Show CRIME IN CUBA RESULTS OF THE WRETCHED GOVERN t MENT OF THAT the press of the entire island of cuba raise the cry as to the present 6 tate state of the island it is claimed by both the liberal conservative parties that are interested in the ahe f Q moves of cuba that brigandage mar der arson kidnapping rape and oth e diabolical crimes are gaining such h aa 1 N he headway a dway in the principal cities in th the island such as havana matanzas Ma laccas car denas villa clara liar and others that th thy authorities have no co control whatever oyer over the criminals and the of this poor island are living livi ng in per feet terror not knowing what moment moment they may be stopped and murdered in cold blood it itis is so ao everyday every day scene in havana to see a man stopped on the street streel by desperado desperadoes esaud and after relieving him of what he carries he is brata brutally murdered la ia cold blood if an all hou bou est citizen should see the crime per pet rated and attempt to make known the facts to the authorities he is elthee either exposed to be murdered by the mur murf f darers 11 chums u or he is arrested and kept kep t jo il tor for six or eight monteel mont so that lid bevill wi 11 be on haud band W when hen re quiren to testily testify against the criminals consequently it if an aa honest catiz should see any crime committed hy dare not say a word about it J these crimes are boldly committed I 1 lq broad daylight and on the mos crowded streets such as el barq parquer e central calle de bisop calzada a de la reine el louvre etc and abe most remarkable feature concerned la these outrages and that reflects very little credit on en the spanish tyrants 1 now occupy atie island Is that the en ena tire city of havana Is patrolled patr oled by not less than police soldiers who are paid about 15 per month and get et paik about two months in the ye year conse ouse N they rob and plunder alund r and n eve evea murder a man for 25 cents cent in 8 ants paper money which is ab about t I 1 10 cc centak t 4 I 1 in our currency matanzas has al ways been the residence of ef rich suga planters that own large plantations and during the dull season they generally I 1 come to the city as a change changed t 1 hidu Kid kidnappers a apers formed in bodies of fromi from fifteen to twenty men come boldly in IB v to the city and watch one of ef these planters as he goes out to take a ride rid or to some place of amus amusement e to bent an when le least expects any trouble h Is pounced upon suddenly by two atwook 0 three of these murderers who immelt j abely put him into a carriage and he I 1 uj driven he does not know where as ft adji is blindfolded and kept ina in a den on antl I 1 ai ransom is paid for his release thi tb same thing happened to senor forre a rich planter in Matanzas last wee he was kid kidnapped nappe and held a prisoner fifteen days an am was released after his check tor for 30 in spanish pesos apesos was sold by tit tai banco espanol de matanzas span ish bank of matanzas the pirates have another way wavy of ki kid napping they will watch a planter maid go out with his big children for walk wh when e n they deliberately come coin e u up seize the children and away the they agn two or three days after the 0 occurrence curre t the e parents receive a letter by ma mail be bearing ring the city stamp saying dont deposit such and sacir a amount in such and such aelic a we will in ten days send you t abe e child head by a peon last week the me cef chants of havana gathered to the n num u ber of over and accompanied V hundreds of citizens a appeared feared be beffi f 0 the palace of captain beneral general ma mart and demanded protection he said ti was doing all he could and would don doi more no onfri outa havana or in any oth city ot ol am is allowed to carry ar arm under a heavy penalty yet all erl calm nals in cuba are always armed to t teeth and always ready at any momet mome to kill about a month ago thieve thie broke into the captain generals general s gi gal den Quin tade los hollmon Moi Hol lmos pleddy pied by a whole regiment of guard and not only stole all the f furniture urn iture bi went so tar far as to carry away over ove 1 gas fixtures fixture s belong belonging tag to the premise freml the spanish authorities claim th tb cannot stop brigandage in cuba yet is hardly expected for them to do when they require all the time thy they a get to prosecute the cuban press victorine reiner the famous cu cuba editor has been in jail for over a y ye for saying in his paper that oliver oil was a gentile thief la lucha w suppressed b by y the authorities en an R cember and for havi articles de rogatory derogatory to the Go goverline Govern vernine roe el cinollo had the same mishap iw week tor for abusing the Govern me what would columbus say it if hew beg to get out of the havana cathedral U take a look around olivares Oll vares w was administrator general of C oil torn tom was lately bounced by ca captain gen general e ral martin he stole over 11 1 of government f funds st louis efm democrat |