The Yale expositor., 1896-01-10
CES EICiNC HAVANA.
Cubans Carry Everything Beforo Thona-.
Spanish Troops Badly Scared


Spanish Troop, BADLY Scared
A Boston Globe correspondent cables
from Havana, via Vera Cruz, rs fol-
lows: A desperate battle has been
fought near Colon, province of Matan-
zas. The Spanish troops were routed
and suffered heavy loss. 'Rhe insur-
gents captured the Spanish artillery
and have gained position command
ing the overland entrance to Ha, ana
Gen. Oliver was killed and Cen. Cam
pos son seriously wounded.
Numerous other dispatches from
Havana show that unless all indica-
lions are misleading, the end of the
cuban insurrection is at hand, and the
result, 1T would seem, must be in favor
OF the insurgents, whose armies, under
Maxine Gomez, Antonio NaceO and
Quintln Bandera, are nearing Havana
from three different directions. The
above facts, SO frequently denied in
otiic nj circles during the past two
weeks, are now generally admitted
even in official circles and the utmost
CONSERVATION prevails among civilians
and military. The authorities no
longer make the slightest cOncealment
of the serious view they take Of tho
/ situation and there are some who do
not hesitate TO rail at the Spanish gen
eral and his troops, and make bitter
criticisms OF them.
Well-to.lo people from the districts
around Havana are hocling into the
| city. The price of provisions has al
ready begun TO go up aIarmingly.
livery man or boy who can be placed
! under arms has been made to shoulder
rile, and the warshipS have landed
iInl Al
| tho defense of the city but in the
face of preparations to repel the enemy
from without the most vigorous plans
have been laid out 30 battle with an
enemy w til n, as agents of the insur
gents have been working in Havana
and from the sullen, eXpcctant attitude
OF the Cuban populace it is evident
that the authorities do not make a
mistake in preparing for the worst.
| In TACT so Tar has the sympathy for the
| insurgents spread that the Spanish
soldiers have deserted in considerable
nun bers and have in many Instances
shown sympathy with the insurgent
| cause.
! The most astonishing feature OF the
I climax is the coOt manner in wnich the
! insurgents pushed onward during the
! past two weeks. Right on the ground
! the insurgents have just ira croeA are
/ several strong columns of Spanish
troops said TO number ,0,GOO mon; but
/ no fighting worth mentioning has oc-
Cured Canpos esta blished u Gordon
! OF military forces southwest Of Havana
! to Bata uano in order to protect the
! two remaining telegraph aud railroad
| lines and keep them out OF tho hands
of the insurgents, but Come passed
into the province of Pinar del Rio in
| the face o. these troops and thus Sc
cured control OF every limo leading
into Havana. They burnel tho towns
of Gabriel and partially destroyed
Guara Melena and Alquilhar. The
| destruction of cane and tobacco plan
tations in NIatanzas and Havana prov
inces has been complete and Pinar del
| Rio is being laid desolate also.
Havana is now completely isolated
and Gomez is receiving large acJuisi-
tons to his forces every day and now
! has an army of 10000 men, four-fifths
OF whom are we'll armed and including
/ about 1900 cavalry. In effect the
whole island OF Cuba, outside of Ha-
vana, is now in the hands of the in
surgents. They have not annihllated
the Spanish forces, nor have they
routed the whole army in any single
pitched battle. Yet the situation is in
| their hands, and they have completely
outgencraled the Spaniards
A late dispatch says insurgent com
mands led by Numez and Bermudez
! have appeared at Nanagua, village
only Il miles south of Havana.