The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-01
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ficting reports were IN circuiation aeaiA
today regarding tho movements Of Tho IA.
surgent forces under 0enerrts 6oznea,
Maceo, Baudera and others,
The spanish officials continue 70 clalplI
that the insurgents are In retreat and that
the Spanish troops are pursuing them ont
OF the province Of MatansAs. But ~
| friends OF tho insurgentsE point 70 the
event that even the authoIkies were com.
pellod yesterday and today 70 admit thke
detachments, at least, ~ the insurgents
are still In the vicinity Of the city Of
Matansas and they are still doing dam
age. Ss 5
Camraicoa, sixteen miles from Matansas,
| that the Insurgents. said to number no
men, were moving in that vicinity, w1ach
would indicate the determination OF the
insurgent commanders to capture Matan-
zas. although It has hitherto been evident
that u dash ON Havana was the real sim
of Gomez In pushing forward 90 rapidly
through the provinces of Santa Clara and
into tho province OF Matanxas. Even the
siniliiy for d time and after the engage
| ment near Cpliseo they claimed that tho
| campaign had been broken by the success
OF the spanish troops and that the Cuban
commanders had been turned back and
I! would either have to surrender or seOk
refuge IN the province OF santa Clara.
| Since then the spanish generals have APP
| parently been displaying considerable ac-
| tiyity. All the re-inforcemeIIts possible
have been pushed TO the front from this
place ana from every other ava,lanle
| point
| of the Cuban forces. at the head Of q
strong column OF insurgents, said TO nti,n-
her several Thousand men. ID reported to
| lie near MacurfJes corral FulsOD, half way
between Union do Reyes and Jaguey
! GRANGE. where the spaniards claim Ogrtes
In retreating or has ietreated Into Santa
ia,ds pursuing Gomez through Jagucy
| GrADde ana Into Santa Clara, the fnsuf-
gents commanded by Quinttn Bnnderu are
behind the pnisuins, Spanish Is column nnp apa
Mt Union. de RcTss not very pleasant
| position for the Spanish troops 70 bn 70.
Finally. y IL asserted on good authority,
insurgent commanders. Ii moving ~ me
westward Of Union de Reyes.
| nounced to have been burned, Is that OF
| the town Of Cabezes, southwark ana west
ward OF the port OF aMtailsns then Inc
of tifion do Reyes and have passed Ma.
| tanzas going In the direction northwArd
| OF Jaruoo, aud southwark of Cuninez, tw0
| important Towns "thW S"o'' $3.50 49,
However. II is believed these forward
| movements are made by the cavalry ousy
| Of 'hc ms tents, az the enemy ~ TepIsSH,
| to 3 Nof44 swiftly ana on morse
| Iut nan ITS OF the insurgents' ocatt1e3
| here ess fs the insurgent infantry
and ar, ~ MI allow the cayalryNee
S wafd M IA S2 .a a. " been coiisrslas III
| necessary 3. aas ~ n,n ana
| ton preparate ,ioN raat moveMenk Iek Vi
wa" IrSee sPo, there eie a. runo,y hers that &6
Insurgents have be q aNAitlas snrpll1q 4
| ammunition. etc.. Mi'plh should 5,cS. ~
Within , ,1sT.n 1sacn Min '' ,sw 4 as W.
| that nothing win then rli'sdc INC M
surgent armies. and that t.s VII ev, y
uaiiy be heard of In the vic hS q
Al the Spanish headquarters ~ ths
pessibllity II the sdvent OF Con. o.,
sic the fortincations OF Havana y q ou Z
cd as being not ,nsis.a lssi sh saA 10 ana III
rn,r,pan,pns are In retreat il thus " tue
case. ali outward signs here are decSiums
In the extreme. Inc nav AZ av ~ rssourcsf
In hurrying troops 70 the ttyat y. ~ < 4
preparing for the defense u - csp IN q
rhc wonderfully successii ~ II "A tuSs
and the utterly ul.successful gf,Se
mnde by the spanish commandey. oacxs
e,i by the principal troops OF 1pe ~. ~ ~
insiirrent cause syInpathizcrs y n2$ ~.
hernia in circles and quarters nitnertg
cnifrely loyal and extremely unnk1y y
fa vor tho republican ndmtnastrAsol p Z
INA Island. What MAS tmpossip!e even ~,
n onth or 50 ago lcoks- TO he qu1ts Re ~ Y 4
bic II not probable AZ prssse san. n III 6us
Inc strictly official and highly eonsetyn ~
i've cirries no offset this. .bey0nQ 10y
dnubt Ca,npos hurried back from Metehs I
zas 10 Havana and the so-oallcq popues
reception in his honor was orkehsssuu, ~
Today message was recsl. &c i ~ rnv s
5ei Castillo who telegraphed TO the MT
Uis OF Pinar del Rio and to tne o'u ss
Presidents OF the political parues ~ w
,arno of the queen regent, exprsfsnsS s ~
more her waf1mest thanks for their =, soAS M
~ adhesion. (which embrace tns inv ,s ess,
ments Of Cuba" and c9 .,gsi.,u sayor 81
III snanish nation and government sny
10 CAPTAIN Martinez de campot s ~, sSs
W .rhn rninistry will alvnya hold y US
sn,,ast confidence the Industrious WaasI
and row more than ever, hopes tn ,,ms..,ss
will vigorously help 20 maintssim Sspses:s,
sovereignty. IN the is.n" 1872 renewed
,ns sneritv. and giving the sciution o. ~
Iocai problems now pendln4.,x $50, a ~ n
l 'v~u Sput,i iuSIuol eIsy pS}lQns4 Il,
,,nrpsI Endorsements Of troops nsve s ,SSS
nrscntiy requested from sps sS ana IA sthsf
OF them have alrssgy s s~ srxiosis that
t me arprive here IN tho shcrtsS um1ss
I'M IN order, 10 take part N trs Il
~ no,g; Jana A hoing pnderstooq tlas ~.
man Who could be spared hae peen q,
ri,sd 10 the front. !. !. 4. rnha. ~. y
a disnatcb from sArt,aS q s ~ ~ rSeS2vo1
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