The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-03
LATEST 0UTRAGES IN CUBA BY
SPANISH SOLDIERS.
Men. Women and Children Disap.
pear Daily From Guanabacoa
Some of the Dead
Bodies Found-Cubsn War News
Not Sent From Havana.


just been learned that two disturbances
occurred in Havana and suburbs in the
last day or two directed against Ameri-
cans. In Guanabacoa the house of a
storekeeper named Renfert was stoned
by some of the Spanish volunteers and
two American flags that he had in the
store were taken away and broken in
bits and borne aloft by the mob. 1t
grew out of his flying the flags on his
store.
In the afternoon q mob called on him,
headed by a petty Spanish officer. and
demanded that he haul that rag" in.
This he refused to do. His store was
pelted with stones, and he was threat
ened with arrest for ''inciting to vio-
lence."
Later one of Fonsdeviella's officers
came to him and compelled him to take
them in under threat of instant arrest.
He knew what that meant. The flags
were taken in and put in the window.
Later that day mob of 300 soldiers and
policemen, with a sprinkling of petty
officers, came up, and, marching in,
took out the flags, tore them up with
appropriate epithets and cursing him
and his country. When he remonstrat-
ed and said that he would report it to
the consul, they replied, amid shouts of
laughter, sob, go to your big Lee.
Your big man in Washington is our
friend, and he will not let Lee say too
much"
Renfert's house was repeatedly stoned
that night, d he has since been COM
PEELED to close it, as he feared to venture
out, as his Spanish neighbors signih-
cantly drew their hands across their
Threats to signify what his fate will be
if he keeps up his present stand.
Guanabacoa's reign of terror is start
ing again, over 20 men, women and
girls having disappeared in the past
week. Friday seven corpses of women
and men were found in an old well not
a quarter of mile from the sentry post
on CeptiO street, near the outskirts.
Three were identified as merchants who
had disappeared 10 days ago. One of
the women was a pretty Cuban school
teacher. She had been warned some
two weeks ago that she was teaching
the children too much. ''Cubans must
not learn too much" was the threat.
She disappeared two days later. The
others were unknown. All were hacked
to pieces in the most barbarous manner.
The remains of females showed signs of
revolving treatment, presumably before
being killed. A young Cuban girl
named Teresa Maria Sandora is in hid
ing, having escaped from an officers
house after having been kept there for
three days. She tells horrible story,
too wild to be believed almost did not
other experiences corroborate it.
She was abducted and carried to the
residence of Il p ointment Spani Ii officer
(under the fIade of MAORI here she
was kept in IA room, str pped, and put
OH exhibition for his friends to see. She
was beaten when she resisted. She
finally won the pity of young lieu
tenant and escaped. She is now in Sc
cure hiding and will try ana get off to
the United 5 ates as soon as possible, as
she will be killed # ever recaptured, as
she knows too much to remain at liber-
ty. Two relatives of hers have been ar
rested on suspicion that they know
where she is. The Cubans are en-
deavoring to smuggle her off as soon as
possible, as many houses in Guanabacoa
are being searched now for her, The
lieutenant, if discovered, would be shot
instantly for his humane heart.
A mob of volunteers insulted Lees
residence Friday night by hooting and
yelling in front of it for several hours.
Lee was not at home, nor any member
of his family. After long time some
Officials at the palace were notified of it
and the police were sent and dispersed
them. The censor earnestly requested
that no mention be made of this, as the
officials feared the effect of it in the
United States. Lee expressed his con-
tempt for the proceedings when in
fofQed of the matter later, and said
thaNi it did not amount to anything. "If
l had good duck gun" he said, 81
could have scatter6 d the entire mob"