The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-03
GOUGE OUT EYES.
Smash Helpless Babes Skulls
and Shoot Women.
Spanish Warfare on the Wretch
ed Cubans Unveiled.
Weyler Every Inch the Bloody
Butcher
HE'S BEEN PICTURED.
The Spanish Character as His
tory Paints 1t,
Bloody, Cruel, Heartless and
Worse Than British,
is AGAIN SHOWN UP.
A Race of Hyenas, Harpies and
Blood Lappers
That Europe Should Drive OFF
of Their Peninsula.
Bloody, Cruel, Heartless ana
Worse Than British,
is AGAIN SHOWN UP.
A Race of Hyenas, Harpies and
Blood Lappers
That Europe Should Drive Off
of Their Peninsula.

New York, June s.-The World this
morning publishes the following special
correspondence from Macagua, Pro
vince of AIatanzas, Cuba, dated Nay
10. Reports have reached here of a
number of recent unwarranted murders
and outrages by bands of Col Louis de
Ohvera's Spanish guerillas
"Belfaziro Nodarze, of this town re
lates the particulars Of a hendish at
tack upon Cuban woman
The guerillas band of Col Mr.. No
darezes says while on their way to
CaImete, stopped at the house Of B1ateo
MARTINEZ. Who had been forced to enlist
in a body of insurgents under the com
mand OF Juan Pablo Jabio- The officer
in command inquired from Sonora Mar
tinez the whereabouts of her husband.
Indeed. 1 can't tell, she replied.
I'n make you, said the Spaniard,
and he proceeded to tear off her cloth
ing. he then questioned her anew, and
receiving no answer from her. as she
was crying Historically, he unsheathed
his sword and fell to cutting and slash
ing his victim until her blood covered
the floor, and she tainted in a corner.
Her snrieks and entreattes only served
to provoke the brutal laughter Of the
Mr.. Nodareze says he laid the facts
in writing before Col. Molina The
CLlEL LGI9l-G4 Dt SEllllliB q SQUAD 10
rest and shoot the complainant His
brother. Bruno. q tObacccOnist heard of
the order in time to inform BelizariO.
The brothers fed and joined the rebel
force Of Collide Garcia.
"COl MOlina's forces q few days aft
erwards stopped at the home of a far
ner- Only a woman and baby were in
the house He demanded that she tell
where the men We're She protested
that she did not know. He called for a
platoon of soldiers.
AS the platoon entered the cabin.
Molina pointed to her and said: Pull
out that rebel nag and shoot her
The mother ana child were dragged
some 25 feet from the hut and a squad
moved away a few PAGES.
"Win You speak now2" the colonel
demanded.
For Gods sake / don't know" cried
the woman
Then fire." ordered Molina.
The woman tried to shield her child
with her body but the merciless bull
let's aid their work.
The baby was not killed outright
and one Of the soldiers moved by sort
Of barbalic pity, crushed the little ones
skull with the butt of his rifle The
bugle sounded Fall in Molina after
setting fire to the hut coolly mounted
his horse and gave the word March
In one Of the outskirts of San Jose
de lost Ramos and about three miles
from the village there is a small house
occupied by Frederic F7uentes F'u-
entes had two large cane fields. He
complained because the Spanish sol
diers destroyed his cane instead of
simply taking the fodder The same
command, en- route to protect the 'Es-
pana' plantation a day or so later
stopped at his home, having sacked a
town en- route and drank heavily
The commander accused him of har-
boring an insurgent chief named Maza
Fuentes thought it useless to defend
himself officers then bade the sol
diers punish him and his companions
as they deserved.
"A score of maehettes flashed and in
a few moments the prisoners were a
mass of blood and rags. A drunken
frenzy seized the murderers-
Cutting off the heads of their vic.
Tins, they hung them to the key of the
grocer's door, while the horror-stricken
neighbors looked on without daring to
interfere Only under cover of night
were the ghastly remains removed and
buried.
"a resident of the town Of CascajaI
says one of NOlina's guerilla bands
was marching to 'Reglita,' the sugar
plantation of ScnOr Sardinas. for the
purpose of escOrting a train of pack
mules. As the guerillas approached
the town of Cascajal they passed the
farm of a Cuban named Garcia. whose
two brothers were in the insurgent
force under Dimas, which was oper-
ating in the district between Recrero
and Rogue
"A portion of this force occasionally
camped near Garcia's house. and he
was then visited by his brothers. When
the guerilla band arrived however the
insurgents were not in the neighbor-
hood Garcia was alone in his house.
Where are the Insurgents encamp-
ed2" the lieutenant demanded Of Gar
Il really don't know the man re-
Piled
tTie him to that chair the officer
commanded and the soldiers lashed
Garcia securely
Now viii you tell me where your
brothers ere?' the lieutenant angrily
inquired
Il can't say; 7 have not seen them, .
Garcia replied
'.Ha. I know they slept here last
night but since your eyes seem to be
useless Will relieve you Of them Put
them out" the officer said, turning to
his soldiers.
The sergeant thrust the point Of his