The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-01
ON TO HABANA
VIGOROUS MOVEMENTS OF THE
CUBAN COMMANDERS.

CUBAN COMMANDERS.
One Spanish Regiment Surrenders With
out Resistance---TheI Insurgents Destroy
Many Sugar PlantatIons---Other News of
Importance.
KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 26.-Advices
received from Cuba today state that a
battle occurred yesterday afternoon
between the vanguards Of the insur-
gent and Spanish armies and that the
Spaniards were repulsed. Col. Prat,
who commanded the Spanish van
guard, was killed. Martinez Campos
was present and directed the retreat of
the Spanish to Jovellanos. Campos'
forces are now entrenched at that
place, expecting to be attacked by Go
mez's main army. Campos has armed
all the civilians in Jovellanos and is
forcing them to do military duty.
Advices received by Cuban leaders
via Olivette, confirm the report of the
capture of the town Of FL Rogue by
Gomez, as announced in these dis
patches last night. With Gomez were
Serafn Sanchez, Aguirre and Quarez.
The Spanish regiment stationed at El
Roque surrendered without firing a
shot. All Of them were paroled, ex-
cept12 who were charged with having
poisoned the water in the reservoir Of
the town. They were tried: convicted
and shot
After taking all the arms, provi-
sions, etc., found in the town. the in
surgents set fire to it and then left,
going in the direction of Quintana
and Jovellanos. They also destroyed
the sugar plantations near San Vicente
and La Antonia. The vanguard of
Gomezs forces under the command Of
Lacret has entered the town Of Quln-
tana between Matauzas and Colon and
destroyed by fire the largest sugar
plantation on the island.
The train that left Colon for Matan-
zas was detained at Quintana by the
insurgents. Columns of smoke could
be plainly seen from Jovellanos The
general supposition is that all planta-
tons in that district have been de-
stroyed,
Maceo and his forces have encamped
at the plantation La Harmonic and
Gomez has established his headquar.
tiers at the plantation La Espana, be-
longing to Romerony Robledo of the
Spanish cabinet All telegraphic
communication between the Las Villas
district and Habana has been de-
stroyed by the insurgents and no
trains have passed over the road since
Saturday last.
The railroad stations at Madana and
Toca belonging to the United Railroad
Company have been destroyed by fire.
The insurgents under Nunez have
encamped at the plantation Reyido
and destroyed all the cane. The
forces of Antonio Maceo, and Quintin
Bandera compose the rear guard of
the army under Gomez.
The Spaniards prohibited all public
entertainments on the 25th and Or
dered all saloons closed at IL o'clock
at night.
Lacret, with large force, is march
ing towards Guines.
The insurgents assert that no crops
will be gathered this year, Gomez
has notified Campos that it is his in
tention to destroy all the sugar cane
to prevent its being gathered. The
sugar being exported now is taken
from the warehouses and is part of
last years crop.
THE OTHER SIDE.
HABANA, Dec. 25.-Despite the state
ment contained in the $500 word al
legged cable dispatch from this city
published in the American papers tax
Ing the reports of the Chicago Asso
ciated Press, that Maximo Gomez,
with IL, 900 Cuban patriots was march
ing upon this city, driving everything
before them, the following are the
flcts:
Gomez with an army of from 1000
to 5000 men, has succeeded by avoid
ing an engagement with the Spanish
forces in marching to Coliseo, a point
80 miles from Habana. He burned a
number of fields of sugar on his way
and at Coliseo and vicinity he burned
some more, his acts Of vandalism, ex-
citing great indignation through
out the country devastated. When
he arrived at Coliseo, Gomez
was stopped by Spanish troops, who
checked his advance and prevented
further burning of cane fields. 1t is
believed that the rebels have greatly
injured their position, it being appa-
rent that the only purpose of their
leader is to destroy the sugar crop.
This is the actual situation, and the
Chicago Associated Press cable had
no further foundation.
CAA1POS AT HABANA.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Span
ish minister tonight received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Acting Gov
ernor General Arderius at Habana:
"HABANA, Dec. 26, 1S95.-General
Campos yesterday arrived at Habana.
lie was met at the railway station by
a large committee of political parties
of the city composed Of the Liberals,
Conservatives and Home Rulers, and
by the most prominent members of
HabanaS societies, all leaders of the
volunteer militia. He was cheered
with great enthusiasm and was fol-
lowed By the crowds to the governor
generals Office. There the leaders of
the three political parties addressed
him, rendering to him the most enthu-
siastic support. Gen. Campos has the
unlimited confidence of the Spanish
government and the support of all the
loyal element of Cuba.
General Campos lamented the saw
age and criminal character which in
surgent bands have given to this war
which is directed not against the
troops, but against property. They
always flee before the columns of the
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