Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-17
THE TRUTH
Coming Out Regarding
Cuba.
sPANIARDs IN A PREcAniOus ro-
sITION NOW.
THE HAVANA PEOPLE
VIRTUALLY IMPRISONED IN THE
CITY BY THE REBELS, WHO
ARE GAINING.
General Dissatisfaction mt the
Course of the Government.
Some Small Bnttles.
THE HAVANA PEOPLE

Havana, Jan. 1G.-There was consid-
cradle comment yesterday and to-day
over the wording of an editorial arti-
Gle which appeared In the Dlaro Della
Mariana yesterday containing some
sensational statements and headed
AN Unbearnble Situation" The arti-
Gle declared frankly and in defiance OF
the pre3s censor that the time had
come for the government officials to
admit that the situation Is really Sc
rlous and entreated the government to
change Its present policy and II neces-
sary to put more men In the field,
claiming that the revolution Is ami
hilating the commerce and Industries
OF the island.
with the exception OF lively skir-
mish between the forces under General
Luque and the insurgents In Pinar del
Rio, there is no notable engagement
reported to-day. Maxine Gomez Is
said to have camped last night at
point near Guanajay, between Guaya-
bal and Sandimas and seems to have
evaded his pursuers as nothing Is said
of any further losses inflicted upon him
The insurgents In Pinar del Rio, VINO
were reported yesterday to have been
seriously compromised by the move
mentS ana treS1 STATIONS uI lHe lToOps'
are ranging far and wide over that
province apparently at VIII. There Is
not much damage reported along their
route, except 10 railroad property, as
the people of the Nuelta Abajo district
are for the most part friendly 10 the
insurgent cause and offer no opposi-
ton to the passage of insurgent forces
II is almost like moving In friendly
country and superior forces OF troops
are usually avoided. A part or all OF
the forces which moved west along the
north coast yesterday countermarchei
by the south coast. The official report
says there were 500 of them under Nu-
nez. Bermudez and Alvarez. ana tnat
they started back eastward from Pai.
enque passing between San LUIS ana
the city of Pinar del Rio ana very
near the latter city. They proceeded
thence along the south coast IN the d.
rectlun CT Candelabria.
General Luuue received intelligence
Of their movement and set out to m
tersept the. insurgents march he
marched toward Augustura, village
soith of San Cristobnl, near when
point he met the insurgent vanguard.
which had already left the nights
camp. The main force of the insur-
gents, however, had not yet come up
A few Insurgents we're captured ana
General Luque then proceeded west
ward. He reporter ne SUI ~
Insurgents In their camp. The insur-
gents, however, seem to have. made 9
p'ucky stand, and the battle RACED
fereeiy for two hours The troops
fought In high spirits, the report says
and al the close OF the time their heavy
artillery nre was seconded by bayo-
ne, eaarge. under which the "insu VI
gents broke and retreated IN all d
tons" MS the Official renor' ',,H-s.
Whether this was in the rear OF Gen,
crul Luqusa polii!oa Is no. staisa, a@ 81
mo three tnsurgent generals. The In
rurennts arc said to have lost seven
killed, Including Colonel Cruz; anu noa-
erigeuz. the bearer OF the coi9rs, sin ,,,
teen OF the troops are reported % hh.e
been wounded. but no dead are rcpur.,,
cd. The Village OF san Nicholas east
Of Gulnts In Havana. province was
nlllaged and mach spoil carried away.
Jihacon. in the extreme northern
portion OF Havana province. Is also Re,
1 ported to have been attacked put 'he