Show CUBAN GENERAL retaliates puts to death thirty six prisoners if you do not treat Us As belligerent li gerent said ahe officer wt will treat you As bandits he proceeded to make good his words fc ia havana june 23 tha babaa general monteagudo today began to take retaliatory measures against the spanish for abe outrages committed by their guerrilla forces in santa clara province monteagudo sent warning to the spanish military commander at santa clara to desist and the answer came in the form ot a raid upon the cuban hospital hoi pital by guerilla forces of and abe murder of abe sick cuban officer and a number of nurses then prepared an ambush for men at a place danied palo prieto where they often went in search of cattle the spaniards fell into the ambush and a band to band fight ensued one spanish captain and seventeen soldiers were killed ano thirty five spanish soldiers and one lieutenant liea tenant the rest fled in disorder a few minutes after engagement was over hanged his thirty six prisoners on the spot it you dont treat us as belligerents ge rents he wrote again to the spanish commander at santa clara aad if you continue to murder our prisoners we will treat you bandits the spaniards are not showing any signs 0 being deterred from their barbarous work this morning thomas amores antonio jordan and isidro a were shot in cabanas for having helped the revolution which means they buffered death merely because their was with the cubans the three men bad nut taken up arms against spain but were arrested while peacefully engaged in vocations at home |