The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-08

remain upon the island. After the
treaty of Valencay, at the close Of
1913, they were released
In describing the cruelties practiced
on French soldiers by the Spanish peas
antry, Theirs says that they were some
times put between two planks and sawn
asunder; they We're mutilated and tor
tured In every way; sometimes they
were hung up by the arms, while fire
was lighted beneath their feet, and
other similar atrocities were committed.
Became Butchery.
During the first Carlist war, when
Carnicer was succeeded by Cabrera, the
war became butchery. In an article
in Blacllwoods Magazine, September,
1916, the writer says: 'Thenceforward
the infant in the cradle the bedridden
old man, the pregnant matron, were in
Guided among it's victims. A mere sus-
picion of liberal opinions, the possession
of churchman's uniform, a glass of
water given to a wounded Christine, q
distant relationship to a partisan of
the queen, was sentence of death. The
rules of civilized warfare We're set at
naught, and Cabrera, in obedience TO
his sanguinary instincts, committed his
murders, not only when the might Dos
sibly advance, but even when they
must positively injure the cause of him
whom he styled his sovereign. Those
Gays that L do not shed blood said he
in July, 1887, when waiting in the an
te-chamber of Don Carlos among a
group of Carlist generals, I have not a
good digestion During the five years
Of his command his digestion can rare
ly have been troubled.
e In Cuba. during Pieltan's administra-
ton in 1873, an American steamer, the
fNrginius, with supplies of men and
arms for the insurgents, was captured
by the Spaniards. Fifty-three of those
on. board were instantly executed, in
Guiding the captain; and the hundred
and two survivors would have been
similarly disposed of, had not help
come from an unexpected quarter.
Many Lives Saved.
OF this incident Murat Halstead SAYS:
The British steamer Niope. Capt. Sir
hampton Lorraine, ran at full speed
from Jamaica into Santiago, where the
executions were taking place, starting
in such hurry that she left some of
her crew behind. The captain was
landed in Cuba before his ship was an
chored. and demanded that the massa-
ere should be stopped. He claimed 10
represent the United States as well as
England. it is said, and even threat
ened to lombard the city His vigor
caused the suspension of the sentences
lives Of the prisoners net already nut
to death were saved"
During the Peninsular war a Spanish
naval commander, fearing that a num-
Der of French prisoners in his possess
sion would be rescued by an approach
ing French fleet, bound the unfortunate
wretches together in pairs, back TO
back, and flung them into the sea.
where all We're drowned.
During the Carlist- Christine war a
christine general captured the aged
mother of Carlist chieftain. He sent
word to the son that he would execute
her IL the Carlist did not lay down his
arms. The Carlist refused. Will ii he
nelleved when we say that the Chris
tino general actually did shoot the
white-haired old lady? But worse re-
mains behind. The Infatuated Carlists
captured four ladies, near relatives of
Christine generals, and one AFTER an
other they were shot. These blood
thirsty apd ferocious acts shocked even
Spaniards, if Spaniards can be shock
cd