The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-07
FED TO THE SHARKS.
Prisoners in Havana Arc Thrown to
the Maneaters
AND THEN ENTERED AS RELEASED.
Horrible Barbarity Being Practiced
by Weylcr's Minions.
UNCLE SAN is on THE WATCH.
Revenue Cutters and tho Man-o War
Newark Laying for the Tiiibusters.
Another Great Victory Claimed.

Key West. Fla, October ca letter re-
ceived here from one of the most reliable
correspondents In Havana gives an ac-
count OF butcheries being perpctrated
nightly in the Cuban capital which are
enough to make the blood run cold 1t
seems that the office of the chief OF po-
lice, corresponding 10 colonel of the army,
has been given 10 Commander La BarrerG
because no colonel of the army has been
willing TO accept the office under the con-
ditions OF dishonesty aud cruelty imposed
by Weyler,
Awful crimes are committed every night
by order OF La Barrera and Governor
l'arra, who is of thu same type as La
Barrera. Every night at the police head
quarters some prisoners are taken out ana
pat on the books as role tsed These inii-
lylduals are guarded ny one ''celadoi 10
lice cadet ana lwo policemen. and are
taken between and a. m. TO a landing
place at the entrance of the harhor. two
h.ochs from the police headquarters once
there the prisoners and the three police
Dic step IN boat and start on They
don't land anywhere but after a while the
OF ieers come back without the prisoners.
These actions have been watt he'd night
after night. From September 1 TO The 9th
eAGhty-thrcc prisoners have disappeared
IN ms way, drowned outside OF Moro
tember 26 They We're an old man and
young nun. ON stepping into the boat
the old man asked whore they were bound
TO. The young man said. why. don't
you KNOW; we are going to he murdered "
The pol ceman gave the young man Il
blow which knocked his eye out slapped
and kicked him thcn started ana never
came back. From the Cahanas aud MORO
pilsonSrs are taken out and drowned in
me same way. Tho reason why they are
taken out in the h1rbor is on account or
. tnt immense number of sharks hich get
hold OF the bodies and leave no trace The
families OF officers living in MORO castle
ana the Cabanas have made a compliant
of the lamentations they hear in the
night. The cries are attributed TO pris-
oners who are being fed to the sharks.
On September % fisherman notified The
police OF the presence of two dead bodies
lying OH tho seashore near TO The MORO.
Theee bodies were dressed like country
age. The cider one showed two bullet
wounds In the back, ana about fifiy-hye
hayonet wounds IN the stomach and chest
wound in the Lon. and seyerr bayonet
wounds in Tho body and throat. Thor
hands were tied behind their backs. and
bodies seemed to have been In the water
for some time. aud pu,rcfdction had be-
gun, The bodies We're w.tncS ell by a
number Of people, who ware driven away
by Spanish sold ors The wounds were
made by Manser bullets
Last Thursday night, Brlnbn, Cara pc
Guaga and so Il, confined AS suspects,
We're taken from prison al night, carried
a few miles outside Of Havana and shot to
death These men Mere noted on the
Resides feeding prisoners to sharks Ia
Barrcr-l IS also tcriurinE suspects tie
has five men under arrest on 5us 1iclon
of plac ne n dynamite bomb undcr gau-
man. They are kept nj the police station
aud tortured 20 make them confess The
torture consists ~ feeding mem with Dry
Goldfish and not allowing them any drink
No other food Us allowed. hut they nc Oh
starvation If they refuse to eat ,he saltcd
cod; This Is sven as posiI1 iEEe ,. i Sii, a.