The record-union., 1895-08-02
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
HARD TO GET NEWS FROM THE
SEAT OF TROUBLE.
Five Of Seven Messengers Sent Out by
the Spanish Caught and Hanged
by tho Revolutionists.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July % (via Key
West, Fla, Aug. 1.-the excitement
here about affairs in Bayamo does not
diminish. The people are all anxious for
news from there. News, however, is
very difficult to obtain, as the Govern
ment is cautious, and beside that COM
munication between Manzanil,o and
Bayamo is almost impossible at present,
as the insurgents are very numerous
around there and don't allow anyone to
pass. OF seven messengers that the
Spaniards sent from the aforementioned
city 10 the latter, five were caught ana
hanged by the rebels.
OF course, it is known that this morn
ing something very serious is going on.
Martinez Campos is unable TO leave
Bayamo, and is, morally speaking,
prisoner OF the insurgents. The Gov
ernment has sent about 10000 soldiers to
Bayamo having taken troops from here,
Santa Cruz, Holguin, Gibara, Cienfuegos
and Manzanillo. but it is said that the
rebels don't allow them to reach Bayamo.
According to news received here, the
battle with Martinez Campos while on
his way to Bayemo was a terrible one,
the Spaniards receiving terrible whip
ping, the insurgents taking as prisoners
observation-disclosures u Commander, two
Spaniards entered Bayamo in such haste
that they left great mum bers of wounded
soldiers in the field. These were taken
care of by Maceo and his people. Maceo
ordering his men to kill chicken to make
broth, ne himself assisting in giving the
broth.
The insurgents have had three battles
since then with the soldiers sent to Ba-
Yamo, but up to this hour no particulars
have bpep learned hare.
On the night of the 10th inst. a body of
Spanish troops on duty III Songo, one OF
the stations of the American Railroad
seriously wounded a Lieutenant and
soldier of their own, thinking they were
enemies. The latest rumor says that
MARTINEZ Campos is slightly wounded in
one leg, and that the insurgents have set
fire TO part of Bayamo.
The sanitary condition of this city
grows worse every day, and the yellow
fever has increased to such an extent that
the Consuls Of Colombia and Venezuela
have asked the Governor 10 inform them
whether or not the disease can be con-
sidered as epidemic, they desiring to COM
municate to their Governments the true
situation. The Governor consulted the
Board of Health. which body answered
atfirmatively. The soldiers are dying in
great numbers daily in the military hos
pitals.
The Spanish troops on the island at
present are forty-three battalions and
fifteen additional companies of infantry,
seven squadron5. one battalion of artll-
lery. one battalion Of military engineers,
twenty-six companies OF infantry, thir-
teen squadrons OF the civil guard and one
battalion of military police. The total
number of soldiers is 81, 326.
CAMPos' PROCLAMATION.
HAVANA, Aug. 1.-The text of the
proclamation issued by General Martinez
Cainpos restricting the publication of
war news excepting under Government
approval is as follows:
There being repeated instances in
which the press published news dis
patches and correspondence which mis-
lead the public and tends to favor the In
surgents, and to damage tue national
army, l avail myself of the authority
conferred on mo by the third article OF
the law OF April %, 1870. and / decree:
''First-It is absolutely prohibited tc
publish news referring to the campaign
when il is not of official origin.
"Second-The staff officers will hand
to the press the news and facts, the pub
licity OF which is not included in the
above clause. CAMPOS.
"Clenfuegos. July 29th."