The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-05
NEAR AT AN END.
CUBANs WILL WIN THEIR STRUG
GLE FOR LIBERTY.
A Fact So Frequently Denied of
The Advance of the Patriots.

HAVANA, Jan. 4.-Unless all indi-
cations are misleading, the end of the
Cuban Instruction is at hand and the
result, it would seem, must be in favor
of the insurgents, whose armies, under
Gomez, Antonio. Maceo and Quintin
Bender. are nearing this city from
three different directions. This fact,
80 frequently denied in official circles
the past two weeks. is now generally
explanations of the triumphant ad-
vance of the Cubans are put forth in
the hope of calming public excitement.
But the most astonishing feature of
the climax is the cool manner in which
the insurgents have pushed onward
during the past ten days. Right on
the ground the insurgents have just
traversed are several strong columns
OF Spanish troops. said to number in
all about 10000 men: but we hear Of
no fighting worth mentioning, a Skin
mish here and there being all that is
recorded. OF course a great deal of
their success is due to the fact that
the Cubans have the sympathy and
active SUPPORT of nine out of ten per-
sons they have encountered in their
march on Havana. while on the other
hand the Spantards meet with little
island Thus the insurgents have been
assisted in every way possible in
their endeavors to keep clear Of the
Spaniards and the latter have been
misled at every opportunity.
General Eschuage. for instance, is
In the vicinity Of Guines with a small
army of Spanish troops. Yet the in
surgents have passed right through
his district. destroying everything in
their path
General Valdez Is at Magruda, north
ward and eastward of Guines, at the
head of another little army Of Span
iards, but the insurgents passed ap-
parently unmolested right and left CT
Magruda and camped in strong force
not far from that Mace for night.
General Navarro. of whom so much
was expected, is evidently toying with
time, as his picked troops from Spain
smoke their cigarettes at San Nioho-
has, Palos, Aldecoa and Nusva Paz,
in the heart of the territory swept by
the insurgents.
The marine battalion really a fine lot
of men, are at Aguacate, but the insur-
gents have long since slipped by them.
Finally the forces of the dreaded Gem
eral Pratt are at Ceiba and Mocha,
just passed by the insurgents and Col
onJls Seguara and GalWis, both of
whom have suffered defeat at the
hands Of the insurgents. are struggling
along with their columns in some I'M
known positions away in the rear of
the fnsurgent armies.
This is the situation this afternoon.
The Insurgents everywhere triumphed.
the Spaniards are Inundated in every
direction.
Well-to-do people in the districts
of Havana, are focking to this city.
Price of provisions has already begun
to go up alarmingIy. In the streets.
the hustle agld hustle of the military is
visible. Every man or boy who can be
placed under arms has been called upon
to shoulder q rifle and the warsllips
have landed every man and gun avail
able for the defense of the city.
In the face Of these preparations to
repel the enemy from without, the
most vigorous plans have been laid out
TO battle with the enemy WITHIN. The
authorities recognizes the fact that
when the insurgeDt guns are neard in
the distance they may be the Signal
for popular uprising which Will divert
attention from the enemy and enable
the latter to make a dash into Havana
which is expected to end the war and
enable Cuba to gain her independence.
Agents of the Insurgents are known
to have slipped into Havana recently
and from the sullen, expectant atti-
tude of the Cuban populace, it is evil
dent that the authorities do not make
a mistake in preparing for the worst
in this city when the battling with the
insurgents commences outside.
Many of the prominent residents are
already looking about for means Of
leaving Havana in case of emergency
and it is said that orders have been
sent to the commanders of the Spanish