Evening journal., 1896-12-31
MASSACRE NEAR HAVANA
Weyler's DISCRIMINATING Policy
Begun In Guanabacoa.
sPAEIARDswRBAKINe VENGEANCE

Peaceful Citizens Slaughtered by Military
Commander FondesvieIa-It Is Asserted
In London That spain win Get No Aid.
1Taceo Reported Alive.
GUANABAcoA, Cuba. Dec. 2S, via Key
West, Dec Vengeance is being wreak.
I'd, and rcmorselcssly, on the people Of
Gunnabacoa for the raids which the insur-
gcnts have been committing almost with
imnunity on this suburb Of Havana, not
further distant from the capital than
brooklyn is from New York
10 desviela the now military com
mnndor has literally tcrrorized the town
io ll not been here "a hours before Sow
1n native Cubsns. who were suspected of
sympathy with the revolution. were seized
ANA macheted without trial or other form
alitv.
he victims of this massacre were: Pc
drn and Tomas Sotolongo, brothers; Ju-
ii0 fastoriza Julio Morales, belonging to
one of Cuba best families; Ramon and
rancisco Ruiz, undertakers, and Ygnacio
Nalcn2uela
Arrests have followed arrests since with
startling rapidity. What has been done
with all the prisoners, however, is the
most alarming thing in connection with
Fondesviela S work. Many Of them are be-
lievod to have suffered the fate of the vic
tins of the massacre that so quickly fol-
lowed his taking command here.
The reign IF terror has hcen responsible
for general exodus of native Cuban fam
ilics able Co get away. Some have trans
ferred their hcmes to Havana, across the
bay. Others have sacrificed their belong
ings for a song and are seeking passports
to leave the island
One of Spain's butchers.
Fondosviela has proved more merciless
in town than he has been in the field, and
his reputation as a butcher of paciicos
without regard to age, Sex or condition,
only providing that they are native Gu
bans, is almost equal to Melquizo's Fon-
desviela. in fact, has already made Just
such a reputation for himself here rs Wey.
Ter did when a youthful subordinate ia
the ten year war under the cruel Valma-
seda.
There were many executions yesterday
il is impossible TO learn how many.
Luis Talatero and Jose Arbelo, coach
man. are known to have been Of the mum
ber killed.
The people Of the place who are myste-
riously missing and are supposed by their
families and friends TO have been summa-
rily and secretly dealt with make q long
list Among them are Jose Carrimo OF
Conception street, e. Cisneros Of Corral
Falso street and - others, who were ar.
rested yesterdays Francisco Hernandez
Jose de Ia l.. Herrera and 6 other resi-
dents of Cojimar Beach and Pancho Della.
bat local baseball star.
Enrique Guirel, municipal doctor ans
formerly mayor of Guanabecoa, also cam,
under the ban. lie was arrested and hi.
house Tansacked for discriminating evi
dcnce. Valuables were taken at the sam,
time, and it is now announced that tn,
doctor will .nond the rest Of his days at
one Of the dread penal settlements in AT
lica.
Another of Fondesviela's startling
crimes was the murder of a grocer Of Cor
raj Falso street, a native Cuban. Hi
clerk, seeking revenge, said TO the com
mander that his employer was aiding TIN
rebels Fondesyiela unhesitatingly accept
ed the lads statement, and the next da,
the man was taken to Jata and killed.