The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
LITTLE FOOD IN HAVANA.
THE ENTIRE PoPULACE rs THREAT
ENED WITH FAMINE
Nope but the Rich Can nay Meat. ana Thcro Is
Little for Them - woSicr IL Taking Food
without Payment from the spanish Lo,ai-
lists In tho Country 20 Give 60 lnin Troops.

Noue but tho Rich Can Nay Meat, and Thero IL
Little for Them = woSicr IL Taking Food
without Payment from tho Spanish LoJai-
lists In tho Country 20 Give 60 Hin Troops.
HAVANA, July IL, via Key West, July 49,
Tho situation In Havana city 10 very alarming,
because the whole population is threatened
with famine. Cattle from the country con only
DO obtained In such small numbers that only the
very rich can pay the enormous prices demand
cd for meat. Vegetables and all other supplies
are also very scarce, and Gen. weyler. In spite
OF many appeals from the people, Is strongly OPP
posed to authorizing tho importation OF cattle
from abroad.
Tho Spanish army, all over tho island. is also
suffering for want Of provisions. To satisfy the
troops Gen. weyler, on his arrival at SNncti.
Spiritus, adopted arbitrary measures against the
property OF the residents of that town. All tho
cattle in Sancti-Spiritus. as well as those coming
to the town from the neighboring country. were
seized by order of tho Captain General.
When the owners complained, Weylor told
them that thoy had not paid their taxes. When
the receipts of the taxes were presented to him
no arrested the complainants.
Vicente Cucli and A. CASTELAR,. two cattle
owners. offered. the Captain General half Of
their property Il they were allowed to dispose
should. continue their protests they would DO
bnOU WltnOub even u COuTU-InuTllAl.
Bartolo, vergara. mn Incorporating Span.
lard; Pedro Consuegra, a Cuban; olarar and
E Mss. L ais' t %s I luna na Juan h' %adnlss Mi'F Sna
Fernando Robes, all wcll.known and rich peo.
plc OF Sancti-Spiritus, were sent in chains to Jail
General to give them, il not money, at least
promissory notes for tho value of tho cattle
taken from them. All these people have been
At the same time weylcr issued orders to the
f sotf fsS Hwnefsli su sSPpIs Hha On miiks G ms sns 'S sna
4 protest .sninst this order can bo made only at
Several Spanish officers. followed by a de-
tachment OF troops, called also at oil the
delivery of all. tho chickens. eggs, and other
supplies In the houses, and also announced that
Spanish sick soldiers in tho hospital within a
week, the private residences would DO converted
into hospitals. with or without the consent OF
The financial distress OF tho Government and
the lack of money to pay for provisions. for the
He says that there are still in Cuba people who
live in houses and eat, and that he has rifles and
ammunition enough to secure from them pro-
The utter lack Of money has pETodueed a state
authorized. by the Captain General to plumber
they should revolt at once against him.
The plan Of Con. Gomez TO prolong the struggle
Spain to incur expenses that exceed her own re-
| bouENSo Until IL III 70 CAhduotou. 10 mn
seen now to be . wonderful conception. Spain
cannot afford to disbursc the eighty millions OK
ira that her army consumes every year in Cuba.
She Is Obliged to plumber the country now to
feed her soldiers and TO face the dangers OF dis
content and revolt in her own ranks. There. is
no hope now that the Government will be able
to pay the troops even one month OF tho eight
months arrears now due them. How long will
this last Meanwhile the Cubans. with their
stores full Of supplies. maintain. guerrilla war.
fare in the six provinces of the island.
The train from MatanZas was blown up with
dynamite by the insurgents near Guareirrs and
many Spanish officers and soldiers were killed.
The official report in Havana says merely that
the train had an accident"
Near MajBRua and Cocodrilo. MatanZas prov
ince. the Spanish column OF Gen. Molina for sew
eral hours pursued some bands OF insurgents
who after n little firing retired until they were
a mile west of Cocodrilo. In this way the Cubans
succeeded in decoying Gen. Molina to a camI
where twelve dynamite bombs had been placed
all connected by wires with an electric buttor
some distance away. When the Spaniards ar
rived at the place the button was pressed and
terrible explosion occurred. killing many mer
and several officers. The Spaniards fed. leaving
their arms and ammunition.
In an engagement at q Platauo. Santa Glars
province. the insurgent Col. Enrique Jupco. and
were killed. according to the Spanish official re
port published in Havana. The Spaniards hat
four officers and fourteen soldiers killed ant
~forty.six soldiers wounded, all belonging to tn
battalion OF segunto.