The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27
Aniards contlnue the Work d ]
Fortifyine Havana. \
iNTs STILL IN THE interior.
aniards Fear "a Attack Upoa
Mantanzas. ~
ARMIES ON TnH QUI ylvn
txcltsmsnt in tho City Of HAVANA
and Among she People
Generally.

n, December H..-Th0 excitement I
as prevailed here since tho insur-
ny. under Gomez and Mnceo, eIss
province Of Matnnsas continues.
nd is heightened by tho mcagcr-
the news from tho front. Tie
authorities insist that the insuf-
re In retreat. and yet Captain
Martinez do Campos IL still herr
work Of terrifying Havana and
continues without an hours III.
on In any direction.
ling to official ndv!ceA Maeeo IL
plantation Of OLYMPIC. near tho
Cimmarcnes. a little way north
ilanos. the town from which Cam
reatcd upon Limonare. Cimnia-
about forty-five kilomctcrs from
OF Matanzas. capital Of the
OF that rnDac.
II Bandera Is said to DO with his
at Sumidero. about twenty kilo-
from Matanzas. and only littlo
IN Limonnrc, where. according to
announcements. Carupos defeated
irRents at Colisco. But sumidero
" TO Matapzas than Col,seo. which
lot seem to confirm the story that
as column was defeated.
no Gomez, according to official adj
sull at tho farm OF C.ervor, dix-
Javcgry Grandc. and IN tho dIrec-
the Grand Cicnnga Occidental do
nm immense stretch OF swami,
tvlMah h.,
ard IL necessary and possibly avoid
upon tho part OF tho Spanish
! thus BIO scen that the three Cu-
lumns are accounted for-Onc to
nth at Sumldcro under Bandera,
the center at Cimmarones under
and ono ut tho south near ia
Grande under Gomez, nil In the
O OF MntaLzns and to the west-
Colon.
'xnct position of the Spanish col
being concentrated to meet tho
MIS- Ito pursue them. according 10
hnish oficiais) is not known, buy
: reports received had IT that IL
tds were concentrating ut unis
b. = ttss
ntanxas evcry preparation N beis n
.o resist the attack OF the insli
Three iicidpieces have been mount
Pre- we palace Or thu, governor al
arlcndch and the building liz filled
ROOMS and volunteers. irroopy md
,efs are elso stationed at all tLe
ic points and two warships ara
be on their way there 10 reinforce
vn' contingent already on duty at
authorities claim that hundred OF
~ from tho province of Matanxaa
ocking to the capital In tho part
country while the insurgents as
nat they have been strongly rein-
from the population OF Matanxaa
heir columns entered that province,
nthorities OF Matanzas are busiIy
'k hrrestlng people suspected or be-
sympathy with the Cuban army
prty-eight people were taken into
y today. The Cubans here, who
sympathy with the insurgent cause.
that there will be. popular up
inouGh TO that city 10 warrant Il.
! and In thls vicinity In spite OF
ported bad position OF the inaur-
the work Of preparing for tho de-
OF Havana IL being pushed with
vigor possible and all the regular
hhu NNtublutiH WIN VII DO uls<4S et3
cling hurried to the front. Provi-
are being collected. cattle aro be-
iven In and everything denotes thu
st anxiety and excitement, gtatO 1
airs not Mt all In keeping with the
* reports OF Spanish Victories ana
cnt defeats which are announced y
Many people are convinced tltAe
ncz succeeds In pushing his forcaa
hin reasonable distance Of Havana
rising Of the friends Of the insur-
here In not at all unlikely. Every
ne sees In the streets seems to 90
state OF great nervous excitement.
triumphant march Of the insurgents
TO have q great effect upon tina
.ce. The merchants OF this city,
still Loyalty supporting the governs
are beginning To be very nervous
,os forward with a great deM ~
to the prospect Of an uprising hrre.
e entry OF the insurgents into hav-
which, II " claimed. II certain to
, signal for Wholesale looting ana
serious disorder. In face OF AL
alarming rtimrrs md express6d
the government authorities insist
here h absolutely no danger That
viii ever get any distance beyond
zas, and they continue laughing az
ere mention OF the insurgents get-
sight of Havana. They insist that
, his forces are IN retreat and that
y for the Insurgents being able 10
ick into the province or Santa
are very slim. indeed.
BURIAL or A CARDINAL.
-oa yNo.ac,bar Of The soty,olna ~