The sun., 1896-09-22
MORE SPANISH BARBARITY.
ATRoCIzIEs COMMITTED EVERY
DAY IN CUBd.

The hatcher Aruilern Hacks Women and
Children to Pieces or Burns Them Alive
rs 900 Pncifoos Have Been Killed
Gomez Has Been Urged to Retaitate.
HAVANA. Sept. LEON Sept. o ten insurgents
started to attack a band OF Spanish guerrillas
about mile and half from Las Vegas. prov
ince OF Havana On the way they saw column
OF Spanish troops approaching, and to avoid
being surrounded they rctrcated to some high
brush near by. As the spanish troops passed
the insurgents fired q volley, killing two and
wounding three. The Spapiards fired. but hit
no one. Tho column then went to the planta-
ton of Pablo Diaz near the village Of Las Vegas.
There were twenty-five persons on this planta-
ton, six OF whom hid in tho cane. The re-
naming nineteen were ak men. five women,
and eight children. Col. Aguilera, commander OF
the Spanish column, asked II they had not seen
the insurgents. They replied that they had not
seen any one. The commander then ordered
the troops to kill all. The six mon were placed
in line and shot. Tho women and children wore
butchcred with bayonets and machetes The
guerrillas went to Las Vegas and boasted of
what they had done. The Havana papers re-
ported this as an encounter between largo
party OF insurgents and a Spanish column from
Nuevn Paz commanded by Col. Aguilera. The
papers say that the insurgents were completely
routed. nineteen were left dead on the field, and
many klllCu anu WOuHuOu Woro CbTTlou hWhJ
by the insurgents.
On the 10th this rame Col. Aguilera went with
his troops from Nueva Paz toward the Central
plantation, near that place. On the way they
came to house in which there were three small
children. The oldest was 10 years old. Tho
Colonel asked them where their parents were.
The children said that they had gone to gather
fu"i for their break fast. Col. Aguilera then or
dered the troops to lock tie house and set fire to
1t. The troops nt first refused to do 1t. Tho
Colonel then told them 1t was military order.
and every man who refused to obey would be
court martialed and shot The troops then
obeyed his order. The house and children were
burned.
On the same day Col. Aguilera went to Ma
renEo about three miles from Nueva Paz. On
the road he met an old man about 20 years old
named Aguiar. accompanied by two colored
men who were carrying vegetables to the viii
leEe. These three men were killed by tho Span
ish troops. The body OF Aguar was thrown into
n woll. and the bOdie OF the two negroes were
cut to pieces with mschetes and thrown into
small cave
the large increase in the number OF arrests
here is now being attributed ms much to Porrua.
the civil Governor OF the province OF Havana, as
TO Weyler 1t is saIl That he I. causing the ar
money from them. He recently exhibited n long
list Of wel:known and wealthy person. whom
lie said he intended to arrest. 1t ts said that he
has the prisoners tortured ut police headquar-
ters. Carvata his secretary. is one OF the men
innocent students who were shot at the Punta
In this city during the last war.
isa prisoner in Fort Cabann, Whiie there the
prisoners were fed. The food was brought in
out for each prisoner. The meal was served on
plate, II the prisoner had one. IL not tho virt-
snd This sad
there wero tifteen prisoners contined ln small
f.Tro nal ai IN alsep nd
shoes of the prisoners were soaked with water.
and they had no opportunity TO dry their feet.
troops have been sent here up to tho time tho
last reenforcements were ordered. With the
men. Adding the $4,000 men It is said will be
sent oyer ,o In NoTemSsr. @ the number will be
have died from sickness. or who have been shot
and disabled NUN ber over 90 900. This estimate
all parts OF the Inland and is considered by con-
servative men here less than the actual loss
Spain has sustained in men.
After deducting the losses sustained by the
Spanish troops there will be hero In November
lS,Soo' ana the $500 me men are n. sent s in No.
number must be deducted the losses during the
month Of October. That is the worst month for
thai he has shot and killed with the machete
upon actual reports that have been sent in from
all parts OF the island Weyler |. reported to
have said that he intend. TO kill of tho pa
He recently said thnt he intended to have the
creoles exterminated by the end OF next winter.
lie also said: What intend to do in the fu-
turc will not be forgotten for n century"
The feeling OF the Cubans against Weyier and
the spanish Government is running very high.
Pressure is being brought to bar to induce
Gomez 10 rstaIate against some OF the Spanish
citizens. There many Spauiards in the
rural towns who have been advocating that all
Cuhans should be shot. These men are known
to the CubRns. When the Cuban army has en-
tered towns where these men reside they have
not been molestod. Now there arc Cubans who
urge that an example he made OF tho persons
" no are endorsing and sustaining the action of
the brutal officers in the Spanish army.
Gen. Prats recently removed the military
records from Jovellanos. in the province OF Ma
tanZaR, 10 the city OF MatAnZAs, because tho
insurgents were threatening .oyellanos. and he
feared the records would be lost