The herald., 1896-04-04
TIE REBELLION IN CUBA
POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE SHOT BY
THEIR SPANISH cAPTORS
Reports From Hany Sources Of Atrocities
Committed by Spanish Authorities In
cuba-Insurgent Prisoners Are Tortured
end Innocent People Killed

Cuba-lnsurgent Prisoners. Are Tortured
end Innocent People Killed
Associated Press special Wire.
TAMPA, Fla, April 3.-Letters received
from Cuba today state that last Tuesday
seventeen political prisoners were shot in
the fortress Cabanas in Havana. and that
twenty-five were to be executed on Wednes-
day. The plantation Esperanza de Ces-
pedes. in Santa Clara, has beefi totally
destroyed. It was valued at half million.
Pinar del Rio Tuesday, between the forces
of Maceo and Colonel Saurez, in which the
latter was seriously wounded.
| Louis Martinez Vigner, the American
citizen arrested March 20, in Havana,
writes that he will probably be sent to
| prison at Ceuta, Africa.
TOETURING INSURGENTS
CLEVELAND, o., April 3.-The stories that
| have been told concerning the tortures in
flicted by the Spaniards in Cuba are more
than confirmed by Mr.. f. H. Taylor, who
has just arrived in this city after resi-
swer to inquiries regarding the truth OF the
circulated reports, he said:
1.-THE worst has not been told. l have
known of prisoners being strung up by the
thumbs at Moro castle and left for days at
q time to the mercy of the vicious flies,
! which were attracted by molasses smeared
upon the victims faces and chests for that
purpose. Many other forms of torture are
practiced bpon the unfortunate rebels
when taken. These outrages against hui
can testify. In fact, if they would allow
some of the prosecuted men in the dun
geons to testify stories of fiendish torture
could be unearthed which would shock the
Christian world" ...l.-~
KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE
| CuyYN Av>v; A al To Tpsk,.
une from Key West, Fla, says: jose
Ramon del Vale, a Spaniard who has been
alcalde of Jovellanos, Matenzas province,
has resigned and is here with his family on
the way to Mexico. He says that it was
impossible to longer endure the outrages
Vale is q man of culture and intelligence
and has no leaning toward the insurgents.
"Tho Spanish troops are killing inno-
cent people right and left; The people OF
being committed. The troops pillage
stores, residences and estates of unarined
mon. They are more to be feared than
the insurgents. There 10 no safety for life
or property outside OF the cities and large
towns. 't'24t
''While Vicuna's column was at Jovel.
lanos three weeks ago they met three men
on the outskirts coming toward the town
on the main highway. The men were un-
armed. They were halted and asked for
their papers. They had none and were
"Ten days ago detachment OF mounted
gueriltas under Lieut.. Paula while near
Jovellanos came upon two laborers at work
in a bed. The 1aborers shouted Viva
Spain - the troops approached; but the
latter fred . yolley. missing the lsborers,
who threw themselves on the ground.
This instance came under my personal
observation while was alcAlde or mayor
of the town of JovellAts0s." J ss %.
SPANISH REINFORUEMlNN
NEW YORK. April pa special to the
Herald from Madrid says: A ruinor is in
circulation here to- the effect that the
United States would send . squadrou to
Barcelona if Spain coptinued her naval
preparations against Cuba The ruTnor is
80 persistent that the following ministerial
denial has been issued: .fA.rs
"The ministry cmphatically deny that
there is any foundation for the rumor that
international difficulties have arisen which
impede the sending of . squadron to Cuba
or the arming OF transatlantic steamers as
cruisers" 1t is said that two of these
ships will start immediately with their full
| armament. s7 r-l ;.-t.
The return Of Gen. Pando 10 generally
considered to be due to q disagreement
with General Weyler. He is not in i'll
health. ..
AN. ACCURATE SUMMARY -
| New ORLEANS. La, April 3.-The Plea
yune's special Havana letter, dated March
| 9th, gives this summary of events per-
sonally investigated by the writer, which is
declared to be accurate in every respect.
In Bainoo DR.. Vidal Sololongo made an
! operation on poor old man, and whom he
was convalescent he was one night arrested
and taken to the armory of the Guardia
| civil, where they lashed him all over the
body and compelled him to make grave,
where they buried him after he died from
| n.-A IL
of this Count Baregota. a Cuban by birth,
belonging to the troops of Gen. AldecoA,
shot to death, after hacking him with his
machete, defenseless colored resident
who was on his way to join his family.
In the city of Batanabo the chief of
police and other local authorities arrested
three individuals and took them on the out
skirts where they were butchered and left
dead on the roadside, the murderers bring
ing in the report to the city that the insur-
gents had killed the men,.
In the village of San Felipe soldiers, I'M
der command of Col. Galbis and Col. Lii
mares, captured three inoffensive laborers
and hacked them to pieces amid the
laughter of the troops. In the city of Be.
jufal, Brigadier Calixto Ruiz was waited
upon by seven Cuban insureents who
wished to surrender, as they we're suffering
from bilious fever. He welcomed them
and assured them they would not be
troubled. However, the following day
| they were taken out and shot.
With Colonel Marquez de Corvera will
eternally rest the honor OF having entered
town and giving his soldiers orders to
shoot everyone, no matter who they were.
As a result the women and children, the
sick and the dying, were bptchered with
steel. This has happened again at Lu.
game, San Jose, Carral Falso and Jesus del
| Monte. }
| In Gllata alone. am informed by reli-
! able sources, the number of killed, in
Guiding men and children, was forty .seven
| persons. H.
Lieutenant Corral y Pedroso, Of cavalry
battalion, made the statement in the pres.
ence of various persons, that he killed
every Cuban he could get hold of.
| The Rev Father Cuervo y. .Canonigo said:
~ believe that all the Cuhans possible
should be killed off and clear the country.
| and in that manner make room for fami-
| lies which would be brought over from
Spain to Cuba. The negroes and mulatoes
should all be killed off silently and without
exciting any comment, and their property
| confiscated." .e.r n rse'si
River and Harbor Bill .ii. fl.tat
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