Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-04
AWFUL Spanish CRUELTY.
Frightful Atrocities by Bands Of
GuerrillaS.
A Mother Shot Down While Hold
ing Her Babe in Her Arms and the
Child dubbed to Death "A Mans
Eyes Put Out With q Sayonet.

New York. June "a shocking story
of torture by Spanish troops in Cuba is
told by the Worlds correspondent at
Macagua Matanzas province. who, un
der date Of May 10, says: Reports have
reached here of a number of recent I'M
warranted outrages and murders by
bands of Col. Louis De Oliveras Span
iSh guerrillas. Belizario Nodarze, of
this town, relates the particulars of
fiendish attack upon Cuban woman.
The guerrillas of Colon, Mr. Nodarze
says, while on their way TO Calimete,
stopped at the house of Mateo Marti-
neZ. who had been forced to enlist in
a body of insurgents under the COM
mand of Juan Pablo Jabo. The officer
in command inquired from Sonora Mar
tinez the whereabouts of her husband.
Indeed. | can't tell you" she replied.
IN make you" said the Spaniard, and
he proceeded to tear off her clothing.
He then questioned her anew, and re-
eeiving no answer from the woman, who
was crying hysterically.he unsheathed
his sword and fell to cutting and slash
ing mis- victim, until her blood covered
the floor and she tainted in a corner.
Her shriekS and entreaties only served
TO provoke the brutal slaughter of the
sOldiery.
hn lot hA
in writing before Col. Molina. The
chief replied by sending a squad to ar
rest and shoot the complainant. His
brother Bruno. tobacconist, heard of
the order in time to inform Belizario.
The brothers fed and joined the rebel
force of Collide Garcia.
Col. MOlina's forces a few days after
ward stopped at the home of a farmer.
Only woman and baby were in the
house. He demanded that she tell
where the men were. She protested
that she did not krow. He called for
a platoon Of soldiers. As the platoon
entered the cabin Molina pointed to
her and said: Pull out that rebel bag
and shoot her. The mother and child
were dragged some % feet from the hut
and a squad moved away a few PAGES
VIII you speak now?" the colonel de-
manded. For Gods sake. | don't
know said the woman. Then fire
ordered Molina. The woman tried to
shield her babe with her body. but the
bullets did their work The baby was
not killed outright and one of the sol
diers, moved by q sort of barbarous pity.
crushed the little ones skull with the
butt Of his rifle. The bugle sounded
Fall in. and Molina, after setting fire
to the house mounted his horse and
gave the word TO march.
In one of the outsirts of San Jose de
Los Ramos, and about three miles
from the village there is q small house
occupied by FREDERICK Fuentes. Fuen-
ties had 'two large cane fields. He COM
plaired because the Spanish soldiers
destroyed his cane instead of simply
taking the fodder. The same COM
mand. Ell route TO protect the Espana
plantation, a day or Two later. stopped
at his home, having sacked a town en-
route. and having drunk very heavily.
The commander accused him of harbor-
ing an insurgent chief named Maza.
F'uentes thought il useless to defend
himself. The officer then directed the
soldiers 10 punish him and his COM
pariOnS as they deserved. A score Of
m2chetes flashed and in few moments
the prisoners were a mass Of blood and
rags. A drunken fancy seized the MUIR
derers. Cutting off the heads of their
victims. they hung them 20 the key of
the grocer's door, while the horror
stricken neighbors looked GA without
daring to interfere. Only under the
cover of night were the CHASTITY remains
removed and buried.
A resident of the town of Cascaial
says one of Molina's guerilla bands was
marching to Reglita, the sugar planta-
ton Of Senior Sardiaas, for the purpose
Of ecorting a train Of pack mules. As
the guerillas approached the town they
passed the form OF a Cuban named
Garcia, whose two brothers are in the
insUrgent forces under Demous, which
is operating il the district between
RecTeo and Rogue. A portion of his
forces camped near Garcia's house. and
he was then visited by his brothers.
When the guerilla band arrived. how
ever. the insurgent bands were not in
the neighborhOOd Garcia was alone
in his house.
Where are the insurgents encamp-
ed?' the lieutenant demanded of Gar