The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-28
He Is Laying Waste the Prov
ince of Pinar del Rio.
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE IN TRAP.
Two Thousand Men Have Recently
Joined His Conquering Army.
The United states Is Endeavoring TO
Intercept the Garcia Filibustering
Expedition Which sailed From New
fork-Gomez Burning Trains Near
Havana.

Havana. Jan. Accommodation with
Pinar del Rio Is still very much interrupt
ed, but reports received By Courers snow
that the insurgents there under Antonio
Maceo are displaying great activity and
are doing much damage, despite the re-
ports disseminated here to the contrary.
IL was admitted that some 2,oO0 residents
Of Pinar del Rio province have joined the
forces of the insurgents.
Manuel Lazo. a buyer for a Pinar del
Rio tobacco house. fathered handful OF
men after Antonio Maceo entered the
province some weeks ago, and went 10
Cayos and Vas Martinez At the latter
place the volunteers surrendered their
arms He next went 10 Remates. where
he recruited DO more meR He then
marched TO Guano and Joined Antonio
Verona. VINO left Maceo at San Cristooal
TO meet him. At Guano a local band
formed by Antonio Cainas. a leading law
yer. and his two sons, joined the party.
which entered the town and liberated the
military prisoners. Verona passed through
ali the towns from San Juan 10 Guauo un-
mosested. Cainas. with a part OF MS slen.
remained at Guano. The remainder 81 the
force, by this time increased 10 90 men,
marched 10 Mantea. twenty-one miles dis
tant, in the extreme west end of Pinar del.
RIO province. destroying the telegraphs on
the road. The n0Tgents arrived at the
outskirts of the city about midnight
and camped. AT daylight they entered the
place and gathered horses from the city
and surrounding country Next they Wis
tied all the neighboring villages. Then
they compelled the tax collector TO turn
over to them all the public money. From
there they marched TO the seaShore at Las
Arroyas, where they found eighty Spanish
soldiers protecting the town and "a Spanish
gunboat off shore. watching over the gar
rison. There they demanded Sl.o00 from
the town officials. and got 500 At runta
de la Sierra Pablo Oliver they sent out
fourteen men To recruit, and soon gathered
300 At Baja they called upon Command
er Brannant TO surrender. He consented
to do so at the urgent request of the cti-
Zens. who We're afraid their homes might
be destroyed At Paso Real the volun-
teers swelled the insurgent ranks taxi
ing with them their arms.
Gen. Gomez was wounded, accor vng TO
an official dispatch. during a fight on Jan
uary ls between a column of Spanish in
fantry and the main body of the inlr-
gents near La Cta, a small station I'm
Havana province. The report SAYS he was
shot In the right leg. the bullet entering
the upper leg and passing out near tho
kreeCap.
Washington City, Jan. 27-The Spanish
minister has Informed the state department
that last Friday night the steamer r. w
Hawkins left New York with an expedi-
ton of 80 men, arms and ammunition, in
command of Calixto Garcia; that arnrnu-
milton AT Cedar Keys. Fla, lis ready TO be
embarked on schooner TO join the Garcia
expedition at sea, and that the steamer
Commodore. at Wilmington, N C.. is In
the conspiracy. The secretary of the treas
ury telegraphed this statement TO all col
lectOrs along the South Atlantic coast with
instructions 70 consult the United States
attorneys and take whatever action may
be necessary to prevent any violation OF
international laws.
From the fact that some Of the officers
OF the cruisers have not yet joined their
ships. il is evident that the outside cruise
viii not be OF long duration. and therefore
Ii Ii surmsed that the purpose OF the navy
department is 10 use the Montgomery and
Raleigh 10 lie in wait of the Virginia cape
10 pick up the Hawkins with the party OF
alleged fIibusters under Garcia aboard,
and place the ship under detention and the
party under arrest FOR violation Of the nett
trality laws.
Havana, Jan. 1.-THE passenger train
which went from Havana TO Guiana IA, leav-
ing the latter place at p m. for a return
trip. was held up last night by insurgents
near San Antonio. The passengers were
ordered TO leave the train when they had
gone the rebels burned the cars and de-
nored cars. because the company had none
ready. Some are being constructed for pas
sengers and when they are finished they
will be put on all trains Then, it IS be-
Iieved. people may travel over the island
in safety.
The plan OF campaign adopted By the
commander-in-chief OF the Spanish forces
now in Cuba has been divulged by several
officers OF high rank. whose names must he
faf
became known as the wall OF men" He
distributed large number Of Spanish
troops in such a manner that they prac-
tfcaIly formed a solid line from coast 10
coast His line began in the north about
nve miles west OF Havana. and extended
south 20 the hay OF Batabano. Al the time
this plan was adopted Gomez had an
notfnced that he would take his command
not only into the Havana province. but that
he would walk into Pinar del Rio and a.
far as he possibly could. Campos deter
mined 10 prevent Gomez from carrying out
his project. The wall Of men was well TO
the westward Of the railroad line between
Havana and Batsbano. Gomez aud Maceo
not only succeeded in crossing Campos'
line. bat recrossed II several times and
Gomez and Maceo separated west Of II two
weeks ago Maceo remained ia Pinar del
Rio province. doing about as he pleased
while Gomez invaded Havana province
again and one time campea within fifteen
miles OF the capital OF cuba. Reports we're
printed in the United States that Gomez
was.a the gates Of Havana and that il
WAS only a question OF few hours when
he would enter the city. but Gomez had 10
intention Of attacking this city He openly
declared that his only object was % tire
out the Spanish troops
A large number % armored cars have
been ordered. A. least 5000 armed troops
will be kept constantly moving over the
railroad.
Antonio Maceo and his command. the
Sfa nish generals say. cannot escape. He
is looked upon - ar Easy mark. Many
OF his troops are believed 20 be wounded
II Naceo tries 10 20 east he vii run up
against a rew wall OF men. much stronger
than the one be broke through some weeks
azro II he tries 70 escape vest the ~fan D.
ssh argue that ns w-ill have 10 nsarcn 20 the
sea where MS only chance 10 get away Viii
bss ia boats
The spanish commanders fear only Co
resz. Although hs - nearly - years Old.
rhev recognize iu him one q the at'lest
+ of neatiuz men and al expert fActlc4an.
since f.an. Campos VAS removed ihe
r.ress censorship hAs been rigorous. and