Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-28
BLANC0 DESPERATE.
Will Never Leave Havana
Alive, He Declares.
Death for Anyone Expressing Dissatis-
faction With BIanco's Policy.
Riots Daily Expected at Havana Women and
Children Are Starving.

Copyright. 1875, by The Associated Press.}
Key West Fla. June 27.-Q05S a.
MD-The most authentic and reliable
news yet obtained Of the true state Of
affairs in Havana was, today, furnish
ed to Il reprps ntative of The Asso-
ciated Press 10y a British subject who
left Havana on board the British cruiser
Talbot and who arrived here. yestcr-
day. He says a reign of terror exists
at the Cuban capitol.
CAPTAIN General Blanco has issued a
proclamation announcing that any one
daring To express an unfaNorabic opin-
ion Of or SUSPECTED of being dissatis-
fled with the present policy Of the gov
eminent. Will he summarily shot with
out trial or investigation. This pro
clamation is appears caused dissatis-
faction among the members of the or
den publico. or HaVana> police force,
who threatened to revolt if full ratons
We're not served To them.
Serious trouble is expected. The re-
suit is that today. the ordcn pubico
Patrols the city and it's members arr
themselves policed, the Spanish infan-
try and artillery soldiers mounting
guard over them at every corner
Famine, it seems, is imminent and
the stories of the arrival of supplies 10
Havana via Batabano are pronounced
untrue.
The informant of The Associated
Press thinks Havana cannot possibly
hold out, six weeks longer. Tho city is
pronounced to he panic-strickcn, it's in
hahitants expecting every moment to
be bomharded by the American fleet
Riots are daily expected at Havana,
rs the troops are suffering from hunger
and the volunteers are seeing their
wives and children dying of want. I'm
der such conditions, the captain gen
cral cannot much longer keep the mill
tarE forces in check, and rebellion is
likely to deVastate Havana before the
city is captured by the Americans.
Capt. BlancO admits that the situa-
ton is desperate. He is reported to
have said that he will never leave
Havana alive as he is prepared to take
his own life when the outbreak occurs
Senior Galhan Rio, a prominent mer-
chant, the refugee, continues in his
statement to The Associated Press.
that he had 5000 bags of flour hidden at
Gueniad0s. a suburb of Havana. and
was retailing it to the public Gen
Arolas. the military governor of Ha-
vana. was informed that Senior Cal
bans trucks had traces of fresh flour
upon them. Consequently he caused
the vehicles to he followed and eventu-
ally seized and confscated al the flour
belonging To the merchant. which was
distributed among the ravenous sol
dierS.
ftlfa no
Spanish forces. the British subject saws
there are 120o00 men under arms at
Havana: but he adds, the great ma
JorltT them are ready to surrender
rather than die of hunger
In conclusion, the former resident Of
Havana says he credits the report that
the gunners at MORO Castle and at
other Spanish batteries, were taken |
from foreign WarshipS. and he saws the |
consuls. including the British consul. !
are strcng Spanish sympathizers Vice |
Consul Arastegei. he continues, is a
Spaniard by birth and a reporter for
La Lucha, the mouth piece Of the gov
crnment.
Alexander Gollan, the British consul |
ne further remarks, gave Il dinner on |
the Queens birthday. at which all the |
guests were Spaniards and three Brit
lsh subjects, prominent socially and |
at Havana, were it is al
legged, rclcgatcd, by Gollans orders to
the forecastle of the Talbot, when she |
left Havana, because they were Cuban
Sympathizers, while all the other pas
senSers were given cabin accommoda-
ton. The latter included q Spanish
officer Col MondeZ. who was formerly
the censor at Havana.
IL IS SAID that as result of the
protest of the lInglishmcn to |
the British foreign office and to the |
governor of Jamaica. the Talbot will |
shortly return to Havana with Mr..
Gollans successor.