The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-08
WEYLER IS SOUTWITTED
Clever Movement on the Part OF
General Gomez.
Ills FORCES MARCHING WESTWARD

The Plans of Captain General Weyler
Blighted by the Action of the Cuban
Leader-The Campaign In Santiago de
Cuba Abandoned by spain-Dispatches
Sent To Madrid Describing the Gravity
of the Situation i'm Cuba.
Havana, July s.-The news sent out
last week that on Sunday. June 27, Cen
eral Gomez crossed the River Hama
bana. which forms part of the southern
boundary Of Matanzas province, and en-
tered that province is fully confirmed.
A Spanish official report says that in the
jurisdiction of Cienfuegos the bands OF
General Carrillo and other Cuban lead
ers are trying to protect Gomez's march
toward the west and save him from eX-
termination by the Spanish. The report
received Tuesday does not clearly indi-
cate how far to the west General Gomez
has advanced, but 1t is certain that he
reached the province Of Matanzas at the
time named above. That General Car
rillo was in Cienfuegos to help Gomez
is not true. Carrillo, with a column of
1000 men, joined Gomez before he
crossed the Jucaro- Moron trocha more
than eight months ago. He was with
Gomez all through the campaign in San
Ia Clara province and at the estate La
Reforma, and is now going westward
with the Cuban commander-in-c -chief.
weyler's Plans Blighted.
All the plans Of General Weyler in
Orient have been blighted by this clev-
er movement of Gomez TO the west
When Weyler thought he could safely
withdraw forty battalions from the
provinces of MatanZas, Havana, and
Pinar del Rio to crush General Garcia
in the east General Gomez, who was
believed by the Spaniards to be with a
few followers in Santa Clara province,
fell suddenly on Matanzas with 5000
men. General Weyler has been obliged
| to abandon his Santiago de Cuba CAM
! paign and march hurredly back west
| TO stop GomeZ's westward advance.
! What is sadder still for Weyler is the
| fact that behind his columns comes
/ General Garcia, who after moving to
! the east from Ciego de Avila to meet
Weyler, when he saw the Spaniards
| were Withdrawing to the west, again
| approached the trocha with his artillery
| with the evident aim of forcing it and
| attacking the Spanish rear guard. The
J sensation produced IN havana Dy lnlS
I news is beyond description, and it Is
| generally believed that i'm spite of all
the support given him by Canovas the
central government will have to recall
! Weyler.
Gravity OF the Situation Described.
The correspondents Of El Hersslio and
I El impartial have sent to Key West,
by special boats. long dispatches to Mad
! rid i'm which the gravity Of the situation
| is described. il is fully acknowledged
! that General Gomez has outwitted Wey-
| Ter and that the situation is very hu-
initiating for the Spanish commander
! On the west side of the river Habanana
! General Gomez met two Spanish COLI
| umns, utterly routed them, and then
| proceeded on his march. This is the ell
I gagement which has been reported by
! the Spaniards as having been lost by
/ Carrillo and Banderas. The chief OF
Gomez's cavalry, Colonel Calunga, maze
two charges after the infantry under
| Carrillo had fired for more than two
! hours upon the Spanish columns The
Spanish retired General Weyler has
! now ordered all his forces in Havana tc
oppose the advance Of General Gomez
J on the capital