Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-06-08
SPANISH ATROCITIES.
Commanding Officers Main and
Kill Innocent Women and
Children.

New York, June 3.-The World this
morning publishes the following special
correspondence from Macauga, province
of Matanzas, Cuba, dated May 10:
Reports have reached here of num-
Der of recent unwarranted murders and
outrages by bands of Col. Louis de DIV
eras' Spanish guerrilas. Beliaziro No
darize of this town relates the particu-
lars of a fiendish attack upon a Cuban
woman.
The guerrillas of Colon, Mr.. Nodarize
says. while on their way to Cabinet,
stopped at the house of Mateo Martinez,
who had been forced to enlist in body
of insurgents under Juan Pablo Jabio.
The officer in command inquired from
Sonora Martinez the whereabouts of her
husband.
Indeed, cannot say where he is
she replied
Woman Slashed to Death.
"sI'll make you,' said the Spaniard,
and he proceeded to tear off her clothing.
He then questioned her anew, and re-
ceiving no answer from the woman, he
unsheathed his sword and fell to cut
ting and slashing his victim until her
blood covered the floor and she tainted
in a corner. Her shieks and entreaties
only. served to provoke the laughter of
the brute.
Mr., NQdarize says he laid the facts in
writing before Col. Molina. The chief
replied by sending squad to arrest and
shoot the complainant. Senior Bruno a
tobacconist, heard of the order in time to
inform Beliaziro. He and his brother
fled and joined the rebel force of Collide
Garcia.
Col. Molina's forces a few days after
wards stopped at the home of a farmer.
Only woman and baby were in the
house. He demanded that she tell where
the men were. She protested that she
did not know. He called for platoon
of soldiers.
. AS the platoon entered the cabin, Mo
lima pointed to her and said: ''Pull out
that rebel hang and shoot her."
The mother and child were dragged
some twenty-five feet from the hut and
a squad moved away a few PAGES.
'Will you speak noW?' the colonel de-
manded.
'sFor Gods sake, I don't know" cried
the woman.
''Then fire. ordered Molina.
The woman tried to shield her child
with her body, but the merciless bullets
did their work.
Fate of an Innocent Babe.
The baby was not killed outright, and
one of the soldiers, moved by sort of
barbarous pity, crushed the little ones
skull with the butt of his rifle
The bugle sounded 'sFall in" Molina,
after setting fire to the hut, coolly mount
ed his horse and gave the word March"
In one of the outskirts of San Jose
de Los Ramos and about three miles
from the village there is small house
occupied by Ireaferfco Fucntes. Fuentes
had two large cane fields. He com
planned because the Spanish soldiers de-
stroyed his cane instead of simply taking
the fodder. The same command, Ell
day or SO later stopped at his home,
having sacked town en- route and
drunk heavily.
The commander accused him of har-
boring an insurgent chief named Maza.
Euentes thought it useless to defend
himself The officer babe the soldiers
punish him and his companion as they
deserved
A score of machetes flashed and in a
few minutes the prisoners were a mass
of blood and rags. A drunken fancy
seized the murderers. Cutting off the
heads of their victims they hung them
to the key of the grocer's door, while
without daring to interfere. Only under
cover of night were the CHASTITY reiaaaIns
removed and Buried.
Put az Mans Eyes Out.
A resident Of the town Cascaja1 says
one of Molina's guerilla bands was
marching to Reglita, the sugar plantation
of Senior Sardinas, for the purpose of es-
corting a pack, of mules. Before the
guerrillas approached the town of Cas-
caial they passed the farm of a Cuban
named Garcia, whose two brothers were
in the insurgent force under Dimasy
which was opera ting in the district be-
tween Recreo and ROGUE.
A portion of this force occasionally
camped near Garria's house and he was
then visited by his brothers. When the
guerilla band arrived, however, the lnsur-
gents were not inithe neighborhood. Gar
cha was alone in his house
s'Where are the insurgents encampedV7
the lieutenant demanded of Garcia.
81 really don't know" the mani re-
..Tie him to THAT chair the officer
commanded, and the soldiers lashed
Garcia securely.
''Now will you tell me where YOUR
brothers are?' the lieutenant angrilE in.
quired.
II can't say. 2 have not seen themt''
Garcia replied.
"Ha, I know they slept here last night.
but since your eyes seem to be useless
l will relieve you of them. Put them
out" the officer cried, turning to his SOL
diers.
The sergeant thrust the point of his
bayonet under each of the unfortunate
mans eyes and burst them out, despite
the agonizing screams of the victim
AS they left the house the lieutenant
iokingly remarked that the next time
Garcia would be able to say trutllfuILy
chat he had not seen the insurgents"
KATE FIELDS FUNERAL.