Salt Lake Herald | 1895-08-17 | Page 1 | Hot and Heavy

I HOT ASD HEAVY Cubans andi Spaniards Have Another I An-other Big GJnsU NEW YORK Aug President Palnia of the Cuban revolutionary headquarters I said today that a distinguished Cuban now in this city on a secret mission had received a letter dated August 1 from his brother one of the best known men In Cuba describing an engagement that had taken place on that day The letter in part says Generl Gome with 800 Cubans attacked I at-tacked a convey of Spanish troops going from Guiamaro to Pert Au Prince on August The Spanish numbered 1600 I and were well equipped The fighting was hot and heavy and at one time the pa triots almost succeeded in capturing the convoy A Spanish major anil another ollicer were killed also seventy soldiers The Cubans loss was triflIng I Tho letter like all advices received from I Cuba is very indefinite as to details I I i V v v < J is reiterated every day at fuban headquarters head-quarters that the lack of detailed news I is l owing to the strict censorship exercised I exer-cised by the Spanish authorities over the mail and telegraph lines President Palma and his colleagues profess to be lee however that the engagements that have so far taken place nave been mostly in favorof heh side They point I to the fact that General Campos in nsk i log their for belief more troops practically = endorses