The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-06
BROWNS HIS PRISONERS.
WtILrR ADOPTS a NEW MFIHoD
or DISPOSING or THIN.
sixty-Five Thus Disposed OF In Twenty
Six Days-Tbe Latest Torture the
Refinement Of Cruelty.

HAVANA. oct. 3.--via. TAMPA. FLA,
I Get. Since Scpteml ar 9th the rebels
/ have remained in the outskirts OF Guam
abac0 and the Nibora beyond Jesus Del
Monte Havana suburbs). facing at the
forts OF both places. This Is reported by
Spanish officers. lut not published in the
papers. Nothing hatever Of the rebels
can be published. Only the reports given
by the censor can be published. The
censorship is stricter than ever. proof
that things are not favorable 90 the
government.
he Office Of chief Of police. correspond
ing TO colonel OF the army. has been
given TO Commander La 1arrcra because
no colonel Of the army has been willing
10 accept the Office under the conditions
Of dishonesty and cruelty imposed by
Weyler Awful crimes are committed
every night by order Of Ia Barrcra. and
Governor Porrua is Of the same type as
la Barcra.
"RELEEsED'
Every night at the police headquarters
some prisoners are taken out and put on
the books as released. These individuals
are guarded by one "Cclad0r' police
dcleeate) and two policemen ana taken
between and \. NJ. 20 q landing place
40 the entrance Of the harbor' TWO
blocks from the police headquarters
once there. the prisoners and the three
policemen step I'm a boat and start on.
They don't land anywhere, but amer
awhile the officers come back without the
prisoners. This action has been watched
night after night. From the lst OF sep
TENDER 10 the 11fh. slNty-three PRISONERS
have disappeared I'm this way. drowned
outside o tho MORO.
The two last ones were oIoNh'u .
tomror 2s,h. They were an OLD man ana
a ,orro man. on stepping In the boat'
the old man asked where they Wer7
lound 90. The young man SAID w n.y.
don't YOU know? We are gong 10 ne
murderoI.' Tho rolicema" gave 'n'
vorne man a blow which knocked his eye
ont. slapped. and kicked him. 'hen
started and never came back.
IRON the Cabanas and MORO prisoners
orc taken out and drowned IN the same
way. The reason why they are taken
out Of the harhor IS on account OF the
immense number Of sharks. which get
hold Of the bodies and leave no trace.
The families Of officers living IN MORO
Castle and the Cab3nas have made com
plant of the lamentations and cries they
hear late I'm the night. Tho cries are at
trihuted TO prisoners ill-treated ana
taken out.
BODIES ON TIE SHORE.
on the I'D of September "a fisherman
notified the police OF The presence OF two
dead bodies lying on the seIshoie, next 10
the MORO. These bodies were dressed
Ike country people, about nifty ana
twenty years OF age. The eoer one
showed two bullet wounds ON the BACK,
five bayonet wounds in the stomach and
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bullet wound in the Join and several hayO-
nat wounds IN tho body and throat Their
hands were tied behind their backs, ana
pieces of rope tied to their nccks. The
bodies seemed 10 have been in Dee water
for some time. and putrifacton had be-
agn. The bodies were Witnt' sed Joy
number o. people who were driven away
fv Spanish soldiers. The wounds were
made hy Mausar bullets.
Last Thursday nieht Brombin cara I'e
Guaya and Soca, conilnA a7 s'7pe''t'
v0r. taken from prison no mght' car
ned n few miles outside OF Havana anu
Slot TO DEATH t.
These n4,n were noted on 'N' l'''
books as relt 7sed. The news or the BOND
io.itea win fourteen pounds OF dyrami-'.
imiad unCcr gas main was "a iaNe Il
was a trick Of the chief Of Police Le
Harrcra. so stupidity managed that the
truth was soon discovered, and every one
made fun OF IT,
TERRIBLE TORTURE.
Two men have been arrested as having
placed Ia Barrora dynamite bomb. They
are Kept at the police station and tor
turcd 90 make them confess. The torture
consists Of feeding them with dry codI-n
and not allowing them any drink. No
other food is allowed and they die Of
starvation IL they refuse 10 eat the salted
rod. This is given as positive. and is said
10 have been the means employed by
Weyier in Barcelona. and never failed TO
produce the desired effect
Both parties Spanish and rebels. are
burning sugar mills Two weeks ago
nineteen were burned in Matanzas PROV
incc. In Havana province an are being
burnt
Tn Tapaste. near Havana. thirty Span
'ards were overpowcrod and killed by the
rebels. Troops are too late 10 the res
cue but entered The town and killed peace !
ful ana unarmed people, among them the |
mavor. q Soaniard
The Cuban leader. Laso. took the town
OF Las Canas and burnt most Of IT,