The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-26

the trap, they push body OF men loT-
ward, Skirmish with the troops, draw
the Spanish forces upon them and the
Cuban army proper outf1anks the Span
ish and pushes onward toward Havana.
His Plan of Campaign.
The admirers of the captain general
claim this is his plan of campaign;
that he is allowing the Cubans to get
by him and nearer and nearer 10
Havana, only for the purpose of event
ually falling on them in the rear and
scattering them to all points OF the
compass. This sounds plausible enough
but the insurgents are destroying all
buildings, railways and plantations be
hind them. The route they have fol-
lowed is marked by q, blackened swath
OF smoking ruin and desolation, and
the Spaniards will have a very diff
ficult task to push on after their fleet
footed enemies. Besides within two
weeks Campos has changed his head
quarters from Santiago to Cienfuegos,
from Cienfuegos to Palnillas, from
Palr1iilas TO Colon. from Colon to
Jovellance, from Joveliance to Limon-
are, and from Limonare TO Gubanabana,
where he slept last night. All these
changes were direct retreats before the
enemy in the hope, IL is true, of being
able to bring about a pitched battle.
This seems TO be the secret Of the
failure of the Snaniards to check the
advance Of the Cubans.
The Weak Feature.
AS this dispatch is sent about noon,
the exact whereabouts of the captain
general is not known, but he is re-
ported 20 have made another change
Of base and to be making another at
tempt to engage the enemy. All the
Spanish generals in the rear Of the in
surgent army have been instructed to
hurry after the enemy with all posi-
weakest feature of the campaign of
The Spaniards. The poorly fed, half
grown lads. whipped here from Spain,
are suffering terribly from the effects
Of the climate and unusual exposure.
In spite Of the fact that this is the so
called healthy season in Cuba, yellow
fever. smallpox and malarial fevers
have told terribly upon these unfortun-
: ate troops, and In addition they are
utterly unfit Tor campaigning in this
land of had roads, high grass, swamps
and low brushwood. They simply have
not the strength to push steadily on
after the Cubans who as g. rule are
thoroughly aeclimated men, ac-
custoned 20 the country, familiar with
all its peculiarities and able to bear
long marches without suffering too
severely. Then again the Spanish
troops are thoroughly dispirited their
hearts are not in the fight in spite of
the gallant manner in which they re-
spond TO viva Espana" and dash at
the enemy, only TO be shot down or cut
down, or else to find the Cubans dis
appear as if adorned with wings. The
Cubans, on the other hand, are ami
mated with the spirit Of patriotism,
with the all absorbing desire for
freedom, with the fire which drove the
British before the American patriots
under the leadership of Washington
No Denial.
While these facts cannot be denied.
there is one feature OF the march of the
lnsui gents upon Havana which cannot
De overlooked. Admitting they number
12,yO men, ii they capture this city, ana
i they hold 1t, there is the strong garri-
SON OF thls place, the high walls of the
tort ana the Spanish fleet to be reckoned
with 1t must be quickly done or fail
altogether, ii would appear, for it seems
impossible that Canpos could not gather
together some kind or a force and start
III pursuit OF Gomez and Maceo.
In any case the next few days should
aeclde everything. Generals Valdez and
LuQHe are pushing on for Sabanilla At
ter the battle of Coliseo Yesterday. the
insurgents, it is definitely known, moved
rapidly westward, passing to the south
ot llmonaTe, while some of them were
engaged WITH the troops commanded by
CdIupos The Cuban army went by Col
iseo. MADAM, Tosca and Sunlidero. burn
ing The plantations OF Perea- Atrevideo,
5tnto. GuaValejos, Altamosal Aguedita
ard Retrlbucion as they swept onward
The last named planta ton is situated be-
tween Guanabana and Ybarra, close to
ana south OF Matanzas, proving beyond
d0nbt that the CubanS have continued
Jne-T march on Havana, for YbaIra is
20 The westward Of Cuanabana, where
Canlpos passed last night
me insurgents are believed to be not
1Ar rom me two lines of railroad RIM
GlilS close together between Acollafe and
Malanzas, connecting, Havana with Mat
anzas via Jarlco aud 10y a more round
about WY Via tysneS anG l.t,ucal
Iusurgent Scouts. tl,t
The insuGSenl soOuL, &C reported 70
have been seen near San Francisco de
Paula. to the west of Santa Ana and not
lar from the most southerly OF the two
raliroacs connecting Havana. with Ma
tanzas. and the Cuban advance guard
cannot De far behind them ConseGuent-
~ the advance guard Of the army com
14anded by Gomez and Maceo is less
than nifty miles from Havana and az
p2Tenuy steadily advancing. Between
the insurgents and Havana there is only
one town OF Importance, Jaruco, anu IL
is an open question whether Campns cam
get there from Guanabana or Matanzas
where he IS SUPPOSED 10 De, before Iua
CEbans have passed that point.
In this city every preparation is heinz
made TO give the insurgents a hot recen
lion. All the outlying posts have been
strengthened. the new Notifications are
being hurriedly pushed to completion. ann
munlton is beng oVerhauled, guns have
been made ready. and the troops are kept
constantly on the alert, although the
Spanish officials laugh at the idea of inc
Insurgents being able 10 approach Ia
Vana. But any person who three weeks
ago would have limited at the possibility
Df the Cpbans being able within that
time to push through the provinces of
Santa Clara ana Matanzas TO the borders
of the province Of Havana might have
been promptly locked up as a lunatic
Vet here are little bands near the PROV
ince of Havana that have passed Cam
guards and guerillas, and everybody here
IS asking what The next steps VIII be-
Can CampoS catch up to check the enemy
in the next two days should furnish
the answer to all questions on the sub
Ject-
Anxious Expectancy.
In spite OF the rapid approach of the
Cubans there is no very great outward
excitement here although among tire pllb-
lie officials and the masses of the popu-
latior there is an air of anxious expect
ancy which tells the tale better than any
words could do.
The hurried movements of the troops.
the garrisoning of the forts, the going
and coming Of orderiies, the haSty dis
patch OF reinforcements to the front, the
general state Of feverish unrest, all show
that the news from Matanzas Is Of the
utmost Importance and that the END OF
the campaign, one way or the other, is
believed 70 be approaching.
Even the most stubborn Of the Spanish
officers agree that the march of Gomez
ard Maceo across Santa Clara and Ma
Tanzas Is q most remarkably military feat
20 have been accomplished within three
weeks, and In spite OF all the force Spain
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