The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-22
WITHIN TWENTY MILES YET
Gomez Continues to Manifest a Liking for
the Region Near Havana

Havana, Jan 21-The Reformist vice
president, Senior Francisco Cerra, has
been dismissed for not conforming with
the attitude of the Diario de la Marina,
and that party against General Cam
pos.
From the front it is reported today
that General Maximo Gomez is still at
the plantation of Portugaltee, near San
Jose las Lajas, about 80 kilometres from
Havana.
The eastern army of insurgents under
Jose NIeceo and Rabi are still under
stood to in the Sagua La Grande
district of the province Of Santa Clara
and moving westward.
General Luque, early during the NOR
ming of Sunday last, January 10, at
tackled the camp of General Antonio
Maceo at Tiradero, province of Pinar
del Rio, Tiradero is not from far
from Pinar del Rio, capital of the prov
ince. The troops are reported to have
won a complete victory over the in
surgents, who left twenty-seven killed
on the field, and who are said to have re
tired with 140 dead and wounded. On
the side of the troops only two soldiers
Were killed and one officer and fourteen
soldiers We're wounded. The victory
of the Spaniards was due to the excel
lence of the artillery fire which they
directed upon the insurgents.
Advices from the province of Matan-
zas say that the insurgents recently
called upon the garrison of Fort Flora
at La Guayra, near Macurijis. that pro-
vince, to surrender, fbut the soldiers re-
fused to do so, and the insurgents burn
ed all the cane fields in the vicinity Of
Fort Flora. This body of insurgents
is said to have numbered 1.200 men and
to have been moving westward from the
Sagua Ia Grande district. They de-
rallied a train at Chinchilla.
An incident of Maxine Gomez's ccun-
termarch through Havana province is
reported today. Day before yesterday
he was encamped with $4,000 men at
the plantation of Amalia. While there
he sent for the administrator of Port
Aguilite and told him that he came 10
destroy that place with dynamite in
view of its disobediance of his orders
against grinding cane. But, he added.
if the garrison would retire from the
plantation, he would agree not 10 dyna-
mite this. This was agreed TO and the
garrison retired, but only as far as
San Jose. Port Aguilite is a fine estate
and Gomez has given written order
not TO burn it, out of respect to the
administrator and owner, the aged
Spanish patriot, Manuel Calve.
Gomez has travelled towards and ar
rived at Guayabal, fifteen miles south
of Havana, and near the line of Pinar
del Rio province. The movements OF
Gomez westward are believed 10 be due
TO a call from Maceo for help 20 re-
Heve him from a critical situation in
Pinar del Rio.
The administrator Of Port Aquatic
has arrived in Havana, having been
provided by Gomez with a passport
which carried him through the insur-
gent lines and assured him against mo-
lestaJiOn. He reports that on his way
he found the insuTgent leader, Colunda.
with 800 men. between San Francisco
Paula and Cottoro, six miles from Ha-
Vana.
Madrid, Jan. 21.-The column OF Ma
jor Sanchez has routed the insurgents
in the province Of Matanzas with bloody
fighting. Thirty rebels were killed and
100 wounded. The latter included the
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