The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29
HE STARVED 1000 PERSONS.
Weller CALLED III AFTER HALF
DEPOPGLdTING E~SPERiNZI.

btNuup u hhnNNun-N Otntng ANnlICd TIL =
Protest WAS Scn' to the Queen RcRent-Ths
butchers or Women and Children In Cnbn.
HAVANA. Aug. GA letter received hero
from CienfucEos and signcl by n trustworthy
merchant of that city SAYS that Gen. Weyler has
ordered The Withdrawal of the tron,s which laid
siege to the town of la Espcranza. Santa Clara
proyincc. Al the same time hc has ncrmitted
tho stores and markets TO resume tho sale OF
food TO tho inhabitants. Those ordcrs CANA
after the whole nopulntion had boon reduced Ia
n starving condition for fifteen dnvs and over
1000 persons. most Of them women and chill.
dren. had dicd of hunger.
Tho rcst of tho inbabitants owc their livcs ia
the rcso;utc o,titudc of the narish curc and The
Bishop of Havana. both having strongly nro.
tested again At tho doom wcvlcr nronosed IN in.
flirt unon Tho ,ow,
81 for,vnrd IN vour Exco,cnrv ;. yvroto IN.
Rishon IN wcvlcr "thc renor,s sent Tn mo nv
tho curS Of T., Espcrnnzo. wcrc not these fact,
yiven nv n ministcr NJ mn ro,i,ion 7 shor,d NOT
yive credcnce m ,bcm ma 4, ia dieicult
N co,ce;ve ,bo, sucb harb, r,,ioa sbou,d oc,ur
in n Christian and civilizod country I ,roto.t
before vopr Excc,Ioncv agatha, these torture,
NJ hcll ineic,ed un,r hrn,,, b,inss hv humo,
beings. II such things ron,i,nc IN disyr,ce our
name this will M, be , var vour ExcclIcncv
but , wholesols murder equally cordor,nod nv
cd md mon"
Af,or r,coivinct his s,ron, ,ro,,s, wor,o-
,owc1 HE ordors NJ ,rrol,v ,,,nins, ,h. ,,rr
but when ,h,u, . ooo ncrsors had no-;sh,d The
p,sbon c.h,od IN mo 6,.cn pc,cri hy ON ~
Kov West and nublic o,iui,n Z, U,von, hcyan
IN trrr oa,ins, ~. Contain onoro, Tho a.,
,avs NJ into ,r,o, or;,,o ,h,ch ,,o. rr,,,shoa
IN Tur S,-N yas cab,ea tho newt d.v
IN NJ Y,roLJo and M In, ,orcioJ NJ N,aria 70,
tho frat time tho cant I n .Gcnerol rioIdoa "a
secret instrnct,ons 10 ossassin,tc Tho Cnh,.
residenta renlacod tho former decree for ,hoi,
onon .,,.rn;n.,io,
-Four ,orts h,d hoo, b,i,. NV N. S,or;..
,roons which who,lv con,ro, tho ou,sk,rts ~ m,
town ,.sonn os tho troons gave nm tho invost.
ment Of the place 5000 persons, Of all ages.
rushed out to escape, but they were driven
back again and compelled to remain inside.
The orders" said the military commander.
ARE not TO let you go, but to let you eat
The markets ana stores were reopened, out az
there Is no hope OF easy communication with the
outside the price of food Is 80 high as 10 be out
of reach Of the poor: and In La Esperanto to-day
there are few persons who have any money al
all. To bury the extraordinary number Of dead
a new cemetery has been opened a half mile
from the town.
Around the city Of Cienfuegosa all is ruin and
devastation. the work OF Spanish troops. Not q
single tree has been spared, and even the insig-
nihcant village Of Pasa Caballos has been re-
duced TO ashes. From that desolated country
the Spanish columns have driven to the city
hundreds and hundreds Of %pacihcos.
Poor women enter Cienfuegos loaded with
chains. and in many cases their children. under
10 years OF age. are seen tied by the neck with q
cord, the other extremity of which is attached
to the mothers waist.
A song now popular among the Spanish SOL
diery is roughly repeated IN the streets When
ever one OF these hapless women passes. The
verses, representing all the cruelty OF the
Spanish people, are a mockery OF the defence
less prisoners. inviting them to throw away their
chains and join the soldiers. One stanza runS'
So,.,s. hall. c,n.,,
Te ,,lvs a, Amsrtoano.
Que contra ell sucio marrano, o..
Bros tiene ell ~espanol.
Auto-o, ra,s,.,;on NJ tb;s doooer., Ca. Dor.n