New-York tribune., 1897-11-22
LATE NEWS FROM CUBA.
CONDITION OF THE REcoScENrRA pos-THE FL
xANCrA1 sIrUAT1oY--MANr SOLDIERS

CONDITION OF THE RECoSCENrRA pos-THE IT.
xANcrAr. s1ruAT1oY--MANr SOLDIERS
IN HOSPITAL.
Havana via Key West. Nov. ?l.-Reports from
Matanzas say that the Conservatives, having be-
come erraged al the change In the Governments 3
pollcy are disturbing public order. Ex-Mayor
Crespo started tho dlsorderly conduct by publicly
giving offence TO Sehor Armas the now Civil Co"
ernor o. the province. The Chief OF Police fol-
lowed Sehor Crespos lead by endeavoring to pre-
ven. aid being given TO tho suffering recorcen-
trados by newspaper correspondents and others
or the reconcentrados in Matanzas. numbering less
than nifty thousand seventy-nine died in two days.
thlr,y-seven perlshng from hunger. On Friday
seventeen deaths were reported. large proportion
o. which were the result OF starvation In Jaruco
about s5 per cent OF the deaths are caused by
starvation and the same II true or many other
towns Owing to the lack OF proper clothing ana
OF blankets the situation OF the reconcentrados Is
Incoming worse as the winter season approaches
despite the efforts made to relieve them
Horrible episodes OF daily occurrence among
the reconcentrados After lying for three days on
tho sidewalk In front OF a house in Matanzas,
poor negro woman, who suffering terribly and
was unable to move. carried away by a food
caused by a heavy downfall OF rain short time
anerward her dead body was discovered few
bIocks AWAY and at last reports still lying In
tho gutter.
A cab driver who carrying sick man to
hospital observing that his passenger was dyins
dragged him from his cab leaving him on the curb
stone where he finally died. Cases similar 10 'ness
are OF frequent occurrence.
Reports from Candcaria say that man who was
suffering from smallpox was driven by the author-
ties into the insurgent camp at CeJa dei Negro
Pnar del Rio Province. where threats were made TO
hang him II he was not taken away
On Wednesday evening the remaining canefeds
on the plantation Portugaiete' owned py Ut Man.
no, Calvo were destroyed by nre
uor.h,, R,snco has appointed thirty-four new
n,oye. At the Custom House. Five OF them
native Cubans and the remainder Spaniards and
Re,ormist, The autonomlsts are greatly disgusted
by these appointments
s,x,v nersons employed about the docks and Ave
hundred others In various parts OF the island have
io,ned the revoutonists and a number OF prisoners
AZ Gulnes who were pardoned under the recent
insurgent headquarters In Pnar del Rio. and there
per persons OF '',H suffering rN from the disease.
It Is stated prominent resident Of irrs pinar ae.
only thirteen Hundred armed insurgents in the prov
ince. including the bands which nave recenty en-,
tered the province under Mayia fodrisue~ anu
Hernande. yea1IS s1nn%s o the state state
dantly supplied with ammunition seyeny OF Cen
era yeazcos men have asyed IA at renen ee H
The financial situation Of the military aamnistrs, a
eight months There IL a scarcity In the meat
sunply Tor the hospitals. and In many towns no
meat has been obtainable for many days.
General Iosada sub-inspector OF the Health De.
partment said recently 10 the correspondent OF
fEy Imparcal" OF Madrid. that there were actual
lv thrty-hye thousand soldiers In the hospitals In
Guba and that about fifteen thousand Of this num-
her we're not suffering from any disease, but simply
from need OF nourshment -
A band OF insurgents recently fired on ne sown
NJ San Nicolas in the Havana Province Rio Seco,
Province of Havana. reports that Iresh oand OF
wen vcnty 9Ted rss fsd sasOSffGh Ssnd
not known. ,,.s ~. hor.o =, c.org.
w =" Uvatt chief Of the Relief Department OF the
TrneG states Consulate at IL O'Clock at night. to
- ,nnuries as to the destination OF a guam
,',n ~ food which had been taken into the house
a,y,na 90 the day The female inmates, becoming
S.iahtsred refused to open the door and insisted
III he,ne informed OF the object OF the officers
um The nolice finally retired. learning that
W. n ma tes were Americans.
rhn Insurgents II is reported. have captured $50
muies from the Consolation del Sur Government
dispatch from Madrid says that sehor Giberga.
Donufy 10 the Spanish Cortes and leader OF the
new kutononnists. Is on his way TO Cuba. where
he will enter the Autonomlst party on condition
that Sehores Montoro, Fernandez De Castro Cueto
and Zayas leave the Board OF Directors OF the
marty II being asserted that they are too pro-
nouncedly Spanish to succeed In Inducing the In
surgents TO accept autonomy under their leader
ship Jose Galvez will remain chairman OF the
mari