The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-13

rived IN AtIanta lnlS morning.
DR.. Diaz, though an American Cit
zen is a native Ca oan land in persona
appearance is a manly type OF his race
short-bullt and stout with a swarth,
complexion and a pair of dark eye
well set in a head OF ME proportions
He wears closely cropped chin bear'
and Is somewhat bald-a man whom
at a glance one would pick out fo
great energy and indomitabl ble courage
During the ten y-arS' war in Cuba b.
was captain IL the rebel army ant
IS the personal friend of General Go
mez and General Maceo, with both o
whom he has served on the field o
battle.
In the present struggle, however, he
has held himself apart from the con
6ict on account OF his church work
although as q member Of the Rec
Cross society, or the White Cross, as
it is called IN Cuba, he has succored
the wounded and buried the dead afte,
score of engagements between the
insurgents and the Spanish during the
advance CT the former on Havana.
This work among the sick and
wounded led to his arrest and impris'
onment though he and those OF the
society who followed him niniStered
to- both Spanish and Cuban alike.
'.They Knew" said DR.. Dlaz this
morning, that had been in the rebel
army before, but they also knew that
1had not had any communication with
the rebels this time, because l was de-
voted to my church work. Why l was
arrested do not kuow. The day be-
fore left Havana wrote letter to
Consul General Williams asking him
for the reasons. But he did not an
swer me and will not.
Dr.. Diaz was banished from Cuba
together with his family, ,includiog his
brother. Unless there Is revocal of
the ordsr he can never again set loot
upon the island without being arrest
ed. His wife and three children are
now in Tampa, Fla, where they will
remain for some time. His brother is
also there. They left Havana last
Wednesday. Under the decree Of
banishmenr they were ordered to leave
Cuba by the first steamer that cleared
from the island the same day that DR..
Diaz was released from jail. He, how
ever, declared that he would not go
until he had made his business ar
engagements so that the church prop
erty which in Havana alone IS valued
at $40, 900, was safely provided for.
If any damage comes to this property
on account OF the hanishmenl- of pr
Diaz, the church VIII have claim !or
it upon the Spanish government. Ine
Suanish. soldiers had already sacked
one small church building in a suburb
OF Havana, before DR.. D!az le1t ana d
claim Will be made for this.
1.-The soldiers took the building,
said DR.. Diaz, land broke up all the
furniture. They had had tight with
the rebels in the vicinity of it, and de-
clared that the people IN the nelgh-
borhood were in sympathy with the
insurgents. Not stopping with. tne
destruction of the church furniture
thew butchered one hundred persons.
They said these victims were 1nsur-
>,ynts. Among them were two cous.
ms of mine and several members OF
the destroyed church. Two OF them
were women, and a child was snos
also. My brother and saw these oeao
victims with our own eyes. We know
the names of all of them, Tor when 1
am through with my church AFFAIRS
here we shall set to work to show the
people of the world the horrible atroc'
tiles that are being perpetrated oy Inc
soldiers of the government, ana VII
need the records. I have been on
twenty battlefelds and have seen tne
graves where the helpless victims VINO
have fallen into the hands OF the SOL
diers afterward were buried, sometlmes
six deep.
"The day of my arrest twenty-seven
persons were shot-among them were
small boys and old men. Before lney
were marched out they were ali mace
to 20 out and dig their own graves. Il
was horrible sight"
ssAno.her time rode horseback SIX,
ty miles out into the country through
the lines of the insurgents to rescue 9
friend who had sent for me: be mac
ten shots in his body and SIX WOUNDS
made by sword. It was the work OF
the Spanish. He was not an lnsurgen.l
but happened to be found at home al
ter an engagement. The soldiers Iel,
: him for dead, but he managed to &c,
word 70 me. There were others oeac
about him. One of them buried oy
th, side OF six others who had taller
victims of the slaughter. T"
OF his arrest and imprisonment NJ
said: so,,
o'clock in the morning. The SOLDIER
came and surrounded our house. Tht
captain called me up. and marches
me off to the jail. Moro Casue ahe
Cabanas were oVercrowoed ana
could not be taken there with the oth
er political prisoners. My brother wa
taken along ard put IN the cell mex
TO me. There was no warrant or an.
charge.
s'I was put in the cell with slngi,
chair and sat with my face to the wall
warned not to talk or to speak 10 any
one. My imprisonment was what
called Recommendation. Under tn
law of the island suspects may be al
rested and held without being allowe'
to communicate with anyone Tor Z
hours. But l was held so Tor Is
hours, which was illegal under thel
own laws.
For the first q hours I was nc
given anything to eat or drink and n
bed to sleep upon. l was afraid 10 es
any thing offered by the guards, bf
cause it often happens that prisoner
are poisoned and the police give 1t on y
thatthey commit suicide, After awhli
when itbecame known that was
American citizen was allowed to TT
ceive food from my family, aud whe
the 130 hours passed l was allowed
send for the consul general and to Sc
my family in the presence OF to
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