The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
Aranguren Was Killed After His
Surrender.
THE SPANISH FLOTILLA
ITS PURPOSE IN OUR WATERS
NOT ALARMING.
Spanish Account of the Killing of
Aranguren, as Expected, Differs
Widely From the other-Insur-
gents Death Considered Just Ven
geance For the Execution of Ruiz.

Havana, Jan. 90, (via Key West)-
! The following details of the death OF
General Nestor Aranguren, who was
killed or Thursday last, have been re-
ceived:
1t appears that the column under
! Colonel Aranjare, who had been oper-
ating in the neighborhood of Campo
| F'lorido, captured a negro named MO-
rales, whom they tortured in order to
eXtort from him information regarding
the insurgents. For a long time the
prisoner oore the torture and refused to
make a statement, but finally, upon be
| ing promised a reward of 500, ne
agreed to betray Aranguren.
General Aranguren. the negro said,
was IN the habit of visiting the house
of pacifco, called CajaSai, who lived
in the Yapaste Heights. between the
town of TaDaste and Campo Fiorido.
with his family, which consisted of his
wife, a grown daughter, of whom Cen
eral Aranguren was enamored, and sew
eral younger children.
Colonel Aranjare, with three columns,
numbering about a thousand, infantry
and cavalry, proceeded, under the
guidance of the negro Morales, to the
hut, which they surrounded.
HUT SURROUNDED.
When the hut had been completely
surrounded. a SQUAD of men were or
dered to advance cautiously, which they
did, arriving near the entrance before
being seen. A child about eight years
of age was playing outside the door
way when she discovered the soldiers,
and screaming with alarm, ran toward
the hut TO inform the inmates of the
presence Of the SDaniards. a voliey
from the squad stretched her lifeless
on the ground. and then a general fir
ing was ordered by the Spanish COM
mander, which resulted in the wound
ing of Aranguren in the leg, the killing
of his servant, and the mortal wound
ing OF his sweetheart and another
woman, the latter of whom fled toward
the woods. and fell dead a short dis
lance away Arangurens sweetheart
died from the effects of her wounds
while being taken to Campo Florido.
KILLED IN COLD BLOOD.
Aranguren was in bed when the
Spaniards arrived, and hearing the
alarm given by the child, ran out of the
hut, only partially dressed, crying, Il
am Aranguren," and apparently mean
ing that he ought not to be killed. His
captors seized him and made a close
search of his clothing for documents
relating to the death of Colonel Ruiz,
which they secured. They also OBJ
tanned a verbal declaration from their
prisoner on the same subject, and then
a bullet was fired through his breast
and he fell. but not dying instantly, a
bayonet was thrust through his head,
the weapon entering near the mouth,
ending his life.
The Spaniards captured man be-
lieved 70 be the dynamiter of Aran-
guren'S band, and two boys, who said
they knew the location of the grave of
ColoGel Ruiz. The boys, in charge of
a Spanish column, have left for the
place where they say the grave is 10
Gated.
GENERAL COMMENT.
While Aranguren's death is consid-
cred just vengeance for the execution
of Ruiz, the killing of women and chill
dren when they might have been taken
alive, is generally condemned.
A number of prominent persons at