The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-30
FIREANDSWORD
insurgents Laying Waste
the Country.
ENGAGEMENTS REPORTED.
astors Of New York Declare
Against War.
K PULLS FOR PEACE.
OF Somerset says Lord saitss
Ought 20 IRWors the vsus.
ENGAGEMENTS REPORTED.
K PULLS roR PEACE.
OF Somerset says lord saitss
Ought 20 IGWors the vsus.
Susian Communications.

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trtainty regarding the move
Insurgents. According TO cffl-
4. they are IN full retreat. and
u BEEN intimat.d that Goraex
" for Ci-nfucgos with the In
capturing that seaport. Lat
rncemcnt made today would
licaie that Gomez IL stu IN the
Gnguey Grandc. south OF Co
the province OF Mntauxas.
AZ Colonel pIerfa. commanding
10 battalion. numbering about
az engaged with the insutgcnts
mel. not far from Gagucy
esterday. The lighting liz said
cen very fierce and the Span
reported to have SUSTAINED the
lIly superior numbers OF insur-
handed by Gomez.
ms are tvrort.d to have cap
ihsurgen, positions and TO have
enemy TO divide his forces.
regents are said 10 have lost
shilc on the government side
officer ana Ave soldiers were
sixty wounded. About an hour
engagement the sound of rnn-
was heard In the direction of
plante ton. about three niles
mel. and II ls supposed that
been engaged with tho Span
commanded by Colonel Coi.ma,
OF this engagement have
ire.
loved that serious nghting has
&c near calinltc and that the
tets made public do not begin
tale. The telegraph line con
III iulrarey and Macuirlos tCo-
In the district where Gomez
II 10 be ana where ilghtlng "
10 have taken place. n Inter-
Aldecoa In at colon: General Ma.
! Manquiln aud General Valdez
.ioro plantation,
~ regent Of Spain, through tina
lister. has, cabled her profound
the mayor Of Havana for the
annifcstatton Of sympathy with
nh cause which was displayed
r majesty sid that she thought
lJ,g was u certain augury OF peace
+, ua NIL loyal citizens were per-
nitcd In hoping FOR the National
nsion the queen regent warmly
Tied the mayor and citizens OF
pom their loyalty.
IN been received during the day
tents by the insurgents which
icnte that their forces stiii run
~ much the whole OF the prov,
htanzas, aud they seem to hnvo
rruptrd line Of communication
pss the provinces and into tho
part OF Santa Clara, 70 the east.
tienfuegos. They have burned
e Of Gavilan In che Cienfuegos
5utbeast Of Cienfnegos. near tho
g stations nj cachns aud tabaz-
cen burned. az well us the cane
the joaquin plantation. Some
fe also been plunderau, Camario-
farthest point north at which
gents have been reported. No
ports can be had of the engage
r calimette, IA telegraph com-
y IL stiil much interrupted. II Is
hat operations now being cons
the insurgents IN Matanxas arc
e extensive than they have been
IN received from General Valde.
overlook the lI,sur,srnt bupds
and Maceo at the Maria planto-
re they we've found standing In
tngroiin position. The engage
rh followed was a hot one, the
cavalry making vigorous at
pn the TANKS OF The Spanish
he artillery lire of the Spanish
rectivr ana tho offlrlal report,
now received, snys that the IN.
took blight In two directicns,
en- divided by the assault upon
ICY lett seven killed amt many
ported the s,panish forces went
OF the flying insurgents ana
them AZ the cnncy plantation.
enemy made n vigorous resist
an hour, hut was finally COM
retreat. leaving eight killed and
away their wounded.
ops. II IL said. hud seventeen
II tn further reported that an
NJ Is now In progress az a point
iinnor. between General Valdez
forces.
OF the ofilciGl report tho belize
med here that the Spanish forces
In sustained u serious reverse
instead OF the insurgents heing
and routed the Spanisrds are
eforc their advance. There nrs
tionA of grave ,lncnsiness in> Of
= and the belief IL prevalent that
gents intend another extensive
into Mntanzns province and viii
lnrd Havana
rolt the insurgents have burned
Of maD named uealongus and
d the inhabitants and have also
G school house and two stores.
,orted that the Insurgents have
80 brothers named Antonio ana
sofa IN the Puerto Principe dis