The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
CJJBANS ARE TN IT
BRIGHTER OUTLOOK FOR THE IN
SURGENT CAUSE.
spnniards Are auarrel1ns Among
Themselves and the Insurgent
Forces Are Doing About ms They
PIense-spanish Volunteers Bru-
tally shoot Down Women, Chill
dren and Prisoners.

New York, Feb. 5. The news
brought to this city to-day by the Ha-
avana steamer was cheering for the.
friends Of Cuban liberty. The letters.
Of the secret agents Of the revolutions,
ary party in Havana spoke Of a split.
among the Spanish parties on the:
island; Of jealOusies among the MILL
tary; of starvation in the city and OF
a crisis In the commercial situation;
Mr.. r. G. Pierra translated one Of the
most important letters Parts Of it,
We're as follows:
There is a very decided division be-
tween the conservative and reformist,
parties Of the Spaniards and they arei
pouring hot shot into each others
ranks through the columns Of the:
press. AS proof of this send you,
the papers Of the Conservative party,
IN which the editorials are written I'M
particularly bitter strain against,
their former allies. The Reformist:
party were in favor Of the mild policy
of Campos, while the Conservatives.
believe in fire and bloodshed. The
situation is most critical one, and no
one recognizes this fact better than
the Spaniards. The excitement In.
Havana Is increased by the fact that(
the government does not allow any?
news to be printed except that given
out from the official bureau. Span
iards as well as Cubans know that the;
better part of the news given out Isl
fabricated"
The correspondent then goes on to,
detail several engagements In one Of
which whole troop Of 300 Spaniards!
were annihilated. The news given out:
however, was of a tremendous Span
ish victory. The letter says that the;
insurgents are doing about as they,
please. They are now returning to-
ward Havana.
Cold-BlOoded Massacres.
Key West, Fla, Feb 5.-Some time
ago when the insurgents entered Sa-!
banilla, the Spanish official report;
stated that they were driven out by
the garrison, and that, unfortunately;
three women were killed by stray
bullets" The truth of what happened
there has Just been learned, and It'll
shows the Spaniards are acting as bar
barously in Cuba as the Kurds in Ar
menia. Sabanilla. which is an inn
portant town in Matanzas province.
was entered by 400 insurgents undelY
Garcia. The Spanish regulars retreat
ed to the barracks and made no resist
ance. The Spanish volunteers, how,
ever, retreated to the church and fred
on the insurgents. The insurgents re-;
turned the fire, killing five volunteers;
The volunteers then ceased firing. The:
inha bitants received the insurgents,
1oyfully, and mahy poor people who,
had eaten nothing but cane were fed;
by Garcia, who made the merchants
open their stores and told the people
to take food. Thirty stores were loot,
ed of provisions, and one storekeeper'
was shot for resisting. The insurg-:.
ents then retired. AS soon as they
were gone the Spanish volunteers;
came out of the church and opened,
fire upon the people in the streets.
Forty-six were killed, thirty Of whom
were women and children. Their only,
offense was cheering the insurgents
and taking food to save themselves
from starvation. After shooting these
people the volunteers took ten Cubans,
who surrendered on promise Of am
nesty, and shot them in cold blood.