The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
GENERAL MARIN DEPARTS.
With Big Force He VII Enter PinGr
del Rio Province.

With a Big Force He VIII Enter PtnGr
del Rio Province.
HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. 30.-GeneraI
Sabas Marin, acting captain n-general, left
this city this morning on a special train.
1t was stated that he had gone on a trip of
inspection along the line of railway be-
tween Havana and Batabano, thirty
miles southwest of the capital, but it later
became known that he had gone to the
field, presumably to prevent Gomez
from affecting a conjunction with Maceo
in the province of Pinar del Rio.
Whatever his destination may be, it is
certain that he was accompanied by his
entire staff, a company of the Orden
Publico, battery of artillery, detach-
ment OF cavalry, hospital corps. a chap
lain and two guides who are familiar with
the Vuelta Abaio, the great tobacco dis
trict. The presence of these guides renders
it pretty certain that General Marin is
bound for Pinar del Rio. The train, which
was very long one, was preceded by a
pilot-engine for the purpose of seeing that
the track, bridges and culverts had not
been taInpered with b. Insurgents
The cavalry horses file rhe
battery Of artillery inc -,-Tapid-fire
gun.
1t is believed here that General Marin
intends to conduct. the field operations
personally until General Weyler, the
newly appointed captain-general, arrives,
when he will probably return to Havana
to consult with him as to the campaign to
be followed. General Marin left General
Suarez Valdez in command here.
From information received here il is
west near the northern coast of the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio. The latest trust
worthy information placed Maceo in the
western part of the province, but it may
be that he has since marched eastward
with the intention of meeting Gomez.
The military authorities are confident
that the troops will be able to pen both
rebel leaders in Pinar del Rio and force
them to pitched battle. They hope that
they only are able to compel the rebels to
stand and they will crush them. Cuban SYM
pathizers here point to both Gomez's and
Maceo's success heretofore in avoiding the
Spanish troops when it suited them to do
so, and contend that their generalship is of
such high order that they will delude
the Spanish commanders as to their
whereabouts, and will leave the province
when they feel inclined to. The scarcity
of ammunition among the rebels will pre-.
vent them from attempting a decisive en-
gagement with the Spanish troops.
Five hundred volunteers, recruited in
Havana, have been sent south to strengthen
the Trocha or military lines between Ha-
vana and Batabano
The train on which General Marin and
his force travelled left Rincon and pro-
ceeded for Guanaiay, the terminus of the
railway. The cavalry force was augment
ed by 100 men, who, with their horses,
were taken from Rincon, thus making the
column strong in this branch of arms and
placing it on more equal terms with the
rebel forces, most of whom are mounted.
Several small engagements between
Spanish troops and bands of insurgents
are reported to have taken place at Man
zanillo, in the province of Santa Clara.
No Importance is attached to them, how
ever.