The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27
lniards Continue the Work u
Fortifyino navana. ~
sNTS STILL IN THE INTERIOR
aniards Fear an Attack Upoa
MantanEas. 4.
ARMIES ON THE Qul VIVID
xcitsmsnt In the City 81 Havana
aud Among the People
Generally.

a. December T.--Tho excitemens
as prevailed hero since tho insur-
ny. under Gomez and Mnccc. on.
. province OF Matnnzas continuea.
nd is heightened by tho mcager-
the news from tho front. Tie
authorities insist that the inrur-
re- IN retreat, ana yet Captain
Martinez dc Campos Is still here I,
work OF fortifying Havana ana
continues without an hours III.
on In any direction.
ling to official advices. Macao II
plantation OF OLYMPIC, near the
cimmarcncs, a little way north
ianos. the town from which CAM
rcatcd upon Lirnonare. Cimnla-
, about forty-nve kllometers from
OF Matanzas. capital Of tho
OF that rape.
n Bandera Is said 10 be with his
at Sumidero, about twenty kilO-
from Matanxas, and only littlo
IN Limonnre, where. according to
announcements Can,pos defeated
irgents Mt Coiisco. But Sumidero
" to Matapzas than Coiiseo. which
lot seem to confirm tho story that
as column was defeated.
no Gomez, according to official adj
still Mt the farm of Ciervor, dis K
JaveEry Grande, and In the dlrec-
the Grand Cicnaga Occidental do
nm immense stretch OF ewlinp
ito which he could retreat to tho
ard II necessary ana possibly avoid
upon the part OF the Spanish
lumns are accounted for--ono to
nth at Sumidero under BandcrA
tho center mt Cimmarones under
and ono Mt the south near ia
uranjo under Comes. all in the
o OF MataIxas and to tho west
Z Colon.
,xact position of the Spanish col
being concentrated to meet The
nts Ito pursue them. according 10
hnish officially In not known. bur-
/ reports received had II that III
IDS Were concentrating at uni4
,. ~ ~
ntanxns every preparation ~ beiFsf
% resist the attack OF the insu
Three iicldpleces have been mounN
bro tho palace OF tho governor at
arricadcd and the building In filled
roops and volunteers Troops and
,ois are also stationed at all tho
ic points and two warships arc
he on their way thef>c to reinforce
val contingent already on duty at
authorities claim that hundred OF
~ from the province OF Matanzas
scking to the capital In the part
country while tho insurgents as
nat they have been strongly rein-
from the population or Matanzas
heir columns entered that province.
uthoritioa of Matanzas are busily
N nrresting people suspected of be-
sympathy with the Cuban army
,rty-cight people were taken into
today. The Cubans here, who
sympathy with the insurgent cause.
In Mntanxas II Bnndera approaches
inough to that city to warrant II.
and IN this vicinity In spite OF
ported bad position. OF the insure
tho work OF preparing for the de.
vigor possible and nil tho regular
" and volunteers who can be spared
cling hurried to tho front. PROVE
pre being collected. cattle are be.
iven In and everything denotes thu
1T anxiety and excitement state
airs not at all IN keeping with the
* reports OF Spanish Victories and
ent defeats which are Hnnounccd
Many people arc convinced tnAt
nez succeeds In pushing his forces
hin q. reasonable distance OF Havana
rising OF tho friends or the tnsur-
hero IL not at all unlikely. Every.
mo sees In the streets seems to 20
state OF great nervous excitement
triumphant march of the inSurgentn
10 have a great effect upon the
,cn. The merchants OF this city.
stIIl loyalty supporting the governs
nro beginning tn be very nervoua
,olt forward with a great deu g
TO the prospect OF an uprising here,
10 entry Of the insurgents into Hnv-
which. Il ~ claimed, IN certain to
signal for Wholesale looting ana
serious disorder. In face OF al
alarming rumors md expressa1
the goyernment authorities insist
here In absolutely no danger tnnt
will ever get any distance beyond
,yas. md they continue Laughing q
ere mention Of the insurgents gel.
sleht 81 Havana. They insist tnAl
4 his forces nre In retrrat nnd that
70 FOR the insurgents being able q
.rk into the province OF SANTA
are very slim. indeed