Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-27
A CONFERENCE HELD
Military aud Naval Officials Pledge
Their Unconditional support to
the spanish Government.
Preparations Being Made In Havana
to Meet the Insurgents-Movo-
mcnis OF the Fave Armies.

Havana, Dec. 2G.--slnce the arrival
here last night OF Captain General
Martinez de campos from Matanzas he
has been in conference with leading
military and naval officers. official dig
nltaries and leaders OF different po-
litical parties. They assembled ut the
palace last night, and In the COURSE
OF number Of patriotic speeches,
pledged their unconditional support
to the governments efforts 10 suppress
the insurrection. and promised TO do
everything possible in moral and ac-
tual assistance.
Senior Galgez, president of the au-
Economist parry. auring the course oil
a speech, which was warmly applaud
ed, advised the captain general not 10
expose himself 10 the fire of the lnsur-
gents, who the speaker continued,
made war against the lives ana prop
erty of civinans. never standing long
enough 10 cause an engagement be-
tween the troops, and adopting the
methods of savage WARFARE.
News from the front continues 10
be Interrupted both by rail and tele'
graph, and no Information was on
tained concerning the movements OF
the Insurgents. The captain general,
upon MS d4llNht hNANf
| the Spanish troops in MatanaSas &c.
| cupied advantageous positions, and
that the CuDans would either lie conf
| PEELED to fight pitched battle or sur
| render. 1t Is not generally beheNtu,
| however, that the march of Gomez ahu
! Maceo upon Havana has cahy p'eh
| siopped and that they are IN retreat
| The last known movements OF me
! Snanish column was that they were
| heading for Guannbana, the h adqiar-
ters recently evacuated by camnos'
| situated not far from MatanSaS' 'he
fact Is that SO many announc inenls
of the defeat and retreat OF the insur-
gonts has been made that It Will re-
Gulre strong confirmation 20 make any
| hodv here believe that such TX an nc-
mai fact. The absence OF hews or
the movements of the insurgents IL
causing some anxiety among their
friends here, but they claim That 60,
mez and Maceo are in possession Oh
railway and telegraph lines.
In the meanwhile, active prepara-
lions are being made here for defense
and forwarding to the front OF an the
troops who can be spared ~ IL I'M
derstood that the Spanish column IN
the rear Of the insurgent army ha ai,
bren ordered to concentrate as quickly
nnsaIhIe 10 the frontier Of Matan-
1as and that every effort IL TO DC
,nnde 10 prevent the retreat OF the Su-
hana into santa Clara While these
nreparations are being made apparcht-
iy 10 stop the INSURGENTS IRON eselp-
ing back into Santa cara, me loI.,'
ale ,,s ~ Havana are receiving at
,ention day and night. A NUMBER OF
additInnal earlhworks have peeI
Ihrnyyn up during the last month, ahu
these are hastily being conpleteu unu
supplled with guns as fapluy "s III
sible. The magazines are peing pien.r
fully supplied with amlnuhi,ioH, en-.
~ outposts OF the spanish troopi
ar Havana are being strengthens
al and more securely fortified :.
1rhc highest estimates mere hhs al a.
~, the cuban army numbers l1,u.
men while the lowest NUMBER Oh ~,
lowers of lnsurgent leaders hre go 80
tied with having under 'hum "a
,n,.ayer that Gomez and Maceo ma.
nv nv, ~ n00 men with them, az tEel
M ,,aovn 10 have been joined ny
ra number of adherents ince LIZ
n,erel The province OF hntinla., ~, a.
,ns,,raents have also heeh plsn w ~. :.
sunnlied with ammunition, sa'u te,are n
haan stored for tl.eir use az "ln ,i1,s,
po,nss and accumulated @nd mho''
Tor months past a. -, tho fore
conservative estimate OF tne .v, a,
NO cantain general has been maui l..
"a II is estimated he mas lV,v'V No.
lars and 5000 voinh'1Rs ant ,s 7panis
toniers and voluntee.s are sea.,er ,,,
regniai large expanse u forts and i9r ,
S S composing the deienses OF ="
vana. 100 .nnIght that tn
,nsursent s:S.ces have taken up Mn
OF retreat from I, nno1t N nv and Col
ta .' rsiso in the direction Of Jagae
raj n rs'i in the southern part Of Mata a.r
IA a"ug This is beyond Union s sese
x where il was reported that tne , spa, !,
,sh troops were being concentrates
cut of their retreat .a,,o ,,as ex,
The lnsargs q, c ,yspsi Cos