The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-24
STARVATION IN CUBA.
Suffering That a New England
Captain Saw at the Port
of Matanzas.
FULL OF ILL AND DYING SOLDIERS

Hundreds of PaciHcos Dying Every Week
Men Lying I'm the Gutter and Death
Carts Busy-Wevier Arrives In Spain and
the People Are Eager tn DO Him Honor
Progress Of the Cuban War -Germany's
Move I'm China.
Boston, Nov. ia letter was re-
ceived here yesterday from Captain
Charleson. OF the four-masted schooner
Clara Il. Randall, of Portland, Me, now
In port at Matanzas, Cuba, which tells
of the great distress and suffering in
Cuba. The schooner left Philadelphia
with a cargo OF coal about month ago.
and the letter was written by Captain
Charleson soon after the vessel arrived
there two weeks ago. Captain Charlie
son says that Matanzas is filled with
fever-stricken and dying soldiers and
that hundreds Of pacificos are dying
every week. 1t is no uncommon signt
on the streets to see men lying in the
gutter in their last agonies, and to see
the death carts slowly creeping about
gathering up their loads of bodies. The
people seem to be helpless in their mis-
cry, anu not Only Is yellOW IeNtT play
ing havoc with them, but they are dying
Of starvation by scores. Captain
Charleson says that he has not been
ashore very much since his arrival for
fear of catching the fever, and he in
tends TO get his vessel unloaded and
away as soon as possible.
weyIer Arrives at Corunna.
Corunna, Spain, Nov. 1.-the ship
Montserrat bearing General Weyler ar
rived here yesterday, one day ahead Of
her time AS soon as possible after the
Montserrat was signalled crowdsof peo-
pie flocked TO the harbor from all parts
OF the city and a fleet of boats filled
with admirers Of General Weyler started
to meet the steamer and escort her to
her quay. Every craft of every descrip-
ton that the port afforded was char
tered to convey individuals, societies
and clubs TO the Montserrat. A number
Of Populations went on board the YES
sci. The conmandant of Corunna had
a brief interview with General Weyler,
simply conveying to him the desire Of
the queen regent and the government.
to receive him as speedily as possible
at Madrid. Weyler did not go on shore.
He decided to remain on the Mont
Serrat until she reaches Barcelona, for
which port she sailed direct at o'clock
this morning.
Some Skirmishes in Cuba.
Havana, Nov. LIT is officially re-
ported that the combined forces under
Col Esteban lately had an engagement
with an insurgent force under the lead
ership Of Varano at Mogote, in the
province Of Pinar del Rio. with the re-
suit that the insurgents were put to
flight, leaving twenty-one of their mum
Der dead on the field. Among the slain
were the leader Torriente and the in
surgent project of Galafre, Monies de
Oca. The Spanish force captured a
quantity of arms and ammunition and
also destroyed the insurgents camps.
The Infanta battalion, according t. the
official report, attacked a force of in.
surgentS at Sierra Yngles, province of
Pinar del Rio, and the Spanish guide
and seven soldiers were wounded The
troops. the official report says captured
the mother GO the insurgent Nunez and
her two sisters. The insurgent camp
and fifty-two hutS were destroyed.