The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-03
CONES PUSHING WEST
His Advance Guard Only Thirty
Miles From Havana.
SPANISH GENERALS HELPLESS.
Tho Rising n the Province OF Pfnar
del Rio Growing, and Havana Fun
of Dl~afyected People.


are FpreaG over a vide space, their rear
guard strsf1hsag back into MAtanzas prov
llce. while tAelT vanguard IL az Aqua
Gao, a town u soDe Importance on the
railroad between 3latanzas ard Havana,
and only a little over thirty miles from
Havana. Apparently the fal force o. the
insurgents H. engaged ia tai5 renewed IL
cursion toward Havana. but they main
tain the came scattered formation. divided
lBfo columns. zslca proved 50 effective In
carrying them into ths immediate Eelg1-
horhOo1 Of Mafanzas. Tne different col
smnk apparently retain the intuitsye fac
uIty o. knowing the Whereabouts and
needs OF each ofheF. and thus being abe
10 cooperate with one another and avail
themselves 10 tie full % the felBts and
diversions which the different columns
carry out FOR the benefit 81 the others.
TIE Spanish commanders are apparently
utterly unable % cope With this style OF
warfare or 10 check the destructive ad-
vance Of the Insurgents, which Is now
Gree moro directed straight upon Havana.
Early IN the day the authorities ap-
paFently had hopes q preventing the en-
trance VI The Insurgents into Havana
province. when IL became known That
they were gathering Ia force on the bor-
ders. and tao batta.iOns OF troops were
stationed az Las Paios % oppose their ad-
vance into the rich valley of the Gninas
district, which Is studded over with some
Of the most valuable caneAelds on the
island. This force seems 10 have Jailed
utterly 90 prevent the insurgents from
passing them and reaching Aqua Gallo.
watch Is. however. Wel 10 the northward
% tho Cginas district. IL Is learned that
Gomez nos Intends 70 extend his incur
si0ns into the western province OF i1nar
Gel RIO. ane TIE situation Is considered
exceedingly grave. ia view OF the great
activity thai has been manifested BY local
Of aea An na
siace Gomez advanced into Natanz4s. 1t
e. known that Gomez has directed these
movements. Notwithstanding the dezlgna-
ton " their leaders b. tbs authorities as
mere bandits. IL l. feared tAat TINS al
vance wiz be accompanied 5y a general
uprising IN the province, e0-operated In 0y
the local leaders. Sh0 are already really
equipped for doiag damage.
The advance into finar del Rio would
have The effect Of practically surrounding
this city with insurgents. and there are
tll-concealed fears OF an uprising within
the city OF the insurgent sympathizers.
The authorities. however. stoutly MAIN
tain all their previously expressed conf
dence that the insurgents VIII not 1are to
attack Havana. and that the movement Is
merely a raid intended 10 destroy proper
~. as the last one was.
The news that the insurgents are SIN on
the borders OF the province OF Havana has
has prevailed here from the time they
entered the province Of Matanzas, and no
explanations which the authorities can
furnish seem able 20 dispel the popular
impression that there has been no real
check OF the insurgent advance. and that
all the efforts OF the Spanish troops TO
drive them out OF Natanzas have proved
fruitless. As already cabled. every man
who could be spared from the regular and
volunteer forces has been sent TO the
front. but this does not seem 20 have
changed the situation, and the military
authorities continue working night aud
day In their efforts 70 place Havana In the
best possible position. As already noted.
public opinion f. gradually undergoing
change Favorable - the insurge1t cause.
and nobody would Do astOnished 20 find
that 70 has taken more decided form
than passive sympathy. The police are
carefully watching the quarters inhabited
by people supposed 20 be In sympathy
with the insurgents. and this has not pre-
vented numbers OF young men from escap-
ing from the city and making their way
a. The insurEent camps. In addition 10 the
trouble threatened from the direction of
m province OF Matanzas. II Is feared that
there WI he more trouble from the direc-
ton % TIE province ~ PinRr del Rio, on
the other side 81 Havana. Although all
news on this subject Is carefully guarded
n r. known that the insurgents in that
part 81 the country are rapidly increasing
IN number and daring. and nobody would
- ast0niehed 90 hear that m insurgent
force viii advance upon Havana from
riuar fci Rio as soon az the main body of
tie insurgents under Gomez and Maceo IS
near enough % Havana 20 warrant such a
movement
Honore Lane who was prisoner IN
Gomez hands during five days. has e.
fecfed his escape. and has returned 10
Il NH.k..
of MS experiences n the insurEcnt camp
snd explains sou.e Of the mysteries OF tho
fnsurrCuf movements. which have proved
- succcssfui FOR their purposes and for
hafling the Spanish authorities. He de-
scrihrs tAe sa-raiied retreat Of tho main
force ~ the Insurgents from about Mat
anzas. Trnua NaEas. Torrlcnte. Criuea
Murra ana AEuada. when "a was sup
posed they we're hnrrying 20 Santa Clara
province Tor refuge or were making n
Demonstration uron Cienfnegos. and their
Subsequent counter-march ny more
uorfhcrly course rs Calimete. Manue-
flHo. Hrro anf Cor~alfalso IN the diree-
ton % Alfonso XIII Lane says that
Gomez arf Mareo are az tho head OF a
force ~ s.po cavalry ana infantry. the
cavalry being cxcelienuy equipped. and
tNat they have a well organized force OF
s." men 20 oarry strctchers Gomez aide
de-ramn Cruz has been killed. and
Aide-'e-Camp Nor'as wounded. and his
hrE'er PAS also been KILLED
Tre infantry farce Lane Describes as
fr~n hrI With Na1scr rifles while tae
rrTT ~ mo force Is armed with different
k'rtr % Weapons Whom thc column Is
ct thr march. he SAWS % spr,,sds out over
g.K miles. both fsrhs being carefully
rff.-7rf tv scouting parties under com
riard - fhc brothers Nunez The cnrsl-e-
rncnt wlfh Gen Navarro. Lane saws. was
wHre.EEa fn fta trsurrawts ara chew