Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-30
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body of sAranguren prove that he was
.# Ruiz's assassin. The saddle ne usso
was Ruiz $ saddle, and he had Two out-
Tons of Ruiz's uniform in his pocket,
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.(Signed) Co-SfSTO9iC
AVANA, Jan. 29.-(Via Key Wesi,
Fla. )-Ths following details OF the death
of General Nestor Aranguren, VINO was
killed on Thursday last. have been e
tSs cvived. 1t appears met TIE coi'''r l op
Grating in the neighborhcod OF campo
E'lorido captured negro naincd NO
aaies, whom they tortured N olA+t W
extort from him information resa'o'ns
the Insurgents. For long t1lne zoe
prisoner bore the tortslre- and refused TO
make a statement but finally upon be-
ing promised reward Of $500, ssreeo 10
betray Aranguren.
General .Aranguren, the negro S1",
was in the habit of visiting III houSe
sss of pacifico who lived in the Iap"Ste
Heights, between the town or iapeste
and Campo Florido, with his family,
which consisted of his Wife. grown
daughter, OF whom GeESral -\fanSureA
was enamorsd, and several yeuhse:
children.
Colonel Aranje, with three columns,
led by himself and Lieutenant Colo:!@l:
.Araece and BeneLicto. the entire fnrre
55 numbering about thousand, )oi"ntr!
and cavalry, proceeded un2Sl t5c Sl.d-
ance of Moraes, to the hut, wl!ch 'ney
surrounded
1t was tbs. intention of Colonial Aronta.
after assuring himself that all OF those
whom he wished 10 secure Wee n ne
hut, to fall upon the building ana csL-
ture the inmates alive, but Lieu nt
Colonel Benedcto who was formerly
second in command to Major Fona5<.i-
ha inmates be Killed
and this was finally decided upon. When
the hut had been completely sutrouTde,
squad OF men Wert ordered TO advance
cautiously, arriving near the nltaicc
before being seen. A child about eight
years of age was playing outside Of the
doorway of the building, when suddenly
she discovered the soldiers, and, scream
ing in alarm, ran toward the EnI to il.
S5s form the inmates of the presencs 81 ,nt
s$55 Spanish. :. voIey from the Snu2t
stretched her lifeless on the ground, in&
then a general firing was ord9red by the
Spanish mmander, which resulted II
the @ounding Of Aranguren in the leg
the killing of his servant, Fernana z
and the mortal woundiHS of mis- sweet
heart and another woman, the latter .
W whom fled toward the WOODS and Eel
dead a short distance away. Arangu
s-Sen's sweetheart died from tn effec:
OF her wounds while Icing taken t
Campo florido.
Aranguren was in bed when the Span
iards arrived. ana, hearing th4 alarm
only partially dressed crying Il an
~ Aranguren" and apparently raeaniDi
that he ought net 10 be killed. His cap
tors seized him and me d. close sea. q
Of his clothing for documents reaiiE!
to the deaf of Colonel Ruiz, which tn
go secured They also obtained verba
deciarat ton from their prisonr on tn
same subject, ana then a bullet wa
fired through his breast and he fe.l, Blu
not dying instantly, a bayonet thrus
through the head the weapon entern
sas near the mouth. ended mis- life.
The Spaniaris captured man beiiey
ed to be the dynamter Of A1@anguren'
band. and two boys who SAID t5ey knee
the location OF the grave of Colon
5sss Ruiz. The boys. IN charge OF SPANS
colsgnn. have left for the place wher
they say the grave is located.
W.hiIs ATangurena death is cons!dere
just veHg: ance for the, execution
Ruiz, the killing OF women and chldre
when they could have been taken a.iv
is generally condemned.
A number o: promin ri citizens al
tended Araaguren's funeral. The hors
and sal5sile of Colonel Ruiz were seize
when ATangu9en was killed.
Raports from SancH Spirtus say the
two young insurgents who have surren
dsreG heve offered to murder Genera
Maxinso Gomez for certain sum G
PHI moaey,