The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-11
FOOLING THESP SPANIARDS
The Cuban Insurgen is Again Re-
sumo Offensive Tactics.
DESTROYING THE TOBACCO CROPS.

The Havana Authorities Greatly Agltated
over a Conspiracy to Hand the City over
to the Patriots-Thirty Suspects Already
Under Arrest.
HAVANA, Jan. 1.-THE comparative lull
which seemed to have taken place in the
activities of the insurgents in the past few
days has given place once more to an I'M
expected dash on the part of Maxine Go
mez into the heart of the rich tobacco
growing district of Pinar del Rio.
Confident claims have been made for
several days past on the part of the au-
thorities that the time was fast approach
ing when the insurgents were to pay the
penalty for their temerity and when the
Spanish were TO close in upon them as in a
trap and annihilate them. The sympa-
thizers with the insurgents have thcm-
selves not been free from keen anxiety at
the persistent stand the leaders were
making on the northern coast of Pinar del
Rio and almost up to the outskirts Of Ha-
vana itself, while the continued activity of
the Spanish generals was disposing about
them force of troops that seemed likely
to hem them in and cut them of.
The news that Gomez had passed Alqui-
zar and Guira Melena, in Havana province,
was received with relief by the friends OF
the insurgents, though the direction he
had taken beyond that was not known,
but 1t was generally supposed that he was
bent upon retreat into the eastern PROV
inces, glad TO escape the trap set for him.
1t is now evident that he was merely
making pretense at retreat to mislead
his enemy, and meantime he has once
more cOuntermarchad, and today he has
nearly his whole effective force in the to-
bacco district in the southern part of Pinar
del Rio, ready to visit destruction upon
the tobacco crop, as it has already been
widely visited upon the sugar crop. His
march westward from Gulra Melenn was
a very swift one.
The northern portion Of the province Of
Einar del Rio has also by no means been
stripped of insurgents, and it is reported
today that 500, commanded by Perico
Delgardo, has passed westward along
the coast in the northern part Of that
province, going west through the sugar
district to Bahia Honda and to Las PoZas
beyond When the news of this move
ment was received troops were hurriedly
dispatched from here to Bchia Honda by
sea to reinforce the garrison at that i'm
portant seaport town.
There are indistinct rumors here that
an important expedition for the relief OF
the insurgents has been landed upon the
northern coast of Pinar del Rio. The bold
ness of the insurgents in remaining upon
this coast in face of danger of being cut
off has been attributed to their expecta-
tion of the landing Of the expedition.
The authorities have discovered evidence
of what they consider conspiracy to
cause an uprising in Havana and to hand
the city over to the insurgents. The con-
spiracy is believed to be widely ramified
and its discovery has caused grave uneasi-
ness IN Havana and suspicious that disaf,
fection is much more widely disseminated
than has been admitted Thirty persons
have been arrested for completely in the
plot and eight have been imprisoned, while
Aquilino Solano, police inspector for the
port of Havana, has been relieved from
duty.
Quintin Bandera stopped train at La
Guyara, intending to blow it up, but learn.
ing that only ladies and children were
aboard he let them pass. AT Alquizar in
Pinar Del Rio, Gomez and Maceo occupied
I the city several hours. They were given {
public reception in the square and ten
dered a banquet by the ladies. All pris
/ oners were released from jail by Gomez,
/ orders. Punta Brava, twelve miles from
| Havana, has been captured.