The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-07
TRlUMPHAL MARCH.
Insurgent Columns Covering a Wide
Scope Of Country.
SEVERAL CUBAN TOWNS ARE BURNED,
Men, Women and Children FIockino
to Havana.
THE CITY IS PANIC-STRICKEN.
"pA'n Excited aud Reinforcements to he
scntto Cubn---Campos Severely
Criticized.

havana, January 6.-Little news Ia OH
'ainabie In this city regarding the move
'mcnts OF either the Spanish or Cuban
iorees' the lines of communication bein,
cur In every direction out OF Havana
enough Is reported from points in the
province OF Pinar del Rio however "a
snow that the nsurgent columns have
covered n wide territory In that nrov.
inoe ana are increasingly destroying the
sugar cane and damaging the tobacco
crop.
At Cabanas, seaport of considerable
Importance on the northern coast. the In
surBen's have destroyed the light house
ne obstruction OF Guira MeIena, the burn.
inS OF which was yesterday reported In
ihese dispatches seems TO have been corn,
piete. Guita MclenG Is en- important VIII
iaSe Oh 1000 Inhabitants. situated In a fer
,iie district The reports from there said
the insurgents plundered the church. the
business houses, stores and private resi-.
dences and then destroyed them entirely
They are also said to have killed the
mayor and IL prominent merchant of the
place.
similar tales come from other towns
In the route of the Insurgents march.
Guara, n small villege near Guira Melena
ana west OF Guincs, was also burneu The
mayor OF the village OF San Feline, Il Is
said, was intent upon Offering II yisorous
resistance TO the invasion OF his town by
tho insurgents. The mayors opposition
caused much surprise to Maxine Gomez.
and his friends set about TO burn the VII
laEe. The citizens went to the mayor with
u request that he offer no resistance to
Gomez and thereupon, says the report. no
desisted
The zone included in the country about
the villages of Quivicon and San Felipe,
In tho southern part OF the province OF
Havana. has been swept clean by the de-
structive torch OF tho insurgents ana the
plantations OF Salvador, Julia, San An.
gustin. Santa Teresa, Mercedita, Mora and
Miriosa have been burned
Incoming trains IRON the south are
bringing IN vast thropgs of refugees, men.
women and children, some OF whom have
been burned out Of house ana home but
most Of whom are simply fleeing from
fear of violence, having hastily gathered
together n few household goods. This
large infusion of panic stricken people
Into the ci,y's population spread n con-
tsgion of alarm and the force and prox-
unity of the instruction becomes more
real to the mind of Havana every hour
Last night torpedo was exploded in
front OF the Corona Cigar Mandatory In
this city. No one was hurt and the fire
that resulted was extnguishcd without
much damage. but the incident has sim
lister look and is a tangible expression Of
a thing that even the most hopeful civil
ians fear and that L. an outbreak In the
city of disaffectcd elements In case the
insurgents should come within reach Of
an effort at cooperating in such an at
tempt.
Near Atarrcs also. q bomb has been ex-
ploded. There has been n mass meeting
ton of the province OF Havana today
of Havana. There Is some faint attempt
to hold the Insurgents In Pinar del Rio
ms In trap, as was claimed would be
done when the insurgents broke through
the line into Santa Clara and again into
Mntanzas. But there is no robust convic-
ton in the minds of even the most hope
f,il of the authorities that Gomez Viii not
be able to lead his forces out of the PROV
ince OF Pinar del Rio when he is 80 minded,
or when any reril develops for his army.
II is perfectly well understood that tho
trccps taking position In the northwest
crn part OF the province are designed TO
protect Havana and to repel n possible
attack by the insurgent forces now over
running Pinar del Rio
Beyond the fact of the burning Of the
Hight house at Cabanas there has been lit
tie additional news CT the course taken ny
the insurgents In their advance Into Pinar
del Rio.
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