. to the cathedral and thence
s.L Il, ni,,dnd all the CLERGY and