The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-21
TROOPS AcT like sAVlGEs
Miss Frances Storrs Tells What
:.She Saw in C-ba.
WAS THERE FOR MONTHS
Incredible BarbarIties Practiced by
Weyler's Men-WOmen and Chill
dren Murdered "a nd n on Com batants
% Shot-She Says the IIsurgent Cause
VIII Win IN the End.


Cuba, and she, tells OF occurrences which
Game under her persoua oDserva tion, witch
fully substantive the accounts of tie
newspaper Correspondents who have been
on that unhappy island.
This lady has spent the greater part of
The last seven years in the West Indies,
ana as she passed a long reriod in Spain.
| her testimony being given with thorough
knowledge or both countries, must have
considerable weight. When seen by a
Times reporter Miss Storrs talked freely
/ or The situation ou, the island.
| Iue correspondents have not been able
10 iind out the liair OF cuba's wrong" she
said. Her Condition is most miserable
business Is dead, the men are either fight
ing III the 1nsurgent army or have lied
from their homes 20 prevent being drafted
| by The Spanish and made to light against
their countryinen. fanny one man. woman
or child cvinccs the slightest sympathy
with tieinsurgcnt ca use they areextradited.
| Whiie In Havana attempted TO visit the
reroiutionists' camp. I bought a ticket
from Havana, but was stopped by au
! official, and as had no passport was sent
back to the city.
ACT LIKE SAvAGES.
mo woman is safe from the Spanish
troops. The men in authority dare not
repress In their men what they themselves
| DO. The Spanish soldiers are never rep
| rinianded for iudignities. They have no
| respect for CuDans. Four native women
nave exhibited to me bruises and cuts
| inflicted by Spanish soldiers, who had
beaten Them with their swords.
II Is difficult TO tell anything about tie
result OF an engagement from the bulletins
lssued by the authorities. When in Key
west nave known authentic news 10 be
received OF an insurgent victory and on ar
! rivinsin Havana hayefoundt iiatthe Spanish
have proclaimed a victory for tIeir army.
n ~ II mistake to think that The Ievo-
| iutioniSts have no seat OF government.
In less troubled times l have paid visits
20 IL. 1t Is situated IN the interior and is
on a high hill forming an a almost pregnable
fortress.
Key West and Tampa are crowded
With Cuban refugees VINO fled to avoid
being drafted and being Compelled t
fight against their 'ountrymcn. The r-ru-
gees are in want and are sacrificing Jew
eiry, clothes. and every possession to buy
bread. saw diamond worth fully 5000
sell for forty in order that its owner
might pro .urc sustenancc for his family.
CROPS ALL DESTROYED.
The agricultural districts Ia We been laid
Fueges tobacco and cane still Yield Some
profits, but in almost all other sec tons the
crops are ruined. weyIer ordered the
farmers TO bring their grain into the cities
To furnish food for hts army This order
was not obeyed and it had the effect Of
driving many more men into the insurgent
army The entire policy pursued by wey,er
las had the effect OF further aIiera ting
the affection Of the people from the H. other
country.
His treatment OF the prisoners and of the
wounded shows the nature Of the man
Prisoners require watching and WOUNDED
men need nursing. SO he has directed his
men TO Ii axe short work of 10th The
r'""'ie in the Ifnitt-1i States have no idea
of the strength OF the insurgent cause
Maceo has promised his friends that he will
blow up Havana and since IT is well known
that he Eas sufficient force, the Cuhans
hourly expect him to do It.
II have received letter from Key West
which states as false the report that Col.
Aguire had been Killed.
THE Competitor Ease created great cx-
element In Key West The vessel got
off about 2 O'Clock in the morning The
people were wild with excitement and
awaited with suspense news from the YES
sell Three Gays later the Mascot arrived
III port and brought the intelligence tfat
a Srarish guubest had captured the Com
petitoisand had been seen towing her to-
ward Havana. Young Milton, the news
paper correspondent. who still languishe.
In n Cuban stronghold. was on heard. lie
had been in Key West for several weeks
irving to get an opportunity OF reaching
Havana.
There just occurs to my mind an incident
which makes manifest the indomitable
shirt OF the Cubans. In Santiago do
Cuba there lived family by the name OF
Perez. The men had entered the insurgent
ranks AMI tho women were h.ft Mt home
with only n fourteen year old boy to take
care OF them. A small Spanish detacf-
npnt came to the house one evening
and one OF them ordered the boy to do
something and the lad refused. When the
soldier raised his sword to strike the boy
cried out, ..yive IN Cuba" ''Cuba Libre."
MURDERED A FAMILY.
.The entire detachment ran at him with
swords. The boys mother and sisters
ran in TO save him. The result was that
the boy. tile mother and two daughters
were killed.
.'In my opinion the Cubans will be sue
cessful. Men are blocking from South
American countries as we'll as from tile
United States to the island to enlist
under her banner. Arms and ammunition
are being brought in by the shipload.
Money IS plentiful. Every Cuban VINO Is
away from the island is taxed invent y-five
cents every month and this aggregates
$500 goo. American citizens are privately
assisting the cause, and Spain with her
limited resources cannot hope to win
against these odds in a combat with
nen fighting for liberty. OF course the
history OF other Southern countries will
h., Ilf tI F,fr
republic. Different leaders Will arise
land seize the reins of government until
finally some strong hand makes himself
the master. Anns Xat ton to the United
States would be Cuba salvation nd sooner
or later this result is inevitable. When
independent Cuba's condition can but be
better Tie tax levied by the Spanish is
thirt y-three per cent OF the assessed value
which is really in excess OF the prOpcrtys |
actual worth.
The Spanish captain general receives a
salary OF $50, goo, which is wrung from a |
country already poverty-strickeB.
STRONG AMERICAN SENTIMENT.
The prominent Cuban families have for |
some years been sending their children to |
the United states TO be educated and thus |
there has been creates an intelligent |
little class of natives who are imbued with |
American ideas and customs, which puts |
them far in advance OF the Spanish. This |
is one cause Of the Spaniard's hatred Of |
the natives and they have taken in vain |
every possible measure to stump out edu- |
cation and enlightenment among their |
subjects. u
1T is a shame that country like the |
United States allows such barbaric ceeds |
right at its doors.l Meetings are being Lt u |
in various sections OF the country to protest |