The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-02-22
IN SIGHT Of THE CAPITAL
Gomez and Maceo Spend Their
Time Near Havana.
The Rebel Generals Always Know
Where the Spanish Soldiers Are
and Have no Difnculty
In Avoiding Them.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Herald.
correspondent in Cuba cables vie Key
West that the army of liberation, under
Gomez and Maeeo, has been in sight OF
Havana for the last month, reports to
the contrary, Notwithstanding. Gomez's
Fabian strategy las completely mud
died the Spaniards. and. more often than
not they really believe that he is In a
given place, when as a matter of fact
ne is somewhere else, but always within
striking distance of Havana.
General Gomez, in conversation with
the Herald correspondent, declared that
he knew the whereabouts every day OF
all the Spanish troops. and, using this
Information as a guide, he lodged &C.
cordingly. This is the policy of the
Cuban commander.
II cannot fight a battle he said, "fo1
the one a that my troops have no
ammunition. We have guns enough to
supply an army of $1,000 men-good
guns; gun we have taken from the
Spanish troops. and guns we had when
the war began. But we lack ammuni-
ton.
And. right here" said General Gomez
II wish The people in New York and
Washington to know how little assist
ance we are getting from the United
States III the way Of arms and ammuni.
ton. We have received Just 500 guns
and $4,000 rounds of ammunition from
American sympathizers,"
The loss of the tilibuster ship Hawkins
was a severe bio to General Gomez.
He mourned e 1t for days. He want
ed the ammunition very badly, and he
wanted the assistance OF General Carr
ella. But on the whole, General Gomez
has no much enthusiasm over the nui
merous filibuster expeditions reported
as leaving the United States.
AS he has no ammunition to fight a
pitched battle he is giving the Spaniards
as much trouble as possible with least
harm to himself by destroying the rail-
roads II compelling the Spaniards to
pursue a delusive chase day after day.
Gomez has a rife bullet wound in one
leg that is healing very slowly, but he
sticks to his saddle constantly, and 1t is
admitted by the Spaniards who have
fought against him that he has led his
troops in person every time his column
has been attacked.
The wet summer season is now only
a month away and 1t will bring certain
Death to thousands of Spanish volun-
teeIS anu regulars. IoHleE ,ueSpalflnS
Of getting ammunition this winter to
fight his way to victory, is apparently
quite content to rest on his laurels and
let the deadly fever do it's work, know
ing that 1t will decimate his foes.
He has prepared for a camp during
the rainy season. hut will probably con-
tinue to operate in The neighborhood o.
Havana for some time to come. Maceo
is said to be much better supplied with
arms and ammunition than Gomez is,
and he has established supply stations
oil over Plnar del Rio province.
A dispatch from Madrid indicates that
General Weyler, the new commander in
chief of the Spanish forces in Cuba, is
beginning; to realize the magnitude OF
the task he a undertaken. Weyler
says that Campos left the army and the
government of Cuba in a deplorable
condition, and hat ut will require some
time" to stralghten matters out.
Campos. 1t is said, is to leave Spain
because of the hostility manifested by
the people there, who blame him for the
Spanish reverses in Cuba. He will, 1t
is said, accompany an invalid son to
Germany, where the young man goes to
recuperate his health. .