The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-21

Havana, viii Key West, Sept. q. The
Spanish are gradually exterminating the
population OF the town Of Ell 4 .tguacate,
Havana province. An average OF eight
men are shot there every day without
any trial or sentence passed upon them
Many others also, are dying Of starvation.
the Spanish troops not permitting the
introduction of victlals, except for the
garrison in the Forts
Tie Spa uisii iniItary commander Don
German yillaneuva, Says iieis acting 'hoef
strict ORDERS from Gen. Weyler, ana ne
pitilessiy rejects all the supphcations of
the inhabitants, who beg hiIn TO spare
their lives. TIL. case Of the town 01 La
Esperanza, in Santa Clara province, whose
inhabitants were being starved by Weyier
until the bishop OF Havana interfered In
-he name Of humanity, Is thus being
duplicated only a few miles from the
capital OF Cuba.
The ss,ldiers in the forts which sur
rounded Ell Aguacate do not permit the
people 10 escape. as, according to de
cree issued by Don German yilaneuva
every Ierson VITO approaches the mill
tary liz es is TO be shot at once.
This awful situation is aggra vated by
an epidemit of smallpox, which Is making
ravages among the inha bitants and the
Spanish soldiers. The ignorance of the
spaniartis lea ds them To believe that srna II
pox is produced by poison thrown into
the water by The Cubans, and, instead OF
taking sanitary measures, their crHel:y
is recoublcd against the harle,s inha hi
tants.
FL Aguacate tefore Villaneuva took coni-
mand or its garrison had about 5000 In
tabItants. Now the population is scarcely
half that number.
The Reforndst party in Havana, Composed
OF uncompronising Spaniards, Will soon
be greatly changed in personnel and prin-
oipleS, according to a report in circulation
today. IL is laid 1T is about to receive
into its ranks the Marquis OF AoDtoro,
leader OF the autonomists, and his prin-
cipal followers.
IDs,ead Of reforms, autonomy will then
he advocated by the fusion. The reason
OF this jS tic total disappearance Of ifil-
portdnt Cuban elements in the ranks of the
autononists. The newspaper Ell Pals
the organ OF the autonomists, is languis hing
for want OF readers, and the pension IL
receives from tue Spanish government
is not enough TO cover its expenses
ne ,oYn.t thais. t'su4i q sf $50 {; a. irct.,
has BEEN attacked second time by the in
s,Irgen,s Under Gen. Pedro UiaZ, who cap
tured n large amount OF money, arms, am
munition an tiother supplies. Several houses
wee burEec by he dssailants and twenty
Spanish soldiers pf he garrison were taken
prisoners. The towE Of Guiana jay, in the
same province, was ral1ed last week by the
Cubans.
Near Manznpillo, Santiago de Cuba
province, hard engagement is reported,
in which lie CulianS under Vega routed a
Spanish column. which was compelled to
retire TO the town. The Cuban families
residing in Havan are panic stricken over
the terrifying reports in circulation OF
murders committed by the Spanish Iolce
in the d., skirts Of the War Ell Cerro.
THE Audencia, or upper court Of Santa
Clara, ha sindictcdt ne well-known SIaniard,
Don Santiago BarTCeta, for fraud. He is
nov ~ New York, where he published
some monihS ago sensational pamphlet
against Gcri Weyler The Audiencia has
ais, indie ted Senor MonterO Vidal, former
governor of Santa Clara province, on 4
charge of fraud. He is now believed to
be in France. Ii is said that Weyier
Will ask for the eXtTaditiOn of both men.