The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-18
WEYLER IS WONDERING
Where Maxine Gomez and His
Fighters are Located.
MAOE0 IN HAVANA PROVINCE

Believed TO lie in a Position to Join Forces
with Gomez at His Pleasure Meantime
Come Further Reports of Alleged
Spanish victories.
HAVANA, Feb. 1S-Antonio Maceo is
fairly wiAlin the province of Havana and
is east of the Batabano trocha, and if he
has not Joined forces with Maxine Gomez
he is in position to do so when he pleases.
Large forces of insurgents are also within
reach in MaIanzas province, where they
are oyerrunning the country and doing
much damage
The exact whereabouts of Maximo
Gomez is not known, as he has not led any
large aggressive movements for some time
past. He seems to have lapsed into q CON
dition of seeming apathy, like that which
characterized his stay in Puerto Principe,
while Antonio Maceo was waging an en-
ergetc campaign in Santiago de Cuba. AS
that period of seeming apathy on Gomez's
part terminated with his irruption into
Santa Clara and his dashing march west
ward almost TO the gates of Havana, show
ing how busy he had been in making effec
tive preparations, the authorities do not
allow themselves to count much upon his
present quietude,
The last reported of Gomez he was in
the neighborhood of San Antonio de las
Vegas little west of the center of Ha-
vana province. The town has been to a
large extent the headquarters of the insur-
gents for some time past, and has been in
their hands. In fact, Il number of the Of
flcials of the town went over to the insur-
gents
On Sunday Antonio Maceo, with his
large following from Pinar del Rio, made
known his presence also at San Antonio
de las Vegas His band, together with
those of Miro and Castillo, were attacked
at that town on Sunday by a column Of
troops under Colonel Segura, and an en-
gagement of some Importance ensued.
| Colonel Segura, in his official report, re-
lates that his forces took the town and
dislodged the insurgents, who retreated to
a hill at Culebra
There they took positions and prepared
to make stand. But the artillery was
brought into play upon them, and they
were charged with the bayonet, the cav
airy at the same time charging them.
This broke their formation and they re-
treated leaving twelve dead, besides sew
enty-one horses, some arms and a quantity
of ammunition. They also carried off nu-
merous wounded.
Colonel Segura also engaged portion
Of Maceo's command at Vapor, where IL
| vanguard of sixty and a main body of 500
insurgents were passing. The insurgent
loss at that point was three killed, twelve
wounded and three prisoners.
| General Echague has employed a bit Of
| strategy to come up with the insurgents.
| He embarked his command upon train
mede up to resemble a freight train, The
insurgents, in fact, mistook it for freight
train, and near Molina surrounded it
/ with the intention of destroying it. GEN
eral Echague's force attacked them and,
| taking them by surprise, caused them a
| considerable loss in killed and wounded.
! The Spanish authorities here comment
upon Antonio Maoeos return to Havana
/ province by stating that he came with
4 5000 men from the eastern provinces, and
/ that he has returned from Pinar del Rio
to Havana with about 700 men. Even if
he left some men in Pinar del Rio, they
say, these figures prove that he sustained
great loss while in that province.
A group of insurgents have burned the
stations at Minas, Campo and Florida,
and the warehouse of San Miguel, near
Havana, on the railroad to Matanzas.