The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-27
SWIFT RETRIBUTION.
lnsurgcnt Rabl Makes an Example Of
Frcebootcrs,
CAPTURED AND SHOT TWENTY-FIVE.
The insurgents Spurred Into Re-
newed Activity.
WEYLER'S COMING DREADED.
CAPTURED AND SHOT TWENTY-FIVE
WEYLER's COMING DREADED
Cuban Families Arc Leaving Havana
Regiment of Chinese Organized by
tho Insurgents.

ton has from Its spe<.Ial correspondent at
Havana Some Interesting news, which is re-
rarded ms exclusive. From Cifuentcs, sa-
qua district. comes the news OF an affair
which rebounds to the insurgent leader.
General Rabi, and the facts of which have
been supprcssed as much as possible by
tho government because of the evidence
Il affords of the hirh character of the
revonit,onists.
The town was attacked by "plateados''
feroo,.oo,or., y,b, taLo aa,,r,aua -, Tho
ureepoo.s,s!' mn' ,aMe auvan'ase VI u
~, ", eAs"' '' ~ p"'PS
ihere were -" ,ien III .ne party "ho.
riding In WIZ dash, put the civil guard
to rout and slew two of them with ma
chete blows. A period of robbery and
carousal followed. stores were broken
into and Looted
pr,va,a hours. ,v.ra ,orooa crsr ,vo,r.r
-.
iopoeu " we. 'e"e"s' "iu 'sen nv
uer was resorteu 10 In some INSTANCES.
Finally the 'plateldos" drunk and des-
perate. followed the lead OF one Of their
number and ent cred the convent college
In which were twentv-ave mr. thirtv stu-
a..,ts rho SCENE. or o,,r,v. ,,h,c, tol-
louod or. ~, ,.rr,h,. 80 -. san,
-.
''"i' "'oe' vac ucparture vi Nhe piateauos
the insurRent, General Ram. Mt the head
of 400 mon. entered the town. and learning
Of the ravishment of the college, no gave
immediate chase 10 the outlawH He su,
ceeded In can,u,snp twertv.0v. n, ,hor,
whom he n,arched buch - 'r.I, ,,,,,,,,,,
~, ,,,,.., ..,,, - u
""s'' @"e9 "oie aii enot 10
u'Ath' Inc repe general proceeded the
n"At day IN the direction or Los Guines.
IN the province OF Santiago de Cuba, which
is again alive with excitement.
renewed activity by the fear that The
coming OF General Weyler NAV nrove
disastrous to them and have deternlynd
upon gaining every advantage possibie. An
army of 600 Insurgents under 3eneraI
Rafeai Sorocco is advancing on Man
zanilio. while General Mirabei has a force
OF 900 men near Bayamo Tha host In.
preston is that these forces are about
to unite In an attempt TO uapture Man.
zanilIo as IL would be of the utmost i'm
portance to them II is the terminus of
the new Cuba submarine cable. and Is
the basis of Spanish supplies for the
eastern end Of the Island. General pando
has called upon General Marin for nddi-
tional forces TO be sent here.
The coming OF General Weyler bos cast
a gloom over the island and the ci,y.whicb
is growing daily ASIAN evidence OF Tho
fear which prevails the steamers witch
left today were filled with Cuban fami-
lies. and an entire passenger list has bcon
booked for every steamer IN every d,rec.
ton which leaves NEXT week WhIIo Act
ing Captain General Marin is easy-going.
doing nothing radical extreme instr,,c.
tions have been repeated 10 ali the com
m 4nde-s from Madrid 10 tho erect that a
more vigorous policy has been resolved
unon. As am Instance OF what this new
policy is 10 be ten rebels presented Them
selves to the n,Iitary commandor at cav
anune. i'm the province OF santa CLARA. in
stead OF being merely detained thew wer~
ordered shot within thirty minutes. A
COMPANY of men was ordered ou, Tor ,I,e
nurnoss The victims mat de,th .tn,idiv
The excuse given by the military com
n,ander vas that he regarded tnan, os sn,a.
romipy ip,o c,mn IN goir ,nfo,mo,,or
NJ r. II Herman =, ~ p.Id,,,r
.oconotsye WORKS ~ ,,ht,ads,nh,a pa
who was gent nv his firm 10 erect some
,',ao,,ina,,, on ,ho vin,nr,a ,,,an,o,,nr
naar sa,,,,a In crapde ha. han a uyei,.
- 20 g. uhtio tharn Thana d. 49,,
. , VI 49,. a., ,s,,, Is a or
,so h,,,d,ngs r,h,oh 80 h,,,,
te' ~ 49,
'ou'i" 49,, 49,, L., ~ 49, .h.'as
ru 'I'. ,,,a,,nm atna,,ar. .,...,,,, do
49,. ,a,,,nS H,,.,aa 5,.'na, fJe
oarh, JUS, haVins N"'sneu .'ei
heard shots oulslue some o's'arcn hwas,
ana ,N'nsu's",ns MS hs.s ',,' ~.
oh thf """'' ""se ~ ". ~ i,,,.
rahgenent o. ~" Ioit sr1 'ne 1uIue,
inc repc's n'eu '.,.ousn ,ne o"" ~ az
me for', anu ,he opa''''r'S "r'' i''p s"''''
way IN return. :,
Between INC TWO nres we W."
SAID MI ieinai' anu tWo no, LIZ .
TOO. Inc hltua'iol many fot 50 no, tu"t
we cra~ied ont ana got uhHei the nous;
where we suayeh from ~ ociosk unui
daylight, listening TO the sounn oil Maussr
and Remington bhiis whisthns aris'.,
tortured by niiion meas, Snn sirauu w
move. ] nave known yehrs mol 10
20 long ,
At dawn the insurgents retifed' "av-
ing two Spanish soldiers kiiiea anu ses
eral wounded. Herman left next DAY nn'
cabled his company that 1t was inpoS,i.