The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
General Gomez Enters San Fe.
lipe With Four Thousand
Followers.
VILLAGERS FLEE FOR SAFETY.
From Spain Comes a Report That
Captain.General Campos Will
Resign.

HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. 6.-The stations
OF the Villa Neuva Railroad at Melana and
Guara, a few miles to the westward OF
Guinos in this province, have been de-
stroyed by the rebels. The insurgents
then marched on the town of San Felipe
at the junction OF the Batabano and Villa
Nueva railroads.
The Mayor OF the town was warned of
their approach and gathered 200 men with
whom he INTENDED to defend the town.
Maxine Gomez. the rebel leader, sent
word to the mayor that if the insurgents
were fired upon he would burn the town
TO the ground.
The inhabitants begged the Mayor to
make no resistance, as they did not want
to lose their property, and the Mayor
acceded 10 their wishes and notified
Gomez that no defense of the town would
be made The latter, at the head of 1000
men, then entered San Felipe. No dam
age was done to property.
In the zone of Huivican, Duran and San
Felipe the rebels have destroyed the sugar
estates of Salvador, Julia, San Augustln,
Mercedita, Santa Teresa, Mora and Nj
Rosa.
4 number of families fleeing from the
rebels at Meena have arrived at Jesus del
Monte, a suburb of Havana. The Govern
ment column under command of General
Suarez Valdez arrived last evening at Re-
gala, a small town situated a short way
from Havana.
a train on the Villa Nueva Railroad,
which arrived here at O'Clock last even
ing, brought d number of families from
San Felipe, Bejucal, Duran, Melena and
Juara who are seeking safety under the
guns of Havana. The train also brought
a detachment of troops from the Barrito
estate at Duran.
Passengers from Melena state that the
rebels entered that town and made an at
tack on the church establishment. The
Mayor tried to oppose them and was
killeL. a body of rebels also marched
into Quivican, where they captured a
quantity of arms and ammunition The
railway station was set on fire and de-
stroyed
At San Gabriel the rebels burned the
town and the station of the Western Rail
road Company. Inhabitants of the place
took refuge in the bushes. Only three
houses in the place were left standing.
a petard was exploded in front of La
Corina cigar factory in this city. The ex-
plosion caused much excitement IN the
vicinity, but no harm was done. An iron
bomb was also exploded near Alvarez a
house was damaged and large hole was
made in the ground.
The troops that have been ordered to
proceed east from the province of Santa
Clara, in order to Join forces in the prov
inces Of Havana and Pinar del Rio, are ar
irving at Batabano, the southern terminus
of the Havana and Batabano Railroad,
whence they can be quickly transferred to
Havana or points IN Pinar del Rio.
The rebels still avoid fighting decisive
battle with the Government troops, always
retiring after exchanging few shots with
the soldiers.
As these are the tactics always followed
by them it has been thought advisable to
surround them and then to gradually close
the lines upon them, driving them to a
stand in the centers.
Orders to this effect have been issued
and the troops are reported to be rapidly
surrounding the insurgents.
The trains on the railroad running west
from Havana do not go any further than
La Salud.