The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
THE REVOLT IN CUDl.I
Defeats Of the lasursent Gessfslss
Discredited. N
GOMEZ AND MACEo UNITE FORCES.
Advancing Through the Provisce Il
Santa Clara. m
CAMPOs WILL BE ATTAcKnDs
The Leaders ofths Rebels EvidsnAy - :
Position 20 Make the Campaign n
Decidsdiy Interesting.
CAAros WILL BE ArrAcKEDs

Havana. Dec. s.--copyrightsd tuss ~
the Associated Prcss. jim spite of the rs-s
ported defeats of Maxine Gomen and Aa-
tonic Muceo, by General Sunres valdea
and General Aldccoa, tho latter being ur-
dcrstood to he In pursuit OF the insux- (
gents who were believed 70 be csngns
between the columns OF troops command-
ed by those generals and that Of ucncras
Aidavc. II Is now stated that Gomca ana
Maceo, having united their forces. M
stead OF being In flight in the provinces
of Puerto Principe, are advancing through
tho province of Santa Clara.
General Aldave, IA already cabled. was
said TO he In pursuit OF the insurgents.
after they had turned his flank ana
and Moron, In the province OF Puerto
Principe. on their way OF Santa cara.
Mnceo and Comes. It Is now tsated, have
already passed tho road from Iguara. on
the frontier to Tasuasco. n little onrtn
Of santl epirltus.
This news would seem to DO correct
IL only from tho fact that htc column OF
troopa commanded by Colonel zegura.
conveying 200 mules loaded with ammuni-
ton and provisions, seems TO have haa
g. brush with the enemy near iguara,
the result OF which was 10 drive the
spanards into igunra. with a loss, It ~
claimed. OF only nine killed. Hut II ~
admitted that the Spanish troop shad ~
nrht desperately In order to escape being
captured. and soon afterwards the insur-
gents were divided into two corps, ono
marching northward in tho direction OF
Rsmodioa district and the other heading
southwnrJ towards tho Trinidad district
From this It would seem that the Span
Iards must either hive evacuated SAINT.
spirltus or else their force OF troops there
rs so insignificant that the ineurgent conf
mnndors have no hesitation In leaving II
in their rear although 1t may be REIN
forced later by the column commanded
by General Al1avc.
throw nm entirely different light upon
the campaign In cuba. aud II correctly
reported. would Indicate that the Span
inrds have been unable TO prevent the
advance of the enemy from the province
OF Puerto Principe into the province OF
Santa Clara. aud that tho combined
armies of Gomez and Maceo are strong
enough 10 enable them to be divided into
two corps which are advancing into the
heart of the district where General Cam
nos has made hia Headquarters and where
about aO,O9o Spanish troops are reported
To DO assembled.
This view OF the case IN MI the mora
from the fact that only this
morning It was officially stated here
that the friends OF tho insurgents who ex-
pectcd Gomez and Maceo TO move rapidly
upon the province OF Santa Clara and
later upon thc province OF Matanzas.
which would bring them dangerously
near Havana. had been disappointed at
their failure to do no and tho reported
defeats OF inc insurR'htS, ci'lHheu us nav
ing been due to their shameful ana
cownrdly behavior was said to have de-
them. and It was stated further
that the Spanish officers considered the
rebellion to bo morally broken.
These rapid movements OF the insur-
gents, which ther friends hoped they
would accomplish "before tho arrival OF
OF troops" now seem to
10 have actually taken pace. and there
fore the rebellion instead OF being broken.
looks as II Il were making rapid progress I
in splte OF the efforts OF the Spanish go'-
Only this morning. however. the snp-
porters OF the government were 80 hope
rul of the speedy suppression OF the inuur-
.ection that Il was announced they wero
expecting to he able to reap II good sugar
crop and that many OF the planters, IN
view OF recent events. were preparing for
grinding their sugar cane. a. the s,me
Iime II was admitted that .ne arrival OF Az
he relnforcemcnts was impatently await
ed. and when the steamer Monfevdoo ar
y
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