The true northerner., 1896-11-04
TO BESIEGE HAVANA.
Gomez 10 Making Prspsrasions e
That End.
MACEo HAS CROSSED THE TROCHI

All the Insurgen Forces I'm Cuba Now
Marching Toward the Capital = The
Orninous silence of Gomez Is Said tn Pre-
sage the Planning Of a Series Of Import
ant Attacks Upon the Principal Cities In
Havana Province.
New York, Nov. 3.-A dispatch TO The
Herald from Key West, Fla, says: A
prominent Cuban resident of this city
said to your correspondent that with
out assuming the role of a prophet.
The Herald could positively announce
that the City of Havana would be be-
sieged by Maximo Gomez within the
next sixty days. To that end he said.
Gomez and all the rebel forces were
now marching toward the capital. This
Cuban is in direct communication with
the insurgent leaders In the field and is
the local medium through whom all
insurgent correspondence for the New
York junta passes. He also stated that
there was no confirmation of a rumor
circulated by Cuban passengers who
arrived here Sunday night that the
towns in the immediate outskirts of the
city of Havana had been already be-
oit6to ny bit
Maceo Now at Colon.
While the Havana papers, many Of
which were received by steamer Sum-
day night, continue TO maintain ST.
lence in regard to Maceo's movements
since his brilliant attack on Artemisa
ten days ago. IL is still insisted by ac-
tive partisans here In direct communi-
tion with the leaders in Cuba that he
unQuestionably crossed the military
trocha at that point during the bonn
bardment of the town and with a
small following has since marched
through the entire province of Havana,
and is now at Colon, a central point in
Matanzas province. 1t Is also alleged
that his mission there is to concentrate
and assume command Of the forces of
Ricardo. Trujilo, Rojas and other
minor rebel leaders, who have been op-
Grating in that vicinity with between
four and five thousand well armed
men.
Others Doubt the Report.
Notwithstanding the persistency of
this report other Cubans here appar-
emily equally we'll informed express a
doubt that Maceo has left the province
OF Pinar del Rio, which movement, they
say, would imply defeat by the supe-
rior forces sent against him by Captain
General Weyler. The explanation,
however. is offered that no abandon
ment of territory has been made, as
General Rius Rivera, a veteran Of the
last war, has been left In command of
the insurgent forces in Pinar del Rio,
while Maceo has gone eastward in
obedience to orders from his superiors
to operate with Maximo Gomez in the
latter's new campaign of invasion.
Gomez has not been heard from since
his attack on the town of Cascorro and
the subsequent engagement at Des-
mayo plantation, where he defeated
General Jiminez Catsellno.
Ominous Silence of Gomez.
Spanish official dispatches report
large insurgent forces moving west
ward from Cimarrones, In MatinZa pro-
vince, near Cardenas. where an i'm
portant attack by the rebels Is mo-
mentarily expected. The ominous ST.
lence of Gomez is said to presage the
planning Of series of important at
tacks on the principal cities within Ha-
vana and Matanzas provinces, his re-
cent apparent inactivity having been
caused only by desire to wait the ar
rival of all the new reinforcements
from Spain and their distribution
throughout the island. Now that they
are garrisoned his projected campaign
of invasion will be inaugurated at once,
1t is confidently reported.