The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-20
Third Proclamation.
A synopsis of the third proclamation

A synopsis OF the third prOcIamatlou
is as follows:
II make known that taking advantages
Of the temporary Insecurity OF ,commnn:-
cation between the district capitals and the
rest of tho Provinces. notices which con-
Vcy uneasiness md alarm are inventedEand
propagated. and some persons. more dar-
Ing still, have taken advantage Of this to
draw tho deluded and tho ignorant to the
rebel ranks. Il am determined to have the
laws obeyed and to make known BY special.
means The dispositions ruling and fle-
quently applied during such times as the
present, through which the island Is now
passing, and to make clear how far certain
points 60 in adapting them to the ex1gen->
cies of war and in the use Of the faculties
conceded to me by No. IL, article Of the
code of military justice. and by the law OF
public order of April %. 1870. And make
known, order, and command that the fol-
lowing cases are subject to military law,
amongst others specified by the law:
"Those who invent or propagate by any
means notices or assertions favorable to
the rebellion, whenever such notices IA
cilitate the enemy's operations: those who
destroy Or damage railroad lines. telc-
graph, or telephone wires, or apparatus
connected Herewith, or those who inter-
rupt communication by breaking down
bridges or destroying highways; incen-
diaries III town or country. or those who
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Cuba; those who sell, facilitate, convey, or
deliver arms or ammunition to the enemy.
or supply such by any other means. Or
those who keep such in their power or
tolerate or deal in such through the Gus
toms ana employees of customs who fail
to conf1scate such importations will be
held responsible; those who being t@le-
graphists divulge kilograms referring to
the war. or who send them to persons who
should not be cognizant of them; Those
who, through the press or otherwise. re-
vile the prestige Of Spain, its army, the
volunteers, or firemen, or any other force
that cooperMtes with the army; those who,
by the same means, endeavor to extol TIE
enemy; those who supply the enemy with
horses. cattle or any other war resources,
those who act as spies, and to these the Ut
most rigor Of the law will be applied; those
who serve as guides, unless surrendering
ut once and showing proof Of compulsiOn
and giving the troops evidence at once OF
loyalty; those who adulterate army food
or conspire to alter the prices of pro-
visions; those who by messenger, pigeons.
fireworks, or other signals communicate
news to the enemy. ,.,. 81 - RS
''Thc offenses enumerated, when the law
prescribes the death penalty or life i'm
prisonment, will be dealt with most sum-
marily."
FAN of Managua.
Havana, Feb. 1.-THE town of Man.
aqua, four leagues from Havana, was
again attacked by the insurgents and
captured after. fight lasting 40, min;
utes. The Spanish regulars. terrifying
themselves in the church, held out an
hour longer. The Spanish volunteer
garrison, however. went over to the in.
.surgents at the beginning of the at
tack and to man joined the invaders,
with all the arms and ammunition at
their disposal. The Cuban force was
led by Col. Castillo, of Gomez's advance.
who, after. taking the. church by storm,
,disarmed and then paroled its defend,
ers. Castillo was slightly: wounded: dur
ing the fight. fsi"'' 5'@'i@>'f s'@'iip
.3si Managua is an important mountain
.resort, frequented BY rich citizens Of
Havana, and is connected by carriage
road with this city. The news from
Managua' created a. flutter: Of excite
ment. in military and high official ci:
cles, and troops were started out to
check the new and unexpected rebel
advance upon the capita ~ nh RI
w. f. Mannix, correspondent in Cuba
t.: an American. military Journal, and
representative ia Of several sAmerican
newspapers. has, after considerable
diplomatic correspondence; been forclI
bly,, expelled from Cuba He left The
island Saturday or the steamer Oil
vette.
!. Before leaving Maanix filed . formal
protest with American Consul Viii