The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-18
An Insurgent Leader FIunted
Down and Killed.
TRIED TO DEFEND HIMSELF
Three More Captive Insurgents
Are, Executed.
ACCUSED oFBURNING PROPERTY
Diaz Was Arrested cn the Charge of
Promoting Correspondence Be-
tween the Rebels and the
United States.

Havana, April t7.-Three prisoners
Of war, Gregorio Borges, Esteban Her
napdez and Jose Bacallao, were exc
cuted at o'clock this morning at
the Canada fortress. They belonged
to the insurgents band commanded
by DR.. Bruno Zayas and were captured
by the sildiers of the Arapiles battal-
ion during the attack made by the
enemy on Managua, this province, and
the burning Of property in that yicini-
| ty.
At Camajuani, province Of Santa
Clara, another tragedy in the history
of the Cuban rebellion has been enact
ed
A column of troops under Col. lopez
Amor, operating in the Camaiunni
district received information that
Antonio Bermudez, o well-kuown insur-
gent leader was concealed in the house
of woman. A detachment of troops
headed by the Colonel himself started
for the spot, surrounded the house and
called upon Bermudea TO surrender.
The latter taken by surprise, seized
a rifle which was handed to him by the
woman and fired two shots at the Colo
mel, missing him. Just as the insur-
gent chief raised his rife to take an
| other shot at the Spanish officer,
| several of the soldiers fired and Bermu-
| deZ fell back dead.
The insurgents under Maceo yester-
day burned a number of houses on
both sides of the railroad between San
Cristobal and Candelaria in the pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio and, it is said,
hanged an aged man in the presence
of his family because the latter refused
to burn his house.
A despatch from Matanzas saws that
Manuel Dominguez, an insurgent has
been tried by CoHrt-martial there. The
public prosecutor has asked that he
be imprisoned for life.
Jose Maceo, yesterday was reported
to be between Rincon and Salud, this
province.
From Jan. "a to March 81 there have
been 1874 cases of sickness of all kinds
in the Milkey hospitals here, of which
number only 90 men died.
The Weyler Guerrillas were drawn
by force of insurgents into ambush
at the Reglita plantation, Santa Clara
Eight insurgents were killed during
the lBubl0g WnlCn followed.
The arrest of the Baptist missionary,
Bishop Alberto Jesus Diaz, was due to
the declarations made by some prison
ers who were captured at Vivora, near
Havana, and to documents which were
found in their possession. The bishop
was arrested yesterday and was denied
communication with his friends in the
office of the chief of police, where only
prominent persons are detained. His
case will be summarily pushed. The
bishop and his brother were made
prisoners of war and handed over to
the military jurisdiction. Mr.. Will
liams, the United States Consul-Gen-
eral, has made active efforts to-day TO
see Bishop Diaz, but this has proved
to be impossible as the bishop is still
cut off from communication
Two American citizens have been
arrested between Cardenas and Matan-
zas on a charge of taking plans of de-
fense. They have been handed over
to the civil authorities according to
their treaty rights.
In the course of several skirmshes |
in Havana province nine @insurgents |
were killed and two taken prisoners, |
while of the troops one was killed and |
three wounded.
A number of newspapers of this city |
and elsewhere demand that the elec
tions in Cuba be anulled, and ex
Premier Segasta intends to ask the
Chamber of Deputies to annul the Cuba
elections on the ground that the elcc-
tors, owing to the state of rebellion |
prevailing, We're not free to vote as
they pleased.
4. /
Canaleias, the Liberal Deputy for Cuba
has resigned.
Advices from Cuba say that the char
ges upon Bishop Diaz, who claims to
be a naturalized American citizen, who
was arrested, was that Of promoting
correspondence between the rebels and
the United States.
London, April 17.-A dispatch from
Rome to the Pail Mall Gazette says
that the Papal Nuncie at Madrid has
been instructed to propose the media
tion of the Pope in ored to bring about
a settlement of the trouble in Cuba or
to urge upon Spain the acceptance of
President Cleveland's reported offer of
The Globe discussing the effect of the |
election policy of the Spanish premier,
Senior Canavas del Castillo, SAYS that |
either Cuba must be allowed to follow |
the example of the South American
republics or the motherland must
grant generous measure of au-
tonomy.
Adyices from Cuba say that the S
charge upon Bishop Diaz, who claims
to be a naturalized American citizen
who was arrested, was that of pro-
noting correspondence between the (
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