The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-01-26

Key West, Fla, Jan. pa horrible
story comes from Jumanto, Province of
Santa Clara, telling of quick retribu-
ton TO the Spaniards for their barber
Gus methods of warfare A Spanish
force under Capt. Martelli entered the
place, which had been the camp of the
insurgents, and before going away Sc
cretly poisoned the wells: that even
ing Spanish band of guerrillas en-
tered the town and used the water,
from which over twenty-five died. The
guerrilla captain charged the Cuban
residents with poisoning his men. He
took the principal residents prisoners
and shot them dead He then turned
the women over to the tender mercies
of the men, who shot young boys who
attempted to save their mothers and
sisters. He burned the village.
Insurgents Destroy GunbOat.
AdyiceS received here state that the
Spanish gunboat Cometa has been
captured and burned by the insurgents.
The place where the gunboat anchored
was favorable for an attack from
shore. The insurgents opened on the
vessel with a tWelve-pound HotcllkiSS
gun. The vessel was struck several
times and badly damaged, and While
the crew was in confusion, boats load
ed with insurgents left the shore and
the Cometa was boarded. A desperate
hand-to-hand fight took place on the
deck of the gunboat. The Spanish COM
mander and half his men having been
killed, the survivors surrendered The
insurgents sent the prisoners ashore
and then looted the vessel, securing a
great quantity of ammunition many
ont 1oC nd 1oic 4nI lie q fny n
Two quick-firing cannon were also re-
moved. The insurgents then fired the
boat which was soon burned to the
waters edge.
Attempted to Capture WeyIer.
New York, Jan. 25.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: Gen.
Weyler has received his baptism of
fire in the field Eighteen of his spe-
cial escort of guides have arrived here
seriously wounded with machete
thrusts. Several have since died. From
their account it is clear that early on
Tuesday morning the rebels on Aran-
guron and Arrange made a startling,
bold and dashing attempt to capture
the captain general, which was nearly
crowned with success.
Spanish Butchers ButchereG.
A Key West Special to the World
Las Palmeras, twenty miles south OF
Artemisa, at midnight and fired all
the dwellings,. AS the inmates rushed
out they were shot down, women as
we'll as men, When morning came
more than fifty bodies were seen
among the ruins. A Cuban band. at
tracted by the firing, came UP two
hours afterward and started after the
Spaniards. Catching up with them a
hot fight ensued, and out of a company
of seventy-five guerillas thirty-tive
were killed.
Capture of Santa Clara.
City of Mexico. Jan. %. - Various
travellers just arriving from Cuba con-
firm the capture of Santa Clara by the
Cubans. They also bring news that the
insurgents have been fighting i'll the
near vicinity Of Havana and few
days ago wrecked a passenger train
within two miles of that city.
Well, Why Don't He Try 1t:
Madrid, Jan. 25.-The reported at
tempt of the insurgents in Cuba to
capture Capt. Gen. Weyler is declared
here as unfounded. According to a
Havana dispatch Capt Gen. Weyler
declares that there are only few reb
els left in Havana and Matanzas prov
inces, and that they can easily be dis
DerSed