The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-25
PEOPLE ARE FLOCKlNG TO HAVANA,
Where the Cost Of Existence |.
Rapidly Increasing.
ENORMOUS INCREASE IN CRIME
IL Said 10 Exist in All Provinces-Ms
Comes Dying Of Consumption.
Campos' Recall.

Havana, January a-(Copyrigbted. 1895.
by the Associated Press)-For some time
past reports have been In circulation here
concerning the physical condition OF Cen
eral Maxine Gomez, con mardcr-in -chier
of the lnsurgent forces. One story has
asserted that he was suffering from
wounds and enother that he was seriously
III with fever 1t appears from Informal
,lon derived from trustworthy sources that
neither of these reports are correct, but 1t
IL positively asserted that the insurgeut
chief Is n very sick man. II is asserted
| upon the authority cited that the doctors
attending Gomez held a consultation and
diagnosed his case as being an advanced
stage OF consumption. complicated with
fever. 1t Is further stated that the physi-
clans have come to the conclusion that
Gomez can only live about two months
longer Their statements have caused con-
siderable alarm among the insurgents and
! their friends. who believe. though his con
dition may be exaggerated to some degree.
| the main facts are correctly etated
Dcsiucs, according to The report from the
| front. he Is sharply pursued by the Spanish
| troops and is getting little or no rest now.
day or night. The result Is that his move
ments can be traced by trail OF tired out
horses which the insurgents leave behind
| them. The opinion prevails here that the
| insurgents arc In desperate straits, anu
for Gomez everything depends on tho safe
arrival In the district Of Havana OF the
| eastern or second army OF insurgents under
Generals Maceo and Rabf.
Gomez yesterday appeared for a time
half inclined to risk a decisive engage
| ,,,ttt tka Gnn ptph Iln xxaa
bivouacked at the village OF Plasolle. not
far from Quivicar. south OF the city.
General Galvis. In command Of the Span
list troops M Quivican, gathered together
all the goveri ment troops available ana
moved with strong column upon the
enemy. The latter. contrary to custom,
awaited the approach of the Spanlards.
but after half an hours firing. during
which u number were killed and wounded
on both sides. Gomez suddenly dlviued his
forces into two columns and commenced
to retreat. One OF the insurgcnt columns
reiterated southwark to the Lasia district
and tho other toward Batabano. Colonel
Llnares pushed on after Gomcz's forces
and had n skirrnish with the enemy's
rear guard. Whom last heard from
. I.inares' column was closely pressing Pfter
the enemy and Colonel Gnlvis having
been reinforced by the troops under Col
onel Aldeca, three columns were started
In pursuit of Gomeg's forces.
News received from the front nj an
early hour this morning showed that Go
mez apparently reunited his forces last
} night. but broke camp this morning when
Informed of the approach OF the Spanish.
The forced night march, however, had
, told terribly on the Spanish infantry and
the mounted Insurgents OF Gomez had no
, difficulty In getting away.
The Spaniards had also effected n juno
ton, Colonies Linarcs and Aldecoa having
united their forces MS soon as the scouts
D brought word that the two insurgcnt
t bands had wheeled In towards each other.
Later the Spanish, under Colonel GnlvO.
= reinforced the columns under Linares ana
Aldecoa and this strong force started In
e pursuit of the insurgents. moving In "A
p southery direction soon after breakfast
this morning. A prisoner, severely wound
n cd, who WAS captured by the troops. re-
: | ported that the horses and men OF the
n Insurgents are becoming exhausted from
O long marches and that they are also short
. of ammunition and provisions.
o A dispatch received from Cienfuegos
q says that Major Alongo with $50 OF the
O Alava battalion has been engaged foI
8 three hours al Lajas In the Cienfucgof
d district with a strong force OF insurgents
d and that the insurgents left twelve kiiiec
u and fifteen wounded on the field ana re-
i tired, taking with them many Of thcii
o wounded men. Only rev Spanlsn Dol
l. diers were woundd.
y The authorities have now to face
serious problem here. The prices OF al
" kinds OF provisions are going up rapid,
" every day. In spite OF this people arr
n ilockng into Havana from tho countr!
districts many OF them dependent OF
IL charity.
The Increase OF crime In all the prov
inces Ia said TO be enormous
Business IL almost at standstill AM
. commerce is practically thing of tn
:" past The work Of strengthening ana III
y, creasing the defense of Havana continues
d. The inFurgent leader Miranda is rcporte
'e tn have been killed at Consojas. In Matah
=, zas. a..
10 railroad south OF Matanzas. has bee
attacked by the insurgents. three NoNr
teers being killed. The insurgents nj
,oid IN have lost seventeen nillad TIL
~ official report on an encounter hhd
General Pratt with the bands OF Nunt
:, Yesterday says that the Insurgents wei
~ dlspersed after having killed four OF II
n troops and woupding seven: The insu
=. gents on the other hand left three cca
:, and carried away the rest.
Colonel Aldeooa had an engagement u
- day with the band of Cardcnas. who r.
10 treated, leaving four dead and thr'
- The Insurgents have plundered the stor,
in The village OF Baja, Pinar del Rio. TT
~ greatest activity of the insurgents seen
- 20 be ccn,ered in the province OF Matal
n zas. good deal OF damage IL be.r
% done and it is probable that the rurpo
FIR OF the Insurgents Is to prevent the ca
Ia t,ire OF Gomez near Havana.
liz The houses on the plantation OF MIMI
an I'm Matanzas have been burned.
o. The bands Of Garcia, Rego and AlIor,
n are reported TO be moving In the neig
NJ borhood OF Guira. Maricajes.
or There is report that they nave pc pc
of repelled with loss by the garrison OF Fo
sh Flora.
ct The mayor OF the town OF San Nichci
he is TO be court martiailed for having Q
i'd yised the garrison of the town, consisui
g. Of fifty volunteers, to surrender 10 Gom