The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-27
THE SITUATION AT HAVANA.
General Campos Arrives There and Makea
Active PreparatIonn fnr Dsfanea


Active Preparations for Defence.
HAVANA, Dec. 26.-Since the arrival
mere, last night, of Captain General
Martinez do Csmpos, from Mstspzss. he
has been in conference with the leading
military and naval officsrs, and the civil
algnisaries. They assembled at the
palace lass night and during the course
OF the evening o number OF patriotic
speeches pledged their unconditional
support to the government In Its efforts
20 suppress the insurgents and prom
laed to DO everything possible i the way
Oh moral and actual assistance.
osnor CALVES. during the course o. o
sPeech. which was warmly applauded,
ADVISED the captain general not to ex.
pose himself to the FIRE OF the insur.
gents, who, the speaker claimed, made
war against the lives snd properly of
clViilane, never making stand long
10 cause an engagement between them
selves and the troops and adopting all
the methods of savage warfare.
News from the front seems to be
interrupted both by rail and telegraph,
ana consequently nothing is OBJ
talnaole concerning tho movements of
the insurgents to day. The captain
general upon his arrival here arranged
the Spanish troops in such advantage
be compelled to fight pitched battle In
that province or surrender. II is not
generally believed, however, that tho
march OF Gomez and Msceo upon Havana
mas really bsen stopped and thas thew
are in retreat
In support OF tn 8, 1t Is said that II
Gomez and Maceo were retreatipv. the
government would not be slow In maxi
ing public every Item OF news obtains-
ole concerning this festure OF the hith.
erto triumphant march OF the insur.
gents from the province OF Puerto
Principe, through the province of Santa
clara into the province OF Havana, In
spite OF tho numerous columns OF Span
ish troops IN tho territory travorsed.
Ihe last news OF the movements Of the
spanish columns was that they were
meaning for Gannaubana, the headuuar-
tiers recently evacuated by Csmpos, ait
uated not far from Matanzss.
In the meanwhile active preparations
are being made for the defence OF the
city and forwarding to tho front all the
troops which csn be spared. 1t is under.
stood that the Spanish columns in tho
rear OF the insurgent army have been
ordered to concentrate az quickly es
possible about the frontier Of Mhtanzas,
and that every effort Is to be made to
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Santa CLARA. While these preparations
are being made to apparently stop the
lnsurgents from escaping back into
Santa Clara, the land Notifications of
Havana are receiving attention day and
night.
number OF additional earth works
nave been thrown up during the laet
month also, and those are being hastily
completed and supplied with guns as
rapidly as possible. The magazines arc
being plentifully supplied with ammu-
milton, and the outposts of the Spanish
troops around Havana are being fully
strenRthened and moro securely forth,
ned. Throughout the night and all day
there has been an Eir OF hurry and
ehxiesy about the different headquar ters
mere, which does not aeem to Indicate
tnst tho supreme authorities are in any
way satisfed that tho insurgents arc re-
tresting. and il military activity goes
for anything. the most determined Of
forts arc being mado TO prevent sur
prise.