The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-31
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is 4; WH{EREISGEN. GOMEZ?
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Jneasy People of Havana
Would Like to Know.
RePoI TT OF A FIERCE BATTLE.
spaniaA is say They Won, but Are Evt-
denA v Not Believed-The Prose-
cution of the Horsa.

Hawai- 4. Dec. S0.-There Is stin much IN
certaintJ regarding the movements OF the
insurgeE -. According 10 the Official re-
ports, AZ y are IN full retreat, but il has
been in mated that Gomez was making
for CierJ gegos with the intention OF cap
turing at seaport. The announcement
made 20 L. ay would however. seem 70 show
thai Gol lez Is still in the vicinity Of ia
quay Or -nde. south Of Colon, in the prov
iuce OF If istanzas.
Lieut. oil Perera. commanding the Ma
varon d ttery, was engaged with the n
surgentA near Caliente. not far from the
Jaguav srande. railway. The fighting is
said 10 nave been very fierce and the
Spaniart are reported 10 have sustained
the fire vastly superior numbers OF in
surgentst commanded By Gomez. The
troops a reported to have captured the
insurger ; positions and 10 have obliged
the ener 10 divide his forces. The in
surgentsN were at first said 10 have lost
heavily E while the government side only
lost oneE officer. and FIVE soldiers were
killed a I sixty wounded, but today IL
was stat that the troops lost fifteen men
killed.
About he hour OF this engagement. can
nonadn( was heard in the direction Of
the MAJ a plantation, about three miles
from ca imet, and il Is supposed Gomez
was EN- aged with The Spanish column
COMMAND Ell BY Col. Molina.
a mos uneasy feeling prevails now. II
Is believ ! that serious fighting has taken
place ne r Caliente. and that the meager
facts ma ie public do not begin to tell the
tale
The IN egraph line connecting Jagua-
reras an Macuntjes. in the district where
Gomez supposed to be and where the
fighting u 5 reported 10 have taken place.
is interim pied.
The al en- regent Of Spain, through the
prime Il aister. has cah,e1 her profound
thanks the mayor Of Havana FOR the
splendid ri manifestation % sympathy with
the SpaE ish CAUSE which was displayed
here on aturday last. Her majesty said
that she& thought that the meeting was a
certain lgury OF peace with honor which
ali loyal subjects unite IN hoping for. In
conclusl the queen regent warmly con-
gratulatL the mayor and citizens OF
HavanaE on their loyalty.
News as been received during the day
OF movH ments BY the insurgents which
would Il iicate that their forces still over
run pret& much OF the whole OF the prov
ince OF iatanzas. and they seem to have
an unirN errupted lire Of communication
clear a ross the province and into the
southern part Of Santa Clara, 70 the east
ward u CienfuegOs- They have burned
the viii &c Of Gavolan, in the Cienfuegos
district south OF that city. near the coast
The stH lions at C1obas and Cabacas,
which Il in the neigabOrlood OF Natan-
zas and TO the south, have been burned,
as wellE as the canefields OF the Joaquin
p.srtatI 2. Some stores have been plum
dered.
world las been recsived from Gen. Val
dez. saA ing he overlook the insurgent
bands Gomez and Maceo at the Maria
rlantatJ On. whore they were stationed in
advantE seous positions. An engagement
followeG The Cubans attacked the
cavalry& The artillery fire OF
the 81 anish proved effective. and
the on al reports, which is now received
saws: The insurgents took flight in two
direOtidE IS, having been divided by the
assauItE upon them. They left seven kill
ed andI many arms. and carried away
MANY ounded." 1t is reported that the
SpanishX forces went in pursuit Of the flying
fns;irgeV Is and overlook them at the
Canev antation. Here the enemy made
a vigorE US resistance for an hour. but
were II ally compelled 70 retreat. leaving
eight Il lied and carrying away their
wounde& The troops, il Is said. lost sew
enteen II Wounded. It is further reported
that ~ engagement is now in progress at
a poinf between the villages of Terico
JuevitaE and Jovellanos. between Gen.
Valdez ~ nd the insurgents forces
In spiE e Of the Official reports the belief
Is entity tanned here that the Spanish
forces II ave again sustained Il serious re-
verse T. nd that instead Of the insurgents
being Il epused and routed. the Spanish
are - ring before their advance There
are r7a& ifestations Of grave uneasinoss in
ofscfa1U .ircles AMI the belief Is prevalent
l.
tensiveN incursion INTO the Matanzas pro-
viroa IL ID westward toward Havana
PhflaE eiphia. Dec. @-The hearing Of
Cant IN Wiborg and Mates Jones and
Pearson and II. Johanson, Of the steamer
Horsa X hich steamer is charged with vio-
latirr l. ne neutrality laws Of the United
States v carrying men and munitions Of
var t0G Cuha TO ala tAe Insurgents was
oreneH III before Commissioner Bel today
Before l. he last voyage o, the Horsa TO
IeYnafcN the accused men We're held in
s. coo - . each upon the allegations Of Or
CorgAsIG the Spanish consul az this port
Two vi 1cSses from Port Antonio testified
that ~ H0rsa's Tunnel had been painted
over ley saw a box % cartridges in
to 90 istie. The Commissioner held the
accused or the action Of the grand jury.
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