The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-06

HAVANA Jan. 5.-Hnvann has spent
q day Of nervousness and anxiety and
has been in hourly apprehension OF an
attack by the insurgent army or a part
OF It. Yesterday the bands commanded
by Nunez and Bermudez were seen at
Managua, a village not more than u
miles from Havana.
There hns been no overt act OF def
ance Of the authorities within the city
and there have been numerous yoIunta-
ry offers TO bear arms In defense OF the
cfty-thousands OF them, the authod-
ties say. But there has been n COM
Portable conviction in the minds OF the
residents OF Havana from the nrst OF
the insurrectIon that they were IN no
real danger OF moleBtatlon from the In
surgents. Many hundreds OF non-
combatnnt inhabitants OF the island
have come to Havana to await the
passing OF the storm.
Still; more have sent their wfVsS and
families here as q safe refuge. THIS
class Of the population is in a state OF
utter CONSERVATION and dismay ana
spreads an infectious spirit OF panic
through all other circles. The author-
ties no longer make the slightest con-
cealment OF the serious view they take
who do not hesitnt to rail against the
insurgents and the troops and make
bitter criticisms OF them. There has
been great fear that the light and water
supply of the city would be cut on by q
sudden raid OF the insurgent forces.
The Spanish authorities have main
taIned a Gordon OF military forces run
ming from Havana to the town OF Bata-
bano, on the south coast. so that inva-
sion Of Matanzas province by the in
surgents, beyond which they hoped 70
prevent the advance Of the destroying
columns OF their enemies. This GORDON
has proved no more effective than did
line OF La TrochR, which was laid to
keep the insurgents out OF santa Clara
proYInce. This line was broken yester-
day by the forces under Gomez and the
main body OF the insurgents to-day
PASSED into the province OF Pinar del
Rio and are now overrunning that pro-
vince with fire and the sword.
The work OF destruction In Havana
province has been as complete as was
that in MatanZas. and the sugar lands
OF Pinar del Rio are fast being put INTO
the same deSolate condition.
In effect, the whole island OF Cuba
outside OF the city Of Havana is now
in the hands OF the Insurgents. They
have not annihilated the Spanish
forces. nor have they routed the whole
army in any single pitched boattle. Yet
the situation Is completely in their
hands, and so completely have they
outCeneraled the Spnniards that, to all
appearances, Martinez Campos' army
might as we'll be in Spain for any check
Il nuts upon the movements to ana fro
OF Maxine Gomez's army. The latter's
progress has been accompanied with
continual accessions to his forces by
volunteers, und he has captured enough
horses. rifles and artillery to add Inn
fnenseiy 10 the effective strength OF his
men. He has practically carried his base
OF operations with him and has usu-
ally countermarched over wholly dif-
ferent route from that OF his advance,
apparently counting with confidence
upon living upon the country Us he
went.
that he will get as much or more sym.
pathy IN Piner del Rio than he did
in Santa Clara and MatanZas, and the
general fear Is now that after sweeping
over Pinar del Rio he will come upon
Havana from the west, cooperating In
an attack with the forces OF the IN
surgcnts which have been east OF Ha-
vana for several days past.