Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29
SPANISH ATROCITIES
General Blanco Seems to Be Keeping Up
Weyler's Record.
INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE STILL MURDERED
Eight Captive Insurgents Slaughtered and
kutilated.
BLOODY WORK or THE GUERRILLA BANDS
LooDY WORK or The GUERRILLA BAND
Two Victims Decapitated and the Cor 5ses
suhiected to Indignities.
MEN lAsHiD TO TREES AND RAcH.T1tD
One Poor Fellow sInsKed Repeatedly
with Knives in the Hands of
savage Soldiers - other
Tales of Terror.

tCoiEfiEht 1897 ny Press Publishing Company
HAVANA, Nov. 2S.--CIew York World Ca.
hleEran-special Telegram THE atrocities
continue General Blanco's reversal Of wey-
lers irfumanity is in some sections
nothing but itk-spotted paper. Several limo
cent people have been murdered since the
first Of the manth some "presendus" have
been killed and eight captured insurgents
have been slaughtered and mutilated. The
hacked bodies were seen by hundreds
peculiarly sad case was that Of Sebastian
Boardguez of Santa Clara City Last weel,
lis wife was dying He obtained permission,
to search outside the town for food He
lived IN Msufa street near La Crusee bridge
and was Canary Islander as was the man
name unknown he took with him They
found oranges, and returning met The
Hslnosa tai battalion near the Ochua river.
iour miles from town. Captain Canldas'
guefillas were there. too The two men
were searched ana their passes were found.
nevertheless both were macheted Rod
rldguez was decapitAted and his headlesg
BODY slung acrogs his h1rses back The
other corpse was jammed into bag and
ICluFd upon another animal. The column
and guerillRs went into Santa Clara Citv
and those of its "A 500 inhabitants who
happened to be afoot saw the savage sight
Ihe horse bearing the headiesg body was
turned loose and went home While Rod
ridEuez was being murdered Mrs Rod
TIdPueZ had died. The neiEhbo-s watching
over tie wifes body went 10 the door to
see the bleeding trunk of her husband Six
Gays alter Blanc5s arrival Santa Clara citi-
zens, including numerous relatives OF the
slain saw eight dead bodies go through
carmen street. The EuerillBs laughed and
Joked ob2oenely about the corpse slung over
The hoistS backs. Necks were tied to ankles
underneath the animals. Arms and iess
1osgled as they jolted along
There had been nine Insurgents. One
Enrique MRchado, escaped He tells how tine
men were surprised while eating on the
property Of Gregorio Ruiz. near town: how
seven were killed Immediately; now Mar
E9lla, when l8shed TO a tree, was asked
where the food came from and refused 10
answer, was S'ashed by m2chstes and mutt
ieted In Rn unmenticnEble manner. He was
alive when lsshed to his horse and was not
dispatched until the city was neared. All
who went TO the murEue to iGzntify these
''reoels killed in battle" saw that jacob
Morales eyes had been plucked out and that
another corpse had only arm. The other
Six victims were Meme Gomez Niuceute Car
raeana, Narciseo Moya, BriscaI. "E Isteno"
and Manuel Modal. Reputable persons Ussart
that ten days ago Canada mache;ed rela-
tive OF the wife OF Colonel OXis OF Santa
Cara The man had gone out for food
Canada is further taxed with the killing OF
sixteen other urarmed persons within the
last four weeks. Some OF these d0inEs hap
pene1 under Neyler but the ones given IL
detail have been direct ofenses against the
orders of general Blahco
OTHER ATROCITIES.
Affduvts can be furnished 10 suhs.autiate
the following atrocities, committed near
Sagua La Grande
Robert Bate, mulatto iusurgent wag
made prisoner and then macheted by Leon
erdo OlBvarietta's guerillRs less than week
ago near the sugar estate San Salvador.
Bate would not betray his partys camp.
Five insurgents decided November 10 to
present themselves under General B'aucog
proclamation. of amnesty. Two Of them NJ
de Lapaz Nodals and JTlorestino," surren-
deIed 10 the garrison upon the san Salvador
estate. The other three Simon I3paZ
Adopho Penton and George Nodarse pre-
ferred to go 10 Sagus lie Grande, On their
WY they met two psciheus out for vegcs sabl les.
Jose Milan ana "A Suchisla. They sent the
Two farmers towards Sagua 20 notify the g-r-
rison of their coming. The messengers met
half way the guerillas Of Malpals. com
mondei by OlHvarietta. The officer was
fold that three insurgents were on their way
TO present themselves. He sent the messen-
gers INTO town under warning to keep silent
Nilylald me three insurgents and killed them.
The Shots were heard all over SaEua. Next
Gay Olayarietta took in the bodies "reb-
els killed in battle"
A strange sad document, written in Span
ish, was given to me the day before vest err
day at qua La Grande. II is now IN the
hands of General Blgnco. ] gave il TO Cen
erBl Secretary C0ngustO for delivery. II is
& respectfully woTGed account OF an atrocUy
permitted by Spanish officers and committed
by Spanish soldiers in direct disobedIence Of
the lately issued humane order OF Geue.ll
Ilauco. that the lives OF those captured
even In the heat OF battle, shall be spared
On the American-owned plantation Victoria,
nesr Cifuetes. two men were taken out No
yemher 10 be killed. They had been reg
uilrly pardoned by the military authorities
OF 9 nearby town were working peaceably
sleeping within the protection Of Spanish
forts, and yet one killed outright and the
Other barely escaped 10 tell Of the affair. tle
mas seven deep Hehete cuts 10 prove his
story, which Is corroborated 10y other em-
ployeF Of the estate ana the mar In charge.
The dead man was known "Nigug." The
survivor is Asunuioa Daz.
SLAIN IN THE NIGHT
The victims were asleep with other labor
ere. AT midnight tSey were ordered 90 come
out OF the room. voice said. strike
llEhi and We win s2oot" Probably this was
said so the report might be made that the
AEurEeh's had done the Elllng for revenge
The men we've TIED. under the supervision
Of lsiduro Auidubr0 the chief OF the Earri-
sou, and the very man who should have pro-
tecie1 them. Tacy were taken by him past
the forts ana handed over TO the eXecu-
;iuners. Christuhal Siyes lieutenant in the
Cifuentes Guerillas; SOME OF his men and
Francisco Garcia. an ultra SpGnlsrd owner
OF The adjoining sugar estate. Los Angeles
There was had blood between Garcia and
ais victims. One OF them said Hfter "pre-
sentlng" himself: I'VE never would have
gone 10 the woods had IL not beer for
Garcia" He had mRltreated them
saw yesterday 200 people dying two by
two al his place with never q erumb thrown
% them. The men were taken 20 the
-'Colonis" OF a ChlnRman called CecIlho and
were macheted- 'Ngra" died easily but
hsuncion Was only stunned By the first slash
al hiE lugular. Il missed his life ar aid six
other savage cuts. Asuncion regained con
seriousness the next morning and by night
AEd sufficient strength 10 drag himself bach
DSar Victoria. Then he sent the message
fmPlnrlnE protection, which was given. the
next day AsuncioD Was moved 10 the es-
tate of ehe Meculloeh brothers ID New York
City. where he could be better guarded. ana