Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-09
BOTH SIDES ARE GUILTY.
Spanish and Cubans Commit Atroci-
ties Women and Girls Killed.

NEW YORK, April IA correspond
ent writing from Santiago, Cuba, un-
der date of March 81 says:
The Spanish are killing inoffensive
people, burning their houses and
stealing all they find IN Cancy, Songo,
Palma Soriano, San Luis and Dos
Caminos districts.
On the outskirts of Palma Soriano a
woman named Feria, her three
daughters, aged 20, II and II years,
and two small children, were first tor
tured by soldiers and then killed with
machetes on the 18th inst. The father
and two sons are in the rebel ranks.
Near Songo an old negro living in
his own little hut, did not comply with
General Weyler's order to move to a
fortified place. Guerillas tied him to
a post, beat him and set fire to his
clothes. The old nan was set free a
short time afterwards by some rebels,
who took him to the town so he might
complain to Colonel Tejeda. The Col
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las to settle the affair the best he
could, as the old man was going to
Santiago to complain. The captain
told the old negro he would accom-
pany him to the city, and the old man,
believing in the captain, went with
| him, only to be shot a short distance
| from the town.
The ~guerillas are guilty of their
share of atrocities. Guerillas went
yesterday to the Santa Teresa planta-
ton, near this city, and burned all
the houses. 4 girl IA years of age fell
into the hands of the guerillas, who,
after assaulting her, put her in a hut
and set fire to it. The girl, though
very badly burned, managed to get
out and go to Cancy, where she is
now, hopelessly insane.
The same guerillas appeared after
wards on the Salado plantation. All
the residents were away except a
young man named Ramon Revilla, who
was suffering with rheumatism. The
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| So, then killed him with machets and
threw his body into the flames of one
of the buildings they set on fire.
Ten political prisoners were taken
out of the Guanatamo Jail on the night
of March 20 and quietly killed in the
| suburbs.
On the Goth 1900 rebels under Cen
eral Capote entered Canto el EN-
barcadero, drove out the garrison and
captured a large quantity of arms,
cartridges and provisions. There
were two schooners at the pier loaded
with provisions, all of which the reb-
els took.
On the 22d the Spanish column of
Colonel Asbert, numbering 1000 men,
had an engagement in Guamutas and
Naguas (Manzanillo) with 1900 rebels
under General Capote and Colonel
Wilson, fighting for more than three
hours. The, Spanish retired to Sa-
bana Limones where they met the
parties of General Rabi and Colonel
Tamayo, who defeated them. The
Spanish loss i'll both encounters was
10 killed and IS wounded, among the
latter three officers. The rebels took
IA prisoners, plenty of medicine, 40
guns and two mules laden with car
tridges.
The Spanish General, Barges, with
500 men, was defeated on the Goth ut
Mayaria by 1,400 rebels under General
Vasquez. The Spanish loss was 20
killed and 1856 wounded. General
Barges was slightly wounded. Twelve
mules loaded with ammunition and
provisions and about 40 Mauser rifles
were left by the Spanish in their
fight. A great number of the Span
ish wounded were left on the field,
being cared for by someCuban women
as well as the rebels. Fourteen in
surgents were killed and % wounded.