New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16
THE MURDER OF CUBAN PRISONERS.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN THIS CITY
-sKErCnts OF The MEN REPoRTED TO HAVE

NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN THIS CITY
-sKETCnts OF The MEN REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED.
The news of the massacre or ten prisoners
by the Spanards has been received witn CONSERVATION
and INDIGNATION by Cub1Ds OF this city IL has been
the custom or the Cuban officers TO spare the lives OF all
the Standards they have captured Arms and ammu'
milton having been taken from them heI have been set
al liberty The lack OF reeip ocy shown in this act OF
the Spanish authorities Is particularly exaspefailnX 10
the CuDans No credenee DO~ever Is given 10 the
report by the Spanish authorities in New-1Ork no
official Information OF the execution OF the PRISONERS
having been received.
Arep,Iter of THE TRIBUNE called upon several mem-
bers o. TIE Revolutionary Committee yesterday. senior
La Md H. agent OF the Provisional Government IN the
United States. nor Salvador Rosado, brotner OF the
mud red Minister OF War; and sn'r Bsraza were ques-
toned as the truth OF the report that prisoners had
been shot by the spaniards. the probable effect OF the
deed upon the war. and toe history Of the victims of
spanish cruct Seh)r Ia Madrz said that details bad
NOT vet been receive bu, that the story were
true the affair would have evil eact upon the war;
bat won rather ncte The Insurgents to greater actv
lily and vigor.
shlr salvador Rosado very bitter in his denun-
cation OF the Spanish Government :" snail return to
Cuba at once" siid be- ''and II find that brother
has been murdered. reported, vengeance Will
be us terrible I make Z. For i've years was
Cpl0ue o. a regiment in Cubl. aud always opposed
TIE killing o: PRISONERS Bnt II th- stofy Is true shan
give no quarter the future. On October, g. 1879, we
took seven prisoners near Manzano. and set them at
lbory. On the 7lh took five more among whom
Lieutenant Of Cavalry Frarcsco de los Reyes his aide.
G. Iaerua aud Bernad0 Assis. merchant Of Manza-
Milo These al gwen their freedom. On October
10 1872 fought the first engagement near Camoguey,
t place called Jobo Dlce. taxing other prisoners and
sewing their lives. From sense OF jusuce ana reci-
proci,y the span ought have spaed brother
.frt.t, tina. fltu~ 4tpr4f me
letter has been rece veA" he said. which states
that the writer overheard clnver'au0n between two
Spanish Officers VII cl tney spoke Of shooting the
prisoners NJ details t. the piaoa of exc
cuion W, shall probably receive news upon the arTi-
val o. the next lem give s:ne history OF the
murdered Pc Resale was born thrtyseVen years
ago IN santiago Cuba. lie received his education in
the school, of Ms native town, becoming civil
peer Al the outbreak OF the sey"uuonbe was Professor
o. Kieioric IN Jhr College Of Santiago. He the first
rank aud wGs instrumental I'D adding uani recruits to
the army Of Iteration. IN the first reYola
to shoot all those C..bans who were ia
Ken S1nt d I iss pa Roaro scooe"a the rer
on IL ssicn o, hearing nag OF truce 10 the Spanish
forces Of s4paago ae onea. VAR tHe spanish com
' toT,d,inr the XII n oi pr.o ers taken on eirher
de H.. pI-,oosiiion was rriG eted aud was Win diff
ncllfy hat he 4ped 10 The rebel emp which was
r,ni,e ailos rom santiago at piuca called Guanin
MOI a. b ,yamo. an old town OF 10000 InhsDtan,s
Bayamo " taken by suiprise by 800 CubAns under
President CrsUideS then OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or the
Ravolui narY army
.'Po R,,aio was appointed Commissioner to the
IIulcL S,atos two ycus Ia er IL made several at
t,,nps to he blockade OF the Cu1an ports, eudeav
oting land thcre expeditions, without sucerss
Tnr ial owing lous reasons, among which
trencnery OF plots and st"rns. ne last exped,
tlOn "n tie steamer SetaF'a IN 1870 ne vessel
was la bad condition, and an 80 deinc broke out on
beard. Rosadr returned E. the Uniien States and
awaited orders uutl! ne peace 81 ZM0u: Ne became
m .ipbcr tho Cuban Revolutionary COMMITTEE in
Naw-Y0rk departing for jamaica IN July, 1879, where
he engaged In hitting out tne expedition OF Gen
eral BcuieS whcn SAILED ior Cuba Oh sep enbrr "a.
arriving near MarzanlilO on September % Rlsado
turned With General CaiXrO Garcia 20 NewY0rk, where
theo two leaders worked together In Tie preparation
OF Garrias successfu expedition ia March. when the
Revolutionary Government was formed he was
ponIed secretary OF War. He WINS OF delicate Dealtb,
innu.h o. very strong VIII, aud wnen be arrived with
the ex edition he very sick 70, too. were Moreon
AID Argout. who wore members OF the expedi on. r.
ssGn able writer, ana fanlll1r with several
MAJ Uataio Argent Italian forty years OF
age aud was NJ time the stan OF GariOaiuI
friendship he col yed. Bc WIS an advoca Of Repgb-
hcansm aud wassrongiy attached 10 Garcia. He was
nf power al physque. Ga ono occasion he sb
throw II man from The Cortlandt street EieyaIed Rail
road station he suspected HIM o. being opans
spy with intentions hosdle 10 Garcia He active
securing ammunition ana sulpnes Tor the Cubans IN
he 0,eame sick aBd WAS unable TO nghI He was very
prOncicBt iu military fDct'cs.
" Dr. Enrique Varon Torres was very young man.
noe more than twenty-five years Il age. He was giving
medical attention 10 The nvsds R0sado, Argent and
F" Ramon Guterez was prominent in tie Cuban
cause being very active on land and
He was commander in the Cuban Army
ana a SO a good plot. lilo OF the first to JOIN
the second revelation. He assisSd sndilg thirteen
expediIiuns to CuOa, ana ono OF The few cs-
cared from the cefeat Of tho expedition OF General
Psrata which met by the SpaDiards IN 1874
coast OF HOgu n lilo acted pilot iOr tAo expeditions
Of Benitez and Garcia Atter landing WITH Benitez he
fought Cuba for months, returned TO OiD
exprdlt d Of Garcia.
a. FedA Aore1On a member OF the Yrs;nius expe-
dition. lie nephew OF Colonel More ION. was
by General PrenderRast. lis had ma "a many pre-
yiOus attempts 10 land Ia Cuba without success
Cortes Eehaverra Cuban IA very
Jealous Republican lie ncIYc LA his Efforts be-
half VI Cuban Independence"