San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-09
HAVE THEIR OWN WAY.
.CubanS TrOt About The
Island At Will.
AND THE HIGH MUCK A MUCK
GENERAL, WEYLER, CAN'T
STOP THEM.
The Rebels Are Very Active Even
Now In The Rainy Season When
The Least Exposure On The
Part Of The SpaniardS
Means Deathly FeverS.

new YORK, July IA diSpatch TO the
Herald from Havana says: The threat
ened invasion of Matanzas province by
the insurgents has been begun. Sew
eral large bodies of Cubans have eros
sed the line from Santa Clara and the
strength of the force engaged in the
westward movement is estimated at
from 1000 to 5000 men.
LIE Get and Perez, who recently eros
sed the Jucaro- Moron trocha and pass
ed into Santa Clara from Camaguey,
have united with other leaders, and
there are now five or six chiefs, each
with considerable following, moving
into Matanzas, where the insurgents
forces were ordered to mobilize. Men
have been summoned from the planta-
tons armed and ordered westward.
Whether the movement was ordered
to embarrass General Weyler, who has
recently been rushing all available
troops to the Orck, or to distract atten-
ton from General Gomez, who is sup
posed to be hemmed in by Spanish coll
umns near Sancti Spiritus, is not yet
clear. 1t may be both.
General Weyler will hardly contin-
lie to press operations in Santiago de
Cuba if the insurgents concentrate in
numbers in Matanzas, and he may
cease his Gng continued pursuit of the
head of the rebel forces in order to
check the westward movement of the
insurgents.
General Weyler is reported near
Sancti Spiritus. The wet weather has
already made transportation of troops
lifHnI11f III
ly being thinned by sickness General
Weyler may find it difficult to stop
the progress of Gomez's latest move.
The purpose of the gathering in Ma
tanzas is said to be to cover the land
ing of an expedition which is due in
that province and which will furnish
the combined forces with additional
ammunition and cartridges and several
rapid fire field guns.
After receiving this expedition the
program mapped out by General Co
mez is for an advance across Matan-
zas province, junction with the Ha-
yana province, and If all goes well,
advancing near Havana itself.
The general plan of concentration
was circulated here in confidence
among the Cubans fortnight ago. 1t
was known that the forces in this pro-
vince had orders to meet the other bod
les at the Matanzas line.
Quinten Banderas, who recently came
from the east with 1000 men and who
was in Melena two weeks ago, has
gone to Matanzas. The entire force
of rebels under Castillo in this pro-
vince is ready to join with those from
the eastern provinces
Ducasse and his force of $500 or 5000
men, may come from Pinar del Rio to
take part in the movement. "
General Calixto Garcia with remain
in Santiago province, but practically
all the other leaders Of prominence on
the insurgent side have been ordered to
meet in Matanzas.
Just what opposition the Spanish
troops will make to the movement is |
not certain. General Weyler is ex
pected in Matanzas daily. His depar- |
ture from Santiago was sudden. |
he started west to take part |
in the attempt to corner Gomez or to |
strengthen his forces between the reb-
Ell bodies and he capital is not known. |
His announcement that the inland
city of Bayamo is to be abandoned by |
the Spanish and his withdrawal from |
the eastern province caused surprise
here, as it is only few weeks since
he moved large bodies of troops to
Santiago for the declared purpose of
wiping out the last vestige of the re-
bellion there.
The sudden activity in the rebel
ranks after the rainy season has well
begun, it shows that they are able to
move despite the muddy condition of
The roads and the frequent dTench-
ngs which they must receive.
Any forced matches by large bodies
If Spanish trops to head off the rebel
movement must result in heavy losses
rom sickness, hardships and expos
ire.