The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-24
BUTCHERY is NOT WAR
Cuban Peasants Hacked 10 Places With
MaChetes and Their Bodies Left for Dogs.
THOSE BRILLIANT SPANISH VICTORIES
A Man Sick with "a Fever Tortured
Before Being gKilicd-ChapterA After
Chapter of the Horrible Deeds
Committed by the spaninrdG-Age,
Condition Nor Sex No Darricr.

Havana, May 20, via Key West, May
25.-The remains of five Cuban peasants.
who were butchered over n week ago by
Spanish troops, may be seen at narrow
gauge railway which runs from Duran TO
San Antonio De Las Vegas, Havana
province. The circumstances of the affair
were as follows:
Whsle Colonel Pablo Landa, COM
mandlng the principal squadron, was re-
oonnoiterlng near Duran, on May 11th,
i've men were made prisoners. Three
colored men were taken from the field
where they were at work. A white man
was taken from his home on the ranch,
AzSarrate, and Rufino Gonzalez was
taken from the farm NovoQ Colonel
Landa, on suspicion that the men were
rebel spies, ordered them killed They
were hacked to pieces with machetes by
the troops. and their bodies left for dogs
ana Nultutes. The remains are still un-
buried, though the men were killed nine
days ago
federico Corbo, who was said to be
reSeI ueHder, and who was reported
E.lled I'm an engagement near Punta
BraNa. recently met his death in the
following manner:
He was not n leader hut private in
tne r:bel ranks, and was sick with
fever He was bdsng nursed at the
house of friend at N place called
AMAZE" near Punta Brava, which Is
twelve miles from Havana The AL
calde OF Sunta Bravo received informa-
tioh from spy as Ito CoI'bos' presence
IN the House. He sent out the Cano
guerrlHa, and surrounded the house Cor
DO was taken out and tortured and final
~ Killed. a negro laborar, who happen
ed TO witness the affair was also killed
that he might bear no tales.
rms was reported officially as a bril-
ilant Spanish victory.
"A resident of Corral Falso Matnnzna
whose word may be relied upon. SIN tas
| mat while detachment Of Col. Vicuna's $
coluinn was searching for insurgents
near the estate LuoIsa, several months
ago. they found an old man of II years.
| named Jose Carresco. He was white
and leased n colono. He was asked
where the insurgents had gone, but his
reply not being satisfactory to the
troops he was shot on the spot as a
spy, he was the father Of n large fam
pors gave him decent burial.
On the "Gaynor" estate, also near
Corral F'also. the Tarfa column came
upon the owner of colono who was
killing an OK for consumption by his
family He was suspected of killing the
beef for the insurgents and was shot
without investigation.
The volunteers of Corrall Falso recent
" Went TO the ranch "MariuS" and killed
n negro of so years and n bow of IL Con
tinuing their march to the Ciego hamlet
they set fire to the huts and killed six
occupants under the pretense that the
place was rebel camp They reported
II as such. Cajaizat. the rebel leader to
whose surrender so much Importance has
peen attached by the Spanish oficialo,
was simply an outlaw, who escaped from
the jail at Colon and Joined Ag1iirra's q
| band.
Havana. May 23.-Captaln-Genera
| Weyler, with his staff, left Havana
Today on hoard the Spanish cruiser
Reina Mercedes for Bahia Honda, In the
Province of Pinar Del Rio. He was ac-
companied by Generals Ahumara and
Ochando and the officers of their STATS.
The object of the Captain Generals trip
| is TO inspect the Spanish Army and the
western trocha. The official report of
the engagement fought by Golf Delgado
near Cruces, In the Cienfuegos district.
says that the losses Of the rebels were
over 100 besides the twenty-five dead
| they left on the field.