The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-01
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New York. Aug. 3i.-The Times says
General weyler In Issuing a recent pro-
nunclamento declaring that three Of
the Cuban provinces we're paeihed. or.
dered that all paclhoos who had been
held In durance a. suspects should be
released. This order gave freedom 10
% young Cubans. among others. who
had been prisoners for two and halt
years az the Spanish penal colony Of
Ceuta. on the coast Of Morocco. They
were taken across the strait 10 Gibfal.
tar and left there penniless. jose
Prlnellcs Of this city. provided with a
subscription fund. has Just returned
here with Is OF the released pacifcos
this being az many as the fund enabled
him 10 pay passage for. The remaining
10 are stlll In Gibraltar. some with
friends. and all getting food and shel.
ter AZ best they can. Those who have
reached here are Arturo Prinelles. q
brother Of jose and nephew Of the late
General Agrnmento: p. Gonzales. son
OF the late General Cecilio. @. Campos,
a. Herrera. N. Diaz. a. De Feria, q
nephew OF the Cuban brigadier general
OF the same name. p. sandoval. ?. Cas-
ares. s Noa. r. Casanova. J. Cardenas.
y. Mauriqus. S. valdes. n. Espinosa
and r. Barrioa
They an came IN on the steerage Of
the steamship Kaiser wilhelm II.
None Of them. Mr. Prlnelles. said,
had every been allowed a trial OF hear
ing. and. being only suspects. they
were no, subjected TO the full rigor Of
prison discipline at Ceuia They were.
In fact. allowed the liberty Of the town.
but they found Il desirable 20 avoid en-
counters viii Spanish soldiers or on
cials. as 10 ineet one In the street gen
orally resulted In their being lnsulted
or knocked down. They had 10 return
to the prison. OF the castle. a. Il is cali.
cd. az a certain hour In the evening and
b. locked up for the nlght. They were
led on beans. onions and very had meat
generally tainted. There were over
tOo men In the prison. and many Of
them were sick. but u one complained
he was confined TO a cell and denied
medical attendance instead Of being
sent 10 the hospital
The prison was described a. icing N.
thy No attention was paid 10 sani-
tary conditions. The cells were giOomy.
damp holes, pungent with the musiy
nth that lncrustcd the floor. OF the
mortality of the prison. the paclfcos
knew nothing. They thought Of the
place. even as they had known Il. with
horror. and Mr.. Prinelles said that
they did not like to recall a. They
were satisfied 90 be free.
Casanova was found with friends IN
the Cuban quarter of the city last
night lie was one of seven who,
when FIRST arrested were sent 20 the
isle Of Pines Gonzales. nlaE and Ce-
sares were with him. They made a
/ desperate attempt 20 escape, and sue
ccedod In oludlng their guards for -four
days. They had no food and little wa
ter. and were finally captured and re-
/ turned TO prison, where they were
fnggcd. a. the end OF ak months
I they were taken to Havana ana with
40 others we're placed on a transport
ship They were manaclcd and cOnan.
cd 20 a small compartment between
decks during the II days voyage "a
I Ccuia
Artura Princellcs' father and mother
were arrested at the same time he was
but were subsequently released. n,
has a brother In the acld. and that wa.
hls ofcnse.
Campos "a n cirnrmnkcr lie was ar.
rested on suspicion four times. the last
time at hls home near Havana. Two
brothers and n grandfather were driver
from tho house at the same time ant
their property was seized.
Sandoval was arrested az Gabriel ant
HE hands were burned with red hol
irons TO make him impllcate Uampol
with the revolution.
Ccsarcs was also put 10 the torture
with hot irons 10 extort confession
In none OF the cases. however, was Z
confession wrung from the victims
Valdez was arrested IN pinar del RiC
province. His onense was having q
brother IN the iold
Referring TO the liberty at Ccuia