The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-12-11
AT HAVANA'S GATES
WEYLER'S ARMY BETWEEN TWO
- CUBAN ARMIES.
Insurgents Under Gomez Drive spaniards
From a Town but Four Miles From
Havana - The Latter City Almost
Panic Stricken-Other Cuban News.

Key West, Fla: The guns of the van
guard of the Cuban army of Gen. Max
limo Gomez are laundering at the
gates of Havana, while Capt. Gen. Wey-
Ter is supposed TO be in pursuit OF An
tonic Maceo in Pinar del Rio. Advices
received from Havana by steamer
Olivette state that the vanguard OF the
army of Gomez camped near Guiana
bucao, which is just across the bay
from Havana. About noon the next
day the insurgents began TO lombard
Guanabucao. The roar of the guns
was easily heard in Havana and threw
the lovalists of the latter in panic.
Many houses were fired by the shells
from the insurgent cannon, and the
smoke and flames were visible to the
people of Havana. When the Olivette
sailed the bombardment was still in
progress, but il has since been learned
that 80 houses had been wrecked and
% Spanish soldiers killed. Guanabacoa
has about $4,000 inhabitants, and Is
| about four miles from Havana. There
: are some 1000 troops there and the
| citizens felt as secure as does Maceo IN
his hills. The night after this attack
another body of insurgent cavalry
charged through Guanabacao, but at
| tempted no violence. They have also
recently raided Del Rosario, Santa
Maria, FL Cano, Arroyo and Naranpo,
all within a radius Of IL miles of
Havana.
Residents of Havana feared that this
was but preliminary to an assault upon
that city also, but it is not at all likely
that Gomez has any intentions upon
Havana at the present time. 1t was his
purpose to make n diversion in favor
of Maceo. Gen. Gomez with the main
body of his army is now in MatanZas
province and is proceeding westward
as rapidly as possible. 1t is said that
Gomez has 10000 men we'll equipped
and plenty of artillery. The attack on
Guanabacao was made by 300 soldiers
of the van of the army of Gomez, which
consists of cavalry and has four cannon.
1t is stated in Havana that Weyler's
second campaign against Maceo has
proved as complete failure as the
first. When Weyler left Artemisa he
had 5000 infantry, 1000 cavalry and
Il pieces of artillery. With this force
he marched around the southern side
of the hills, pretending to be seeking
an opening to attack Maceo, who holds
a strong position on the crest of the
hills. Maceo has concentrated all his
forces, and is eager for Weyler to at
tack, but Weyler, remembering his de
feat in the Rubi hills, does not propose
to attack the insurgents. 1t is known
in Havana that the captain genera
has no intention of risking an engage
ment. 1t is stated that he will sooI
return to Havana and announce tina
, he found no rebels in Pinar del Rio
and that the province is in q state O
peace.
Weyler has established headquart
ers at Los Palacious, and from tina
point he is sending out columns Z
sweep the country with fire and sword
S The trails of these columns are marke
by flames and blood. The order ha
I been secretly issued by Weyler to pu
all Cuban pacificos 10 the sword, and
, is being obeyed. Since the captain
5 general began his second campaign
= not a Cuban in arms has been killed
5 but over 200 pacifios have been put I
death. No quarter is given. Thos
b. who are captured are shot on the spot
4 and those who surrender are treate
G likewise. Gen. Melguizo discovered
G Cuban hospital where there were
sick men. He butchered every one /
!, cold block and then reported that h
= had won victory" In additio
!, Melguizo also had eight women kille
:. who were acting as nurses.
Cuban Matters in Brief.
The news of the death of Maj. Ger
Scrafn Sanchez, inspector-general {
a the Cuban army, has been confirmed
= He was at the head of 200 insurgent
!, awaiting the landing of n filibuste
party from Jamaica when they weI
= attacked by 5000 Spanish troops. Du
= ing desperate battle which followe
= Sanchez fell, being wounded in thrc
= places. The fight lasted five hours III
y til dark when the insurgents retir'
The Spanards suffered loss of II
killed and 80 wounded. The Cuba
" loss was 43 killed and &c wounded.