Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-06
ARE STILL MARCHING ON
The Cuban Patriots Continue on Their
Victorious Way.
While Campos and His One Hun
dred Thousand Spanish Soldiers
Appear Absolutely POwerless
and Impotent-Tne Rebels Within
Twelve Miles OF Havana.

an dIldCh Dy Uut loul 6OhI e'4 iAiJ
part of it. Yesterday the bands COM
manded by Nunez and Bermudez were
seen at Manauga, a village not more
than twelve miles from Havana.
1t must not be supposed that the city
is open to the advance Of the insurgents,
or that there are none within its borders
to offer resistance. There has been no
overt act Of defiance OF the authorities
within the city, and there have been
Numerous voluntary offers to bear arms
in defence Of the city-thOusands Of
them. the authorities say. But There
has been a comfortable conviction in the
minds of the residents Of Havana from
the beginning OF the insurrecuon that
they were
IN NO REAL DANGER
of molestation from the insurgents.
Many hundreds of on-cOmbatant in
habuants of the island have come to
Havana to await the passing OF the
stonm. Still more have sent Jhe.r wives
and families here as safe refuge. This
class of the population is in a state OF
utter CONSERVATION and dismay and
spreads an infectious spirit Of panic
through all other circles. The author
tiles no longer make the slightest con-
cealment of the serious view they take
of the situation, and there are some
who do not hesitate to rail against the
Insurgents and the troops and make
bfttr,. anti ot-r,oc Of fbann Thara hoe
teen great fear that the light and water
supply of the city would be cut off by
a sudden raid of the insurgent forces.
The idea of the city being left in total
darkness for the unseen working of
plots and sedit.ons is itself enough
TO WORK A PANIC
in the nervous condition of the public
mind. Special preparations for the de-
tense Of the works that supply these
have been made and artillery has been
placed to command them against all
probable sources Of attack All possible
recruits have been enlisted for the de-
fence of the city and the available
ground about the city has been filled
with batteries of artillery, which are
manned night and day.
The Spanish authorities have main
tanned Gordon Of military forces run
ming from Havana to the town of Bat
abano, on the south coast, so that inva-
sion OF MatanzaS province by the in
surgents, beyond which they hoped to
prevent the advance Of the destroying
columns of their enemies This Gordon
has proved no MOI reflective than did
the line Of La Trocha, which was laid
to keep the insurgents out of Santa
Clara province. This line
WAS BROKEN YESTERDAY
by the forces under Gomez, and the
main body Of the insurgents to-day
passed into tine province Of Pinar del
RiOmand and are now overrunning
that province wiCh fire and the sword.
The passage was effected near Bata-
bano and Gomez burned the village of
Gabriel on the way and partially de-
stroyed the towns Of Guira Melena and
of AlQuihar. The work of destruction
in Havana province has been as conf
plete as was that in Matanzas and the
sugar lands Of Pinar del Rio are fast
being put into the same desOlate con-
dition.
The proclamation Of General Campos,
to the effect that ali horses in the ISL
and are to be held subject to requisition
by Jhe Spanish authorities, has little
effect, beyond its force as a confession
that the Spanish forces are badly han
dicapped by the lack of mounted troops
and are
PRACTICALLY HELPLESS
against the cavalry forces of the insur-
gents.
ia effect, the whole island of Cuba
outside of the city of Havana is now in
the hands Of the insurgents They have
not annlhilated the Spanish forces nor
r -vT -heY rJu "A Jhe Wh0l5 army n any
single pitched battle. Yet the situation
is completely in their hands, and so
completely have they outgeneralled the
SDan.aris that TO all appearances,
Martinez Campcs' army might as well
be in Spain for any check it puts upon
the movements to and fro Of Maxine
Gomezs army. The layter's progress
has been accompanied with continual
accessiOns to his forces by volunteers,
and he has captured enough horses,
rifles and artillery TO add immensely
TO the effective strength Of his men.
He has practically carried his base of
operations with him and has usually
countermarched over a wholly different
route from chat of his advance, appa-
ren5ly
COUNTING WITH CONFIDENCE
uron living upon the country as he
went
There IS little doubt really fel, here
that he WI get as much or more sym
pathy in Pnar del Rio than he did IN
Santa Clara and Matanzas. and the
general fear here is now that after
sweeping over Pinar del Rio he VII
come upon Havana from the west, CO.
operating in an attack with the forces
of the Insurgents which have been east
of Havana for severa, days past. The
advance Of Gomez bey0r / BatabanO has
cut the line Of telegraph and cable COM
mun.caCon with the eastern part Of the
island upon which Campos principally
relies for directing his forces N San
t.ago de Cuba, Puerto Principe and
Ssnat Clara.
Details are meagre Of the movements
Of Gomez in P,nar del Rio to-day, and
.t is not known whether he Is proceed
tng 20 The westward portion o. the prov
uce or has turned northward toward
Havana.
COMETS FORCE.
Tampa. Fla. January 5.-An Amer
lean passenger arriving from Cuba to-
night reports that the Cubans are with
n seventeen miles OF Havana. Accord
ing TO his statement Gomez has twenty
two thousand men. The insurgents