Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-23
CAMPOS FAINT HEARTED Fears the Island Is Lost 10
 Spain. FIRST PUBLIC EXECUTION Wounded Insurgents Put to Death by C;rTlda Financial Panic Predicted for
 Havana.

JackSonVllle, Fla, Aug. zz.-A cdpie- gram to the Times Union from Key West, Fla, says: Passengers on the steamer Mascotte report that the first public po- litical execution took place at Matanzas on the 20th instant at a.. m. The insur- gent captain, Domino Mujica, was cap- tured few days ago about three miles from Jovelanos, court-martialed and shot as a traitor to Spain. Mujica was young man about 2S years of age and came of one of the best families in the province of MatanzaS. His execution will, it is feared, cause the insurgents to fol- low the example set by the Spanish offi- cals and in the future all Spaniards fall ing into their hands will meet with Mu- jicas fate.
 Captain Carrido, Spaniard operating in the district of Santiago de Cuba, dis covered an insurgent hospital where seV- enty-four rebels had taken refuge and put them to death, using the machette. Such barbarous acts are causing many prominent Cubans heretofore loyal to the government to join the insurgents.
 It is reported in military circles that the insurgents are in possession of that part of the island lying between Colon and Cape Maysi, amounting to about two-thirdS of the island, and that Spain may as well recall her troops. They are not able to cope with the insurgents, who are gaining strength every day. The town of Sancti Spiritus is almost com plctely deserted. Many able bodied men have left and joined the insurgents un- der Rolof and Sanchez.
 It is reported that Chief Martinez de Campos, in an interview with General Arderius, his brother-in-law, stated that he feared Cuba was lost. Campos said he did not have the money necessary to carry on the war and that his troops were poorly fed, and were completely demoral- ized. Spanish officials realize that their days are numbered and are taking all they can get their hands on.
 Yesterday only two steamers were in the port of Havana-the Mascotte and Aransas. All others are reducing their schedules and still sustaining heavy losses. Business throughout the city is stagnated and financial panic will re- suit at an early day. There is but very little tobacco in the market, and the chants realize the fact that no matter which way the war may turn the out look for Havana is very gloomy for busi- ness to come. T
 Letters received in this city from Ha- vana cogtradict the report of the battle betweeneFSancheZ and Planica as pub lished in the Havana papers. The let ters state that the battle took place on the 18th at Placetas The insurgents had 1400 men and the Spanish 600. The battle lasted four hours. The insurgents lost 62 and the troops 300 killed and wounded When the news of the battle reached Ha- vana many who had enlisted to go to the front refused to go.
 All telegraphic communication between Trinidad and Sancti Spiritus has been de- stroyed.
 The insurgents, under command of Chief Bermudez, in the early part of last week entered the town of Lomacruz, Las Villas district, captured the garrison and after sacking the town set fire to it.
 On the 16th the insurgents burned the celebrated sugar plantation, Eustaguio, about a mile from Porto Principe.
 Martinez Campos arrived at Santa Clara Sunday morning, and will fortify the town.
 Saturday Roloff attacked a body of troops near Sancti Spiritus, the details of which are not known, Campos refusing to allow them to be published.
 The insurgents in Las Villas district are concentrating near the town of Que mados de Ganez, with the object of at- tacking the same.
 On the 16th Henri Brooks, with escort, left Roloff and Sanchez to join his band near Santiago de Cuba. He will operate with Maceo.
 Maydia Rodriguez has been sent to Maxine Gomez with dispatches from Ro- lof.