Evening star., 1896-01-11
GOMEZ AGAIN GOES WEST.
Doubles on His Tracks and Decefves
the Spas
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Doubles ON His Tracks and Decefves
the Spanish.
The news previously cabled that Gomez
had passed Alquizar and Guira Melena, in
Havana province, Cuba, was received with
relief by the friends Of the insurgents.
though the direction he had taken was not
known. but 1t was generally supposed that
he was bent upon retreat into the eastern
provinces, glad to escape the trap set for
him.
1t is now evident that he was merely
making a pretense ut retreat to mislead his
enemy. and meantime he has once more
ccunter-marched like fox doubling up on
it's own track, and now has nearly his
whole effective force in the tobacco dis
trict in the southern part of the province OF
Pinar del Rio. ready to visit destruction
upon the tobacco crop, as Il has already
been widely visited upon the sugar crop.
His march westward from Guira Melena
was a swift one, and he has been reported
from Artemisa, Mangos Bagate and Can
delaria- The town of San Cristobal which
came next in his course, vas left on one
side, but, judging from the route taken by
his vanguard, he has passed by Santa
Cruz. Taco Taco and Paso Real toward
Consolation del Sur, which is the termi-
nus of the railroad from Havana running
southwest into Pinar del Rio
The northern portion OF the province of
Pinar del Rio has by no means been strip
ped of insurgents, and Ii Is reported that
band of five hundred. commanded by
Perico Delgardo, mas passed westward along
the coast in the northern part Of Pinar del
Rio. going west through the sugar district
and by the plantation Of Tinaja, Quieb-a
Hacha, to the port Of Cabanas. and thence
again through Amiol and San Diego de
Nunez to Bahia Honda and TO Las Pozas
beyond.
When the news of this movement was re-
ceived at Havana troops were hurr,edly dis
patched to Bahia Honda by sea TO reinforce
the garrison at that important seaport
town. -..t.--
Insurgents Expecting Friends.
There are indistinct rumors that an i'm
pcrtant expedition for the relief of the In
surgents has been landed upon the FORTH
ern coast of Pinar del lilo The boldaess
Of the insurgents in remaining upon this
coast in face Of danger OF being cut OF has
been attributed to their expectation Of the
landing of, the expedition,
The authorities have discovered evidence
Of what they consider a conspiracy to cause
an uprising In Havana and to hand the
city over to the Insurgents. The conspiracy
is believed to be widely ramlfled. and its
discovery has caused grave uneasiness in
Havana, and suspicious that disaffectioa 10
much more widely disseminated than has
been admitted Thirty persons have been
arrested for completely In the plot, and eight
have been imprisoned, while Aquilino So
lano, police inspector for the port OF Ha-
vana, has been relieved from duty.
An engagement has occurred between the
combined columns Of Gen. Navarro and Gel
Arison and the bands led by Maceo and
Zayas at a point between the plantations Of
Regalado and Begoaa. in the district Of
Cubanas. The Spaniarls, II is reported.
took the insurgents position, who fed leav-
ing twelve killed and carrying OF many
wounded.
At Ceiba and Aguacafa, between Havana
and Matanzas, in the province of Havana
q band of one hundred and fifty insurgents
is reported to be active, and they fired upon
a train. At Duran they have destroyed the
telegraph.
TIE insurgents have destroyed the rail-
read station and have cut the telegraph at
Aguada, In the province Of Matanzas.