The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-05
DE cAMPoS IN A CORNER.
SPANS GREAT COMMANDER SAID
To BE INGLORIOUsLY PEN
NED UP.

Startling News of the Utmost Import
ance Expected From BayamO soon.
Statement by Delegate Estrada
Palma as TO the Status of the RevO-
IutiOn-MOre BATTLES Fought Sue
cessfuIIy-De Campos' Reserves In
tercepted and Insurgcnt Pros
poets snfd 10 he brilliant Gem
orally.
New York. Aug. Estrada Palma, the
Cuban delegate. made the following state
ment yesterday: I'VE believe Gen. Mar
tinez Campos Is hemmed in. unable to move
until reiuforcements reach him, and we
have received information that the re-
serves he called for from Santiago. Santa
clara and other places. have been inter
cuted and held back.
IN correspondent. writing from Man
zanillo, senior Palma continued, places
De Campos' .,rce at $3.50 men. including
those 81 and wons 3ed. and estimates that
not more than a TIN. are ht for lighting
Both Antonio and Jos, Naceo are outside
Of Bayamo with more I,an 5.oc0 we'll
armed insurgents.
Il can assure an that the next ews from
Bayamo will be of a most start.Sg ma
ture
The Spanish press In Cuba are showlsS
a disposition TO accord us fair treatment
This is q great point gained. because TO
win we must have the aid OF the press In
the ten years war, the entire Spanish
press was against US. The rumor that
Gen. de Campos' son was wounded In the
battle of Nalenzuela, which was at first
strenuously denied has been confirmed
the fact having been published in the Ha-
vana Express and republished In the news
papers of Madrid"
Santiago, de Cuba, Aug. 4.-In this dis
trict of Cuba, after some days Of quiet,
the insurgents are again beginning to
make themselves felt. Another engage
ment has taken place at Baire, the town
where toe first insurgents gathered at the
beginning of the present revolution.
The place was garrisoned by a lieutenant
and sixty soldiers. on July 20 a detach-
ment of 1000 rebels, under header Rabis,
appeared there and demanded that the
garrison surrender. whereupon the single
officer, with his sixty troops entrenched
themselves in a church and kept the rebels
at bay for day and a half. At the end
of that time, however, the Lieutenant sur
rendered, with his men. The rebels, after
disarmng the surrendered soldiers, let
them go free, but they held the officer
prisoner. Then, after having hanged five
or six prisoners ds spies, they left.
The rebel leader, Rabis, mentioned
above, is the same whom the Spaniards
said was killed in battle with Gen. de Cam
pos between Manzanillo and Bayamo a
week ago. In regard to that affair, moth
ing authoritative is as yet known here.
Communications between Bayamo and
Manzanillo seem to be almost entirely cut
off and everybody here is eagerly awaiting
news of the engagements. The writer of
this letter saw this morning a letter from
Bayamo, saying that during the engage
ment, Capt. Gen. Campos had the heel
blown off his right shoe, and his cane
broken by a bullet from the enemy and
that before he reached Bayamo he be-
came so exhausted from walking that
some of his attendants had to make a
litter for him and carry him into the
city on 1t.
Great excitements prevails among Gu
ban sugar planters and cattle dealers on
account of a proclamation issued by
Gomez July 10. In 1t he forbids cattle
dealers to take their stock into the cit
les under penalty of death. and also for
bids the grinding of sugar cane, declaring
that he will destroy the sugar cane, and
apparatus, and burn the buildings of
those who continue working and that
they will be considered as traitors.
Key West, Fla. Aug. 4.-Passengers by
the steamer Mascotte last night state
tldt the censorship over the press is so
strict that it is impossible to learn any
news from the field. The government
has prohibited the publication of all news
of the revolution.
BY. private letters it is learned that a
battle took place on the 2Sth ult, near
Puerto Principe. between Maxine Co
mez and Gen. Mello, in which the latter
was killed and his troops badly de-
feated.
Aguero Y. Aguero, one of the most prom
inent leaders in the last revolution, has
Joined the insurgents with a strong band,
well equipped. Rolof, on Aug. J. blew
up railroad bridge near Placetas ana
captured a train loaded with troops
bound from Cienfuegos to Placetas
1t is stated that Martinez Campos is
badly wounded, and has taken refuge on
board the ship Villaverde at Guantanamo.
Atlanta, Aug. 4.-Nocencia Aguilar a
well known Cuban planter who has been
quoted as asserting that Maceo, the negro
insurrectionist is one of the greatest lead
ers of modern war, is indignant at the
press stories sent out about him. The
senoir denies positively and emphatically
that he has made any such statement.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 4-The govern
ment column under command of Col
Seguares returned to Guantanamo on the
2nd instant, after having defeated the in
sursents and Jose Maceo near Iona de
Lagalleta. The rebels lost 10 killed and 20
wounded, and five of the band were taken
prisoners. The government forces also
captured their camp and a quantity of
arms, provisions, etc. The government
loss was ] killed and u wounded.
including two officers. While the Quay
aso guerillas were reconnoitering in the
vicinity Of Guantanamo on Aug. 2, they
met a band Of rebels, ana in the engage
ment which followed suffered heavy
losses. The commander of the guerillas
and number of his forces were killed or
wounded.
detachment of government troops on
July p had an engagement with the in
surgents under Matias Vega at Misercor-
dia, near Mayara, in which two of the
rebels were killed