The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-01
CUBAN INSURGENTS ACTIVE.
spaniards Mystified by Their
Movements.


ere Hetreating From the Province OF
Matanzss, While Friends of tho In.
surxents Say They are stnI in That
Observation-Disclosures of other De-
acknowledged Spanish viotoriss.
HAVANA, Dec. s1.-The most CONFLICT.
Ing reports were in circulation again to.
day regarding the movements of the in.
surgent forces under Generals Gomez,
| Maceo, Bandera and others. The
Spanish officials continue to claim thss
the insurgents are in retreat and that
the Spanish troops are pursuing them
out OF the province Of MAtanzss. But
the friends of the insurgents point to
the fact that even the authorities here
were compelled yesterday and to-day to
admit that detachments, at least, of the
insurgents are still in the vicinity OF
the city OF Matanzss and that they are
still doing damage.
! Only yesterday 1t was reported from
Camariocs, fifteen miles from Mstan.
zas, that insurgents, said to number
2,ooo men, we're moving on that city,
which would indicate the determination.
OF the insurgent commanders to esp
ture Matanzas, although It has hitherto
been the opinion that dash on Havsna
was the real aim of Gomez in pushing
forward 80 rapidly through the province
OF Santa Glars and into the province of
| MatapZas.
even she Spanish commanders nd.
mitted this possibility for a time, and
after the engagement near Coliseo thew
Claimed that this plan OF campaign had
| been broken up By the success of the
Spaniah troops, and that the Cuban
commanders had boen turned back, and
would either have to surrender or else
| seek refuge in the province of Santa
| Ciara. Since then tho Spanish Renerals
| nave apparently been displaying con-
| Siderable activity. All the reintorce-
| ments possible have been pushed TO The
front from this place and from every
other available point.
Sulntin Banders, the third In COM
mand OF the Cuban forces, at tho head
OF strong column of insurgents, said
10 number several thousand men. is re-
ported to be near Macuriies Corral
Falso), half way. between Union de-
Reyes and Jsguey Grande, whero the
Sraniatds clsim Gomez la resreating M,
has retreated into Santa CLARA. Now.
II 1t is true that the Spanisrds are
pursuing Gomez through Jaguey G.ande
and into Santa Clara, the insurgents.
commanded by Quintin Bandera, are
fenind the pursuing Spanish columns
and between them and their base of
supplies At Union do Reyes, not veyy
plessant position for tho Spanish
troops to be In.
Finally, 1t is asserted upon coed au.
thority that Lsceret, another OF tho in
surgent commanders, Is moving in the
direction of Ciora. north of Ssbsnilla
and westward OF Union de Reyes. A
dispatch from Santiago do Cuba, capital
OF the province of that name, received
hero tonight, Gays that the columns of
troops commanded by Colonels Rcdon
ana Padros, numbering 600 men In all,
have been engaged In the vicinity of
Jlguant. not far from Bayamo, province
OF Santiago de Cuba, with tho insurRent
forces commanded by Rabi and other
leaders.
The troops are said to have captured
the insurgent positions and have COM
PEELED the enemy to retreat with the
loss Of nineteen killed snd forty seven
wounded, who were carried away by
their comrades. Tho troops also cap.
tured quantity OF arms. On the gov
eminent side only eight soldiers were
killed and three officers and torty.two
soldiers were wounded.
The statement Ia made in official
quarters that the insurgents acknowl-
edge loss Of over three hundred in the
engagement at Cslimete on she 2sth
Saturday. The artillery Of the Spanish
gunners ia ssid to have played great
havoc In the ranks OF the Insurgents,
and many bodies have been found
hidden away In the oane fields.
Conflicting stories From Cuba.
MADRID, Dec. 31.-There Ia consider
able difference between the Official and
non official reports received here
from Havana regarding the insurrection
In the island OF Cuba. According to the
official announcement Generals Valdez
and Navarro are SILL in pursuit. of the
insurgents. who arc retreasing from the
province Of Matanzas. after having Loaf
l,600 men in the fighting which has oc.
Cured during the last few days. On the
other hand. the unofficial reports have
1t that the insurgents are not shown TO
nave been retrestipg and that on the
contrary. they are very active lust at
present III the immediate vicinity Of
Ma.anZls.
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