The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-04
SPANISH ATROCITIES.
Come OF tho Bloody Work They Are Doing
in Cuba.

in Cuba.
New ORLEANS, April 3.-The Plea
yune's special Havana letter, dated
March 81, gives Q terrible summary of
atrocities committed on the Cubans by
Spanish troops.
In the township of Jaruce the troops
OF Colonel Tor, arrested four men and
one woman on the charge OF being in
surgent sympsthizere, and took them 10
the armory, where the men were beaten
aud subsequently killed, as also was the
woman, who Was soon to become .
mother.
In the village of San Antonio OF
Delos man named Pus, suspected OF
insurgent tendencies, WAS shos TO death
by the soldiers.
In the village of San Malta, near
Juraco, the forces OF Colonel Tejerizo
violated the women OF the family of
Jose Calaounohe.
On the plantation OF Juan Antonio
Hernandez Captain Manuel Ruissdame
shot 20 death an inoffensivs man who
annoyed the troops.
Troops under command OF General
Ecusgue entered the towns OF LimonAr
and Lumidero boasting that they had
sent thirteen rebel aympathizers 70 meet
their fate and showing their bloody arms
as proofs Of their butchery.
Lieutenant Corrally Pedros, of Q cav
airy battalion, made the statement in
the presence Of various persons that he
had struck down with his sword two
negroes, and added that when he left for
the field he killed every Cuban he could
get hold OF
General Weyler has given instructions
to the commanders Vt the operating
columns to dispose of ss many iDsurgent
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.
Rev. Father Ouervey Canonigo, of
Trinidad, said: II believe that all the
Cubans possible should be killed off and
clear the country, and in that manner
make room for families which would be
brought over from Spain to Cuba. The
negroes and mulsttoes should all be
killed off silently and without any COM
ment. The Yankees are the only people
who sympathize with the Cubans, and
they are Responsible for this war"
TAMPA, Fla, April 3.-Letters re-
ceived from Cuba to-day state that last
Tuesday seventeen political prisoners
we've shot In the fortress Cabanss in
Havana. and that twenty-five were 10
be executed on Wednesday. The plan
tation EsperAnza Descepedes in Santa
Clara has been totally destroyed. 1t
was valued at half million.
II is rumored that q battle occurred In
Plnar del Rio Tuesday between the
forces Of Msceo and Colonel Susrez, in
which the latter WAC seriously wounded.
Louis Martinezy Nignor. the American
citizen arrested March 26 in Havana,
writes that he probably will be- sent TO
prison ut Centa, Africa.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. April 3-The
stories that have been told concerning
the fortunes inflicted by the Spaniards
In Cuba are more than confirmed by f.
d. Taylor, who has just arrived in this
city after residence OF three years In
Havana. In answer to inquiries regard
ing the truth Of the circulated reports
he said the worst has not been told.
II have known Of persons being strung
up by the thumbs at Moro Castle and
left for days alta time to the mercy of
the vicious fiese (which we're attracted in
swarms by molasses smeared upon the
victims face and chest for that purpose.
Many other forms of torture are prac.
ticed upon the unfortunate rebels when
taken. II they would allow some OF the
wretches In the Cuban dungeons to tes-
tify, stories of fiendish torture could be
unesrthed which would stsrtle the
Christian world