The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

nary GOTH two Spanish columns OF Coils.
Galvis and Aidecoa were seen approaching
from the west. Two Spanish laborers
who were engaged in making repairs
beneath boilers on a sugar estate were
captured by the advance guard OF the
Spanish column. They were mistaken
for insurrectionists. and, In spite OF their
cries of 'Vivaespagnar and protests OF
innocence. were seized and bound. They
were placed side by side with two in
surgents who had been captured an hour
before. These four helpless prisoners.
with their arms tied behind their backs.
were hurried along in front OF the column.
Their progress over the ground was not
sufficiently rapid to please their cap
tors, and in the presence of Coils. Galvis
and Aldecoa they were pro1ded In the
back by the troops with Mauser bayonets
until they fell dead by the roadside Sew
enty wounds were counted in the back
OF one of the victims. After the pas
sage Of the column the bodies were
picked UP by friends and buried on the
farm OF Esteban Mendes. belonging to
the plantation Of San Rafael, between
Alrosa and San Agustin.
ION February I'd, negro seventy years
old. named Liberato PUG. a common la
Lorer. became frightened at the approach
Of tho Spanish column. and was seen to
run into his house and hide under bed.
Troops followed him I'm. and. with two
sweeps Of a machette, seriously wounded
the man. He was then dragged out and
although weak from loss OF blood. was
compelled to march seven leagues. At
the solicitation of my aunt. a gray-haired
old lady. whose house the column passed.
the officer In charge finally consented TO
permit the old darkey to remain behind
and die. Thirty colored laborers from
an adjoining plantation who witnessed
this act OF cruelty Immediately threw
down their tools and Joined the insurgent
forces.
In Calimete. on February sth. n drug
gist with ten companions was arrested
I'm the town as suspects. taken 10 the
outskirts and without a trial OF any
kind shot to death. The druggist was
accused OF selling medicine to physicians
Of the insurgent army. Near the same
city and on the same day. Alfredo Her
naniez. an American citizen. with three
other whites and two negroes were shot
at the order OF Col. Segura, simply be-
cause when asked TO tell in what direction
insurgent columns were, they replied:
i don't know
AT Painoa, on February eth, Play Fla
quer commander OF the Guardia CiNilla,
ordered shot the mulatto. Carlos valdez
and twenty others for being suspects
This same commander sent twenty-six
uolitical prisoners from Bainoa TO the
dungeons Of Havana in ten days. Miss
Navarro. now in New York. confirms the
above statement. | was told while IN
Havana that significant shots were heard
from within the castle walls every night
and morning.
AT Cardenas, Carlos de la Rosa. owner
Of the Tinguado plantation, win Two
COMPANIONS one Of whom Is the son OF
the American Consul at that place, the
other the son OF the owner of the great
sugar estate La Vega, few days be-
fore / left organized a body OF 800 men,
who were comparatively well armed. ana
Joined Gen. Gomez. AT Melena del sur
Dr. Maxine Zertucha and 400 men, joined
the insurgents during the latter part OF
January. At Quivican on January bth,
at O'Clock I'm the evening, CristoVal
Perez "A citizen Of Quivican, with 20 men,
unarmed. surrounded (by previous ar
rangemen), twenty volunteers. VINO lock-
ed themselves in a church. The Nolun-
teers were then informed that an insur-
gent column was approachlhs' "o
shots were fred. whereupon the Volun-
teers came out of the church. joined Pc
rez and his band, turning over 10 them
240 Remington rifles and 1909 rounds OF
ammunition They then Joined Gen. Go
mez's command. Among them was per-
sonal friend Of mine. Esduivel. carpen-
ter. over seventy years Old. lie was, by
the way. the first insurgent 10 enter the
city Of Bejucal on the capture oil 'hat
place a little later.
dissatisfaction among the Spanish
troops occasloned by insufficient ana bad
food together with the severe corporal
punIshment inflicted for trhing offences,
Il very great. Col. MacOm's coldmn mas
so suffered from desertions that II mas
been obliged 70 dissolve. the rev re-
maining troops having Joined other divis-
ions.
las an illustration Of the feeling enter
tatned nv the country people for the
Spanish columns. i'm February last. Don
lose de los Perales Gutierrez. Catho-
lie priest. entertained in his house Gen.
Marin and staff. At daybreak' when
Father Jose awakened, no found that ms
military guests had departed and that
they had taken with them his saddle his
boots his pocket knife, and his cork
screw.-New York Sun