Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-27
RUNORS NOT NEWS.
v,,Iops RumOrs Concerning tho PFC
Gvss Of the Cuban War;
MILITARY ACTIVITY IN HAVANA.
Every Male InhAbiiAnt Called Upon 10
Take Up Arms Against the
Insurgents

tneT DO CampVh iiV'
A., mean in conference with lending
n,Ilii.ty and naval ofiicers, the civil
s',ri,atles ana the lesiefs Of tue dii.
s,,sni political parties. They assem-
Il,d A, the palace last night, and In
,,s oouue Of number Of patriotic
,oo,ohes pied yed their unconditional
,unpott 10 the government In Its ,norls
"a suppress the insurreciion, and
r,oml,sd TO do everything possible In
m. way Of moral and actual assist
nncc.
senior GalvsE, president OF the au-
,,pomi,, party, during the cIursc Of
mech, which was warmly Hpplauded,
.tvl,ed the captain general not TO eH-
700 himself TO the FIRE OF the insuf.
rsnis. vino, the speaker claimed, made
ght aeains, the lives and property OF
civlllaps, never making a stand long
enough 10 cause an engagement be.
tween the troops, aud adopting nil
nsthods VI savage warfare.
scnor galysE nlso stated that, In
,,ite OF the supreme effort made by the
in,ufeent army, they had not heard Of
An, capture Of any town, the mischief
N the srtmy being confined 10 small
y,llssts and the plAntuiiona Of the
i,land. He compared the army OF
gsm,r and Maceo to 'wauderinr
nodes of TartATa," and expressed tbs
opinion that the raid Of tho Cubshs In
II the province OF MAianEaf, where
they hAu done 40 much Injury 10 crops
would turn out 10 be the wSrit ior
them In the long run, ne tho
fields. cleared Of standing cane, are now
much better suited for military opera
tons,
tetfupted by rail and telegraph, anu
no details were obiainabls concerning
The m lyements OF the insurgents. The
captain general, upon his arrival here,
announced that tbs Spanish troops In
Matapzis occupied advantageous posi-
lions. AND that the Cubana would
Either be compelled 20 Eight pitched
battle In that provinces or surrender.
Itisnot generally believed, however
That the march OF Gomez and hnceO
has really been stopped und that they
ore In retreat. In support OF this, it IL
taiI that n Maceo anu Gomez were To-
treating, the government would not
bb slow in making public every Item OF
news Obtainablo concerning thiH feh-
ture Of the hitherto Triumphant march
OF the insurgents from the province OF
Puerto Principe and tho province Of
santa Clara aud tho province u
MatanIas aud 10 tho vicinity OF the
boidep Of the province Of Havana,
Ia spite OF the numerous columns
u spanish troops In the territory
ifaveraed.
The last news from the Spanish col.
umns was that they were heading TOT
GuanAbana, tho headquarters recently
evacuated by Camps, situated not fhg
from Malanzas.
The fact ~ that 60 many announce
menis have been made OF tho defeat
aud retreat Of the insurgents, that II
viii require fomething oOniifmatory 10
make anybody hero believe that sucn IL
on actual fact. When the insurgents
ilftl entered the province Of Santa
Clara, II was announced that they had
been defested, with great lOas, and had
fttreated across the border. But tue
next nowa received from tho front wai
that the Cuban army was threatening
PlRcetAs, more than half way between
the border and tho capital, Santa CLARA,
and since then they have apparently
pushed onward with little or no inter.
fupllOn. The absence Of news from
The Insurgents In causing aOme anxiety
among tIeir friends here, but they
claim that Gomez and haceo ate In
possession OF the railroad and Telegraph
llnes, aud that II was with difficulty
that Campos suoeesued In reaching
Havana last night. lie that ~ II may
tue only news obtainable IL that fur
nlshed by Tumor, and II tho authorities
are 10 possession OF any additional
facts, all such matter 10 carefully sap
pressed.
In tbs meanwhile active preparation
GTe being made here for the dtionss
ard forwarding 10 tho front Of oil
lToora which eau be spared. IL 10 un'
dentood that tho Spanish columns II
the rear Of tho inAurgent army have
teen ordered to concentrate nH quickly
~ possible 10 the frontier OF MRntauzas
anu that every effort Is being made I,
10 prevent the retreat Of Thu
Cubans In Santa Clara. While thes'
Preparations arc being made Hp
psTenIly 10 stop the insurgents ffen
escaping back into Santa Clara, the
land Qualifications Of Havana are re
oeiying attention day and night. A
number OF additional eNrthwOTku have
been thrown up during the last month
also, aud these are being hattiiy com
pleied ana supplied with guns as rapid
ly % possible. Tho magazines arr
plentiiuily supplied With ammunition
aud tho outp0sls OF the Spanish troop
around Havana are baing sttengt h0not
and more securely fortified.
Throughout tho night and all day
lhtfe has been an air Of hurry ant
anxiety at the different hea-quarteu
here, which does not seem TO indicate
That the supreme authorities are In any
IelreAIlDg, and II military activity
goes for anything, the must de,erniir o.
'uOfls were being made TO prevent
surprise.
The highest estimates have 1t tina
me Cuban army numbers IL, 600 mon
while the lowest Is 5000. IL 10 30 bl
resumed, however, tnat Gomez ant
MaoeO may have 10, coo men with them
"a they arc known to have been ioins'
ny large numbers Of adherenls ainct
.hsy approached the provinces Of Ma
!ligls. The Insurgents are also plen
tuully supplied wish ammunition, SAT-
10 have been stared for thuir uss u
Inherent points and accumulated ant
hllden for month"; past.
In order to enabls as many troops n
posl bic to be sent to the front, all 'th'
marines and sailors who could b.
spared from the Spanish fleet havl