Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
CHOPPED UP A CHILD
Specimen Spanish Outrages in the
Island OF Cuba.
SICKENING STORIES OF HORROR
WeyIer's instruments Carrying Out
His Secret Orders.
A REIGN OF RIDER

The Cuban representatives in Washing
ton have received from trusted sources in
the island detailed report of the outrages
that have been committed by the Spanish
soldiers since Gen. Weyler has become con-
WINGED that President Cleveland does not
intend to interfere in the present war or
extend to the Cubans the recognition of
their rights as bellgerents which Congress
recommended should be done. The letter
containing the statement of the appalling
brutality practiced by the Spanish soldiery
also effectually Gisproves the assertions re-
Gently made that many Cubans were laying
down their arms and receiving amnesty
rnder the terms of Weyler's recent procla-
nations On the other hand, the encour-
aging information is sent that the new
ermy of invasion which has been in course
of organization for the past three months
| is rapidly pushing westward and will reach
Matanzas about the middle of May.
The detailed account Of recent Spanish
outrageS Is terrible indictment, as a
perusal of Its twenty counts will show.
Chopped IL Child to Pieces.
| 1t is as follows: THE column of the
| Spanish Colonel Ricardo Vicuna, shot, in
the village of Corral False, province of
MatanZas, Don Jose Rogue mot the insur-
gent officer of that nance because ne would
or could not tell him where wounded in
surgent was hidden, whom Vicuna wished
to kill
"A week ago Gen. Jose Maria Aquirre
routed the infamous Spanish general, Mel
quiZo Cthe assassin of De!gado). and as a
revenge for his defeat at Melquizo ordered
twelve defenseleSS men to be shot at the
plantation of Rafael Fernandez de Castro.
A child of thirteen years of age escaped
a sergeant no
guerrilla. Finding himself SO closely pur-
| sued, the boy defended himself by throw
lEs a stone, which struck the eye of the
soldier and such was the pain inflicted tina
he fell from his horse. At that same mo-
| ment three other guerrillas arrived at the
spot, actually making mince meat of that
unfortunate boy with their machetes.
Tile sergeant is ir the hospital and will
lose the eye. The explanation he gives for
the loss is that he was hurt by a wire
fence
Details of DelgndO's Treatment.
You may have read the case of Delgado,
but you are PROBABLY ignorant OF details.
The column of the sanguinary and coward
ly MeiguiZo arrived at the planta ton of
DelgaGo, in Bainoa. They took him out of
his house, together with seven other men.
When MelguiZo found out that Delgado
was an American citizen he slapped his
face several times. although his arms were
volley was fired at them. When they fell
to the ground another volley was fired.
Thinking they were dead, they searched
their pockets, and noticing that Delgados
pulse beat, they struck him twice with
their macheteS, once on the head and once
on the neck. OF the eight men, six were
killed. or the two who escaped, Delgado
Is one, but he is not able to use his legs
The other one has had an arm amputated
1t would be an excellent idea to have Del
gado taken to the United States to give an
idea of the state to which he has been re-
duced by those whose victories are only on
paper.
Murder and Robbery.
THE mayor of Corral False, province Of
Matanzas, Antonio Rodriguez de Rivera,
with the aid of his braves, Marcos Diaz,
Santiago Sosa and Francisco Hermano,
violently took out of their houses at night
Don Leon Brabo, Jose Aguston Alfonso,
Don Celestino Armas and a colored man
seventy years old. called Catin, and in the
cruelCst m inner killed them. throwing their
corpses into sugar cane field On the plan
tation Sta Felomena' of Leandro Soler.
"Lieuts. Antonio Fernandez Bonilla and
Luciano Cassie. with their guerrilas killed
some defenseless men with the avowel
object of robbing them of $50 head of cat
tie, which they afterward sold. This deed
raised such scandal that the governor of
Matanzas. Porset, denounced these two
men to the military authorities, but they
are still at their posts at the head of their
forces and continue their murders and rob-
berries.
Luciano Cassie is well known a ga horse
thief, having often been before the author
tiles in MatanZas for crimes of this nature
FERNANDEZ Gorilla is the owner of a
livery stable in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas
city. aid. helped by Cassie. he steals the
Indian corn from the barracks and hides it
in his stable to sell it later. This is a
lucrative business. He also is one of the
Rail hri1
Afraid of Gomez.
THE Spanish general BernaI was in
Macuriges, a few miles from where the
great Dominican Gen. Maxine Gomez was
ercamped, and as he was not very anxious
to meet him, he marched the other way.
AS he passed the plantation La Flora of
Jose Sainz, whose nephew, Ynocencio
ASuirre, gave him the information that
Gomez was near, he accused him Of being
a dlsloyal Spaniard because he wished to
deceive him.. On arriving at La Guira he
also insrlted captain of marines and the
mayor of the town because they repeated
to him the same information. which was
true. After losing a great deal Of time he
went to the place he had been told of and
there insulted another officer because he
mad not given him information about the
Insurgents The outcome of all this was
that he did not fight the great Dominican.
But as he found himself in difficult DO
sition to give to Gen. Weyler his reason
why he had not fought with Maxine
Gomez he invented an infamous calumny
which resulted in the Imprisonment of
YnoceEcio Aguirre, a Spaniard, who had
often fought against the insurgents in
La Flora He was imprisoned in San
Sererino Castle in Matanzas. Gen. Weyler
mas not dared to punish Gen. Bernal; lie
only changed his zone of operation
Geraldo Gutierrez, Spaniard, proprietor
of the plantation La Reforma,' was threat
ened with death by the Spanish colonel. JUis
Molina, because he did not approve Of the
murder of honest workmen on his planta
ton. Molina was furious. To revenge
himself ne burned 200 huts of the tenants
OF the above-named gentleman. This de-
struction by fire Molina attributed tn
the insurgents in his official reports. add
ing that he had in that encounter destroy
ed the lnsurgent camp. All this Senior
Gutierrez said publicly in Matanzas.
Prots' Horrible Revenge.
THE column CT Colonel Vicuna burned