The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-12-19

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nafs rights III humau i,einas
iaisApthe ssraal l.a.lgs ms, IN Saa.
,sses y hsd lren their eastem The,
hsa never hecn disturbed III The gevcrn.
,nens, hai Tho nirl. i,esure the meeiirr
information was given that arrests woaia
W ,saae, anl that II resistance Wa il.
icrcl IL the en,tanre ii The ,root,s the
hail,ling would hc harn,, together with
MI WIN were in ii, lii view rf this
threat the meeting wss hcll with prcn
.lear., yet the brethren we're arrested.
anil, a.shaagA told they would II taken
ii llasaaa fir trial. ,hrcr hours after
sah,rise tho ncSs mevning thcy were ta-
kun outside 1T tho city aud shot.
Next. tho families II tho Masnns thus
murdered were placed IN trial FIR thc
alleged acts II their deceased heals.
The result was, their property was con-
Iiseaicl. they we're declared raurers
AMI. NJ the samo time, thc rnrulacc was
Forbidden, nnler pain of imprisonment.
ta render any of thcm any assistance
Thus, heing deprived II home and shell
ter, fpoi and tho means nf obtaining II !,
forbidden 10 leave tho jurisdiction oi
Santiago ds Cuba, those poor, helrl, \,
creatures sought shelter III the woods,
AMI became ono common family,
The Hrat,i puLlishcsa letter from il
Free Mason III Santiago ac Cuba ID on
IL his brethren III New York, ot which
y portion Ia as fellows:
i hut tho inhnmaniti,s. crucl,ics and
llarhati,irs which these wuMen anil chill
lfea have been subjected I, passes III,
hclief a i civilized being. could ~,
describe what have seen and been IN
able I'll prevent. All rul,herics arr lait
u their doors, and even supposed rob
hcHles were gaticu W 4, that tho chasc
III tho bloodhound might hc witnesses,
hy the rah',!e anl thu suffering .: spm,
al,s u tle pr helas. allol to thui'
tl,irs. iar meral lepraNity. |, was mol
two mpnths aitsr tlr executions that
saw ane ii thu women. VIII was about
Il heeame i mother, placed upon tN.
l.aarl. nnnn whirl at 4 heavy harl,
savage. surrounded Il, loxen soldier
anl several alllpefs Win were trying /,
eempcl this helpless heias 10 eonless
crime IL rrlher, Which hal previous
Ii Investigated aud fund nothing thu
warranted the hclipt'ut ar.lhhery ha,in,
leen committed lIrr lea,l hu,ly wa
i left ,hefe, anl four days altsr, whe,
tho stencil compelled its burial, II WI
found IL have h,ea rat,l, lsvanrel Il
. dogs. Since TINT time ii tho rresen
these raer creatures lna,e heen snhjer,
oil q unt,ages hryand description 4
comprehension hy tho leople II 4 con-
,nuni,y such m yoa live ii.
Thare aro now but tew living, rcrhal
81, u II souls. though IN ls,;o tin
numbered Ii al over aoe. Sumo die
Y frnm starvation, olhers from csr.snr,
while tho majority of them were kille
! by hlaodhannds, FIR II il ono of III
!. sparts 1t these bratos Ii hunt .l,eso 20,
ple IA game. | have seen bodies ,
thuse thus killed wl,nae sex conla III, l
distinguished hy leasoa of humiliation
: An attempt u oAterminaie them vi
made 4 few da,s ago hy tho snlunteel
a,nl sunc or tho .rpN u the Turna,l,
J, Mlr, tho Nirglnias WAS brought I'M
tl,e harlor Il was malr tho occasion
= grca. festivities, and liInpr flowed fro
!. II, Toward midnight party of thr,
mon. with houn,ls 10 hun. their victim
j started for tho wools, No onc 1lar,
10 rrasoa. WIN. II was known waa
fellow, The next morning they Inn,
Y II III tho s.rc,ts IT what had lak,
l,laee. ani related with pride and rlea
urc TIN violence Il which they had ~
nj jcrlr,l thpse wnnrn and girls. son,e
y, ,l,c laiter heins only TIN years old.
~ With MI associate official we III
i afternoon proceeded into tho woods 4
ordered tho burial II nins. whom ,
III. found .lca,l Seven we're suffering II,
violence that | uannot .lessribu !; .
y was black in lhc faro. sha having liz
vhnkrl Ii death. while another Ind |
entire hreaA bitlcn N. returned II
!. Il. healt. unnblo IL render ihc slight
he assistance. though Ind been 'onprll
II look on with apparent indifference,