The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27
9 Spanlards Continue the Work *
fortifyina Havana.
uRGENTS STILL IN THE INTERIOR.
c Spaniards Pear an Attack UpoS
MantanEas.
'rH ARMIES ON rHE oUIvIvn
rat Excitement In the City Of Havana
aud Among sh" People
0onera1iy.

avana, December N.-The excitement
CHI has prevailed hcrc since the inDur-
army, under Gomez and Mnceo. en-
I'd the province of Matansas continues,
ny nnd is heightened by tho mcager-
of the news from tho front. The
nish authorities insist that the inBur-
Is arc In retreat and yet Captain
'crai Martinez do Campos Is stili here
tho work OF fortifying Havana and
nifty continues without an hours III.
'uptIon In any direction.
ccordins TO official adv.ccs, Macec IL
the plantation Of OLYMPIC. ncnr the
OF Cimmarcnes, n little way north
Iovellanos. the town from which Cam
retrentcd upon Linonarc. Cimma-
rs Ia about forty-iivo kilometerr from
city OF Matnnaas, capital Of the
vince of that raD,c.
iintin Bahdera rs said to be with hls
INN ut sumidoru, about twenty kilo-
era from Matanzas. and only q littlo
IRON Ltmonnre. whore, according to
'iai announcements Campos defeated
Insurgents Mt Coliseo but Sumidero
carer TO Matarzas than Collseo, which
I'D not seem to confirm tho story that
idera's column was defeated.
hxiino Gomez, according to official ad.
3. IN sun at the farm OF C!crvor. dis
OF Javcgry Grande. and In the dlrec-
OF the Grand Cienaga Occidental do
alta, an immense stretch OF swami
!, INTO which he could retreat to tho
inward II necessary and possibly avoid
suit upon tho part OF tho spunish
Fps.
VIII thus DO scen that the three Gu
coiunns arc accounted for--one TO
north Mt sumidero under Bandera,
IN tho center at Cimmarones undcr
'eo. aud ono at the south near ia
~ Grando under Gomez. all in the
vince OF Matatzas and to the west.
d of Colon.
he exact position of the Spanish col.
~ being concentrated TO meet Tho
'rgents Ito pursuc them. according 10
fHpan'sh offieiaip) is not known. by :
last reports received had Il thai ~
teys. W. ohiA
Matanzas every preparation rs bell N
~ Ihree fieldpieccs have been mo,ii,l
beioro tho palace OF the governor ~.
unnns; NE wineows and doors have
parriendeh and the building is filed
u,ieeis nro also Stationed at ali ti,e
iegie points and two Marships ara
10 pe ON Their way there to reinforco
r mayai contingent already on duty ut
no authorities claim that hundred M
i,,rs from the province OF Matanzas
locking to the capital In the part
that they have been strongly REIN
icn from the population OF Matanxas
!" thrlr columns entered that province.
antnori,iss OF Matanzns are busily
~ ympathy with the Cuban army
lnr'y-signt people werc taken into
'pay today The Cubans here. who
ng I'm Matanzas II Bandera approachea
r enough to that city 70 warrant II.
ere and IN this Vicinity In, spite or
H. the work OF preparing for the de-
Sc of Havana IN being pushed with
the visor possible and all the regular
being hurried 70 Il" f frnn 20 1 Iny
~ are being collected; cattle are be-
driven In and every thing denotes tho
pteat anxiety and excitement, state
wing reports Of Spanish victories ana =
Urgent defeats which are announcrd
=, Many people are convinced thas
so i,n1 succeeds n pushing his forces
uprising OF the friends Of the insure
t. here Is not at all unlikely, Every
y one sees In tho streets seems to be
u state OF great nervous excitement.
he triumphant march OF tho insurgents
ms TO have n great effect upon tina
ulace. The merchants of ttiis city.
lie still LOYALTY supporting the governs
It, are beginning to be very nervous
look forward with great dead q
IN to the prospect Of an uprising hrrc.
the entry. o.. The insurgents into iiav.
(. which. II In claimed. In certain To
the signal for wholesale looting ana
pr serious disorder. In face or All Y
60 alarming rumors and cxpressAd Is
~. tho government authorities insist
there il absolutely no danger that
,eo win ever get any distance beyond
anzas. and they continue laughing Mt
mere mention OF the insurgents get
/ In sleht of Havana. They insist that
md his forces nre In retrrat md that
nces for the insurgents being ablc to
back into the province OF Santa
"a are very slim. indeed.