The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-01-17
sPANIARDs; ARE SAID 10 HAVE
h. BEEN VICTORIOUS n
a, the Dattle which was reported
Rasinx Near Havana the span-
iards Arej Reported to nave P.t
the Ins.rse.ts to Flight ana
Then Forced Them Into Another
eight and killed Several Hun-
dred Of Them.

" AluaE UeA nIO. although his FORCES
have not reached the borders of that
province, the action of the authorities
Is understood to indicate that they
have no hopes Of preventing him from
carrying out his threat.
1t Is notify any means to be cOnsld-
cred that the apparent lack Of hope of
checking the new advance shown by
the authorities has led to the cessation
OF efforts to prevent the advance. The
| Spanish forces swarm on all sides of
the advancing insurgents. From time
to time there are .massed at q salient
point, with the hope of bringing about
la pitched battle. which the Spanish
military leaders feel certain would re-
suit in cutting the insurgents into
pieces. But the unri vailed skill and
generalship shown by Gomez and his
lfeutenants in avoiding such traps and
In carrying his army past the most
deliberately planned blrriers Of the
Spanish have served to greatly dis
courage the leaders on that side. Their
elusive antagonist seems never to be
within their reach, and yet always in
flicting the most serious damage upOn
their territory
Twenty Miles of Havann.
1t IN believed that a large band of
the Insurgents ts still trying to force
It's way Into Havana by way of the
mountains on the border In she south
ern part of the province of Havana,
going thence south Of San Niceles. A
small force of insurgents, according to
official reports, has already appeared
in the district of San Niceles, which
adjoins Guines ON the east.
Advancing Upon Havana.
Later-The insurgents are apparently
making swift advance directly upon
Havana. The advance guard Of their
cavalry, under Gen.Lacret, was, at the
latest accounts, at Tapaste, which is
IS miles from Guanabacoa, the latter
being but suburb of Havana, five
miles from the city, where a bathing
beach frequented by the citizens of
Havana is located.
Word was received from In Cateli-
ma, between Guines and Bainoa, and
abolt a dozen miles from Tapaste, re-
porting that there are Indications of q
RAPID advance movement in considera-
BILE force OH the part Of the wing of
the insurgent army under Bandera.
Nothing definite is known as to the
strength in numbers of Bandera's
command, but the news of the near ap-
prolch of the insurgents has caused
tthe utmost anxiety on the part Of the
authorities. and every preparation is
hastily being made to have the city's
defense In readiness to repel an at
tack or to prevent damage being done
within the city, even IL the projected
movement should prove to lie nothing
Tut dashing cavalry raid.
HAv0nQ TOn f,,o,,vvo,.$r, -
day passed into the province of Pinar
del Rio and are now overrunning that
province with fire and sword. The
passage was effected near Batabano at
Pozo Redondo, and Gomez burned the
village Of Gabriel on the way and par
TALLY destroyed the towns Of Guira.
Meaena and Of Alquizar. The work Of
destruction in Havana province has
been as complete as was that in Mat
anzas, and the sugar lands of Pinar
del Rio are fast being put into the
same desolated condition. The whole
island Of Cuba outside of the city Of
Havana is now in the hands of the
enemy. They have not annihilated the
Spanish forces, nor have they routed
the whole army in any single pitched
battle, yet the situation is completely
In their hands, and SO completely have
they outgeneraled the Spanish that, to
oil appearances, Campos' army might
as well be in Spain for any check it
puts upon the movements. of Gomez's
army. The latter's progress has been
accompanied with continual accessions
to his forces by volunteers, and he has
L fNf1YWod rCI, ,.l0
tillery to add immensely to the effect
I've strength Of his men. He has prac-
tically carried his base of operations
with him, and has usually counter
marched over q different route from
tnat OF his advance, apparently count
ing with confidence upon living upon
the country as he went along. There
is little doubt really felt here that he
will get as much or more sympathy in
Plnar del Rio than he did in Santa
Clara and Matanzas. and the general
fear here Is now that; after sweeping
over Pinar del Rio, he will come upon
Havana from the west, cooperating
In an attack with the forces Of the in.
Surgents which have been east Of Ha-
vana for several days past. The I'D
vance guard of Gomez beyond Bata-
a,ano has cut the line of telegraph mud
cable communication with the eastern
part OF the island, upon which Campos
principally relied for directing his
t0foss In Santiago de Cubu. Puerto
Principe and Santa Clara.
Havana IL safe. -
New York, Jan. 0.-The Associated
i'fesS correspondent received the fol-
lowing In reply to tile information that
u WIS rumOred that the inslrrenta