The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-10
HAVANA IS NO LONGER THREATENED
Gomez Thought to Be Retraciso ~
Footsteps.
TRANsvAAL TROUBLE CLOSING
Queen Victoria Pleased That Prssldeat
Kruger Surrendered the frisonsrs
10 Her Govsrnmout.

iitNuVhs SuuuuTy o.-Iuc lHauIBcUtut UC~
cording to the ndvices from the front To-
day. are still moving in the province u
Pinar del Rio. and as they arc keeping near
the coast 1t is believed they are awaiting
the arrival OF an expedition having with It
a large supply OF ammunition, arms, etc,
The column Of Spanish troops commanded
by General Pratt iB reported to DO con-
tinuing the pursuit OF the insurgents uu- 4
der Generals Macco. Zayas, Miro and one
Of the Nunez brothers. This force Is said
to have passed by Palimona, following the
| coast line In the direction Of Mount Gum
atajay.
The Spanish troops have been advanced
to positions on Mounts Baracca. vene-
lancio. Gown. Contra. Luisa and Mameyx.
in the direction of Bans,
The insurgents In rctreating left eighty
killed and tLirty-two firearms behind them.
The owner of the plantations OF Santa I4l.
ella claim that the insurgents are carry.
| irS with them eighteen wounded men.
emong them the leader Miro.
At the Contra, plantation OF Esperanza
| five mcn nro reported to have surrendered
to the insurgents.
| a band of insurgents under Manuel San
chez has attacked the troops who were
| engaged In repairing the telegraph lines
| al Najajas. The soldiers. who were COM
manded by Captain Rabadan. repealed the
attack and the insurgents left five killed
| upon the field and TWO wounded, Among
the hitter there was their leader Sam
chez. who was hit by two mauser bullets.
| The column OF troops commanded by
| Colonel Molina, In the district OF Alfonso
Xii, province OF Matanzas, have cap
| tured an lnsurgent position on Mount Ma
! tuari at the point OF the bayonet The
| engagement lasted four hours, during all
| of which time tho Spanards used the
| haycnet They captured the insurgent
camp, 70 sells OF arms and much ammu-
| milton and supplies. medicines and on IN
| surgent banner. The insurgents left fif-l
| teen killed on the mountain and retreated
| with many wounded. partly In the direc-
tlon OF Cigafa and others In the direction
OF the province OF Havana. The troops
had two officers and twelve men wounded.
| A dispatch from Santiago dc Cuba says
| that the insurgents have burned tho
| house. machinery and plantation of Me-
| jOrana near Dos Caminos, that province.
The news published In New York VIA Tam
| pa, Fla, that the insurgents Ind captured
seventeen forts and 100 soldiers have de-
serted to the enemy Is not true. The In
| sufgents have not been able TO capture Oho
| fort II Is officially asserted.
| Daniel Bolivar, secretary OF General
| Maceo. the insurgcnt commander, was
| wounded In the engagement Mt Ceibn
| Aqua and has died OF his wounds.
Captain Caesar Dehlle aide-dc-camp OF
| General Maceo, has surrendered to the
| Spanish authorities.
| News has been received that Gomez
with 1000 OF the insurgent forces, has
| again passed the Plantations of San An-
| tonic and the towns of Al!quzar and Guira
| Molena, His present whereabouts and his
| proposed destination are not at present
| known but his movement Is practically
| cu,intermarch over tho came route by
| which he entered tho province or Pinar
| del Rios Gura Melenn is on a line ale
| most directly south OF Hanavn. Gomez
is therefore well out OF the region In the
| province OF pinar del Rio, In which u
| was said no was being enmeshcd IN
trap.
washington. January o.-Minister Do
LONE has received dispatch from MADRID
saving that tho reported resignation Of
| General Campos, commanding the bpantsn
| forces in Cuba, IL absolutely falses tnat
| General Campos had teleeraphed from
Havana denying the correctness Of tnel
| rumor. ~.
J match from Madrid giving an account
n battle yesterday near Guana1ay.. dcn-s
oral Navarro met the enemy, which were
composed of the main body Of the forces
| of Macco and Gomez. Thetnsurgents Ws W.
| disnorsed after n strong enlargement VITA
n loss OF twenty-three killed, besides 4
| Great number OF arms and horses anu
large quantity OF stores. The enemy then
rrtreated to Zibn, but were. opligeu ~
| countermarch by the command OF Genera
Imnue. by whom they were also attacHeys
In this engagement the Cuban loss ~. 49,
,won,v killed and many wounded. dene,et
| voIaez arrived during the progress ~ tn n7
catt md aided General Luquc IN oispssr-a
Ing the enemy. 80 ~..n,,,oa adviccS 4
,,.an, Havan which show that the Cune5t'
snyaas after the engagement Win ~ 49,
,, v separated and General Bratzen ~
conntered the band OF Maceo IN me n '"s.!
.a,,,a near Guanaiay and routed y. hu.s&
a,rht and wounding many the en go
thsn withdrew. ON the slde s'ue' 49,
| nrivates were wounded. 80. Z.
ccionel Molina. in the district OF Au0e
| pocc In Matanzas province, met tug 49,. ss
a,,, On the It'll instant and put 49, 49,!
80 ,,,rht three times. attacking thsit u 80
.,or ri the point OF the bayonet s i.s.
,,ninc them to retreat to Manyues
,,,rsre they had big encampmenus,. ss'|I Z
"se.,sa resistance. The Spanish sSc W. ~ 22
he encampment, killing sixteen msss
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