Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-14
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TWO CITIES BURNED

Havana, Jan. 19.--Quite a commo-
last night by the report that the In
surgents were approaching Havana.
The news spread with great rapidly
and there was considerable relief
among the Spanish authorities when II
was discovered that the alarming re-
port grew nut Of the explosion of an
Immense torpedo In the village OF
Nedaho near this city. There was very
little news from the front this morning
ana 1t was all OF an unimportant char
aeter. Dispatches from Santiago de
Cuba. tell of a skirmish there In which
the insurgents left seven killed and the
troops captured nine prisoners. From
Matanzas there was n dispatch an
nounclng another skirmish between the
insurgents and Spanish troops In which
the former had eight killed in addition
to their leader, Rodero RodigreuZ The
insurgents are also said TO have re-
tired carrying with them Sl2 wounded.
AT Mount Guayabo, a band OF in
surgents commanded by Ruperto
Sanchez. In a brush with the troops
had five men wounded. The insurgents
who have been In the vicinity of Man
aqua, about twelve miles from this
city have retired with the loss of Ave
killed and q wounded. AS intlmated
in these dispatches General Maxine
Gomez at the head Of his insurgent
column has executed a countermarch.
He seems to have reached Las Mangas.
south OF Artemis In the province of
Plnar Del Rio and then he Earned
around and headed eastward for
Alquzar and Guiara Melina and when
last heard from was moving northward
towards Havana after having passed
Quivican.
General Maceo was last reported at
Bahia Honda and Bandera is said 10 be
at San Critobel to the southwark of
Havana ana In the providence of l'inar
Del Rio, Another report has II chat
General Maceo's forces are moving
eastward with the Intention OF placing
himself In communication with Geueral
Gomez.
Charles Solomon, the corresp )nlent
of New York newspaper, who arrived
here on board the steamship Seneca
was detained by the police, charged. 1t
is believed, with having compromising
letters In his possession.
There was another alarm here this
afternoon Clouds Of smoke were seen
arising In the direction OF the "lllaEes
of Vegas, near San Francisco de Paula.
n small town about 1--WE miles distant.
This was followed by a red glare show
Ing that a great fire was In progress in
that direction. The alarm spread once
more throughout the city and ,he ie-
port was again current that the !nsur-
gents were approaching. But this was
as nothing 10 the feeling Of terror
which came over the more tlmld pDr-
ton of the populace when still larger
FIRE was seen to have broken out, Jhls
time II was made out that the town OF
San Francisco de Paula had been set
on fire by Insurgents and the alarm In
creased although the authorities pro-
fessed to sneer at the matter. claiming
the fire was only the work OF rev
beaten and retreating insurgents who
had been driven tc desperation. De-
spite this assurance and the statement
that the Spanish authorities had foi
three days been aware OF the where
ahnuis OF General Gomez and COM
pletely ignored his presence rear Ha-
yana II Is clnlrred that the troops must
be very busily engaged elswhere Tor
the insurgents to be able to burn
town and village In sight u Havana
and yet remain unottacked by the
government forces The greatest up
prehension here Is felt for the alfcty
nf the waterwotks which supply Hn-
vann They are situated at EventO
about Ave miles from this city and less
than that distance from San Francisco
de Paula. reported 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
arrived in sight of Havana.
But they are now practically In sight
of this city and yet there are no signs
of an uprising and the authorities
claim that there Is absolutely no dan
ger of such an outbreak. Every meas
ure which II Is possible to take Tor
the defense OF the city and In order 10
protect property has been taken. IN
addition to the military volunteers ana
civil guards, all the different branches
OF business have organized special
corps OF men who will take part In the
defense OF Havana against an enemy
from without or within.
That the insurgents In small panus
may succeed in approaching still near
er 10 Havana the Spanish authorities
admit. but they insist they have COM
pleted their plans TO drive the insur-
gents out OF this province. and they
seem TO pay no attention to the move
mants ~ the enemy about Havana.
RELYING on the strong garrison, power.
ful forts and the warships to defeat
any attempt to make dash INTO inns
city. -. a.. 4,
Regarding the rumor that inc ",
surgents have Planned
bombs and start fires In the city on
9iven signal so soon as the insurgents
are near enough to Havana 70 pc N
posltion for making dash TOT w.
canitol. the authorities say that s'eps
IN defeat any such movement nuNt
been taken for weeks past They ciailn
that the streets OF the city are SO tnor
nlrhly patrolled by day or Right ina,
the authorizes are In posion 70 my
such conspiracy In the ouu, a ,dn,,rs,
the first sign OF such an ouuou's.'
- txf would be 0ecu-