The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-25
CUBAN REVOLUTION.
The Iusuraent Army Marching On To
Havana.
GOMEZ 0uTWlTS THE SPANISH ARMY.
The Report Of Decided Spanish
Victory flatly Denied.
SPANISH ARMY IN DISTRESS,
The Condition of AnAira In Central
Turkey Growing Moro Serious.
O,hev Foreign Nows.

Havana. December aL--tCopyrisht. ls,s.
by the Associated Prcss). aftcr
noon today the stnrHing news was re-
ccivcd from Matanxas that General Ajax
ino Gomez. ut the head OF the insurgcnt
army. said 10 number about lsvS men.
all armed, fairly well supplied with am
muni,ion had by fem, turned the tank
OF Captain General Martinez de campos,
in command OF tho Spanish forecs at
Colon, attempting TO stop the advance
Of tho enemy upon Havana, and were
we'll to the westward OF Colon ana threat
cning 10 pass Matansag to the southwark
and strike directly nj Havana
The receipt of this startling news ms
cauacd the greatest excitement hcro. both
in official aud In unofficial circles, A.
previously detailed In these dispatches,
the insurgents, n littlc over two weeks
AFRO, entered tho province of Santa cara
from the province OF Puerto Principe,
and there defeating Colonel Scgnora ana
a Spanish column. they made "a most Won
Gcrfm advance through the province,
nasing through the flower Of the Span
iSh army assembled there. said 60 num-
Der about 5000 mon After sharp ekirin-
ishing. In which tho Spaniards wore
worsted. General CHmpos, who had made
HIS headquarters Mt Santa Clara, trans
| fcrred them TO Cionfucsos, with the an-
nounccd intention of personally COM
| manding the troops which were to cheek
| the insIrgent advance. But IN spite OF
report of the repuisos the Insurgents
prcared onward, and passing plncetna.
Santa Clara, San Juan dc Las Varap.
Ranchuoio aud other towns, pushed on
| for the frontier OF Matanxas At ono
| time II waa reported that they intended
| to attack Santa Clara, but their tactics
seemed 10 pass all tho big towns and
press on for Havana. II was only ruw
days ago that the announcement was
made that the Insurgents were at Las
| l<aiaa and marching onward to ueyara,
| Then came the news that the insurgents
had entered the province of Matansas Ut
| Palma Sanza. Before this however, Gen.
| cral Campoa had changed his hoodauart-
err to Colon. and he commenced hnr-
richly concentrating his forces there, Ia
tending TO compel Gomez TO night n
pitched battle before passing that place.
A day or two later The insurgents caused
Il scurry IN Colon Firing was heard at
| Aluica, about nftoeu miles from that
| place, and reinforcemcnts were sent 10
the front from Colon. but this turned out
TO he little more than an outpost While
the spanish troops were pushing for that
point. the main body of the enemy passed
southwark OF colon, neur the line OF
| railroad. ana heated steadily for the
! frontier OF the province OF Havana, thna
| turning the iiank OF the captain general.
| who with the bulk of the spanish forces
| ON the Island Of cuba, IL now Well to the
| rear OF the insnrgent columns. The latter
move more rapidly than the spanish
| troops. who are utterly ulusucd to travel
ing IN this thlckly wooded country without
regular roads and with heavy grass and
low brush wood to Interfere WIN every
| mn yam aflI nF thnilG'hf
| able To catch up with the quickly moving
| Cubnns, whose macheiaH clear road for
their advance and who, much more IA
miliar with the country and accustomed
| 10 the climate, easily distance the Spanish
soldiers. only recently brought Into the
country.
Gomez, by a beautifully executed coun-
tormnrch. has turned the tihuk OF tho
famed Spanish commander ana yesterday
mEde his appearance close to the town OF
Joyellnnos, well TO the rcnr OF colon ana
commanding the raiiroads to CardennA
Matanzas aud Havana Thc roVohch, Oh
the insurgents was an example OF spi.n-
dld generalship. accomplished under the
most trying circumstances and IN the fnco
OF overwhelming numbers OF Spanish
troops, commanded by tho best officers
OF Spain.
columns one to the south under LA Crete
md Snarez. numbering over 2MO, nnother
norihwnrd under Antonio Macco, number
mai "f body of Of ,ho ,nsnrgonts. Numbering
over 5000 men under General Gomez In
the center OF each column was me mr.
tillery, consisting only Of two field pieces
FOR each column Ahead Of those three
COLUMNS was the vanguard Of the insnr-
rents, composed Of 1000 men ara COM
The insurgents burned the railroad n'h-
ton OF Quntano, eastward OF J9Vah0s,
and destroyed the railroads hefiind mem
| Ia prevent the advance of the Spanlafdt
| upon their rear. The last news received
thig afternoon was thot they he'd pare
i.imonar. II small town only 2 l.w mrs
] and were nlNnlnk TOT lH'
railroad which connects MatanHas w''h
II seems that there ~ nothing llkely 10
! proyont the Insurgents entering Havana
within tho next few days, Tor ne Spa'i,aui
commanders seer TO nave snu,ny ha,
| noconullahrd II miracle Of daring sttalcIy
ia Glowing Gomey and his forces 70 slip
BY In order that the Spanish troops nay
Sc hurried after them ana by s,i nc lrol,
Havana catch them between two nrcs Ih'
insurgents are masters of the shialio.,
Not only have fhe insurgents dcauoy'd
: tho railroads behind them, thus puinins
their shipa as Msre hn, t imsg n noss u
10 impede the progress OF tho Spanish
amy ard the friends OF the insurgsuts.
! yonez before Havana win be shortly nn-
, nounccd AZ n IL the insurgent cavalry
; has been sighted Within about nss mil.s
OF Havana, to the westward OF Mathnzas,
: and apparently taking possession OF ,he
railroad lines Joining that seaport 70 this
CITY. Railroad ana MAJ com,n'Au ,,"anloa
r between JoYannolloH, Colon ana M,'an<,, ~
Only a question OF a few hours when telc,
praihic COMMUNICATION and tho east "ii
General campos has ordered the Spanish
| commanders nearest 10 tho insurschtr
Generals Valdaz, Alrocyn ana navarro, 70
do everything possible To- attack the IN
surrcufs under any and all circumstances
, but II ~ not likely that these GENERALS VIII
, be able to do what The captain sctefh
, himself has been upable 10 DO.
later dispatch says that Captain
General cainpos mas managed To GET on,
. Of colon and that he has placed himself
nj the head of the Spanish forces al
| Iimonar twenty miies east o. Mhtanza-.
where he expects TO be able 20 strike
~ tho little town OF .Jacan, Santa
Domingo, u detachmcpt Of seventy-ionr
soldiers under a captain ana TWO Neu'