The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03

rebels who stopped the train by remov-
The engine was badly DANCED. It is
not known whether the rebels made way
with any of the freight or not, but il is
supposed they did.
Deen established across the island with
view to preventing MaceO from going
eastward across the province of Havana,
mas been greatly strengthened and the
authorities believe that If Gomez is 10
the east Of the line and MaceO to the west
tthat ti Gen Marin Will be able 70 prevent a
junction or their forces, and TO defeat
each OF the rebel commanders separately.
From Stan Correspondents Of the United
Press.
Havana, Jan. %, via Tampa, Fla, Feb.
2.-only brief items about insur-
gent operations in Piaar del
Rio, the most westerly of Gu
ba's five provinces. have been ca
bled from here. Taken separately, they
have only given a vague idea of what
mas occurred during the past three weeks.
mas practically been completed, a review
OF the campaign may not be unintereSUng.
II will be remembered that when Max
iho Gomez and Antonio MaceO, with two
large columns of mounted men, invaded
Havana province, coming almost to the
gates or the capital city and burning cane
nelds, destroying railroad bridges, sta
uons and cars all over the province that
the two rebel leaders separated at the
Plnar del Rio line. Gomez passed the line
OF troops thrown across the island south
OF this city, and Maceo began the con-
quest or the western provinces. Spanish
official reports have had him fleeing be-
Iore the columns of Gen. Luque, Gen.
Navarro and Gen. ArizOn, and being
driven towards the jumping off place al
the west end Of the island. According to
these reports Maceo's band has been de-
feated many times. As a matter of fact,
ne entered the province with 200 men,
and he now has 5000 All are mounted
armed 10 a1e haa
plenty of ammunition. He obtained 11,OJO
rounds at Cabanas. and a large quantity
at Guane.
He captured one mule train containing
iVO'O0 rations, on its way from COloma
food has been scarce in the
bal, one of the first towns entered Maceo
round the houses covered with white
nags n IN token Of surrender He was well
coined with cheers by the people
. At PalaciOs, BanOs Consolation Del
sur, Mantou, and nearly a score of other
towns the same scenes We're repeated
These are few incidents which the press
censor eliminated from cablegrams to
the United States. He permitted an ac-
count OF the only serious engagement of
the campaign in Pinar Del Rio to be sent
but made II appear that it was a Spanish
victory when as a matter of fact Maceo
captured the convoy of 10000 rations
which the troops went out of the capital
10 protect. Maceo probably had all told
twenty-five men killed and fifty wounded
From Cienfugos comes news of insur-
gent doings in the province of Santa Clara
Business is at standstill in all cities
railroads operate only when the trains
are guarded by detachments of troops
the grinding of sugar cane on all but
one OF the vast estates in that region has
been stopped, and the will of the insurgent
is law. An American mining prospector,
who had a quantity of ore which he
wished to ship to New York for assay,
was told that his people would be shot
if they attempted to haul the ore to the
railroad. One lumber merchant, who sent
out load of lumber, after receiving a
similar warning, had his driver shot
Mills that had prepared to grind sugar
cane were threatened with destruction
If Gomez order was disobeyed On the
other hand, the government talked about
removing the small detachments of troops
distributed among the plantations unless
the latter began grinding. The owners Of
the estates are between the devil and the
deep sea.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Senor de LONE.
the Spanish minister, to-day received the
following dispatch:
Havana, Feb. "A detachment of the
"Espani" battalion was attacked in Buena
Ventura, province of Havana, by the en-
emy, who were repulsed with loss of
six men.
. Early in the morning of yesterday the
column of Col. Vicuna, in the "Carlota"
plantation at Jovellanos, province of Ma
tanzas, defeated part of the band of La
cret, killing five men.
A detachment employed in repairing the
railroad in Quintana, near Cardenans, in
the province of Matanzas, defeated a band
of forty men, killing one and wounding
three others. The troops had one man
seriously wounded.
The advance guard of the commander
in-chief's column, on it's way from Quiv-
lean to Guira de Melena, exchanged shots
with the scouts of the enemy, killing
one and taking one prisoner. Gen. Marin
supposes that Maxine Gomez is to the
south of his forces, detained by the COM
mander-in-chiefs operations.
Suarez Valdez
Acting Governor General