The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-07-21


the Cubans Immediately Ted Their
prisoner 70 d"ath ManaeIe1 10 IRON
the American captain and bis crew
we're led % a low square structure
with whltewasiied walls surm0nnted
by a roof Of dark red tiles WIN pro-
jeeting caves. They we're followed
by a procession OF monks ana q large
military escort UDlli recently lle
wall Of this building sp'3' scanned
and pitied ana Scared with Il nun
bred bullets breast high' Tue aaooe
Torn away ~ f'Aee%' Ie" NcaIIeF
ed MARX, eould 'e seen between Dt'7
line ana one 70 ie" teeb from tle
ground "h'el wa 'he mass OF 0u'Iet
hoies % ulfk sial'S' heiofe lhls
wall the prisoners OF Tue Eirglnlus
were matted. Ihe spectators gathered
On q knoll oppositei the garrison llned
up ia a hollo" square Inc prison.
ers were forced TO kneel against the
wall Priests stood on the right with
upliitea crucihXes 10 horrible mock
cry OF mercy On inc lett stood q line
ot marines. The oticer 10 command
raised ms sword, there was a Volley
Of shots ana Ihe prisoners rolled with
con'ulsiYe struggles into the ditch
llen 1ne procession returned 70 town
as Jhe cavalry foae along Oy the wall
Ohe hofses were seen occasionally 70
step On Une ueaa OodieS, 1he Wileels Of
Il helu afIlllery crushed Jhem, ana
. hoo dragged Vhem about IN sheer
eAulvavlon Of Dfutallly' BEFORE Il
cFuel crowd nau eht'rely ieIt Jhe scene
negro scayengers knocked the irons
Oh Vhe sun warm bodies ana carried
Dne Poof nulllateu remains IN carts
" plV " qulck-liine 'oune TWO mics
away ~ ~ sa'u UuaU some Oh Tue
poor "rev'lles were seen 10 move as
O'ioy we're Ou,o"n inlo Ohls french
NeAU u@y Che horfloic Tragedy was
euac1eu aIfesu' ana J"enty-elghJ
HoIe u vue gre" 81 Ine Flrglhius
"olo ~ Ohe Saule hoIIlole
i"Si'on' ulueou IesIiEitleS
were uVOllsly Closed oy q ouii nght
gwen ia houor OF u captof OF Jhe
yiislniuS' Ing 1reeUs were gally
ueooI"veu' auu ~ Che evening tne
"o'eino' p"laoe was Oie scene Vi d
sIeaV reception wuen oeautlIully
o'9''eu "olueu nIu8Ieu WIN hauu-
some men ia gorgeous uniforms
me uFeauIul news OF 1his orgy q
blood hFst reached Kingston jamaica,
"uere ny Oue briGlah "afsnlp MODE
~colniha1ueu w captain pr hampton
Lorraine "lJnouJ waiting tor or
oers from Vne nome government TINS
gallauO oulceF lmhealatelY seO oul at
Iu'l speed lot santiago starting IN
sucl a hurry CnaC some q nis crew
"ere lelU oeuiuu' NlIuouJ any APP
loulaUlc preiuoe nc demanded the stay
u an eAecuUlonS' ana "hen ne was
3SNeu MS auOhorlUy' ne ulu not hesl-
OaOe 10 say UuaU ne was 1he represent
UgVlYe Vi Uhe ohIJeu states ~ wen as
oI England Iue q that there
were seven BRUSH SUBJECTS on the
captured vlrglhlus strengthened MS
clal'n; ana as ne ADDED threats to
Iurn ms guns on Tue town. ms protest
commanded d respect Whlch no dlplo-
maUlc correspondence would nave re-
celyeu'
"nen the news Of the execution Of
the g OF the Nirglnlus reached the
uhltea states There was the greatest
poSSlOie excitement such a clamor
TOT war arose thaJ 1T seemed impossi-
ole 70 avert IT, the monitor Man
'attan az Ihe Philadelphia navy yard
ana Jhe national vessels in the Brook
lSh ana NofIolk yards were ordered
70 pc maaef ready at once Spain be-
lIeNed that a declaration Of war was
imminent ana asked the good Offices
Oh England Lord Granville howey-
en- declined 70 interfere except on the
basis Of ample reparation to the Unit
cd States, General Sickles made all