The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-07
A TRAP SET FOR The cUBANs.
CAMPOs TRYING TO SURROUND THE
PATRIOTS.


Havana Discredited AT Key West.
The Cubans Capture Several Towns
ns They Advance.
Havana. Jan. 6.-The troops which have
been ordered TO proceed east to the prov
ince Of Santa Clara in order to join the
forces In the provinces of Havana and
Pinar del Rio. are arriving at Batanbano.
the southern terminus of the Havana and
Batabano railroad, whence they can be-
quickly transferred to Havana, or points
in Piuar del Rio. The rebels still avoid
fighting a decisive battle with the gov
crnment troops. always retiring after ex-
changing a few shots with the soldiers.
As these are the tactics always followed
by them, It was thought advisable to sur
round them and then TO gradually lina
upon them. driving them to a stand in
the center. orders to this effect have
been issued and the troops are reported
to be rapidly surrounding the insurgents.
The trains on the railroad running west
from Havana do not go any further than
La Salun.
The stations of the villa Nueva railroad
at Melena and Guara. a few miles to the
westward or Guennez, In this province.
have been destroyed by the rebels. The
insurgents then marched on the town
OF san Felipe, at the junction OF the
BalahanO and Villa Nueva railroads. The
mayor of the town was warned of their
approach, and gathered 200 men, with
whom he intended TO defend the town.
Maxine Gomez, the rebel leader, sent
word TO the mayor that IL the insurgents
We're fired upon he would burn the town
TO the ground. The inhabitants begged
the mayor to make no resistance as
they did not want to lose their property,
ana the mayor acceded to their wishes
ana notified Gomez that no defense of
the town would be made. The latter, at
the head of 400 men. then entered San
Felipe. No damage was done to property
In the zone OF Quivcah. Duran and
san Felipe the rebels have destroyed the
sugar estates in Salvador, Julia. San Au-
and Mi Rosa.
A number OF families fleeing from the
rebels at Melena have arrived at Jesus
del Monte, a suburb OF Havana. The
government column under the command
or Gen. Surarez Valdez arrived last eVen-
ing at Cueago, small town situated
across the bay from Havana. A train
on me Wlla Anueva railroad, which arr
rived at O'Clock last evening, brought
number of families from San Felipe.
Duran, Melena and Guara who are seek
ing SAFETY under the guns OF Havana.
The train also brought detachment of
troops from the Barrito estate at Duran
Passengers from Melena state that the
rebels entered that town and that they
made an attack on the church. The
killed
a DOuy OF febelS marched into OuiNi-
cam where they captured a quantity OF
arms and ammunition The railroad sta
ton was set on fire and destroyed.
AT San Gabriel the rebels burned the
town and the station OF the Western
Railway Company. The inhabitants of
the place took refuge in the bushes. Only
three houses in the place were left stand-
ing.
A petard was exploded in front Of La
corona cigar factory in this city. The
explosion caused much excitement In the
vicinity, but no harm was done. An iron
bomb was also exploded near Alvarez.
A house. was damaged and large hola
was made IN thu ground.
Key West, Fla, Jan. 6.-The reported
capture of Havana Is denied by prominent
Cubans In this city.
Madrid Jan. "a dispatch from Ha.
vana to the impartial says yesterday tho
rebel forces under Gomez passed Mama
qua, twelve miles from Havana. They
were marching westward and burning all
the towns I'm their path. They were near
ly all mounted and thus able to eIude
the Spanish troops.
A dispatch from Havana to a news
agency says band Of rebels exploded dy-
Mantle under train on the Nuevitas
Puerte line containing 300 passengers, sew
eral of whom were injured. Troops arr
rived and dispersed the rebels who, the
dispatch asserts, were about to massacre
the passengers.
An official dispatch received here states
that the westward march of the insur-
gents in Cuba has been arrested by the
government troops. The dispatch adds
that Gen. Navarro has defeated the reb-
els, but gives no details.
The Heraldo claims to have knowledgs
that ii Is the intention of Capt. Gen. Can-
pos to resign on Feb. 5.
The srpead OF the rebellion causes great
uneasiness here. In military circles Gen.
Campos Is severely criticised, but the con-
census OF opinion Is that the government
Will not remove him from the command
in Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 26, via Key West.
Jan. 6.--The Spanish authorities here ara
not satisfied with imprisonlng men, but
are beginning to arrest ladies also on
the Ath inst. Mrs. Manual A. Casino
de Buelo and Mrs. Juana Quintero were
brought here from Manzanillo and were
taken through the streets on foot sur
rounded by soldiers, who would not al
low them to take a coach passing by
to humillate them the more. Mrs Buelo
was the principal Of public school in
Vicna, Jurisdiction of Manzanillo
On the steamer which sailed from this
port for Havana yesterday the govern
ment sent back to their prisons in Spain
a brigade Of soldiers who at the begin
ming of the war were fulfilling sentence
for different crimes, and who were or
dered to be released on condition that
they go to Cuba to fight against the in
surgents. They say that the government
has sent them back to prison because a
majority of them have Joined the rebels.
More than four hundred have gone to
the field from this city, Guantanamo and
Manzanillo during the last week.
The rebel leader, Jose Maceo, with loo
men. has been encamped in Escandel,
nine miles from this city. since yester-
day. 1t is said that he is there to protect
a Cuban convoy Of 100000 rounds of am
munition, which arrived in an expedition
lately near that place and which Is on
its way to Camaguri
As soon at Lit. Gen. Pando arrived at
Guantanamo he began his old method OF
arresting people in the middle Of the night.
Three OF four Of these men were taken
frona the town and killed with machetes.
on the 18th inst. Gen. Canella entered
Guantanamo taking with him 2i5 men,
who were wounded in the battles of Ramon
de Layaguas La Tontina and Palmeritos
Among the wounded are commander
and a guide.
The few sugar estates that began to
grind in Guantanamo have been obliged
to stop, as the rebels under Periquito Pc
rez set fire to the sugar cane.
The headquarters of the Cuban govern
ment is in Camagui at present, and they
have ordered that all the arms and ammu-
milton that may be landed be sent at once
to Puerto Principe, so that they may be
forwarded easily to the army in Las NiI-
las They have also ordered the rebel
army in the east to keep solid on the de-
fense and prevent by all means the grind
ing or sugar cane, to protect the landing
Of expeditions and to organize the reserve
army which must be ready to go to Puerto
T1rfuofnp when called.