SPANISH RULE IN MANILLA.
INTRODUCING THE RACK AND THUMBSCREWS. (Per Press Association. —<'oj>i>ri;f/it.) Madrid, Dec. 18. News from Manilla states that the Spanish authorities are using the rack and thumbscrews in torturing prisoners. Forty-nine prisoners were placed in a covered pit and suffocated. London, Dec. 18. Two British warships have been sent to Manilla to protect British interests.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 202, 21 December 1896, Page 2
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58SPANISH RULE IN MANILLA. Hastings Standard, Issue 202, 21 December 1896, Page 2
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