The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-16
CAMPOS' WILD GOOSE CHASE.
THE CUBANS STILL DODGING Bat
TIE OR CAPTURE.

Most of the Insurgents Forces
Around Havana Mounted and the
spanish Infantry Unable to over
take Them-The InsurEent Torch
Now Applied 10 Towns Instead or
CrOps-The situation More Grave
for the Spanish Than Ever.
Havana. Jan. 15.-Gomez is fifteen miles
south OF here. Campos' wall OF Troops
has failed TO keep him west. The situation
is more grave than at any time since the
beginning of the war. Thousands OF
troops have been thrown into the Havana
province. yet the destruction Of towns
railroads and estates continues.
Many towns Offering resistance are burn
ed; those surrendering are spared. Railroad
traffic in the entire island is paralyzed. The
engineers OF the Havana roads have re-
fused to run trains and the companies up
hold their action. 1 am informed that tho
authorities OF the roads have stopped the
trains until the safety Of property is as
sured.
The town Of Bejucal. Is miles south, was
captured Monday. Thirty-five houses, %
cars and the railroad station were burned.
The volunteers surrendered. but the reg
ulars in the block house held out. Other
important towns burned in the past week
are: Gabriel, $500 inhabitants; Guira, 4,5o0i
Artemesia, Agaucate and Benavides.
The insurgents since the invasion of the
western provinces have succeeded in
avoiding a serious battle. There are skir-
mishes daily. The only important engage
ment was on the 10th near Quivican, when
the Gomez party was attacked by Adecoa-
Thirty-siX wounded SpantardS Werd
brought here. The insurgent loss Is un-
Probably a third Of the cane crop has
been burned. Grinding has almost en-
tirely ceased. Gomez issued orders 70
stop burning cane and II estates attempt
grinding he will destroy the buildings anu
machinery.
Owing to the friendliness of the tobac-
co growers and workers the crop or to-
bacco has been spared.
The insurgents now burn towns instead
of crops. The Cubans claim that all tha
towns in the Pinar province have SUR
Gomez and Maceo have gained many re-
cruits recently. The eastern columns un-
der Jose Maceo, RABBIT and Cebreco are
coming west. Cespedez, Garlic ana
Agirre have already reached the Mantan-
zas province. 1t IS expected a union OF
the rebel forces will take place near Ha-
vana. The government troops pursue the
insurgents from town TO town. The for-
mer are infantry and latter mounted. lt
is impossible to oVertake the rebels ana
The press censorship Is most rigid. The
Havana papers are not issuing extras ca
blegrams are scrutinized and much matter
is eliminated. Campos remains here and
has no intention of resignng.
Clark
Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 15.--The Norwegian
bark Pioneer, which entered this port ON
Monday, brought to this city ten Cubans
who were rescued by the crew on the
Pioneer from the small schooner Henry,
between Kingston, Jamaica, and Tampa,
Fla, fifteen miles off shore. The schooner
was in a leaky condition, the crew be-
ing over waist deep in water for thirty
six hours, and having only small provis-
ions. They had but two crackers. They
refuse to give their names or any infor-
nation regarding their movements. and IL
is believed that they were bound for Gu
ba to join the Cuban army and were
driven Off by adverse winds.
London, Jan. 15.-The Standard to-mor-
row will publish a dispatch from Madrid
stating that political. military and fnan-
cial circles there entertain the gloomiest
views regarding the situation in Cuba.
The press, the dispatch goes on to say,
continues to attack the operations now be-
ing carried on and predicts political cri-
sis and the resignation of the cabinet in
a few days.