The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-04
MORE ACTS OF HORROR
Owners Of Estates Report Excessss Commit.
ted by Spanlards In All Parts Of Havana.
THE MASSACRE OF URARMED CITIZENS.
Plain That spain Cannot Crush the
Rebellion Before tho Wet season
Sets In ana the Serious Problem
of Caring For Her Soldicrs Pre-.
senss sItseIf--PRtriotx of Good Cheer

Havana, April 1. via Tampa, April
3.-Army operations have been pushed
with great vIgor for the past month
General Weyler has given officers anu
men no rest. His orders huve been
peremptory, and many general has in-
Cured hls displeasure by tardiness In
the prosecution of the enemy. The re-
suit OF those active movements has beeh
TO completely tire out n large portion
Of the army In the field. The insurecnt,
have been kept moving, their camps
haVe been destroyed and n dozen of their
hospitals have been burned during the
monta that has just passed. bu, the
government has not forced IL single bat
tie upon the rebels. The only serious en-
gagements have been those In which
the Insurgents having the advantage of
position or numbers as then, have been
many rear guard skilm.shes which ap-
pear In the Spanish reports us battles
ana victories, for the crown, but which.
upon investigation. prove to be like some
OF the battles fought by Don Ouixotc
Quite number OF them have been found
10 be massacres of unarmed citizens
and there have been more acts of horror
committed than battles fought in this
March -
II one-hundredth part of the stories
mat reach here of the operations of
tne columns OF Generals MelguIzo md
Berhal and of Colonels Molina. Tort
SeSura, and others are true. the reason
why General Weyler cancelled all pa assns
neio ny correspondents is plain. Owners
y " estaHeS report eNcesscs committed by
detached bodies OF Spanish troops In ali
parts or the Island, and there is no long
er taik or attempting to grind sugar
.his year the problem Is now to preserve
tne INes OF employees and prevent wan
Ton destruction by the troops.
me harsh measures adopted toward
suspects In cities and towns have in
~ eaSeu tne number of recruits from
ianlilies OF the better class in cItje.
Ihe landing of four important exnedi"
tions mas given inspiration and cartridra
10 the patriot army.
me rains are not far off. The lmitod
time remaining for military operntion.
this spring makes II plain that Snain
cannot crush the rebellion before tho
wet season sets In and the serious nro-
Diclh , OF caring for the lives of her SOL
us presents Itself. Spanish officer
INFORMS me that the losses of the army
through fevers and other sicknesses
nave oeen $4,000 since September and
over Z0.Oo0 during the year ending March
ist. Inc recent statistics made public
py the spanish Consul General at New
YORK. Senor Baldisano. In which the
totai losses for the year were given a
3.SH. or whom 2S6 were killed in bat
lle. are SO palpably absurd that one
serious in presenting them. There
nave been single battles I'm which the
opanisn loss amounted 10 more than
'hat given Tor the entire year Cen
erais Aidero and MADAM have been sent
oacK to Spain. making nine generals
VINO have failed 10 satisfy General Wey-
ier since his arrival.
"eheral Obe1on is also booked to re-
.ulh ana General Pando. commander of
aered back for allowing Gomez TO enter
Santa cara without fighting Battle
General Suraez Valdez Is also on the
MS ,is'. lie is In command of Plnar Del
itio ana besides failing to suppress the
rebellion In his section. he sent an i'm
pertinent message to WeyIer by Hello
siaph Weyler says he can ret more
dctlVe work out of Colonels than from
Generals. and the exodus continues
There is much dissatisfaction among
oificers of higher grades and this does
not make Weyler's task any more
pleasant He has been in a highly ner-
Vous state for several days and MANY
interviews between himself and his
men have taken place
=, oince De LONE cabled that the United
states VIII not recognize the belliger-
sncy OF Cubans, General Weyler has be-
fuh open executions of prisoners of
war Three have been shot at Cabana's
prison In week and more are doomed to
Inc same fate.
New Orleans, April 3.-The follow
ing information has been received from
Cuba by Mr.. Nelson Polhemus, local
representative in this city of the Cuban
Iunta' Mr.. Polhemus vonches for It's |
In the ownship of Jaruco on the plan-
latioh OF Morales. the troops of Colonel |
loft, IN command of three rural guards. |
arrested four men and one woman on |
me charge OF being insurgen. sympa tniz- |
srs ana then took them 10 the armory |
where the men were beaten and sub |
'equently killed, as alsl) was the woman |
VINO refused to state she was in CON |
lection with the rebel forces The. crime |
IS more horrible. as the woman, Mar |
sarlta Pedroso, was soon TO become a |
mother.
In the village of San Antoniot De Los
Sano5 man named Benito Loseda, sus- |
Dected or insurgent tendencies and who |
rad a brother in the rebel lines, was |
arrested and shot to death by the sol |
Tiers. being reported aa trying to es-
cape and the force being compelled to |
IRE upon him. |
On the planta ton Salvador" property |
IF the Count of Barreto. the soldiers of |
General AldecoatS division maltreated |
The women. wives ard daughters Aof the !
aborers, after having Threatened with |
ieath their male relatives. many OF !