Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-01-04 | Page 2 | Insurgents Nearing Havana

insurgents HAVANA spanish Geri general eral declares martial law in two provinces havana jan 3 the authorities confess the grave crave condition of 0 affairs by proclaiming martial law tor for the provinces of havana and pinar del RIO itlo maximo gomez has declared his tur pose to penetrate into the province provin forcer of pinar del rio itlo although his forces a have not reached the borders ot of that province the action of 0 the authorities Is understood to indicate that they have no hopes of oc preventing him from carrying out his threat the advance guard of the insurgents cavalry tv was at latempt reports at la paste which Is only eighteen miles from guanabacoa the latter being but a suburb of havana it Is also alio that a large band ot of the insurgents Is still trying to force its way into havana by way of 0 the mountains about el Gua namon which Is on the border tit in the southern part of the province of havana going the thence nee south of san niceles A small force of insurgents according to official reports liaa has already appeared in the district of san niceles which adjoins gullies guinea on the cast