Omaha daily bee., 1895-07-29
FAVOR A REIGN OF TERROR
Spaniards in Cuba Insist that Harsh Meas
ures Shall Prevail.
CAMPoS MEETS THE INSURGENT
Commander of the Government Forces
Narrowly Escapes Capture After
Losing seven Hundred Men
and His Camp Train.

TAMPA, Fla, July 2S.-Passengers arriv-
ing by the Plant steamship from Cuba tonight
state that In the battle at Valenzuela Campos
men numt cred 1000 and the insurgents num-
bered $500 BY the vigilance Of the Spanish
advance pickets the Spanish troops were not
led into the Cuban stronghold, but sheered of
into plain, where the forces met The in
surgents killed all the Spanish horses in
order to capture what provisions, arms and
ammunition they bore and to cut off Cam
pos escape.
Two mounted pickets arriving, they gave
their mounts to Campos and companion,
who reached Bayamo at o'clock in the
morning The insurgent losses were between
eighty and 10O while the Spanish loss is
said to have been more than 700. In this
engagement Lala BenItz had 200 men under
his command of which but twenty-five sur
vived General Maxmo Gomez's headquarters
are now at Nagasa, which is of easy access
to a number Of the principal cities.
Colonel Maribel, commanding 100 men,
hovers between Puerto Principe and Neuvitas,
intercepting all provisions and live stock.
He also tears up all the rails and otherwise
destroys the railroads. 1t is said Spaniards
In Havana desire Campos to institute reign
OF terror by slaughterlng Cubans indiscrim-
inately. They do not want him to be so
conservative.
49,, About the goth small bill was circulated
in Havana urging that in the review on the
gath, which was the queens birthday, the
proper action would be taken to visit the
Cubans and get Sanguilly, Aguerre and
Gomez and put a rope around their necks
and drag them through the streets.
The Atlanta, arriving there on the morning
of the 22d caused a suspension OF the out
RACES. The review did not occur. Sanguilly,
In York received letters from MS
imprisoned brother, advising him OF the con-
templated move, and Manuel Sanguilly al
once notified the secretary of state. The
departure of the Atlanta from Key West i'm
mediately followed. When the Atlanta re-
turned to Key West she was placed in quar-
antine Campos is expected in Havana to-
morrow or Tuesday.
THINK CAMPOS MET DEFEAT.
LONDON. July 2S-The Times has dis
patch from Havana which says: Accounts o
the fight on the road between Manzanillo ant
Bayamo in which General Santocildes wa
killed. which have been published hitherto
were under censorship and largely i'm
aginary. No official account has yet been re
ceived from Captain General Campos. TIL
government admits that three officers AM
seventy men we're killed.
The general impression here is that Captai
General Campos met distinct reverse. Al
the mules and horses were killed by hi
order, so that he lost his train baggage
Campos himself arrived at Bayamo on foot
The dead and wounded were left on tn
field. II is stated in official circles that Car
tain General Campos went TO Bayamo agains
&. the advice of the general commanding q
Manzanillo. because he had heard that tn
insurgents intended to occupy the town an
proclaim provisional government.
FIELD MASS CELEBRATED.
HAVANA, July 2S.-This morning fel
mass was celebrated under a canvas tent
Prado by the bishop of the new cavalry saua'
ron of commerce of Havana. General Al
derius, general OF the civil guards, and hun
dreds Of ladies of the best society were pre-
ent. After the mass the bishop blessed Il
banner. The sponsor was the daughter of IL
marquis of Pinar del Rio. The banner WI
handed by General Arderus, as sponsor,
the color bearer. They swore loyalty to u
flag and to the king The trooping Of Il
flag and the kissing of the sword Of the con
mander, which placed in the form Of
cross with the flag followed, after which
salute was fred.
After a patriotic speech by the bishop
procession marched through the city, pr
csded by a vanguard of the guides of Il
captain general and by bands of music. TT
houses were decorated and the streets al
plazas were crowded with people, cheeriI
and throwing flowers and doves The gres
est enthusiasm prevailed. The process
then defled before the palace in the presen
of General Arderius. The squadron has be-
formed and will be sustained during the W
period by a patriotic club OF Havana busne