The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-30
Many OutraEcs Charged 20 Cubans,
hut Really Comnftted ny the
Captain Generars Butchers.
BAHIA HONDA ATTACKED
INSURGENTS SAID TO HAVE BEEN
REPULsED WITH HEAVY LOSS.
Unconhrmed Report that Pinar Del
Rio Has Been Captured by Maceo-
PEN Picture Of the sTerror.s

HAVANA. March 2S-Accord1ng 20
official" reports received here the insur-
gents are committing many outrages. but
friends OF the Cuban patriots say the out
RACES are all the work of Spanish soldiers
who are shooting prisoners and noncom-
batants, sometimes without even the
SHADOW Of trial. Friends OF the insurgents
say that Captain General Weyler. since his
latest proclamation. is waging war OF ex-
termination, and that every resident Of the
island who does not proclaim his feasy 20
the Spanish cause is in danger of being
treated as bandit and summarily shot
Reports received at headquarters here
say the insurgent leader Valencia has
burned the village OF Pepe Antonio. near
Guianabaco. a short distance out OF Ha-,
vana, including q church. They then
hanged the Mayor. Joaquin Layanderea.
and the alderman. Rodriguez Gomez
The bands OF Sosomayor and Soccores are
moving towards Cabanas TO reunite with
Maceo. who was encamped at the planta-
ton OF Manuelita. They attacked Bahia
Honda. After firing. which was kept Up
for an hour and haf they retreated with
considerable loss. The columns OF General
Linares. Colonel Ynclan and others are
closely pursuing Maceo. who left his camp
at Manuelita. going In the direction Of Bahia
Honda, and burning the plantations behind
the village of Quiebra Hacha. The In
surgents have burned several plantations In
the district of santa Ana, Rogue and
Cuevitas in the province or Matanxas and
others south of the railroad from San Felipe
to Pssos and the plantation houses OF Mar
quota at Hoyo Colorado near Havana. Al
Guira Melfa the insurgents hanged a mer-
chant and at la saird they killed . boy thir-
teen years old.
The secretary OF the insurgent Lacret has
surrendered TO the authorities.
The insurgents attempted TO pass the milf
tary lines between Neptune and Monte. but
they were repulsed.
The Autonomist party has come to an
agreement not to take part In the general
elections and only to participate 50 far as
Senators, the university and the Economical
Royal Society are concerned.
Reported Capture Of q City.
CINCINNATI. March 9.-The Enquirer
prints the following under date OF Key
West, Fla: Pinar oel Rio. capital OF the
province OF that name and a city of several
thousand inhabitants. has been taken By the
insurgents. according to advices received
from Havana tonight. For two days the re-
port OF the fall of Pinar del Rio and the
humiliation OF the Spanish garrison of
three thousand men has been current In
Havana, but the government will neither
make statement regarding the matter nor
allow the reports to be published. Immed.-
ately after the landing OF the Bermuda ex>
pedition Maceo. Caliaxto Garcia and other
leaders. with twelve thousand men. moved
southwest on the capital OF Pinar del Rio:
They carried the arms, ammunition and
rapij-firing guns landed from the bermuda.
Two days later the insurgents attacked the
city Of Pinar del hio, carrying IL by storm.
The Spanish garrison fought brayely. but
was outnumbered. and, according to re-
ports In Havana, was almost annihfIafed.
rapid-frlng guns with terrible effect That
some disaster has befallen the Spaniaris IS
evident from the fact that two ambulance
trains and twenty thousand soldiers were
hurried from Havana to Pinar del RIO
The three Ferrar brothers American cit
liens, and owners Of the Estril.a PLANTATION,
have hled a protest with Sonsui-seneraI
spaniards under General Bernal bom-
bardcd their residences with grape and
canister, only their families being present.
and children escaped death by taking ref
uge in the cellars. The wife OF one brother
was about to become a mother. and fh2
| fright will result in her death. The Span
| iards robbed the houses OF money and jew
| elry and arrested thirteen laoorers on the
| estate General Bernal described the AFFAIR
| as victory, although no insurgents were
| present.
| attempted to lynch twenty prisoners as they
| were being taken through the streets OF Ha-
| vana. Tho pinioned men wTe kicked and
| stoned, and il In said eight have died %
their wounds. Troops finally dispersed the
| mob.