The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-11
GOMEZ IS BOLD.
Shown by His Fearless Dash Into
7inar del Rio District.
PREVIOUS RETREAT A "BLUFF."
Countermarched and Accom-
pliShed His Purpose.

iiAbhsAs Jun. H. lne iui WHICH
seemed to have taken place in the activi-
ties OF the insurgents in the past few days
has given place once more TO an unex-
pected dash on the part OF Maxine 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 au-
thorities that the time was fast approach.
ing when the insurgents were TO pay the
penalty for their temerity and when the
Spanish were to close in upon them as in
trap and annihilate them.
The sympathizers with the insurgents
have themselves not been free from keen
anxiety at the persistent stand the leaders
were making on the northern coast OF
Pinar del Rio, and almost up to the out
skirts of Habana itself, while the con-
tinued uctivity OF the Spanish generals
was disposing about them force of troops
that seemed likely to hem them In and cut
them off.
Tho news that Gomez has passed Alqui.
Ear and Guira de Melena in Habana prov.
ince was received with relief by the
friends OF the Insurgents though the di-
rection he had taken beyond that was not
known, but it was generally supposed
eastern provinces, glad TO escape the trap
set for him.
Hoodwinkipg the Spaniards.
1t is now evident that he was merely
making a pretonse at retreat to mislead
his enemy, and meantime he has once
more countermarched, like fox doubling
upon its own tracks, and last night he had
nearly his whole effective force in the to-
dixtr In h. -
Pinar del Rio, ready to visit destruction
upon the tobacco crop, as it has already
been widely visited upon the sugar crop
The march eastward from Guira dc
Melena was a swift one, and he was re-
ported yesterday from Artemisa, Mangos,
Bagate and Candelaria. The town OF San
Cristobal. which came next in his course,
was left unmolested, but judging from
the route taken by the vanguard, he
has passed by Santa Cruz, Taco Taco and
Paso Real toward Consolation del Sur.
which Is the railroad terminus from Ha-
bana running southeast in Pinar del Rio.
The northern portion of the province of
Pinar del Rio has also by no means
been stripped OF insurgents, and it Is re-
ported that band of 500, commanded by
Perico Delgardo, has passed westward
along the coast in the northern part of
Pinar del Rio. going west through the
sugar district and by the plantation OF
Trinaja, Quiebra Hacha, to the port of
Cabanas, and thence again through Amiol
and San Diego de Nunez TO Bahia Honda
and TO Las Posas beyond.
When the news of this movement was
received, troops were hurriedly dispatched
from here to Bahia Honda by sea to re-
enforce the garrison at that important sea-
port town.
There are insistent rumors here that an
important expedition for the relief of the
insurgents has been landed upon the
northern coast of Pinar del Rio The
boldnoss of the insurgents in remaining
upon this coast in face Of danger of being
cut off has been attributed to their ex-
pectation of the landing of the expedition.
Conspirators at Work In Habana.
The authorities have discovered evidence
OF what they consider conspiracy to cause
an uprising in Habana and to hand the
city over To the insurgents. Tho conspiracy
Is believed to be widely ramificd, and its
discovery has caused grave uneasiness in
Habana. and suspicious that disaffection
Is much more widely disseminated than
has been admitted.
Thirty persons have been arrested for
completely in the plot and eight have been
imprisoned while Aquilno Solano, police
inspector for the port OF Habana, has been
relieved from duty.
An engagement has occurred between
the combined columns of General Ma
varro and Colonel Arizon and the bands
led by MaceO and Zayas, at n point be-
twoeE the plantations OF Regalado and
Begona, in the district of Cabanas. The
Spaniards, 1t is reported took the in
surgents' position, who fled, leaving IL
killed and carrying off many wounded
AT Ceiba and Aguacate, between Ha-
bana and Matanzas, in tho province Of
Habana, band Of $50 insurgents are re-
ported To be active, and they fired upon
train. At Duran they have destroyed the
telegraph
The insurgents have destroyed the rail-
road station and have cut the telegraph at
guada m fba vrnvi pc. Of Nf,t.,,a.