The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-12
RELIEF AT SANTIAGO.
thousands Were in Want, According
to Consul Hyatt.

thousands Were in Want, According
to Consul Hyatt.
The reports of the condition of affairs at
santiago are made by Consul P. F. HYATT
beginning on the 18th of November last. Mr.
Hyatt had then but recently returned 70 tba
island, and he begins his reports with view
OF the conditions of the Insurgents and on
tonomsts He had been disposed, he said tn
DeneVe the insurgents were weakening and
front Aft ar'En0mfsss We're coming to the
convinced that such was not the fact -
IN one communication Mr.. Hyatt saws: at
give II as my opinion, an opinion that is not
biased In favor of Cuba, that Spain will he
compelled to make far more vigorous war
than mas yet been done if she conquers peace
| in Cuba. feeeo
Il think I speak advisedly when 7 cav tho.
in this end of the island, at least. thera arc
many thousand square miles where the foot
OF the Spanish soldier has never trod WIFI
IN IN TINS zone the insurgents have their fam
lilies, corral their horses and cattle and raise
their crops. Why Spain, with large BODY Of
as obedient and brave soldiers as ever Shout
dered gun has not penetrated these grounds
and scattered to the four winds the Compare
lively small body of men who are there ia a
question l will not attempt to answer"
On the LIST of January Mr.. Hyatt dealt with
the the enorts to establish autonomy, saying that
the scheme had been pushed with great
v1gor, almost or quite to the point of forcing
men to join the party when they could not
be hired by minor office. A few days since
Gen. Pando sent for a Mr.. Lora and said :.
You have two active and influential brothers
In the rebel army. You must go at once tn
these brothers and tell them to come in and
Join the autonomist party and they will be
provided for by me- W
Life in Danger.
Mr.: Lora replied: I ran away from NV
home to escape joining the insurgents; nv
brothers chose to join them will obev vour
commands if you desire to sacrifice INV 1;fo
My brothers would order me shot on the SPOT
If approached them with your proposition !"
Mr.. Hyatt writes on the first of February
last as follows: THE era of good feeling is
passing away while bitter words and cruel
acts are again coming to the front Those en-
gagged in works of mercy are denounced f6r
keeping alive a tribe that ought to be dead
but 1t cannot be said there is no excuse for
tural pursuits and the blowing up of cars
containing innocent people cannot be justi-
fed even under the guise of war.
Extremists OF both sides seem able to dom
| mate the sentiments Of their respective par
| ties. while a deep feeling Of personal hatred
| pervades their breasts. Gen. Blanco's mild and
| humane policy meets with but feeble response
| from his own followers, while the insurgents
| laugh at the old man who throws sods and
| grass instead Of stones. Autonomy is already
dead issue. while buying insurgent leaders
surgent generals having already imprisoned
| several officers suspected of venality''
On the 26th of February Mr.. Hyatt reported
the particulars of the first four days distri-
button of food supplies received from the
| United States. The rations were issued in the
| court attached to the consulate, the people
being admitted by the police through car
| riage driveway.
Gas 1 WRITE" he says, 1.-The street is blocked
| by the hungry throng for nearly square
above and below the entrance 1 have re-
and feeble subjects first, as many Of them are
unable to stand very long in such q crowd"