The San Francisco call., 1896-04-04
being reported as irving to escape, and the

peihg reported as trying TO escape, and the
1orces being compelled to fire upon him.
"On the plantation Salvador, the prop
erty OF the Count of Baretto.. the sold iers
OF General Aldecoa's division maltreated
the women, wives aid daughters of the
laborers, after having threatened their
male relatives with death, many
of whom were tied witnessing the
deed. This same thing happened in
the village of San Matias, near
Jaruco, where the forces of Colonel Tel
leriico violated the " omen folk of the fam
lily of Jose Calabuche. On the Plantation
Calixto of San Antonio Hernandez, near
San Antonio de las Vegas, Captain Man
uel Ruis Adams of the Regiment of Isabel
shot to death an inoffensive crazy loon
who had ascended tree and was throwing
cocoanuts at the troops.
THE troops under the command of Gen
eral Echague entered the towns of Limar
and Zumidero, boasting that they had sent
thirteen rebel soldiers to meet their fate
and showing their bloody arms as proof of
the butchery. Three miles from Zumi-
dero, to my knowledge and to the knowl-
edge of the commander of the Spanish
forces, Roberto Bermudez and his division
OF the insurgents were encamped.
81 have made careful inquiry into the
facts and find that the above are all true,
every iota OF them, and to further evi-
dence the hatred which these poor Cubans
engender in the soldiers of the Spanish
army | will relate statement made by
Spanish officer Cuban by birth) and the
speaker had been captured in Pinar del
II IN hIy General Maoao of bain
rolled and returned his sword sent to Ha-
vana.
Lieutenant Corolly Pedroso of one of
the cavalry battalions made a statement
at the residence of Mr.. Carlos Pedroso, in
the presence of various persons, that
he had struck down with his
sword two negroes, and further
added that when he left fer the
field, he killed every Cuban he could get
hold of, even by the simplest charge, as
every Cuban was an insurgent at heart.
and that General Weyler mad given in
structions to the commanders of the oper-
ating columnsto dispose of as many in
surgent sympathizers as possible, and that
he would stop any talk, and would stand
between the officers and the public, but
that the insurgents must be put an end to
at all hazards.
ITO further appreciate the condition of
this country | will relate what l heard in
the city of Trinidad while there a few
days ago. The Rev. Father Cuervory
Canonigo said: Il believe that all the Gu
bans possible should be killed off and clear
the country and in that manner make
room for families which would be brought
T.-I.,
and mulaItoes should all be killed off ST.
lently and without exciting any comment
and their property confiscated. Therefore,
when we would bring families over from
Spain and coloniZe the island we could
give them this confiscated property
ana they could make good start
in life. The Cubans who send their
children to the United States to be edu-
Gated should be taken hold OF by the police
and quietly placed where they would do
the least harm, because the Americans
have the republi ideas which are the
real cause of the desire of the Cubans to
revolt. The Yankees have the only coun-
try where sympathizers with the Cubans
are, and they are responsible for this war;
while at Trinidad paid visit to an
insurgent camp. l found that the wives
and daughters of great many OF the in.
surgents were with them, and the day fol-
lowing the readoption of the resolutions
by the House and Senate they were
given dinner by the leader ana it
was resolved to ask of the Cuban Govern
ment that when Havana shall be captured
the avenue of Carlos III shall be
known as American avenue, and that the
~ 10 ID
resentatives who had defended the Cubans
be placed at intervals ON this plaza. Those
women are not camp women, but some of
the ladies who months ago were shining
social lights of the cities of Matanzas, Car
denas, Cienfuegos, Santiago, Camaguey
and Havana. The camps were orderly,
well-established discipline being noted,
and above all hygienic measures pervading.