The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-05

Havana, Jan. 4-This is the situation THIS
afternoon: The insurgents are everywhere
triumphant the Spanlards Inundated ia
every direction. Well-to-do people from
the districts around Havana are fiocking
into this city. Prices for provisions have
already begun 10 go up alarmingly. In
the streets the hustle and hustle OF the
military Is visible. Every man or boy who
can be placed under arms has been called
upon TO shoulder q rifle. and the warships
have landed every man and gun available
for the defense of the city.
Havana Sympathizes With Campo.
In the van OF these preparations 10 re-
pei the enemy from without, the most vig
orous plans have been laid out to battle
with an enemy within. The authorities
recognize the fact that when the insur-
gents guns are heard in the distance they
may be the signal for a popular uprising
which VIII divert attention from the enc
my and enable the latter to make a dash
into Havana, which is expected 10 end the
war and enable Cuba TO gain her inde-
pendence.
Agents OF the insurgents are known to
have slipped into Havana recently. and
from the expectant attitude of the Cuban
pOpulace il is evident that the authorities
do not make a mistake in preparing for
the worst in this city when the battling
with the insurgents commences outside.
Residents Preparing to Leave the City.
Many Of the prominent residents are al
ready looking about for means of leaving
Havana in case Of emergency, and Il is
said that orders have been sent 10 the COM
manders Of the Spanish warships off ths
island 10 concentrate IN this harbOr. bat II
this is the case the orders are likely
20 reach them too late 10 enable them 10
be OF any service TO the government Late
this afternoon Il was reported that Cam
pos had sent special messenger TO the
Insurgents with the object of bringing
about conference with their leaders. Not
only was he report not confirmed. but the
authorities ridlculed the idea. claiming
that the enemy consisted or only a few
flying bands Of rebels" and that the
Spanish columns pressing on after them
had caught the ''rehels" in trap from
which their only escape was death or un-
conditional surrender The Spanish COM
mauder insists that there is no cauv for
elarm. and that the lnsurgent columns
VIII shortly be dispersed by the Spanish
troops
Overthrow of spain AT Hand
Unless all Indications are misleading.
the end of the Cuban iusurTection is al
hand. and the result II would seem, must
be in favor of the insurgents. whose ar
mics, under LaNimo Gomez, Antonio Ma
Geo and Quiutiu Bandera, are nearing this
city from three different directions. This
fact SO frequently denied IN Official cir
Cles IN the past two weeks. is now general
Is admitted, although all sorts of lame eX
plantations Of the triumphant advance of
the Cuhans are put forth in the hope Of
calming public excitement. Advance bod
ics of Cubans were at Tapaste. eighteen
miles from Qua aynabaCo. practically a sub
fsrh of .rf st nj d Gof Z
Cuban scouts have been sighted today
from the lines defending Havana. Step by
step cen. Campos has been driven back
before ths advance Of the victorious army,
until here preparations are being com
plcted on both sides for the final and de-
csIve struggle Gen. Bandera and his
column camped last night at san Jose de
las Takas. a short q distance from Tapaste,
and his forces are said 10 be on the Guam
AGO 10 take up the position assigned 10
them for the siege Of Havana. Another
report has it that Randera viii try % pass
Mount Beiuca 20 Rincon. and from there
20 Santiago dc las Vegas 10 cut the rail-
roads leading into Havana. II is claimed
Eandera Will camp this evening at Nento
farm within ri1eshot of the outposts of
the Spaniards The main body of the Sec
oud iusurgeut column. under Gen. Gomez.
was reported this morning to be- at Duran.
moving I'm the direction of Gira Nelana. at
the bend of the railroad leading from the
province of Pinar del Rio into Havana.
other portions Of Comes column, now
said 90 number S.ofo men. were sighted to-
dav ut CuiVacau and san Felipe. only
slightly 10 the eastward and northward
OF Guica Nelaua The third inSUrgent col
umn under Gen. Nareo. was announced
this morning To have passed Geiha Mocha
and should now D. tn the vicinity OF san
Antonio Vegas. or between there aul Naz-
a~euo The Providence. Nomhre DE p.as,