The herald., 1897-11-22
Of Americas Friendship
for Spain
THE CUBAN CONSERVATIVES
ENRAGED BY RECENT CHANGE
OF POLICY
From All Parts of the Island Come
Reports Of Awful Suffering and df~
Death
Associated Press Specia! Wire.

Associated Press specia! Wire.
HAVANA. via Key West, Fla, Nov.
Ella Lucha in a recently published
editorial expresses doubt as to the sim
cerity of the friendship of Spain pro-
fessed for the American government.
and says:
IF the American government cannot
prevent the sailing from the ports Of
that country OF expeditions in aid Of
the insurgents and does not respond in
other ways to Spain's efforts to come to
favorable terms, it is useless for Spain
to maintain friendly relations with
America"
Reports from Matanzas say that the
Conservatives, having become enraged
at the change in the governments policy
are disturbing public order. Ex-Mayor
Crespo initiated the disorderly conduct
by publicly giving offense to Senior Ar
mas, the new civil governor Of the prov
ince. The chief of police followed Cres-
pos lead by endeavoring to prevent aid
being given to the suffering reconcentra-
dos by newspaper correspondents and
others. OF the reconcentrados in Matan-
zas numbering more than $4,000, sew
enty-nine died in two days, thirty-seven
from hunger. Yesterday seventeen
deaths were reported, a large proportion
of which were the result Of starvation.
In Jauruco about 65 per cent Of tho
deaths are caused by starvation, and the
same is true OF many other towns. Owing
to the lack of proper clothing and OF
blankets, the situation of the reconceri-
trados is becoming worse as the winter
season approaches.
Horrible episodes are of daily occur-
renee among the reconcentrados. After
lying for three days on the sidewalk in
front Of a house in Matanzas, poor-ne>
gro woman, Who was suffering fef11bfy
and was unable to move, was carried
away by a flood caused by great down.
fall OF rain. A short time afterward her
dead body was found few blocks away.
and at last reports was still lying In the
gutter. ri
Marshal Blanco has appointed thirty.
four new employees at the custom house.
OF these five are native Cubans and the
remainder Spaniards and Reformists.
The Autonomists are greatly disgusted
by their appointment.
Sixty persons employed about the
docks and 500 others in various parts Of
the island have Joined the revolutionists
and a number Of prisoners at Guines
who were pardoned under the proclafna>
ton have returned to the insurgents.
Smallpox is raging in the neighbor-
hood of the insurgent headquarters in
Pinar del Rio and there are in the hos
pitfalls and the hills 100 persons suffering
from the disease.
1t is stated by prominent citizen Of
Pinar del Rio, according to an official re.
port, that there are 1900 armed insur-
gents in the province, including the
bands which have recently entered the
province under Maria Rodriguez and
other leaders.
General Hernandez velasco confirms
the statement that the insurgents In
Pinar del Rio are abundantly supplied
with ammunition. Seventy of Velasco's
men have arrived in Pinar del Rio suf-
fering from wounds received in recent
engagements. %
The financial situation Of the military
administration is bad. The soldiers
have not been paid in eight months.
There is a scarcity in the meat supply
for the hospitals and in many towns no
meat has been obtainable for many
days.
Gen. Losada, sub-inspector Of the
health department. said recently to the
correspondent Of Ell ImpaNcial, in Mad
rid, that there were actually $4,000 SOL
diers in the hospitals in Cuba and that
about $4,000 of this number were not
suffering from any disease. but simply
from need of nourishment.
A band of insurgents recently fired on
the town of San Nicholas, Havana prov.
ince Rio Seico, province of Havana, re-
ports that fresh band Of insurgents,
well armed, has appeared in that viz
cinity. s
The police recently visited the house
of George w. Hyatt. chief of the relief
department of the United States COM
sulate, at IL o'clock at night, to make
inquiries as to the destination OF quan-
tity Of food which had been taken into
the house during the day. The female
inmates, becoming frightened, refused
to open the door and insisted upon. be-
ing informed of the object Of the officers.
visit The police finally retired upon
learning that the inmates were Amer
leans.
A dispatch from Madrid says that
Senior Giberga, deputy to the Spanish
cortes and leader of the new autono-
mists, is on his way to Cuba, where he
will enter the autononist- party upon
condition that Seniors Montero, Fernan-
dez de Castro. Cuelo and Zayes leave
the board of directors of the party, It
being asserted that they are too pro-
nouncedly Spanish to succeed in indpc-
ing the insurgents to accept autonomy
under their leadership Senor Jos
Galvez will remain chairman of tn
party. .
A MYSTERIOUS MISSION y y
NEW YORK. Nov. II. - Marquis
Apestuguia, leader Of the ConserxAtiye
party in Cuba. arrived on the 4teqqn
liner La Champagne from Havre
The marquis said be bad been y