Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-11-14
TORTURED AND SHOT.
CrueltIes 10 Political Prisoners in
San Salvador.

San Salvador, Oct. Is. Though
denied by the Government, re-
port is current, on what seems the
best of authority, that fourteen
political prisoners were forced to
work on the road near La Liber
tad, and after being most cruelty
treated, and even subjected to
tortures to make them confess the
names # persons implicated in the
conspiracy against the Govern
ment, were shot Saturday after
noon.
A number Of other prisoners,
who protested and made other
signs Of grief and disapprobltjon
at the fate of their comrades, were
cruelty beaten by the soldiers, as
a result Of which three died.
Cases of cruelties to prisoners,
often resulting in their death, are
daily N, re frequent. The press
insists that the Government order
an investigation of these cruelties.
The country is flooded with new
Ezeta revolutionary proc.amations
dated Acapulco.
There is not a day without ar
rests on suspicion Of being inn
plicated in some supposed levolu.
tionary conspiracy, aud it IS even
claimed that plot to assasinate
President Gutierrez sud Il number
of his principal adherents has
been discovered. Troops ara be
ing constantly forwarded to the
principal points on the coast. De-
sertions from the army continue,
and yesterday afternoon the guard
at the artillery barracks in this
city, to the number of twenty-six,
deserted in body, taking their
arms with them, aud olders have
been issued that deseItcrs from
the army are to be shot whenever
captured.
President Gutiemez is again
reported to be anxious to resign
and g abroad, but his partisans.
fearing that if he goes, Vice-Pre.
sident Prudencio Alfuro will
make ali entire change Of the
Government and place his own
partisuns (Ljberals) into power
oppose this move on the part of
Gutierrez. The army is entirely
favorable to Alfaro and opposed
to Gutierrez. A rumor is now
current here that the Conserva-
tives, with Jacinto Castellanos
at their head, have propos.
ed coalition to General Manuel
Rivas against Alfaro, Offering to
place kivas in power provided
he ribs them of Aitaro. II is fur
thermore claimed that the clergy
all over the country favor the
plans Of Custcllanos, md have
bound themselves to Preach to
that effect. The reports current
here for the last few days that the
Liberals had BEEN offer d support
from Guatemala in case Of trouble
are officially denied by both par
ties. The Government claims tn vt
the most harmonious feeling now
exists between the Governments
of the two countries.
1t is officially denied that this
Government has requested that OF
Mexico to take any stops against
General Antonio Ezeta, W no Is now
at Acapulco. A prominent official
here told the correspondent that
an emissary Of Antonio Ezeta
made propositions to the Govern
ment here that be (Ezota) would
60 to Europe and never trouble
the Government if given IL sum of
money, but that President Guticr 7.
rez rejected this proposition with
Indignation, and told the ennis
sary that he should be glad to see
Ezeta invade this country, for
an Indignant people would soon
lynch him. 1t is also stated that
this emiss,ry was ordered to
leave the country within forty.
eight hours, which he did.