The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22
CLIMAX Of
VEYbER'
CRUELTY
Spaniards Are Tortur-
ing a Defenseless
Cuban Woman.
IN REVENGE FOR A SPY's
EXECUTION.
Other Barbarities Being Car
ried Into Effect Daily at
the Capitol.
PATRIOTS ARE ASSASSINATED
IN SECRET.
During the Butchers Rule OF Ruin
on the Island Hundreds Also
Die of Starvation.
Other Barbarities Being Car
ried Into Effect Daily at
the Capitol.
PATRIOTS ARE ASSASSINATED
IN SECRET.
During the Butchers Rule OF Ruin
on the Island Hundreds Also
Die of Starvation.

HAVANA, CUBA, Aug. 2.-When three
weeks ago the Cuban general, Adol:o del
Castillo, hanged, few miles from Ha-
vana. the Spanish spy, Miguel Bealo
Betancourt, he did not realize to what
several defenseess persons in the capital,
and among them hap!ess Cuban women.
3 News of Beato's fate was received here
with great joy by all Cuban sympathiz-
ers. B=ato, feisning to be an agent in
Havana of the New York Junta, inspired
the confidence of the insur ents in Ha-
vana and discovered the secrets OF those
Cubans WHO were helping to revoutionize
the island in the stronghold of Spain.
He denounced 20 Weyler many promi-
nent men of Havana, who are now suffer
ing in dungeons of Ceuta and Chaffarinas,
and also the Cuban woman, Ana Toto.
Tonga, and Armando de 10 Rios, who have
suffered the most barbarous tortures ever
invented by the Spaniards. Beato tried
to once more deceive the Cubaus, and
Totolonga went 10 the camp of General
Acosta to propose plan for the escape OF
Ana, who is now prisoner.
On two previous occasions Beato had
in evident connivance with Spanish po-
lice. he secured the escape OF Ana Toto
Tonga, and concealed her in q house
where Cuban friends called to offer her
help. That was ali Beato desired.
In few days he knew the persons who
sympathized with Ana. The Spanish
police arrested them, and when no III ore
use could be made of the poor woman in
the lone house she was rearrested. This
was enough for General Acosta. AS his
only answer to Beato's new proposals for
the escape of the woman, he ordered one
of his soldiers to bring rope, and hanged
Beato to the nearest tree.
Now Ana TotoionEa is exuiating the
death of Beato. The poor woman was
questioned by fiscal or Spanish military
attorneys under threats that the tortures
inflicted upon Rios will be rel eated upon
herself. Rios. who was imprisoned to.
gether with Ana Totolonga, both upon
charge OF concealing a large amount of
dynamite in a house on San Rafae! street,
suffered in his cell the fearful torture
known as ell fomponte.
A soldier ned with a long manati beat
him until he tainted. When he came to
his senses he was asked by Spanish
agent who were his accomolices.
81 am the only res ponsible person., al
ways answered the heroic Rios, "and I
had that dynamite for the purpose Of kill
ing as many Spanish tyranIs as l could"
Then the torture was renewed, but not a
word more was obtained from Rios.
The report is now circulating that the
threats against Ana Totolonga of intlict-
ing on her the same punishment have
been carried into effect. 1t is certain that
a Spanish agent since the death of Beato
has been very active in the proceedings
against Ana Totolonga and he has been
for hours together closeted in a cell of the
house of Recogidas with the unfortunate
woman patriot.
She is accused now, besides, of an an
archical plot to blow up with dynamite
the whole city of Havana and of carrying
on from her prison correspondence with
the Cuban Junta of New York and with
the Cuban patriotic women, Senorita
Clemencia Arrange and Senorita Sigarroa
who have been expelled from Cuba by
Weyler.
Mrs. Anna Totolonga is woman of
about 30 years OF age and has two chill
dren. She is Cuban by birth and has
ALWAYS been All ardent Oatriot