The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-22
ON TO HAVANA.

gress ive Movement-The Cuban Gem
eraI is Concentrating His Forces in
Havana Province.
NE,F YORK, June IA dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: Gen.
Gomez contemplates a decidedly ag-
gress.v we movement, to begin some time
during next month. The plans which
he has been forming for the last few
months are now matured and the Gu
bans are looking for big movement
very soon.
Ger. Gomez is concentrating his
forces in Havana province and will
probably make a demonstration near
Havana.
Gen. Quintin Banderas, with 1000
Oriensals, is reported to have arrived
in Melena, Havana province. 1t is
known that he left Trinidad and was
marching through Matanzas several
days ago. Gen. Gomez has called a
council of war, which will be held in a
day or two, when he will disclose his
plans TO his officers.
Gen. Weyler intends to leave Ha-
vana for the country next week.
Within the last week the insurgents
have displayed unusual signs of ac-
tivity. Thursday another expedition
was landed in Havana province, this
time only 10 miles from Havana. in
Guiana bcoa. This is the second expe-
dition landed in Havana province dur
ing the present month.
Advices from Puerto Principe state
that the rebels are active in that prov
ince. Several skirmishes between in
surgents and Spanish forces have re-
Gently occurred. During the last week
a Spanish column, 800 strong, under
Col. Reyter, was attacked while
marching to Santa Cruz. The rebels
were repulsed, but Col. Reyter was
badly wounded and % Spanish soldiers
were killed. The rebel loss is not
known.
New YORK, June 19-The Cuban
junta has received long letter from
Gen. Maxine Gomez. dated La Gloria,
Sancti Spiritus, May 16. Gomez
writes: 81 move freely among Wey-
ler's swarming soldiers, and in the
daily battles that occur the reports of
Mausers resound in the midst of smoke
that arises from the work of incendiar-
ism of the would-be victors. Weyler has
been unable, with all his efforts, to
compel me to change my plans, and
when he dares to assume that Las Viii
las is pacifed, we are defeating in
open field his columns, and our caval-
ry with its machete charges routs the
enemy. This was done recently by
the forces under the Cuban brigadier
Jose Miguel Gomez and those under
Col. Jose de ]. Monteaguddo. and SIM
liar encounters are frequent
when the Spanish columns make the
woods tremble with their cannonade
and musketry; when they have been
compelled to execute quick marches
and to hide during the night in their
encampments in the woods, without
daring to light camp fires for fear of
our sharpshooters, the papexs in Sane
ii Spiritus assert that this part of the
island is pacifed. Similar assertion is
made in respect to Pinar del Rio and
Matanzas though in these provinces
continuous fighting is going on under
the leadership of active and able off,
GERS. But Weyler must lie in order to
suit the Spanish government to whom
he owes obedience, and he lies impu-
IDENTIFY, as calmly he beholds the sword
of the assassin sink into the bosoms of
women and children and old men.
1.-The war continues with success in
spite of Weyler, his men and his in
fanny dare affirm, based upon my
experience in this kind of warfare,
that the winter campaign will soon be
over and our army will be unimpaired,
and the Spanish cause without any ad-
vantage. The revolution is therefore
stronger than ever, and we shall con-
tinue without serious obstacle with
greater faith as to the ultimate result.
eve hold very dear the lives OF our
gallant soldiers, and in order to spare
them we are willing to make pecuni-
airy sacrifice, though we are convinced
that independence will soon be reach
ed. Spain's treasury is exhausted.
She has been Inundated On the
other hand, we feel hopeful and
strong, and we stand firmly united
AGAINST her -