The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-02
BUrcHERY By wEYLER's MEN.


Down In the Fields.
Batabano. Cuba, June l-More limo
cent blood has been shed IN the sieids OF
this section OF Southern Cuba as a result
Of the struggle between Spain and her
colony than in any other part OF tie ISL
and II Is In this country that Melquizo's
men have been raiding. riding over farms
and plantations. occasionally skirmishing
with the enemy, more often shooting
down peasants IN the field In the early
part Of this month Col Landa. al the
head OF q column OF Gen. Melquizo's men,
made reconnaissance through the region
north OF Batabaao. II Is said he was
searching for a band Of rebels under COM
manc of Mendoza The country is a hot
bed Of rebellion. II Is the very heart OF
the insurgent territory. The Spanish hold
the villages with adobe forts and forth
ned churches. They command the rail-
road stations with barricaces which shell
ter small squads of soldiers under com
msnd Of subaIterns. But the farming
land Is open TO the raids OF both rebel
and loyal bands. Through II they ride at
win, sometimes meeting each other with
q skirmish. It's people occupy the posi-
ton of non-coynbatants, and are today
put under tribute by the Insurgents and
tomorrow the troops are among them with
the sword OF vengeance. Occasionally
Lansia would halt his men and ask pea
bouts of the rebels. Ii the replies were
not satisfactory. or If they aroused s8s-
ricton that the peasant was In league
With the enemy. the couniryuan was shot
down IN the Geld and the column passed
on. This is the testimony OF men who
claim TO have personal knowledge of the
facts They give the names and loca-
tons and little incidents corroooratsse OF
their stories.
The victims all lived In the region
above described. They are Marian Her
nandez, owner Of Q farm known as the
San Lorenzo estate: Mariana Aedorak, o
planter who was employed on farm In
La Sagua; Andres Gonzales. workman
employed on the arrange estate. Miguel
Mederas. a son Of Mariana MedOrzs. aged
Is: Martin Neta. q planter employed on
the Farrazut estate: jose Alfonso. sged 10
years. Miguel Marines. employed On the
san Antonio farm. Jose Rodriguez.
workman on the farm OF the Antonio es-
tate Innoceafo Crucez- an erlpioye on
farps- AL Of these were killed. The fol-
lowing persons were ehot but not killed:
Jose Miilsancs and Rafael AsilixxEun.
youths. left for dead Mrs. Crucex.
wounded. From another source IL was
learned that these non-coabatants wer.
killed by I.2nza's troops: Francisco Me-
daos. aged .. part owner Of a small SUI
gar farm: Amhrosio Parco. a stock deal
sr. who lived near Batahano: Anglers F.s-
Quivai- negro carpenter Of Azcarato;
Zacsrtb Piaszncis. aged -. carpenter.
Madrid. June 1.-The Madrid govern
nens has lately called the attention Of
the other European powers to the alleged
cruel and inhuMan warfare adopted by
the Cuban insurgents Complaint Is
rade specifically OF the use OF dynamite
70 blow Up railroad trains chose carrying
passengers as wei as fretght) and sugar
mills. and % the use OF explosive bullets
IN nghttng. The European governments
have Instructed their consuis In Cuba IL
l. stated arthcrf,afively. 20 inquire
promptly and fully upon these allegations
Srztn hopes that soups sct.5n VIII " "a