The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-14
ANOTHER ALARM.
CLOUDS OF SMOKE AND a RED
GLARE.
Insurgents Appear to BE Closing In
on Havana at Very Rapid Rate

HAVANA, Jan. 13.-There was an
other alarm here this afternoon. Clouds
of smoke were seen arising in the di-
rection of the village Of Vegas, near
san Francisco de Paula, small town
only about five miles distant. This was
followed by a red glare showing that
a great fire was in progress in that di-
rection. The alarm spread throughout
the city and the report was again cir
culated that the insurgents were ap-
preaching. But this was as nothing
to the feeling of terror which came
over the more tinid portion of the pop
ulation when a still larger fire was
seen to have broken out. This time 1t
was made out that the town of Fran
cisco de Paula had been set on fire
by the insurgents and the alarm in
creased, although the authorities pro-
fessed to sneer at the matter, claim
ing the fires were only the work of a
few beaten and retreating insurgents
who have been driven to desperation. In
spite of these assurances and the state
ment that Spanish generals have for
three days past been aware of the
whereabouts of General Maxine Go
mez and completely ignore his pres
troops must be very busily engaged
elsewhere for the insurgents to be able
TO burn town and a village within
sight of Havana and yet remain IN
attacked by the government forces.
The greatest apprehension is for the
safety of the waterworks which sup
ply Havana. They are situated at
Vento, about five miles from this city
and less than that distance from San
EN1-ra1 7riC 40
ed to have been burned this afternoon
by the insurgents.
The friends of the insurgents have
repeatedly asserted that they expect a
popular demonstration in their favor
to be made in this city as soon as they
arrive in sight of Havana. But they
are now practically in sight of this
city and there are no signs of an up
rising, and the authorities claim there
is absolutely no danger of such an out
break. Every measure which it is pos
sible to take for the defense Of the
city in order to protect property has
been taken. Although the Spanish au-
thorities are making the best of the
situation, it is known that CAPTAIN
General Campos is very much disheart-
ened at the turn events have taken
during the last six weeks. and rumor
succeeds rumor day by day of mis- prob
The government is securing all the
horses possible in order to mount the
Spanish infantry, the great ADVANTAGE
OF the insurgents being the rapidly
with which they have been able to
move, on account of their forces being
mostly composed of cavalry. It is
stated in official circles that General
Gomez camped last night at the plan
tatlon OF FajardO, near Gabriel in the
province of Pinar del Rio, having found
1t impossible to pass the military line
drawn by the Spaniards across the
island, and that the insurgents re-
ported moving northward from Ouivi-
can are not the main body of General
Gomez as at first supposed but only
a portion OF his forces, which have
been cut off from the rest.
Word received tonight from the east-
ern provinces indicate the insurgent
leaders Rabi, Jose Maceo G. Bivero srd
others with their bands from the dis
trict of Sancu Espiritus and Remedies
and the bands of Garlic and Jose Ae11ino
nave united with the band of Rero af
Nia1ava in the district of Remedies
province of Santa Clara
The insurgents operating in Havana
ana Pinar del Rio have burned the village
OF Qulvican, and then marched tovarJs
Re!ucal and burned on the way a freight
tram and destroyed the engine. They
then attacked the town of Beiura1 ~
garrison OF which made heroic resist
ance Tor five hours. AT the end of that
time. it is reported. the Insurgents re-
treated. but before they went. thew nl1n-
dered some stores in outlying streets and
lhey also burned some houses and tbe
depot. 40 INC
Charles Solomon. the New York news
paper man, who was arrested here as
suspect was sent back to New York to-
At Saratoga, insurgents have burned the
cane fields on the plantations of tbe
Brook company of Guantanamo. tba
value being $150,O0O. tiie