Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-26
GJBLNS ADVANCING.
. Victory Claimed for the Insurgents
Near Cafdtnas.
vuoRous NEWSPAPER MEN
p,.,ral Campo, Unable TO Check The
Progress Of the Rebel Army
The Country In Ruins.


,,os, by the Associated Pfsm.l-Fur'
49,, "details reached hero todny irotn
w,,,nt,s Of the rapid advance OF the
,a,r,gsnt army, numbering about
10 oOO men, on Havana, after forcing
49, sv through tho province Of Santa
rl.,a and into the province Of Matan'
,v, IN spite Of the efforts Of Captain
a,ns,sl Martinez de CAnpos aud about
5000 troops at his di'pssal,
The reported important battle yester.
d,v b,,Ween the Spaniarjs under Cam
and the insurgents ct Coliseo PLAN
,,uop. twelve miles from CaTdcnas,
ss,, not appear to have been n severe
engagement The Spanish forces do
nj appear to have encountered the
,,,in body Of the insurgents, ~ al
III announced. This night At the
Sol,seo plantation wac between a POT.
non Of the northern column OF three
,nsufgpnt columns now pushing
through the province OF Malanzas,
ADD instead OF turning out to be great
vlstory for the spanish, the result Of
Inc engagement was virtually n defeat
bf Campos's forces, for the Cuban
amy pushed onward unchecked, Gnd
J., stin advancing on this city.
Tbe dshtlng took place amid burn.
inc cane, underwood, tall grass
spd trees, and was OF the usual guer.
m. nature. At times both the troops
and the Insurgents were surrounded by
walls OF lame, and the smoke was 70
teate over certain portions Of the
,toupd couteeied that the Cubans and
Inc tfnops wero unable 20 soc each
ether, but kept banging away nj open
,paces, wasting good ammunition. IL
3D., mus that this indiscfiminnte firing
vas more noticed upon the part Of the
iroops than on the side Of the insur-
penis, but for one iusurgent Killed at
least 900 shots must have been fifej.
The Cubans, folio wing their customary
tacllo,, seemed 10 melt away into the
distance 20 soon ~ the troops got with
In fighting distance Of them, aud near
By ali the nfpg was ut very long range,
although the aOldiurh made several gall
liant ohsfgss through the burning terri
3ry. This style Of fighting IL termed
q defeat OF the insurgents, but As they
suootedsd In accomplishing thBir Oh
isot, holding the 5paniArds In ohsck,
while the Cubans pushed on south
ward, the result was really n Cuban
victory. Ihe oAptain'geReral was ne
near tho frout as possible throughout
ihe battle, encouraging ths troops by
words and action.
Ono Of the SUPPLEMENTARY order.
lee, who was sitting on his horse be-
sds Campos, received n bullet In his
breast, and fell 10 the ground badly
wounded. The shot was no doubt In.
gondsd for the Spanish commander.
The correspondent OF CorTespo nden.
ola, Manuel EseobAr, was decorated on
The Geld OF battle by the cAptAin-gen.
sral for gallant conduct at the battle Of
EnsenAda dc In Mora, and It may be
nero added that several other news
paper mon have displayed good dOal
VI pluck with hecaptain-gsnerh under
Ire. Camps seems 10 have n supreme
contempt Tor the bullets OF the insur-
gent, but hO is rapidly learning 10 adj.
mife thelr tactics. In spite Of AL the
veteran Spanish commander docs, the
Cubans arc marching through his
iaices with buta few skirmlshes here
aud there, and he seems TO be utterly
unable to concentrate ahead OF them
ilfets sufficient 10 draw the enemy
into q pitched battle. when CAmpos
establishes headquarters and lays out
plan Of battle, tho CubAns seem by
'ome mysterious means to hear Of 10,
and pretending to fall into the trap,
lhsy push = body Of men forward,
iEifmlsh with the troops, draw the
spanish forces upon them, and the
Cuban army proper oulhanks tie
spanish ana pushes onward toward
havana.
Tho admirers Of the captain general
claim this IL his plan OF campaign;
That he IA allowing the Cubans TO got
byhim and nearer and nearer " Hs-
Tlha, only for the purpose OF eventu-
any falling on them In the rear ami
scattering them 10 oil pOiBts Of the
compass. THIS sounds plausible enough
uul The insurgents are destroying all
ullldinge, railways and plantations be-
MAD them. The route they have fol-
loved Ia marked with blackened
sNath OF smoking ruins and dssolAtlon,
Anl tho Bpaniards will have q very
llhicult task TO push on Ait0r their
nutl'iooted enemies. Besides, Within
Two weeks Campos has changed his
headquarters from Santiago 10 Glen.
lutg0s, from CleniuegOs TO Palmillas,
Ym PalmillAs TO Colon, from Colon
HJovellAnos, from JOVellAnOs 10 Lii
n9nare, and from Limonare to Guiana.
Jana, where no slept last night. All
,hsse changes were direct retreats be.
l3Ie Tue enemy, In tho hope, Il 10 true,
81 bringing about n pitched battle.
THE TURKISH OUTRAGEs.