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Nantsnsas- Oihsr News.

HANNA December 2S.-LAte this after
= on Il was announced that the main
tojy OF the Insurgents had passed
through Amarillas. on the border Of Ma
tanzas srd Santa Clara, and. according
to the last advicas. the rear portions Of
the insurgent army we're near Juny
CHICO. across the slatanzas border and
in The province Of Santa Clara They
are said to have burned the railroad sta
tione at Conteras and Laguinallas.
A report was received here tonight to
The effect that the last OF the forces of
the insurgents had succeeded In ehecting
q ccuntermarch to the province Of Santa
Clara and that the insurgents have now
retired from the province OF Matanzas.
A grand manifestation In honor OF Cap
tain General Martinez de Campos. In
which all classes tried to show their SYM
pathy with the Spanish commander, tooK
place today at the palace Tie leaders
OF nil the Spanish hational parties. the
Bank of Commerce, representatives Of all
the different branches of commerce and
delegations from all the trades and bust
resses were present. Patriotic speeches
we're made by Francisco Guzman of the
Union Constitutional. Senior Montoro of
the autonomist party, and Senior Cerra
of the reforinlst party. They were unan-
imous In expressing one idea, namely.
Cuba for Spain and with spain.
The enthusiasm was very great and It
was estimated that 40 900 people gathered
on the Plazn de Armas and In the neigh
boring streets, cheering for the king and
queen. the captain general and Cuba
Esphnola. II Is said that on many plauta-
Tons IN MItanLas the planters have COM
hienced grinding the burned sugar cane
AT Calabezas. IN the Sagua la Grandc
district, province OF Santa Clara. the
troops killed eleven Insurgents and made
several prisoners. The Insurgents also had
a number of men wounded. A column Of
the. Spanish troops recently engaged in
battle and dispersed at puriat a band Of
insurgents; Another band Is, however. re-
ported to have taken up n station on the
other side OF the River Sagua.
The citizens Of tho province OF Matanzas.
loval TO Spain. have already been re-
ouested 10 take up arms and TO be pre-
pared 10 meet the Cubans In case Of an
emergency.
Hundreds Of families, homeless and
penniless. continue to arrive NJ the city
OF Matanzas from various points along
the line Of march recently made by the
insurgents during their incursions into
tho province OF Mfatanzas.
II Is reported here that General Gomez
and General Mnceo. at the head OF the
insurgents are now moving rapidly in
the direction Of the town OF Cienflegos.
IN the southern part OF the province Of
Santa Clara, and II "a feared by the Epan-
ish officers that the Cnbans hope 10 bring
about the capture of the town OF Glen
fuegos. thus giving the nsurgt nts what
they arc said to most desire. al this time.
The Cuban Insurgents have retroated
from the province Of NatnrZns
The forces OF General CHnelln. one OF
the Spanish commanders fought hand
OF insurgents IN the Guantanamo dis-