New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-29
DREARY DAYS IN CUBA.
\ SPANISH CORRESPONDENTS REPORT
OF RECENT OCCURRENCES.
A MASSACRE DISTRESS or THE ~
PAID CIVIL EMPLOYEES


A Massacre DISTRESS or THE ~
PAID CIVIL EMPLOYEES
From Spanish corrsspondentD
Havana. Aus. 2c-Accordug TO official figures
before the beginning Of hostilities between Spain
and n" United States an aggregate 81 about 600
tons of provisions was imported monthly AZ the
ports Of cuba. but since the beginning Of he war
the loss IN volume OF these imports has amounted
10 -2it" tons.
The Mcrendez line OF coast.ag steamers has los;
i've VESSELS since ne Americans invaded the island
as follows: The Argonauta. captured by American
warShips ~ C!enfuegos. ne Reinl de los Angeles
seized ut Santiago de cuba after the captuation
Of that place: the jose Garcia. the Gloria and
the Pprisiina Conception. burned during the bonn
bardment OF the port Of Manzanillo
ON tho night OF July = the insurgent leader Juan
hernandez killed in ngh, with a Spanish
guerilla force which had ambushed his party. The
Spaniards had one soldier wounded.
ON tn" same day the insurgents had an encoun-
ter With Spanish troops near Placetas In the
Province OF Santa Clara which resulted In the
killing OF one insurgent aud the woInding Of nine
teen others. A Spanish captain was badly wounded
ON July 3 committee representing the guards
70 the civil Governor that hey be paid at least a
part ~ th"i. long-overdue salaries.
CONDITIONS IN PUERTO PRINCIPE
Reports received here July . from the Prov
Inc" OF Puerto Principe show that the situation
throughout that section % the island very bad.
Provisions were scarce. and the tle to he had was
held a. eXorbitant prices The civil employees had
Received no salary for eight months. and most OF
them had resigned their places Special efforts
were being made 70 maintain the efficiency OF the
cIvi hospital. and the civil Governor had given
orders thai everything possible be dore In this
direction.
According 10 the data furnished 10y the civil gov
eminent. the deaths I'm Santa Clara city during the
month OF May numbered . f5 and during The month
81 June : so.
From July % 10 August many persons arrived at
Havana and Caibarien from Puerto Principe. Nue.
vitas. Gbara and adjacent places which had been
abandoned by the Spanish forces.
The village 81 Jibaro. Sancti Spirltu.. Prov
ince of Santa Clara. recently taken by the in
surGeuts. who. It Is said captured eighteen Cuban
euerlIlas. whom they acheted in most savage
manner merely because they were natives Of the
island
Later adylces from Jbaro say that July 10 the
place was attacked by insurgents under Brigadier
JOSE Miguel Gomez. who employed cannon In tho
assault upon The forts. which were defended by
Spanish regular troops and guerllas The attack
vas sue. essful. and the insurgents captured the
place. or thu Spanish. forty were killed. seventy
wounded and ninety taken prisoners.
The Governor OF Matanzas on August issued
bando establishing the contribution ITO be levied
every person who brings vlands and other prod
ucts TO tho Matauzas marke, FOR sale" This con
trlbuton" ~ 20 Toe given In the form OF certain
part % each ~ the variou. products brought by
The vendors. follows For every twenty-five
pounds ~ bananas three pounds 10 the munici-
Iafy. FOR every twenty five pounds OF pumpkins.
TWO pounds. every ten pounds OF bread. one pound.
and Tor every twenty i've pounds OF each OF the
other products two pounds. The dealers VIII be
allowed To- send their goods 20 other parts OF the
province only when n. local consumption IL salts
Ned. and when this t. done An extra contribution 10
20 be levied
On the uisht % August a detective IN the city
~ MatHuzts visited a kitchen where food was pre-
pared for sale and discovered trunk con- aiming
73 pounds O, hors- meat The owner ~ the kitchen.
Ramon Drtoga. and his son We're arrested and have
been som 90 prison.
Reports from Caibarlen say that on August Y an
American ship captured al tayo Frances the Nor
w"ElaI steamer Franklyn and the launches Dos
Amlga- end R"meded The last named. being
empty w. abandoned by the Americans. but The
Franklin ana DO" Dos Amigos were held by their