The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-22

Havana (via Key West, Fla.), Nov. 21
La Lucha, in a recently published
editorial, expressed doubt as to the
sincerity of the friendship for Spain
protested by the American govern
ment 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 SPANS efforts to
come to favorable terms, it is useless
for Spain to maintain friendly reiauons
with America
REPORTS from Matanzas say that the
conservatives having become enrageo
at the change in the government s pol
icy and are disturbing public order. Tx
Mayor Crospo initiated the disOrderly
conduct by publicly giving offence to
Senior ArmaS, the new civil governor
of the province. The-chief of police tol-
lowed Senior Crespo's lead by endeav-
oring to prevent aid being given to the
suffering reconcentradoS by newspaper
correspondents and others.
DEATHS FROM STARVATION.
OF the -reconcentrados in Matanzas,
numbering more than $4,000, 20 died in
two days, &c persisted from hunger.
Yesterday II deaths were reported, a
large proportion of whom were the re-
suit of starvation.
In Jaruico, about 65 per cent of the
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
reconcentrados is becoming worse as
the winter season approaches, despite
the efforts made to relieve them.
HORRIBLE EPISODES.
Horrible episodes are of daily occur
renee among the reconcentrados. After
lying for three days upon the sidewalk
in front of a house in Matanzas, d. poor
negro woman who was suffering terri
bly, and was unable to move, was car
ried away by a flood caused by heavy
| downfall of rain. A short time after
wards her dead body was discovered
a few blocks away and at last reports
was still lying in the gutter.
A cab driver who was carrying a sick
man to a hospital observing that his
! passenger was dying, 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 6
. SlildllDOA
was driven by the authorities into tbs
insurgent camp at Cojadal Negso, Phi
mar del Rio province, where threats
were made to hang the man if he was
not taken away.
On Wednesday evening the remaining
cane fields on the plantation Portugal
lete, owned by DR.. Manuel Galvo, were
destroyed by fire.
AUTONOMISTS DISGUISED.
Marshal Blanco has appointed 81 new
employees at the custom house. o
these five are native Cubans. and tn
remainder Spaniards and reformists
The autonomists are greatly disguise,
by their appointments. Sixty person
employed about the docks End so
others in various parts of the islant
have joined the revolutionists, and
number of prisoners at Guines, VIII
were pardoned under the recent proc
lamatiOn, have returned to the insur
gents.
Smallpox is raging in the neighbor
hood of the insurgent headquarters il
Pinar del Rio, and there are in tn
hospitals and the hills LOO person
| suffering from the disease.
INSURGENTS ACTIVE.
1t is stated by prominent resider
of Pinar del Rio, according to an Off
cial report, that there are 1900 arme
insurgents in the province, includin
the bands which have recently entere
the province under Maria Rodrigue
: and other leaders.
4 General Hernandez VeIasco confirm
n the statement that the insurgents
o Pinar del Rio are abundantIy supple
d VeIasco's men have arrived at Pima
T del Rio suffering from wounds receive
e in recent engagements.
&c The financial situation of the militaT
administration is bad. The soldier
y have not been paid in eight months.
q HOSPITALS LILY SUPPLIED
II There is a scarcity in the meat SUI
e ply for the hospitals, and in man
q towns no meat has been obtainab
- for many days. General Losada, sui
n inspector of the health department
said recently to the correspondent
FL Impartial in Madrid that there We
actually 1000 soldiers in the hospita
in Cuba and that about $4,000 of tn
number were not suffering from ar
s disease but simply from need of nou
ishment.
A band Of insurgents recently fired {
If the town of San Nicolas, in HavaI
Il province Rio Seice. province of H;
/ vana, reports that a fresh band of il
s surgents all armed and equipped, ha7
le appeared in that vicinity. The lead
: of the band is not known
% IMPUDENT INQUIRY.
The police recently visited the hou
of George w Hyatt, chief of the reli
department of the United States col
sulate, at IL o'clock at night, to NAL
Inquiries as to the destination of
l. quantity of food which had been taxi
into the house during the day. The f
/. male inmates, becoming frightened, T
d fused to open the door and insisted u
J. on being informed of the object of t
Ie officers visit. The police subsequent
D. retired, upon learning that the inmat
err were Americans
The insurgents, it is stated ha
n captured $50 mules from the Consalie
a. on del Sur government reservation.
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