The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-11

HAVANA. Jan. 10.-The lull which
seemed to have taken place in the &C.
tivlties Of the insurgents in the past
few days have given place once more to
an unexpected dash on the part of Max
imo Gomez into the heart OF the rich
tobacco growing district OF PInar del
Rio.
Confident claims have been made for
several days past on the part Of the
authorities that the time was fast ap-
preaching when the insurgents were to
pay the penalty for tbeiF tenefity and
when the Spanish were to close in upon
them as in a trap and annihliate them.
THE sympathiZeFs with the insurgents
have themselves not been free from
keen anxiety at the persistent stand
the leaders were making on the north
ern coast of PInar del Rio and almost
up to the outskirts OF Havana itself.
while the Continued activity of the
Spanish generals In depositing about
them force OF troops that seemed
likely to hem them In and cut them on.
The news cabIed last night that Co
mez had passed AlquIzar and GuIra
Melena In Havana province was re-
ceiyed with relief by the friends OF the
insurgents. though the direction he had
taken beyond that was not known, but
It was generally supposed that he was
bent upon retreat into the eastern pro-
vinces, glad to escape the trap set for
him.
FOXY Gomez.
1t Is now evident that he was merely
making pretense at retreat to nlslead
his enemy. and meantime he has once
more countermarched like fox doub-
ling upon its own track. and tonight
he has nearly his whole effective force
In the tobacco district in the southern
part OF Pinar del Rio, ready TO visit de-
struction upon the tobacco crop, as Il
has already been widely visited upon
the sugar crop.
Judging from the route taken by his
Yangunrd:ke has passed by Santa Cruz.
Taco Taco. and Phso Real towards Con-
aolaclon del Sur, which is the terminus
OF the railroad from Havana running
southwest into Pinar del Rio.
The northern portion OF the province
OF PInar del Rio has also by no means
been stripped OF insurgents, and II IS
reported to-day that band Of 300, COM
manded by Perico del Gardo has pass
ed westward along the coast in the
northern part OF Pniar del Rio going
west through the sugar district and
by tho plantation OF Tlnaja, Quieba
HachA to the post OF Cabanas, and
thence again through Amlol and San
Diego de Nunez to Bahia Honda, and 60
Las Posas beyond.
When the news of this movement was
received. troops were hurTiedly dis
patched from here to Bahia Honda by
sea TO reinforce the garrison At that
important seaport town.
Havana In Danger.
There are indistince rumors here that
an important expedition for the relief
of the insurgents has been landed upon
the northern coast OF Pinar del Rio.
The boldncss OF the Insurgents in 70.
naming upon this coast in face OF
danger OF being cut of has been attrih-
uted 10 their expectation Of the landing
OF the expedition.
The authorities have discovered evil
dence OF what they consider conspir-
ncy to cause an uprising in Havana and
10 hand the clsy over to the Insurgents
The conspiracy Is believed TO be widely
ramified and Its discovery has caused
grave uncasiness in Havana and sus-
piclons that dIsaffection is much more
widely disseminated than has been ad-
mitted. Thirty persons have been ar
rested for completely in the plot and
eight have been imprisoned, while
AQuillno Solnno. police Inspector for
the port OF Havana, has been relieved
from duty.
The insurgents have DESTROYED the
railroad station and have cut the tele.
graph at Aguada in the province OF
Matanzas,