The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-14
CUBANS' BLOODY REVENGE.
slew Those W he Resisted-Hcrrors OF
Spanish Prison shiPs-saritsfs
Making Ready to Rebel.

HAVANA. Ser. 13-Fnrther details ct
the capture o. Victoria de las Lanass prov
tree Of Santiago De Cuba. say that tie IN
SarEenfs. after capturing the town. killed
with The machste gorly guerrilias for hay-
trg n1zEe q stubborn EeSsstance. IL Is ex-
planned that the Spanish hcis5ed the red
cross flag over the hospital. and thai the
Insurgents EsstakIng X fer q parlisr7ept-
ary aag sent an cf1iesr ia shsI directica.
Tns Spanish claim that yha insgFEeBt COM
mandee did no- respect the flag or TIE hos
pit2i and hoznb4rded the building. killing
or woandlng hfsy-six men.
The latest advices from Spanish sources
say the insurgents los; over 80 killed dur
Ing the tsghttug about Victoria de las Lu-
mas. and thai among them vas Gen. Men
Ocalus.
Four Spanish officers and eight soldiers.
who were among those who surrendered 10
the Insurgents. nave arrived az Ceula.
Expelled Prom Mexico.
Word has been received hsre that the
Mexican government has expelled from
Vera Cruz the representatives o. the Gu
han revolutionary iuntA Of New York.
Horrors of Prison ships.
NEw YORK. Sept 13.-The Press says:
TWO passengers. Who reached this port on
the steamship Seandia. tell tales OF Span
Ism cruelty 10 prisoners Their names are
that be and 10 others were depOrted in
December. 1855, from Havana as political
prisoners By order OF Gen. Weyler They
were 10 be confined on the Chafarlnas
Islands and were shipped on steamer for
Cadiz- On the voyage. Nivo declares. the
treatment they received was brutal il the
extreme They we're hsddled together ike
animals In the lower hold of the steamer
ANA were heavily manacled. Scarcely any
food, and that not At for human beings 10
eat, Sas given them, ana only two pals
OF wafer day were allowed for the i25
prisoners Their thirst ia the hot and
reeiiag hold was torture. One OF them OBJ
1ecIed 10 scch starvation and was beaten
50 severely hy the guards that he died the
next day and his body was Immediately
thrown overheard. Nivo was partlOned on
the last birthday OF the king OF Spain and
was released on August . He was sent
to Malaga and from there made his way
10 Gibraltar, where generous merchants
bought him passage 10 this city Lopez
was a suspect In Cuba, and IN order 10
save himself from being thrown into
prison he eyaded the vigilance Of the Span
ish officers. went TO Europe and reached
Gibraltar. from which port he took pass
age for New York. he corroborates Vivo's
tales Of Spanish cruelty.
Life .uaras Volunteer.
a special from Atlantic city. y. J..
says .Twenty-one members of Atlantic
Cltys famous Life Guard force have
agreed to stand 10y their captain.
Charles Lake, and accept handsome
offer for their services. made by an agent
OF the Cuban junta. The volunteers
have left the city. as have also the coan-
~ recruits. The guards are ali crack
shots.
tarlisfs Preparing for War.
MADRID, Sept l2.-The persistence Of
the belief that the CaIiists are watching
for an opportunity 70 take advantage of
the present embarrassment OF the goyera-
msnt over Cuba as soon as this can be
done without a display Of unpatriotic
motives. Is continually finding expression
in the more independent and outspokea
section Of the Spanish press El Impair
clal IN an article dealing with con-
fiioting rumors now In circulation. Ge-
clares that il has reliable authority for
the statement that the Carllsts are Sc
q letly establishing an elaborate military
orEg riTafiOn
MADRID. Sept Is-Further adYlces
from Havana as 10 the capture OF Vic
toria de las Tunas by the insurgents state
that. when the latter after leaving a gar
risen IN the town. started In the direction
Of San Pedro Gen. Iuquen eudeavored 10
prepare column 10 so in pursuit bat
owing 10 the prevalence Of fever among
the troops he could not collect more than
I 5s3 men.