Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-13
AGAIN QUAKING.
The Patriots Closing In On Havana
---GOmez Sends a Warming Into the
City---Guards About the Govern
ment Buildings Doubled.

Tampa, Fla, January 12.-Passen-
gers arriving from Cuba tonight report
that Roloffs band has passed over
Puentes Grande (the big bridge near
Havana) The Spaniards had stretch
ed heavy chains across the bridge TO
prevent the passage of the calvary
This did not deter the insurgents.
The Havana theatres have suspend
ed and the Italian opera which has just
arrived, will not play. The produce ex-
change is forming five battalions for the
defense of the city. a double guard
now surrounds all government build
ings. General Gomez has sent a proc
lamation to the chiefs OF volunteers in
Havana not to commit outrages on any
citizens and threatens to blow up the
city if the edict is disregarded. Aque-
10 Solano, chief of police OF the port of
Havana, was sent to Spain under arrest
on January 10th and was replaced by
Trujuillo Monago. Selano was re-
moved for permitting ammunition to
enter Havana and overlooking the
passage of several insurgent agents.
General Weyley is soon to arrive with
twenty-five thousand troops for Pinar
del Rio. Cruisers are guarding the
coast. In a recent encountep reported
IN have taken place in Guanaji between
Gomez. Saayas and Bermudez, who
were entrenched there, and General
Garcia Navarro, General Campos, son
is reported to have been wounded.
Reports announce that Caliax Togar-
ri has landed N Cuba.
Fernando de Castro, who gave hVe.
thousand dollars for the killing OF
Manuel Garcia, the bandit, offers more
for the killing of Gomez.
Havana, January 12.-With the ex-
ception Of an engagement between
Spanish troops and band of 800 :nsur-
gents at Managua, only twelve mllss
southwest of Havana, there is nothing
very important or authentic TO chroni-
Gle Of the movements of the insurgents.
The attack on Managua still remained
in doubt. At last accounts 1t was being
neld by volunteers, but regular troops
were despatched from here 10 IT'S as
sistance. 1t is reported that the insur-
gents had burned several of the houses
and had killed a number Of dafenceless
citizens.
Further news received to-day con-
firms yesterdays report that MaXimo
Gomez is again moving to the eastward
with a large force Of insurgents st:.I
left in Pinar del Rio. Hie was reported
to-day south of Guara and near Melena,
moving eastward through the burned
cane fields and passing Providencia and
Guines.
At Banes the insurgents have plum
dered and burned the great stores.
Three clerks were burned and the
Mavcr was killed. The stores in the
village of Cidra and Santa Ana. IN
Matanz9s, have also been plundered'
and in the Cardepas district the fields
Of Gu;maro has fean burned.
From Manzanillo 500 farm laborers
who mad come there from the Trinidad
district Started back under the le' 4er-
ship of Salvador Res. About l6O oil
them got part of the way toward santa,
Clara. but all deserted their leader ana
returned to Manzanillo.
In the engagement with Rabi. near
Jiguani, the report of which has been
published. the .nsurgent Colonel jaime
Masso. four officers and the leader Es-
taban Tamayo were killed
II IS said that 500 insurgents have
been killed in the skirmishing IN Ma
tanzas province.
Qu!ntin Bandera is reported to be
moving IN the ne.ghbOrhood Of Guiana
Miranda.
The insurgents under Luis Perez ana
Munoz are said 10 have had many
wounded in an engagement near S-g-
uanca.
A small schooner has been captured al
Caibarien which was engaged in sup
plying the insurgens with groceries
and ammunition.