The herald., 1896-01-10
According to Reports of the
Spanish Officials
THE INSURGENTS NEED ARMS
Madrid Authorities Decline to Accept
Campos' Resignation
A Son Of General Hanuei Garcia Expresses
Himself Regarding the Destruction Of
Crops By the Insurgents
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
HAVANA, Jan. 9.-The insurgents, &C
cordng to advices from the front today,
are still moving in the province of Pinar
del Rio and keeping near the coast. 1t ID
believed they are waiting the arrival of an
expedition with supply of ammunition,
arms, etc. Spanish troops, commanded by
General Pref, are reported to be continu-
ing the pursuit of insurgents under Gen.
erals Maceo, Yayas, Moro and one of the
Nunez brot ers.
The insurgents in retreating left eight
Killed and thirty-two guns behind them.
The owner of a plantation at santa Luiss
claims that the insurgents are carrying
wi h Them l20 wounded men, among
whom is the leader Miro. In slsirmish
between the Insurgents cavalry and
Spanish troops, in a pursuit. three officers
and seven soldiers were wounded. In
sirsents under Manuel Sanchez attacked
the troops who were repairing the tele-
graph lines at Navajas. The soldiers, COM
manded by Captain Rabadan, repelled the
attack. The insurgents left five killed
upon the field and two wounded. One of
the latter was the leader, Sanchez, who was
hit by two bullets.
The column of troops commanded by
Col. Molena, in The district of Alfonso XIII,
province OF MataDZaS, have captured an IN
surgent position on Mount Manjuari, AT the
point of the bayonet.
The news published in New York, via
Tampa, Florida, that he insurgents hsve
captured sever teen forts and that 700
soldiers have deserted TO the enemy is hot
true, The Insurgents have not been able
10 capture one fort, it is officially asserted.
rhaf axis,
Gomez, with 1000 of the insurgent forces,
has again passed the plantation of San
Antonio and the towns OF Aiquizar and
Guira Melena. His present whereabouts
and his proposed de tnation are not at
present known, but his movements are
practically a countermarch over the same
Ioule by which he entered the province of
Pjnar del Rio.
Luisa Melena is on line almost directly
eouth of Havana. Gomez is, therefore,
well out OF The region in the province of
P'nar del Rio. in which it was said he had
been enmeshed as in u trap.
E1LIBUSTERS SAIL
TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 9.-On Monday night
Alfredo Labrode, with forty-four compan-
ioI.s, sailed from rendezvous down the
bay for Cuba This is the party that was
stopped by the local authorities ON Decem-
Der 80. They saiied in small schooner
IL
which was to convey them to Cuba. They
crrried sixty rifles. 100000 rounds of
cartridges and 100 pounds of dynamite.
CAMPos CAN'T RESIGN.
MADRID, Jan. 9.-At a meeting of the
cabinet today, which was presided over by
the queen regent, il was decided not to
accept the resignation of Martinez de
Campos as cap an-general of the forces in
Cuba and governoi-general of the island.
1t was also decided to increase the naval
and military force in Cuba.
DESTRUCTION JUSTIFIED
CHICAGO, Jan. ga special to local pa
per fom New York says:
Gen. Carlos Garcia, son of Gen. Manuel
Garcia of the Cuban insurgents and him
self a leader in the Cuban in-urrection, is
in New York on business in connection
with the cause of free Cuba.
"Unless something unforeseen happens
there will he a smali supply of Havana to-
for this will come through the operations
OF General Gomez in MaaD.as. int which
province he has now penetrated.
Gen. Gomez is justified In his war
against he planters. Almost all of them
are either Spaniards or Spanish sympa-
thiz RS.
I'VE expect revolution in Spain within
tuld Gen. Campos they viii give him n
opportunity 10 carry out bis policy, and if
he cannot keep his PROMISE they will rise
in arms and light the present Z lvernment.
''ln Cuba Gen. Go ne1 has ca rs of more
volunteers han he can handle"
COMMUNICATIONS RESI- .RED
New YORK, Jan. "a dispatch to the
World from Colon says: Communication
with the United States by way of Cuba has
been restored. Private Cuban advices say
that in San iago parents are sending their
children off the island TO prevent the max
ing of arrests based on unguarded express
sions and violent language against SPAN.
The Is hmian, Cuban organ, says thai
Spain believes that Havana cannot be
taken without siege guns, but 1ds that If
the recognition of the bellgerency of the
insurgents is dependent upon the capture
OF city, that city will be Havana.