The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-11-26
CUBA IN ISLAND OF DEATH
Terrible Condition Of the
Reeoneentrados.
SCORES STARVING IN MATANzAs
Even the Spanish soldiers Are in Want
of Focd-Smallpox Adds to the Ter
rors, Carrying OF Hundreds.

Even the spanish Solu1erS are IN 7" AM
of Focd-smallpox Adds to the Ter
rors, Carrying OF Hundreds.
Havana, Nov. 23.-La Lucha, in a
recent published editorial,> expresses
doubt as to the sincerity of the friend
ship for Spain professed by the Ameri-
can government, and adds:
eff the American government cannot
prevent the sailing from that country
of expeditions in aid of the insurgents,
and does not respond in other ways to
terms, it is useless for Spain to main
tain friendly relations with America. :"
Reports from Matanzas say that the
conservatives, having become enraged
at the change in the governments pol
icy, are disturbing public order. Ex-
Mayor Crespo initiated the disorderly
conduct by publicly giving offense to
Senior Armas, the new civil governor Of
the province. The chief of police fol-
lowed Senior Crespo's lead by endeavor-
ing to prevent aid being given to the
suffering reconcentrados by newspaper
correspondents and others.
Of the reconcentrados In MatanZas,
numbering more than $4,000, 10 died
in two days, So perishing from hunger.
Yesterday 1y- deaths were reported, a
large proportion the result of starva-
tion. In Jaruaco, about SIS per cent of
the deaths are caused by starvation,
towns. Owing to the lack of proper
clothing and blankets, the situation of
the reconcentrados is becoming worse
as the winter season approaches, de-
spite the efforts made to relieve them.
Horrible episodes are of daily occur
renee among the ereconcentrados. After
lying for three days upon the sidewalk
in front of house in Matanzas, poor
negro woman, who was suffering terri
away by flood caused by heavy
downfall of rain. A short time after
ward her dead body was discovered a
few blocks away, and at last report was
still lying in the gutter.
A cabdriver, who was carrying sick
man to hospital, observed that his
passenger was dying. He dragged him
from his cab, leaving him on the curb
stone. where he finally died.
Cases similar to these are of frequent
occurrence. Reports from Candelaria
say that man who was suffering from
smallpox was driven by the authorities
into the insurgent camp at Cojadal
Negeo. Pinar del Rio, where threats
were made toShang him if he was not
taken away.
On Wednesday the remaining cane
fields on the plantation OF Portugue-
.Iata, owned by Manuel Galvo, were
destroyed by fire.
Marshal Blanco has appointed 81
new employees at the customs-house.
OF these. five are native Cubans and
the remainder Spanish reformists. The
autonomists are greatly disgusted by
their appointments.
Sixty persons employed about the
docks and 500 others in various parts
of the island have joined the revolu-
tionists, and "a number of pioneers at
Guines, who were pardoned under the
recent proclamation, 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
pitals and the hills 1,7O0 persons suf-
fering from the disease.
1t is stated by prominent resident
of Pinar del Rio, according to an Off
cial report there, there are 1900 armed
insurgents in the province, including
the bands which have recently entered
4ba rroyipoo ,,,Jar Mor;o podr;p,,o1
and other leaders. General Hernandez
Velasco confirms the statement that in
surgents in Pinar del Rio are abund-
antly supplied with ammunition. Sew
enty of General Velasco's men have
arrived at Pinar del Rio suffering from
wounds received in recent engagements.
The financial condition of the mill
tary administration is bad. The SOL
diers have not been paid in eight
months.
There is scarcity in the meat sup
ply in the hospitals, and in many
towns no meat has been obtainable for
many days.
General Losada, >subinspector of the
health department, said recently to the
correspondent of Ell impartial, in Mad
rid, that there were actually $4,000
soldiers in the hospitals in Cuba, and
that about 200 of these were were
not suffering from any disease, but
simply from need of nourishment.
The police recently went to the honse
of George w. Hyatt, chief of the relief
of the United States con-
sulate, at IL o'clock at night, to make
inquiries as to the destination of a
quantity of food which had been taken
in the previous day. The female in
mates, becoming frightened, refused to
open the door, and insisted upon being
informed of the object of the officers
visit. The police subsequently retired
upon learning that the inmates were
Americans.
The Insurgents, it is stated, have
$50 mules from the Consail-
eron del Sur government reservation.
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 autonomist party, upon
that Seniors Montero, Ferdi-
nandez de Castro, Cuelo and Zayes
leave the board of directors of the
party, it being asserted that they are
too pronouncedly Spanish. to succeed in
inducing the insurgents to accept au-
tonomy under their leadership. Senior
Jose Galyez will remain as chairman of
the party.
A band of insurgents recently fired
1T
province. Rio Seico, province of Ha-
vana, reports that a fresh band of in
well armed and equipped,
have appeared in that vicinity. The
leader is not known.