The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-22
DIE OF STARVATION.
Awfui Pate Of the Penncd-Up Cuban
Nom comhatants.
MANY HORRIBLE EPISODES OCCUR.
Tales So Grewsoms as to Be Almost
Beyond Relief.
SOLDIERS ALSO SUFFERING.
Thousands OF Them Are i'm the Hos
SOLDIERS ALSO SUFFERING.
Thousands of Them Are In the Hos
pitfalls Because OF "a Lnck ~
Proper Nourishmcnt.

Havana, November 81 (yia Key west) -
Reports from Matanxas say The conserva-
tives, having become enrsged at the change
in the governments policy, are disturbing
public order. Ex-Mayor Crespo initiated
the disoraerly conduct by giving public
offense to Senior Armas, the new civil gov
ernor of the province. The chief of police
followed Senior crespos lead by endeav-
oring to prevent aid being given to suffer
ing reconcentrados by newspaper CORES
pondents and others.
OF the reconcentrados In Matanzas
numbering less than 5000, seventy nine
died in two days. thirty-seven perishing
from hunger. Yesterday seventeen deaths
we're reported. large proportion of which
were the result Of starvation.
In Jauroco 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 re-
concentrates are becoming worse as the
winter season approaches, despite the eff
forts made to relieve them.
Horrible episodes AFRO of daily occurrence
among the reconcentrados. After lying
three days sn the sidewalk in front OF a
house IL. Matanzas, poor negro woman,
who was suffering terribly and was una
Bile to move. was carried away by a food,
caused by heavy fall of rain. a short
time afterward her dead body was disoov-
cred few blocks away, and at last re-
ports was still lying in the gutter.
cab driver who was carrying a sick
man to a hospital, observing that his pas
senger was dying, dragged him from the
cab, leaving him on the curbstone. where
he died. Cases similar TO these are OF
frequent occurrence.
Reports from Candeleria say man who
was suffering from smallpox was driven by
the authorities into the insurgent camp nj
Cadeia, Pinar del Rio. where threats
were made to hang the man II he was no'
taken away.
On Wednesday evening the remaining
canefields in the plantation of Portugalete
owned by DIR. Gavo, were destroyed by
| fire.
Marshal Blanco has appointed thirty
four new employees at the custom house
or these FIVE are native Cubans and thu
remainder Spanards and reformists. Thu
autonomists are greatly disguised at thes
appointments
Sixty persons employed about the dock
| and several others in various parts Of tn
island have Joined the reyolutioniss AM
a number OF prisoners at Guincs who wer
pardoneds under the recent proclamation
have jeturned to the insurgents.
Smallpox Is ravaging the neighborhoo
of the insurgent headquarters in Pinar de
Rio, and there are in the hospitals II
the hills 100 persons suffering from tn
disease.
N lis stated by a prominent resident O
Pinar del Rio. according to an official re
mort that there are only 1900 armed IN
surgents in the province, including IN
bands which have recently entered III
province under Major Rodriguez and othe
leaders.
General Hernandez Velasco confirms TN
statement thai. the Insurgents in Pinar az
Rio are abundantly supplied with smmu
milton. Seventy Of General Velasco's me
have arrived at Pinar del Rio sunern
from wounds received In recent engage
| ments.
The financial situation OF the military 40
minlstration is bad The soldiers have nc
been paid IN eight months. There ~
scarcity in the meat supplies OF the nos
pitfalls, and In many towns no meat ma
been obtainable for many days,
General Leseda. sub-inspector for IN
health department. said recently 70 eoi
respondent OF the La Impartial OF Madrl
that there were actually 5000 soldier
In tho hospitals In Cuba and that aool
IL 600 of this number were not sunern
from any disease. but simply from nee
of nourishmerf ~
band Of insurgerH recently hre1 Q
the town Of San Nicholas, in Havana prov
ince.