The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-09

Cleveland, O., April 3.-The stories
that have been told concerning the tor
lures inflicted by the SPaniards in Cuba
are more than confirmed by Mr.. F. H.
TAYLOR, who has just arrived in this city
after a residence of three years in Ha-
vana. In answer to inquiries regarding
the truth of the circulated reports, he
said:
THE worst has not been told. | have
known of prisoners being strung up by
the thumbs at Moro castle and left for
days at time to the mercy of the vicious
flies which were attracted by molasses
smeared upon the victims face and chest
for that purpose. Many other forms of
torture are practiced upon the unfortu-
nate rebels when taken.
These outrages against humanity do
occur, as any citizen of Havana can tes-
tify. In fact, If they would allow some
of the prosecuted wretches In the Gu
ban dung con to testify, stories of fiend-
would shock the Christian world"
Tampa, Fla, April 3-Letters received
from Cuba state that last Tuesday sew
enteen political prisoners were shot in
the fortress Cabanas, in Havana, and
that twenty-five were to be executed on
Wednesday. The plantation Esperanda
. de Cespedes, in Santa Clara, has been
totally destroyed. 1t was valued at half
4 million.
It is rumored that battle occurred in
Pinan del Rio Tuesday between the
forces of Maceo and Colonel Suarez, in
which the latter was seriously wounded.
Luis Martinez Y. Vinger, the Ameri-
can citizen arrested March 26, in Ha-
yana writes that he will be probably
sent to prison at Ceuta, Africa.
Chicago, April ga special to the
Tribune from Key West, Fla, says Jose
Ramon del Vale, spaniard who has
been alcade of Jovellanos, Matanzas
province, has resigned and is here with
his family on the way to Mexico. He
says it was impossible to longer endure
the outrages committed by the Spanish
troops. Senior del Vale is a man of cul-
ture and intelligence, and has no leaning
toward the insurgents, He says: 1.-THE
Spanish troops are killing innocent peo-
pie right and left. The people of Ha-
vana have no idea what atrocities are
being committed. The troops pillage
stores, residences and estates and un-
armed men. Unquestienably they are
more to be feared than the insurgents.
There is no safety for life or property
outside of the cities and large towns.
while Vicunius' column was at Jov-
anilos, three days ago, they met three
men on the outskirts coming toward the
town on the main highway. The men
were unarmed. They were halted and
asked for their papers. They had none
and were Immediately shot.
"Ten days ago detachment of mount
! ed guerrillas under Lieutenant Palla
while forming near Jovellanillos came
upon ten laborers at work in field
The laborers shouted Viva Spaina' as
the troops approached, but the latter
fred volley, missing the laberers, who
threw themselves with their faces on the
ground.
These incidents came under my per
sonal observation while was alcade, OF
mayor, of the town of Jovenillos,"
Crystal Lake, Ill.,, April 3.-Waltel
Grant Dygert, the young man from Nc
Henry county, now confined by th'
Spaniaris in Cuba, will obtain his free
dom some time within the next forty
eight hours. This is the substance of
dispatch just received by his father, II
J. Dygert, from New York.
Havana, April 3, via Key West, Fla
The court martial is busy in variou
parts of Havana province and dealt
sentences were recently passed on sew
enty insurgents who will soon be sho,
New Orleans, April 81 The Pici
yune special Havana letter dated Marc
~ gives this summary of events -ersor
ally investigated by the writer, whic
he declared TO be accurate In every re
pect;
In Bainoo, DR.. Vidal Sololongo mac
an operation on a poor old mar, ar
when he was convalescent he was OF
night arrested and taken to the armor
of the Guardia Civil, where they lash'
him all over the body, and ir spite
his cries they laughed and took him {
s the outside of the town, where tn,
compelled him to make a grave,
which they buried him, after he di
from the illtreatment he had receive
On the plantation Salvador Of L
court, Cuban by birth, belonging to t
troops OF General Aldecoa, shot
death, after hacking him with his n
ehete, defenseless colored reside
= VINO was on his way to join his fami
on the first machete blow he lost
arm, and the second his head.
In the city of Batabano the chief
police and other local authorities
rested three individuals and took tn
on the outskirts, where they W
outchered and left dead on the roads,
the murderers bringing the report
the city that the insurgents had xii
the men.
In the village of San Felipe, solid
under command of Colonel Galbis
Colonel Linares captured three inofI