The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
VICTIMS OF THE SPANISH.
CUBA's ENEMIES ADMIT THAT THEY
STARVE THE NATIVES.

An Omcial Spanish Report Gives the Names OF
These who Have DIED OF Starvation IN
MatanEns-Firty.rou -four Deaths from stnrVa"
tIon In Havana City within the Past Week.
HAVANA, Oct. l6.-The Spanish authorities
now confirm the nows Of the ravages made by
famine In the island. Last week the droadtul
report of the situation In Havana and Matanzas
published In THE SUN was denied by the press
censor. To-day tho following statement has
been issued OF deaths from starvation in Mntan'
zas province. 1t is an official report OF tho
Sanitary Department, approved by the Gov
crnor:
o Oct. 10,' says tho report, 'thirty.ono
persons died from starvation. They included
jose Moreno Reina, 10 years old; Juana
Dominguez. II years.; Leocadio Garcia, 10
years; Dolores Rodriguez, Angela Sarmiento,
Pablo Suarcz, Carlos Ponce, joaquin Bello, Der
nardo Fumcro, Pedro villa, between 90 and 40
years of age. and seventeen children.
o Oct. IL, Domingo pucyo, Rosario Alfonso,
Francisco Rivero, lconor Benitez, Francisco
Garcia Campo, between 20 and 60 years OF age;
also ninc children. Total, Il.
ION Oct. 10, an unknown man, supposed to be
80 years old. and found dying in the streets. He
expired before he could give any
about himself to the police. Enrique Romero,
60 years; Andrea -Alpizar. 90 years; Antonio
- Noho Nehh' ~'
Julian Naranjo, Felix Martinez. and Ccfcrino
Gonzalez, all between 30 and 10 years old; also
fourteen children. Total, %.
"On Oct. Is, Maria Garcia Espino. % years;
Carino Galindo. "a years; Francisco Gonzalez,
L. years; Ana Alfonso, 80 years.; Gillcrmo
oicda. 30 years. and Manuel Garcia, Pablo &c.
pcda, Indalccio Ramos, Pedro Berro, Rafael
Opiz, and Ana Sarmicnto, all less than 10 years
old; also eight four children, Total, 90.
This report rpcaks. for itself. It is, an elo-
ouent proof OF the indifference with which the
Spanish Government regards the awful condi-
ton in which the Cuban, people has been IN
This is not all. In Havana. the authorities
arc more careful about publishing such state
ments than in iMatanzas. but THE suns CORE;
death which occurred during the last week ana
obtained positive proofs that they were all from
starvation. The case of u poor family in tho
diola and her four children died there in a mis-
cradle house with only four chairs as furniture,
after twelve days without any kind OF food; II
IL wonderful how these haplcss beings could SC
long endure the pangs of hunger; The last e
die was n child OF five years. He was found
gasping near the emaciated body OF his mother
They all were thrown into the Black Maria after
a policeman had entered the house and seen the
horrible spectacle.
will not be less cruel than Gen. Wcyler. Be
sides the assassination OF 1000 Cubans in San
tiago de Cuba in 1879 Gen. Blanca has on hi,
record the wanton murder in 1850 OF the gal
liant Cuban. Arcadia Leite Vidal. Vidal wa
invited TO dinner with the commander of tn
gunboat Almendares in tho port Of Santiago d
Cuba on Sept. 10 Of that year. He accepted TIL
invitation with his brother Francisco. an'
when they were at table talking in the mos
sailors, armed with knifes and pistols, entcre'
and attacked the Cuban brothers. Francisc
Leite Vidal escaped, but Arcadia was over
hhlmendarcs acted in this case under specia
orders from Gen. Blanco.