The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25
SPAIN IS GRACIOUS.
Mil Not Prevent the usited States
Feeding Starving cubaus.
NO TARIFF DUTIES on THE SUPPLIES.
Complaint that Relief Heretofore
Sent Has Miscarrlcd. AZ
WILL NOW GO DIRECT TO LEE.
ola system WIN No Longer DO and
n New One VIII he In
nugurated.
MILL NOW GO DIRECT TO LEE.

Havana, December "a ,.--Captain General
Blanco has csbled to the Spanish minister
at Washington that Americans have au-
thorty to send supplies TO the concentra-
dos OF the island without paying customs
duty.
General Pando. tho Spanish commander
In chief In the field. who with an escort
recently landed on the south coast of San-
tiago DE Cuba, has not been heard from Ia
Ave days. 1t was announced today that
he had arrived at the city OF Santingo De
Cuba hut this was officially denied and 1t
was said he had attacked the C,ubans. sun
another report has It that General Pnndo
has arrived at Barre, In the province OF
Santiago De Cuba, In that vicinity and Ia
the Bayamo department the Insurgents ara
said TO be In force well armed and sup
piled with ammunition. Thoy are under
abe command OF caliSto Garcia aud Rabi
Washington. December Il De LONE, the
Spanish minister, called at the state de-
nartment about noon today and conferred
with Mr. Sherman concerning the relief 81
the conceurados IN the island He Inada
IL clear that the Spanish government would
cooperate in any relief measures and that
there was entire Willingness that the sup
| plies 30 direct to Consul General Lee In.
| stead of through tho Spanirhg relief chnn-
pels Tho negotiations have been pro-
Occding for some time, Tho irsi active
step In this direction was taken by the
president on December 1 and wss In the
form OF Il request that the mnbter learn
| from his government whether the regular
| tariff duties would be remltted oii rehcf
supplies sent 20 Cuba. Minister De LONE
soon afterwards answered tina, Spain had
consented TO grant oven more than had
boon requested and that the duties would
| be RENTED not only on articles which
the president had referred TO but neo on
| all medicines soap and other articles Of
prime necessity which might enter i'sp
| sha plan ptruiief The nake dtditioe i
tnehed WAC thut the pufspfts.s 20 thf6Sxh
| the regular relief committoes established
at Havana. OF which the bishop Of Havana
| IL the chairman. II was arranged also
| hat supplies sent 10 the Spanish minlater
here would be Forwarded 90 ,he authorities
at Havana. Since then there have been
criticisms OF tho systein adopted and re-
| ports have come from Havana that the re-
| concentrates we're starving ae n result OF
obstacles IN the way Of transmitting re-
! lief The spanish authorities state, how
ever, that there has been no delay on their
| part since the arrangement was made.
Hthere Is 4 general desire to adopt
system by which the supplies viii 20 d.
rect to General Lee, and M result OF
| The Spanish minister's call today this will
| lie the plan TO be adopted in making the
relief measure under the call now issued.
| Havana. December a. United States
Consul General iSitahugb Lee has received
a cable message from tho government at
| Washington saying that supplies viii BE-
sent for The reconcentrados under the af-
rangcment authorized By Captain General
| D!anco, which VIII admit them free Of
duty. lie VIII confer with the various
charitable organizations aa TO the most
convenient and effective method o. dis,ri-
button.