The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-13
PATRIOTS WESTWARD BOUND.
CUBANS CARRY THE WAR FURTHER
INTO PINAR DEL RIO.

Pathway of the Insurgent Armies
Lighted by burning Towns and
Sugar PIantatIons-The Town Oe
CnyajabOs, ~ Miles From Havana,
BuTned Yesterday-Many People
Reported to he Fleeing From the
Island as Rapidly as They Can Get
Away-CampOs sim Engaged In the
FruitIess Pursuit of an Enemy
That Outmarches and Outhghts
Him Continuously.
|. Havana, Jan. 12.-Gens. Gomez and Ma
Geo are still moving to the westward. They
have Joined Gen. Delgado's force near San
Cristobal. Few insurgents remain in thu
province of Havana. The town of Caya-
1abos. twenty-five miles from there, was
burned yesterday. During last week there
has been enormous destruction of towns
and plantations in this part Of the island.
Tho city OF Havana is undisturbed and un-
alarmed Little excitement prevails except
among the Cubans. The steamer Villa.
verde arrived to-day loaded with troops
from Manzanillo. The government ia
masslng its forces in the rear of Gomez. Id
is reported that Jose MaceO has left San.
tiago and is moving west to aid Gomez.
Key West, Fla. Jan. 12.-The Steamship
Olivette brought from Havana to-night
over one hundred passengers, who repora
that all residents of the island OF Cuba,
who are able are leaving. Farms are be-
ing deserted, and most all large business
houses outside Of Havana are closed.
There was great excitement I'm Havana
yesterday over the arrest Of Senior Solano.
chief of police. A mob assembled and wantt
ed him shot. but the officials protected him
and sent him to-day as prisoner to SPAIN
II IS reported also that Martinez Carnpoa
Is making strenuous efforts to surround
the insurgents, so that they will be una
bic to retreat. Thousands of Spanish
troops from adjacent ports have been re-
called to Havana and at once sent out In
the country. Reliable reports show Gomez
and Maceo still In Pinar Del Rio province.
TruJillo succeeds Solano as chief Of police
Madrid, Jan. IA dispatch to El Lib
eral from Havana says that Gems. Alle-
Goa and Galvio have defeated Maximo
Gomez's force at Mirona, with heavy loss.
Washington Jan. 12-Under date of to-
day, the Spanish minister OF foreign af-
fairs cabled from Madrid to Minister Du.
puy deLome as follows: "As a conse-
quence OF the engagements of the pre-.
vious days, the main body Of the insur-
gents in Cuba have divided in several
bands, and cannot retreat.
Followed by the loyal forces, Maceo
has taken to the north and Gomez to
Nl.9 HpANiA VI AAo PtofAiiCc VI Dcl
Rio.
The commander-in-chief OF the Spanish,
In telegram from Havana received in
Madrid early this morning, says that the
columns of Col. Galvis and Gen. Aldecoa,
having learned of the position of Gomez,
made a night march OF fifteen miles and
succeeded In reaching the rear guard OF
the insurgents effecting a quick retreat;
an engagement followed, in which the
enemy must have suffered even greater
loss and those left on the field, judging
by the dead horses left after their re-
treat. Maxine Gomez is closely follow
ed, and 50 is Maceo.
''In the rest Of the island there is moth
ing occurring save occasional deStruc-
tions OF railroads and other outrages by
local bands of small Importance, proving
that the insurrection has force only where
the leaders are.
''Ihe fact that the two principal chiefs
are in Pinar Del Rio makes easier the
accomplishment of success than in the
eastern part of the island. Tetuan."
The Spanish government emphatically
declares that the kilograms relating 10
the capture of San Cristobal, Bahia Hon-
da and other towns and the landing OF
Galixto Garcia are false
Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 12.-News from
Wilmington gives the particulars Of ths
removal of all the military stores from
the alleged hHbuStering steamer Cons
modore. They were, II Is said, placed on
board a schooner from the Bahamas.
which had brought fruit. and which SAIL
ed the day before Christmas, apparently
only in ballast, and which went direct to
Cuba. The steamer Commodore Will be
sold.