The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-22

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lila Lucha In recently published
editorial, expressed doubt as 10 the
sincerity NJ the sriendsbIn for snsir
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prolesseu oS lhe american government
and says
"If the American government does
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NV pe'e' '"s oA''''S tto'i 'He poi's
OF that country OF expeditions in aid OF
the insurgents and does not respond in
other vovs IN snaIn,s efror,s IN cop,a n
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to maintain friendly relations with
America"
| panorts from, NJot,r,,s sov ,h,t .ba
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conservatives haVirg become enraged
at the change In the governments pol
iov. are disturbing puhlIc order Ex-
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"asoF CfeSp0 ilh''u'eu tue u'So'qe'iS
conduct by publicly giving offense to
Senior Armas, the new civil governor OF
+ba nrovIncas Tba cb,as n, no,,rs So,-
-, go
lowed sehor SFespo's 4eau oy ehueaV-
oring to prevent aid being given to the
suffering reconcentrados by newspaper
correspondents and others. OF the
reconcentrados in Matanzas, numbering
less than $4,000, seventV-nine died In
two days, thlrty-seven perishlng from
hunger. Yesterday. seventeen deaths
were reported. large proportion Of
which were the result OF starvation and
the same Is true ot many other towns.
Owing to the lack o. proper clothing
and blankets, the situation OF the re-
concentrates IL becoming worse as the
winter season approaches, despite the
Horrible episodes arc OF daily occur
renee among the rsconcentrados. At
ter lying for three days upon the side
walk in front OF house In Matanzas. a
| poor negro woman who was suffering
terribly and was unable to move, was
carried away by q flood caused bv n
heavy downfall OF rain. A short time
afterward her dead body was discover
ed few blocks away and at last re-
ports was stlll 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 fnAily died -GaseS
| similar to these are Of daily and fire.
uuent occurrence. Reports from Can
delarla sag that man who was suf-
fering from smallpox was driven by the
authorities into the lnsurgent camp at
CeIedel Negro, Pnar del Rio province,
where threats were made to hang the
man II he was not taken away
on Wednesday the remaining cane
fields on the plantation Portugalete.
owned by Or. Manuel Calgo, were de-
stroyed by fire.
Marshal Blanco has appointed thirty
four new employees at the custom house.
OF these FIVE are native Cubans ana the
remainder Spaniards and Reformlsts.
The autonomists are greatly disgusted
by these appointments,
Sixty persons employed about the
docks and fve hundred others in var
ious parts OF the island, have Joined the
revolutIonists and number OF prison.
der the recent proclamation, have re-
turned to the insurgents.
Smallpox Is ravaglng the neighbor-
hood Of the insurgent headquarters In
Pinar del Rio, and there are In the
hospitals in the hills 100 persons suf-
fering from the disease.
It is stated by prominent resident
of plnar del Rio, according to an on
clal report, that there are only 1,SOO
armed insurgents In the province, IN
Guiding the bands which have recently
entered the province under Mayia Rod
rlguez and other leaders.
General Hernandez Velascos confirms
the statement that the insurgents in
Pinar del Rio are abundantly provided
with ammunition.
Several of General Velascos' men
have arrived at Pinar del Rio, suffering
from wounds received in recent en-
gagements.
The financial situation Of the mill
tary administration ls had. The soldiers
have not been paid In eight months.
There Is a scarcity in the meat supply
for the hospitals and In many towns no
meat has been obta!nable for many
dayg.
General Losada. sHh-'hspeetor OF the
| honlth department, said recently 10 the
correspondent OF III impartial OF Ma
drid that there were actually $4,000 sol
dlnrs In the hospitals In Cuba, and that
about 1900 OF this number were not
suffering from any disease. but simply
from need OF nourlshment
A bnnd Of insurgents recently fired
on the town OF San Nicolas, In Havana
province.
rio seco, province @; Havana, reports
thnt n fresh band o. Insurgents, well
armed nnd eoulppcd, hive appeared In
tho vicinity Tho lrndcr IA not known.
Tho noIicc recently visited tho house
| Of Canrrp w HyAit chief Of tho relief