Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-12
HELPED
By Friends In the
United States.
WHO SEND MEN AND AMmUNrriUN
TO CUBA.
INSURGENTS WIN.
THEY CAPTURE A LARGE cry
WITHOUT HAVING TO FIRE
SINGLE GUN.
spaninrds Tell Hard tales About
Atrocities Committed by the
Insurccnts-Doniai

Havana, Jan. 1l.-There is still con-
siderable mystery connected with the
movements of the insurgent forces
around Havana.
They have caused much destruction
In the province of pinar del RIO burn
Ing number Of quite important towns,
plunderlng trains. stores and houses
and generally doing all the damage
possible. Frequent collisions between
the troops and the insurgents have
taken place and the latter are report
cd to have had the worst OF II upon
nearly every occasion. But the fact
remains that they are Btill In strong
force around Havana and that there
does not seem TO be any immediate
probability OF driving them away. The
announcement that they have been
hugglng the northern coast probably
gave rise to the report that they were
expecting the landing Of an oxpedi-
ton. probably from the United States.
with arms and supplies. II thla be
true their expectation may have been
realized. for Il II rumored today that
an important expedition under General
Calstro Garcia, the veteran Cuban
l,ader who recently escaped from pris-
on in Madrid and who was in New
York I'm November last, landed some-
where on the northern coast. probably
In the province OF pinar del RIO, on
Wednesday Inst. This, although pretty
generally believed. has not vet been
officially confirmed. II General Garcia
had with him the supplies of ammuni-
ton, etc, awaited by the insurgents
the Spanish commanders here claim
that further and more important ag-
gresslve action upon the part of the
enemy n,Ny be expected In the near
future. although they do not expect an
immediate attack upon Havana.
Referring to the apparently ineXpllc-
able movements OF the insurgents since
they almost completely surrounded Ha-
Vana Cuban who is generally well
informed regarding the movements OF
| the insurgent leaders. intlmates this
| evening that II u possible that the In
| surgents had passed into Pinar del
| Rio In force with n view of drawing
all troops possible after them and that
! when the proper moment arises they
Will simultaneously countermarch and
move swiftly upon Havana from n
| number OF different directions, In this
city. he added the friends ~ the in
, surgeuts would by that time have
| closed arrangements TO make a demon
| strntion In their favor Bombs would
| be exploded and fires lighted Mt n
! given signal in many different portions
: of the city and vicinity and In the con-
| fusion which was certain to follow the
Z Insurgents would, according to the pro-
| gram, be able 10 enter Havana,
The most startling stories are cir
culated here by the friends or aTents
OF the Spanish government regarding
the atrocities said TO have been COM
mIttcd by the Cuhans durlng tnclr
march from Santiago lie cube to Plpnr
del Rio. I, 10 claimed they have rob
bed the poor and rlcl. alike. mai
treated the old and young Of both sexes
md nothing has been sacred to them.
The Cubans ilRtly, however. ccnY these
reports and say that they have acted
as closely and strictly within the rules
OF warfare as their guerilla tuctlcs per-
mitted.
The news reached here this afternoon
that the advance guard of the lnsur-
gents under the elder Nuneg had ar
rived nj San CristCOal. the stcond town
In importance IN She province OF Pinar
del Rio. and little over half way he
tween this city and pinar del Rio. capt.
toll Of the province OF that name
Nunez, II nppAars, entered San Girls
tobal on Jan. and met with no re-
sistnnce. although It was understood
here that the city was defended by n
large force OF Spanish troops. There
fore. Il is presumed that the Spanish
forces We're moved away from san
Crlstobal In order to take part In the
onerntons against the insurgents, san
Cristobal Is the first large town cap-
tured by the insurgents and Il Ia quite
| victory for them
The insurEent leaders Delpado md
Socarraras are also reported to have
captured Bahia Honda, another I'M
| portAnt town In the province OF pinar
Gel Rio. and practically "a seaport town,
for II adJoins very fine bay IN which
flibusters can now hnd q safe refuge
unless Spanish warship Is promptly
sent there, which Ia not unlikely TO be
| tho case.
The eteamship viivorde arrived here
today from Santiago de Cuba, having
on board Brig.-Gen. Iilares and de-
tachment OF troops to reinforce the
harrison here. IL was reported this
evening that the telegraph lines he
tween Havana and Batabano had
again been cut by the insurgents, thus
putting an end to communication with
all points south NJ Havana although
the government officials claim they will
be able TO send trains through twice a
| d. "a usual,
Reports received here arc to the et-
feet that General Gomez personally
went to Las Naeas and then counter
marched with 5000 insurgents south tn
Aiuuizar and Guirara Mellnn toward
cuivocan. The rest OF the force con
tnued To advance westward. General
Maceo passed by CahRnazns to Bahia
and burned the morning train en- route
from Havana to Batnnaho. The insur-
gents commanded by General Maceo
oountermarched to the north moving
toward General Gomez al San Feline.
II Is believed that the fact that tho
Insurgents have decid- =. to remain In
Matanyas Will operate TO the dlsadvan-
tage OF the troops md In favor OF Gem
erai Gomez The plan OF the Standards
at the present time secms to be In Ca
vor OF concentration and combination.
hut the nature OF the country in Mat
angns VIII not apparently allow tho
movement or forces In pursuit. OF n
4 quick, active enemy with iirht. hviuR
columns, like those at the present time
operated by the Cubans.
Il ~. 1854 s~es Co-n~nt corn ~,
on 4 plantation In tho Miriosa district
In the vicinity OF Quivoean. lne a. 49,
i tents Instantly retreated 10 tho San
Augustine plantation. Colonel Goivis
4 than attacked the left dank and took