The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-30
THE TIMES-RICHMOND VA SATURDAY, MAY 30. 1890

pichty or American steak III Fly ana
-, 10 r'eh had been sent ashore thal ', ,n..
u is said that hey would surely nave
~ Urn imb from limb g..
Two courts were constiiutod-one Tor
~ ~ u oi the captives. the oih1r ~.
W vi IMPOSITION a the ship. App'alS ~
90 VIC vain The American =, hau,'
Scnmlli was hulli,d and insu.ieD. VI,
No,siluer iih. when the procession o.
,'Iutea was marched past the Cpnsu,H,''
. h..'N WIS placed 20 the door 70 pi'F =.
N. ,ohsul from leaving % protest astl,lS..
VIZ Plvr'tllng. "Iurlel. the l'hl 'hr',
sNpti 'lchl"d an. The url lncfs 'l' ai
ranged itIorc qclf-stylei Court OF Ai"-
rln', and confronted with documents.
Nh,h tney were ordered to sign. rtluii
TOT 'H tAhi tNc Nirginlus was q pif"t''l
"'I tN"t ihcy were pirates lho7e WIZ
refused 10 sign were menaced WIN
MNo''S. wv weakened ann s,I.l'u.
INC lisnu rs were sentenced aii'r Il
!eIel.nl trial. Co death. and the eNecu-
u9h was SEQ Tor November SIN.
~ was learned that the BRUSH NatTnlp
Eionc was QEo Ht Santiago on NoN'ihhtI
tlhi ana the day OF execution WIS ace
cordingly pushed forward 20 that date.
TT y-scNcn were publicly shot before tue
Nlphc arrived. among them siAltth clalii-
lns bllusn ciiiz nshiu. the illy OF th'
popuAce displayed Itself in the most re-
voting form. The bodies or the deau
We're thrown into trench, and horseinen
tanoped over them a. they lay restoring
IN The sun. some ot the heads were cut
OFT ana carried thr0ueh the streets on
spear hcads. li is sold that me troops
IN execution OF The sentence OF their SUE
perlOrs. thrust the muzzIes of their guns
into the prisoners mouths and literally
blew on their heads
Flight OF THE BUTCHER.
Upon the arrival of The MODE. buflel
ilea 10 Havana. mad with rage az nav
ing heen huiiieI Of the fuil measure oi MS
scene. sent from this port in answer
10 the popular Indignation aroused by
me reports of the butchery. Two other
American Ineu-0l-war followed. and soon
there were six mcn-0i-War ln TIE harh0r
Of Santiago. three American. two British,
ana one French Their presence served
IN measure 90 curb the mad ins0icnce
of the Spanish loyalsts on shore.
Commander Braine, ot the Juniata, aa
soon as possible arranged conference
with the acting Governor OF the province.
lie was received with cool uOiifcuess.
The commando made formal demand FOR
the surrender into bis charge OF The SUP
FNors This was refused. Then cnsue0
"a urtsoinc series Of diplomatic regOtil-
tions. which lasted until nearly the end
or the year Commander Braine succeed
ed in exciting from the Governor pro-
mise mat 40 action would De taken n
respect 10 the surviving prisoners with
out due notification 90 him. that mean
consi IeratiOn due 10 prisoners OF war. and
that the wounded would receive humane
treatment
This promise was broken on December
4th Commander liraIne received iuiOrma-
lion mat the prisoners had been romOv-
ed from tne prison Of Santiago and were
on their way OBJ fhe dreaded Castle Moro.
TN The harb0r of Havana The acting
Governor for this act OF perfdy gave the
lame excuse that there was no longer
room in The Santiago prison. The theatre
oi negotiation was then removed TO Ha-
Faid. Alcc-Cunsll =. y. Young rcmOr-
Cd from Santiago 90 the capital ana an
The forces of diplomacy were brought 10
bear upon the Spanlsl officials fo secure
thc liberation OF the survivors. While tie
negotiations lasted WAY seemed imm.-
nrnt from day tO day. THE American
people clamorcl for revenge. The Span
iards for the blood OF the surviving cap-
tlyos.
All the world knows that 90 length. on
December 18Th. Che cnpfiyes Were set free
, from Castle Moro. and taken aboard the
Jhnlata. lhtlr condition was sufficient
index 20 the treatment they had received
from their spanish a'iers. They were
IN rags. They were filthy beyond belief
Many OF them were sent $40 once 10 the
hospital The surrender of tho survivors.
reluctantly conceded by the Spanish of
hrials, reused tle loyal populaee to fren-
~. bufiei. especially. is said 10 have
OF his PROV.
Tho long ana tedious delay. ending at
! leAelh 90 the partial rcQuittal bv cnain
NJ lhe injury ana insult 20 the Omitted
states. forms % chapter by itself I'm the
uip'oHAuc history OF both countries.