San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
AMERICA INSULTED.
STARS AND STRIPES TORN DOWN
BY SPANISH GUERRILLAs.
Insurgents ROut Party of Spanish Vol
unteers Cuban Press on Uncle Sans
Policy-0uban News in General.

New York, Sept. 2S.-A special to
says: Vice Consul Hyatt has enter
ed an energetic protest in the case
of Peter r. Riverey, an American
planter, maltreated by the Spanish
guerrillas ON his coffee estate, La Els
peranza, near st. Luiz, on the road
TO Bayano.
His protest to the Spanish officer
in command of the guerrillas is that
a great destruction of his coffee and
property was caused by the latter's
forces, that Riverey was abused and
was led out to be summarily shot.
The timely intervention of a Spanish
scout, who pleaded wit. the officer
and vOuched for Riverey's neutrality
alone saved him. Even then the guer-
rillas were so angred that in defiance
of the officers orders, they brutally
beat Riverey with their machetes be-
fore leaving his plantation and tore
the American flag waving over his
residence down, warning him not to
display it again. All Americans, the
guerrillas said, were either Mambis
or rebel spies and if not openly aid
ing the revolution, were doing so Sc
cretly, consequently they ought all
to be shot wherever found by the
Spanish troops.
Riverey was born in New Orleans.
He is of French extraction and came
to Cuba some years ago to assume con
troll of property left him by his grand
father, who died in Martinique. He
is highly respected by the better resi-
dent element and is in no wise sus-
pected of sympathizing with the rev
olution.
The Spanish colonel in command at
st. LUZ apologized to Riverey for
the outrage done him and expressed
his personal regret at the insolent
act of the guerrillas.
Thirty-five Spanish volunteers, COM
manded by Lieutenant Romero. were
surrounded by superior force of IN
surgents as they were leaving the
town of Quivician, province of Ha-
vana. A desperate fight ensued, the
Spaniards attempting to cut their
way through the rebels. Their eff
fors were without avail, but they did
not cease fighting until % Of their
number were killed and wounded.
Among the killed was Lieut. Romero
The volunteers who escaped report
that severe losses were inflicted on the
rebels.
The Havana newspapers comment
with satisfaction, upon the detention
by Federal officers in the United
States, of Cuban filibustering agents.
Ell Diarlo del Ejercito, the Spanish
army organ, applauds President
Cleveland's forcible manifestations
of international sincerity, adding:
Spain can never forget these new
proofs of good faith so nobly dis
played at Washington by the execu-
tive"
Ell Diario de Lamarina, which pro-
fesses to voice the sentiments of the
navy, accredits President Cleveland
with having struck a heavy blow at
the actual violaters of the recent neu-
trality proclamation, but again COM
plains that those primarily RESPONSE
BILE for the finding out and dispatch
of the tilibustering expeditions, the
president, secretary and treasurer, Of
the Cuban junta, in New York, as
yet have not been arrested nor their
open collection of funds for such il
lgal purposes in anywise interfered
with by the Federal authorities.
La Lucia, ironically suggests that |
now that President Cleveland is act |
ing with justice. it will be quite I'M
necessary for Spanish warships to |
continue their patrol of the Cuban |
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