The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
CUBAN AMAzONS
BRUTALLY SLAIN
Shot Down by Spaniards
While Guarding the
Sick and Wounded.
Women Battle BraveIy in the
Night Against Odds That
0verWhelm Them.
Horrible Acts Committed By Weyler's
Forces That Should Cause the
World to Protest.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 30-A special
from Key West, Fla. says: A horrible
Story comes from Remedies, near PIaeetas.
The insurgents had large hospital where
. were Quartered sick and wounded soldiers.
Near the insurgent camp was also located
the well-known Ieper hospital of Cardosa,
in which were about twenty unfortunates.
Guarding the insurgent hospital was
company of Cuban amazons, mum bering
about seventy, under command of Senorita
Inez Alvarez, whose father and brothers
had been butchered by Spaniards, and who
had taken up arms for revenge.
This hospital was in an isolated locality
and was thought to be safe from Spanish
molestaton, but colonel of the Spanish
regiment, De Bourbona, accommodating il
that district, learned of the hospitals To-
cation and sent 500 men to destroy it. The
Spaniards attacked at night and fired the
buildings. The inmates and Amazon
guards awoke to find the flames roaring
about them. The sick and wounded sol
diers could not escape, but the Amazons
rushed out only to be greeted by murder
ous fires.
The Amazons fought bravely, but they
were only q handful compared to the
Spaniards and were soon shot down:
Many OF these were butchered, except
eight, whose peculiar beauty led the
Spanish commander to order them saved
for a fate worse than death. In the hos
pital there we're more than seventy sick
and wounded soldiers. six surgeons and
ten nurses. Not one OF these escaped, and
including the Amazons nearly 80 people
teit victims 10 Spanish thirst for slaughter.
Returning the Spaniards passed the
Ieper hospital, which they set on FIRE. and
nearly all of the inmates perished in the
flames.
Another frightful story comes from
Matanzas province. One of Weyler's fly
ing squadrons discovered a batch of Gu
ban huts near the. great cave OF Mazote,
famous natural curiosity in MatanZas.
The Spanlards proceeded to fire the huts,
and while so engaged were fired on, four
OF the troops being killed. The shots con-
fused the Spaniards and gave the Cubans,
about ;orty in number, including women
and children, time to escape to the cave of
Mazote.
The Cubans, who were led by Enrique
Rodriguez and his FIVE grown sons, barri-
caded the cave and determined to sell
their lives dearly.
The cave had hardly been oarricaded
when the Spaniards arrived. They de-
manded that the Cubans surrender, and,
this being refused, attempted to break
down the barricade. The Cubans fired,
killing and wounding several Spaniards.
The Spaniards then managed to build a
great fire against the mouth of the cave,
and, with rifles and machetes ready, wait
ed for the flames and smoke to drive out
the Cubans.
Facing cremation, the hopeless Cubans
broke through the wall OF fire only to be
greeted by a murderous'volley.: Enrique
Rodriguez and his five sons and eight
other male members of the Cuban party
were killed, and several others wounded.
These were quickly butchered.
The Cuban women and children rushed
through the flames, but their clothing
ignited and eleven of them were burned
to death, the Spaniards not offering to aid
them. Among the women who perished
were five beautiful young daughters OF
Enrique Rodriguez. Six little children
ranging from to years were also cre-
mated. In all over thirty Cubans died by
Spain's bullets, machetes and fires. Not
man escaped.
The survivors were Sonora Rodriguez,
several other women and a few children.
They were taken to Matanzas City and
lodged in prison as enemies of Spain.
KEY WEST, FLA, Jan. 30.-Advices
received tonight by steamer Olivette say:
A secret meeting was held in the palace
Aecently in which Ahumada, Weyler's
Substitute, Palmerola, Secretary CT the
Government, Galvaz and Cueto, for the
Autonomist party, and Rabell and Rivero
for the reformists, took part, and it IS
limited a representative of the firm of
Hauptmann 6, Co., Rothschids' agents at
Havana, assisted. The object of the
meeting was to discuss the proposed re-
forms soon to be granted to Cuba.
Somebody was required to make over
lures to Gomez the head-or so they be-
lieved-of the revo luton, and Marcos
Garcia, Cuban, was designated. He ac-
cepted the pr posal. He will start to-
morrow for Sanotus Spiritus, and from
there will proceed to Gomez camp. which
is said to be in that vicinity. Doubts are
entertained as to whether Gomez will re-
ceive him or enter into any negotiations
with the Spanish Government. 1t is re-
ported that Gomez has warned Garcia
that if he catches him he will hang him
as traitor to his country.
The Insurgents have captured the town
OF Palmas Allan, near Manzanillo, sack
Ing all the stores.
INDICTED As FILJBU LISTERS.
General Roloff and DR., LqGts TO BE T1ted