The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-28

tinues to-day and Is heightened by the
meagreness OF the news from the front.
The Spanish authorities insist that the
insurgents are In retreat and yet Capt.
Gen. Martinez de Campos is stu mere
and the work Of f0rtifying Havana ana
its vicinity continues without an hours
interruption In any direction
According 10 the official advices, Ma
Geo is at the plantation OF Ollmpo, near
the town OF ClmarrOnes, q little way
north OF Jovellanos, the town from
which Campos retreated upon Limon-
are Cimarrpnes Is about torty-tVe
kilometres from the city OF Matanzas,
capital OF that name.
QuIntin Bandera Is said to be win
his column at Sumidero, about twenty
kilometres from Matanzas and only q
little way from Limonnire, where, ac-
cordlng 10 the official announcement,
Campos defeated the insurgents At Col
iseo But Sumidero Is nearer TO Mat
anEas than COllseo, which would not
seem TO confirm the story that Ban
dera's column was defeated.
Maxine Gomez stlll, according TO the
official adylces, Is at the farm OF Clervo'
In the district OF Jaquey Grande, and In
the direction OF the grand Cienanga
Occidental de Zapata, an immense
stretch of swamp land Into which he
could retreat to the southward, u nee
essary, and possibly avoid pursuit upon
the part OF the Spanish troops
All Accounted For.
II will thus be seen that the three
Cuban columns are accounted for, one
to the north at sumidero, under Ban
dera; one In the center at CImarrones,
under Maceo, and one to the south near
Jaqucy Grande, under Gomez, all in the
province OF MRtanzas and all to the
westward OF Colon.
The exact position OF the Spanish col
umns being concentrated TO meet the
insurgents Ito pursue them, according
to the Spanish otliclals), Is not known,
but the last reports received had II that
the Spaniards were concentrating at
Union de Reyes. But Sumindero, where
the Bandera column Is located, is wei
to the northward and only n little east
ward OF Union de Reyes, and Bandera
would thus have no difficulty IN press
ing on towards Havana, northward Of
Union de Reyes and south OF the city
OF AIatanzas. Bandera would also be
able 10 attack in the rear the troops
sent 20 engage Maceo at Cimmaronea.
or he might join forces with Maeeo and
the two insurgent columns might join
together and move upon any force sent
to attack Gomez In the Juquey GTa1de
district.
CabAns Surround Them.
It Is difficult to see how the Spanish
commander figures out his statement
that the Spanish troops occupy the
most advantageous positions in the
province OF Matanzas. To the observer
OF the movements OF the opposing fore
es, II would appear that Gomez to the
south, Maceo in the centre and Bande-
ra TO the north and furthest west. re-
ally form. circle around the Spanish
forces and completely command that
portion of the island. Then, again,
admitting that Union do Reyes Is the
Spanish headquarters for the opera
tlons against the insurgents In the pro-
vince OF MatanZas, 1t would appear
that the Spaniards cannot move In a
body upon either OF the Cuban coll
umns without being attacked IN the
rear and upon both tlRnks by the Cu-
bans. The only operations possible to
them, supposlng Union de Reyes to be
their raiIying point, is to divide In
three columns TO move simultaneously
upon tho Cuban columns.
Therefore II will be noticed that the
tactics followed by Gomez throughout
the campaign successfully prevail even
Mt the present moment. He has hither-
TO been able to avoid pitched battle
with the Spanish troops, and while
leading them TO concentrate at various
points, he has managed TO slip by tho
Spanish forces. although the Span
iarda have over half dozen times be-
lIeyed that they had his whole force
before them and that they would be
able to deliver a crushing blow. II Is,
therefore, reasonable to believe that II
Bandera pushes on westward In Su-
mldero, he will turn the left flank OF
the Spnnlards at Union de Reyes, and
that the latter must send n column IN
pursuit, thus weakening the main BODY.
Then. again. Ripposing that Maceo
moves forward from Clmmarrones on
tho same line no BAndern, the Spanish
commander at Union do Reyes must
eerd another body TO meet him. This
would leave hut onc.third Of tho Span
ish forces at Union de Reyes, and Go
mes from Jaquy Grnnde would not have
much difficulty, judging from his pre-
Vlous suoccsses, In pushing westward,
aouthwnrd. and little to the rear or
the two other Spanish columns.
Turning Cane Fields.
II Ia announced that the insurgents
have burned the cane fields Of the plan
tatlons OF Dolores, Maria. Santa Ma
ria, Santa Quln, socorro, Santa Fllo'
men, Santa Catalina, 1ndustrlR and In
finite al La Guyra and MncurljCS, also
known nB Corral Fnlso. half wny ba-
tween Union do Reyes and Jaquy
drandc. II ls said that this dcstrt lc-
ilnn OF property was caused while thc
Insurgents were retrcatinE upon Jnquy
Grnndc. nut SumldcrO, whore the Ban
dern column Of insurgents IN said 10 be
located Ia away 10 tho northwnrd and
westward nearer to Havana than tho
burned plantations.
Tho insurgents have also burned the
village Of PCdrosa and In tho district
" Guantanamo they have destroyed
the Cane fields of She plantations. OF
Rolcdnd Las Carraa. Santa Cecilia,
llumelln, SANTA Isabella, or the colo
niles, san Antonio, San Carlos Espr.
fanza, Santa Rosa, Cunilucnle, San
Miguel, Santa Marln, Ban lldcfOnBO,
Santa Fc, Bnn Luis, San S0bnHtian,
Santa Ana dc. latlllu, In oil over l'OVO
nCrCA
Al MalanEaa every preparation has
been madr IN rcRlat nm attack upon the
part 0f Tho INSURGENTS, nnd ~ this iH ht
onlrinl announcement, ID would seem 10
confirm tho impression which prGvnlla
among the frlcnds Hf the Cubana that
lho ropnri thnt Gomoa, MnCoo and linn-
Hasa. figa Ia, paIrnnN IL mai utiilO UuFfnll.