The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
MURDER STALKS IN CUBA.
NO END TO THE HTER OF THE
yOS-CoMBhThNTS.

Aidecon. the Mayor OF Guinos, WiuninE wey-
ier@s Favor by Pilins Up the Desd-A Cap
tain who KILLED 100 chinese Called TO
Account at the demand OF Chtna's Consul.
Havana, juno ls. via Key wcst.-Manuol
valdes, Limo valdivia, and Rafael Garcia
Casimiro were the three pacI1cos assasslnatod
ncar Guincs by the Spanish guerrilla force OF
thai town.. Their bodies, each with more than
twenty mnchcte wounds, were carried to Guines
and exposed In tho street. Ito show" as the
Mayor Of tho town said. that the Spnniards,
too, know how TO kill with mnchctes."
The atrocities committed In Guines are almost
beyond description. The now Mayor, appointed
by weylcr, Is Don Ezequiel Aldecoa. He is
called tho Second Fonsdeviela." Many per-
cons are arrested In the town by day and killed
during tho night by the guerrillas. They are
executed near Gallndes cave. one milo out.
Around this cave are piles Of bodies Of the men.
women. and children massacred there.
The fret report OF tho crimes at Guines came
to your correspondent last week, q few days
after Aldccoa was appointed Mayor of the town.
Notwithstanding tho Trustworthy source from
which the news came, Il was 30 horrible and
hard to believe that further information was
awaited. This came, and Friday your cor
respondent went to Guines. which 10 but two
hours from Havana by the railway. The terror
OF the people there ia still moro pitiable than in
Guanabacoa when Fonsdeviela committed the
crimes which eliminated In tho assassination of
DR.. Ruiz. Tho only persons remaining in
Guines are those too poor to 60 to Havana.
1t Ia not likely that Aldecoa will be recalled or
punished, as he is. like Fonsdeviela, q ~favorite
with Weylor.
The Captain.Gcneral has been obliged to arrest
Capt. Urquia, who committed many murders in
Matanzas province. The arrest was made In n,
sponse to the demand OF China's Consul in Hav.
ana. backed by several other foreign representa-
tives. At vieja Bernejo, Urquia had assassi'
mated more than 100 Chinese. Gen. Molina, who
also is notorious for his murders at Cayo Espino
and other places in Matanzas province. Is In
huencing Gen. Weyler in favor OF Urquia, and II
the Consuls who backed the Chinese should
withdraw their support, II is certain that Urquia
would be set free.
t Quivican, Havana province, the regiment
of Pizarro Is committing horrible outrages. Or
Wednesday twenty persons Of both sexes wert
assnssinated there by the soldiers. Duran. also
in Havana province, is daily the scene Of wan
ton butcherios. Three days ago q door woman
who tried 10 defend one OF her sons was heater
by a Spanish soldier. who finally killed both
mother and boy.
Near Ciervo plantation, in Matanzas province
an engagement took place on Tuesday between
the Cubans commanded by Gen. Betancourt ant
Col. Clemente Gomez and the Spanish column o
Gen. Molina. The fight lasted the whole day
and when night camc Molina abandoned tn,
field. leaving on it 81 killed and carrying will
him 20 wounded. Tho Cuban loss was slight
because Betancourt and Gomez. fortified, hat
their men in ten trenches. These trenche,
could not be taken by the Spaniurds. and from
them the patriots poured a steady and deadl.
fire.