The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-28
INSURGENTS STILL IN THE INTERIOR.
The Spauiards Fear an Attack Upoa
Mantanzas.
BOTH ARMIES ON THE QUIvivn
Great Excitement In the City Of HAvane
aud Among sha People
Generally. M

WnlCn INNS gTVNNtu IIstC HiiNu hiiS ttA<sss
gent army, under Gomez and Maceo. en-
tered the province OF Matanzas continues.
today and is heightened by tho mcager-
nesu OF tho news from tho front. The
Spanish authorities insist that the inpur-
gents are In retreat. and yet Captain
General Martinez dc Campos IL still hero
and the work OF terrifying Havana and
vicinity continues without an hours itt-
corruption In any direction.
According 10 official adviccs, Maceo IL
at the plantation OF OLYMPIC, near the
town OF Cimmarcnes. n little way north
of Jovclapos the town from which Cam
pos reiterated upon Limonarc. Cifnnia-
roncs is about forty-nve kilometcrS from
| tho city OF Ntatanaas. capital OF tho
province OF that rayc.
Quintln Bandcra fs said to bc with his
| column at Snmideru. about twenty kilo-
meters from Matansas, and only littlo
way from Limonnre, where. according to
official announcements Carrpos defeRlcd
the insurgents at Colisco. But Sumidero
is nearer TO MatapSas than Coitseo, which
would not seem to confirm the story that
Bandera's column was defeated.
| Maxine Gomez. according to official i'd
Vices, Is attn at tho farm OF C,crvon, dis
tr'ct OF Javegry Grunde. and In the dlrec-
ton OF the Grand Cienaga Occidental do
Sapata an immense stretch OF swamp
land, into which he could retreat to tho
routhward if necessary and possibly avoid
pursuit upon tho part OF tho Spanish
| troops.
| q II will thus be scen that the three Cu-
ban columns are accounted for--onc to
| the north at Sumidcro under Bandera,
| ono In the center ut Cimmarones under
| Maceo and ono at the south near ia
vegry Grardo under Gomez, all in tho
province OF MatanEas and to the west-
ward of Colon.
Tie exact position OF the Spanish coll
umns being concentrated to meet tho
insurgents ito pursue them. according TO
the Spanish OFFICIALLY In not known, bti,
the last reports received had 1t that tn
| de ReyE, 'ft
AZ Matansns every preparation Is bel y
made to resist the attack OF tho insu
cd before tho palace OF tho governor al
| Mntnnzas; The WINDOWS and doora have
been barrlcadcd and the building Ia filled
| WIN troops ana volunteers. Troops and
| volunteers are elpo stationed at nll tho
| strategic points and two warships arc
snid 10 be ON their way there TO reinforoe
tho naval contingent already ON duty ut
| the Port.
| The authorities claim that hundred OF
iHiuhls| from inc province OF Mutanzn9
arc flocking 10 the capital In the part
| OF the country while the insurgents az
acrt thnt they have been strongly rein
forced from the population OF Matanxas
since their columns entered that province.
| The authorities of Matanzas are busily
at work arres,lns people ssPss , Of be,
and forty-cght people were taken into
custody today. The cu9ans here, who
% n sy h"i ,hsrs WIN th e, 'nsursemt salss
rising IN Matnnxas &c Bandera approaches
ncar enough 70 that city e warrant u.
tho reported bad position OF the insur-
| gents. tho work Of preparing for tho de-
| fense Of Havana IL being pushed with
soldiers and volunteers who ca, he SPARED
| arc being hurried to the front Provt-
sions are being collected; cattle are be-
| greatest anxiety and excitement. a state
| Of affairs not NJ al IN keeping with the
Ges r'ssf ests Of ar ses1rSs sea
here. Many people are convinced tfss
n Gomez succeeds In pushing his forces
an uprising Of the friends Of the insur-
| gents here Il not ut all unlikely. Every
| body one sees I'm the streets scems to no
The triumphant march OF the insurgents
aco'ns TO hnnyo a great eject upon tho
populace.. The. merchants Of tnls city.
| while still Loyalty supporting the govern-
and asi'i look Ok forward with a great deai g
| alarm to the prospect OF an uprislnS nrre'
| ana. which, II IL claimed. In certain 10
| he tho signal for Wholesale lootinT ana
| other serious disorder. In face OF al
these alarming r,,mors and expressed
| fears, the government authorities insist
TINT there is absolutely no danger mat
| Maceo will ever get any distance peyono
| The mere mention OF the insurgents get
| ting in slight Of Havana. They insist that
| hr and his forces ARE In retrrat md that
| CHANGES FOR the ,nHurgents being able 70
| rel brck into the province OF santa
| clara are very slim. indeed.