The herald., 1895-11-10
COOPERATE WITH GOMEZ
And Make Things Very Lively 10 Santa
Clara Province
Moviag o. the Spanish Headquarters Prom
Pour Different Directions
Ii Spite Of ths Blockade Insargent Expedf-
tious Find Little Difficulty In Landing.
4 Week nore II Likely t.
Decide All Matters
Associatsd Press Special Wire.


HAVANA, Nov. 9.-It is now admitted
even In official circles that the insurgents
have recently made such progress in the
different povinces that they are operating
in and that they have received such a
quantity of arms, ammunition and dyna.
mite that affairs may be said to be reach
ing cricis. There is no doubt that the
headquarters of Captain General de Cam
pos, the city Of Santa Clara, capital Of
the province of that nams, IS being slow
~ but surely invested by the insurgent
forces. They are advancing from all sides
but mainly from the province OF Puerto
Principe. AZ cabled to the Associated
Press few days ago, General Maxim
Gomez, tho insurgen nt-commander.in.
chief, has crossed the borders with large
body of men and is now encamped near
Sigueana, south Of Sanoti Spiritus, which
- occupied by considerable body Of
Spanish troops and which is one OF the
points whore the captain general recent
Iy established q heliograph station to
try to keep up communication between
the cities of Santa Clara and Puerto
Pincipe, but that route is held by the in
surgents and every road traverssd by the
captain general when he so narrowly
scarei death or capture. a bullet pass.
ing through his saddle bag and eight
bullets going through his long military
cloak, IL now in possession of the insur-
gets, and 1t will be very difficult If not
impossible for the Spanish com mandei to
maintain communication With Puerto
Principe. In addition, the Rodolph and
equipped. have joined forces and are pre-
parlng to enter into active cooperation
with Maxine Gomez in Santa Clara.
Then again the insurgent comamnder,
Searfin Sanchez. 10 in strong force en-
camped at Aureus, near Cienfuegos, the
most important town Of the province Of
Sanat Clara and one of the most imp port
ant cities of CuDa. He Is openly recruit.
ing his follow wers and has burned all the
houses of Estados, Laraninto. Unidos
and Heras, valuab bic farms and the prop
ETY. OF the Marquis Apestieuia.
Rodolf and Cespedes are making things
very lively IN the province of Santa Clara,
where most of the insurgent activity is
being displayed. They are driving the
farmers away from the towns under pen
atty of being shot and the latter cannot
be induced to return even on the pormise
Of lands and protection held out to them
by Campos. In the direction Of Rene
dos and Sagau La Giande the insurgents
are also active and it will thus be seen
that they are moving from four different
which is garrison ed by some of the best
troops of Spain ana the most reliable vol
unieers.
All the insurgent leaders, including
Msximo Gomez, are sending messengers
ani circulars to the big farmers and
planters ordering them to contribute to
the treasury Of the Cuban republic under
penalty Of having their property detsroy-
ed by fire.
The result is that the insurgents are
really better provided with funds than
are the Spanish government officials here.
ernment friends, the planters and farm
ers Is in time forwarded to New York or
other American ports and used for tho
purchase OF arms and ammunition and
me equipping of additional expeditions.
The Spanish government is we'll aware OF
this fact and has done everything possible
60 prevent the insurgents from raising
funds as we'll as trying to capture the
messengers which they sent to the United
States and elsewhere. In spite of the
Sp snish blockade the insurgent expedi-
ito ~ find little difficulty IN landing and
they have hitherto succeeded in m intain-
ing nm uninterrupted line oi-communica. OF
sion with their friends in the United
States.
The rebellion is also gaining in rthe
province OF Matanzas, although not so
much is known of the operations OF tho
rebels in that part of the country. Nor
would anybody be surprised 10 hear OF
sudden and com bined attack upon several
towns III the province OF Santiago de
Cuba, from which province very little
news has been received lately.
This state of affairs is all the more
alarming to the government officials as it
is well known that tho insurgents have
quite large army in Santiago de Cuba,
their mum bers there being estimated as
high as 5000 to 5000. This decidedly