The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-02
STARTLING NEWS OMHAVANA
BOSTON BoMBARDED AND THE
YANKEES STARVING.
A Spanish Newspaper Announces
That Anarchy and Terror Reign
In the United States.

New York. June lei Progresso, a
newspaper published in Havana, a copy
of which has been received here. in an
editorial published May %, contains the
following summary of the situation from
the view point of the Spanish press:
"A month has gone by since the coward
ly Yankees proclaimed war against Spain.
They then declared that they would an
initiate us: that they would come and
take Havana and level our forts to the
ground. We now see that IL was but a
cowardly boast. for not one dastardly
Yankee has set foot on Cuban soil. They
dare not. for our brave soldiers will re-
pulse them and drive them back TO their
own shores Have they taken Havana
Not one gun has been fired upon our forts
and their ships. which pretend to main
tain a blockade, fear to come within
the range of the noble guns of Moro
castle. II would mean their destruction.
Yankees are towards and can do nothing
but boast of what they will do, and then
DO nothing. Every good and true soldier
of Spain is anXiously awaiting the ap-
pearance of the Yankees, and We will
then show them how well a Spaniard can
fight and that we can do more than
boast.
wherever the ships of the enemy
have approached our shores they have
been driven back with disastrous loss and
their attempts to destroy our forts have
resulted instead in the destruction of
their ships. Our brave soldiers have
poured shot and shell into the enemy and
nobly stood by their guns and upon ev-
cry occasion achieved a gallant victory.
I'VE have heard reports OF the enorm-
Gus army which was 10 invade our island
and conquer. our army. What has become
of it? They do not dare to come and
meet the brave Spaniards, knowing full
well that death will be certain to await
them They tried to starve us. but on
the contrary they are starving themselves,
n
York than they are in Havana. We have
plenty to eat. while the Yankees have
been compelled to open free soup houses
in all the big cities to feed their hungry
and the people die from starvation. No
dog even goes without good food in this
capital. but dogs are better than the
dirty Yankees. Beef costs so cents in
New York, and a loaf of bread 25 cents.
How long can the shop keeping Yankee.
who thinks of nothing but dollars. stand
that?
gun war against Spain, but we will give
them cause for deeper regret. 1t will not
be long before our victorious army will
cross over into their territory and do to
them as they would like to have done TO
us. We will give them some of their own
medicine.
Already. our gallant feet has bonn
barded their city of Boston and driven the
inhabitants of that place into the interior.
compelling them to fleet for their lives.
Next we Will move upon New York and
no Yankee SHIPS Qdre us, knowing
full well their inability to cope with the
formidable Spanish navy.
Already there is tumult and insurrec-
ton among the Yankees because OF the
failure of their arms, and the people are
blaming President Mckinley.
"A military guard of 1000 soldiers sur
rounds his palace to prevent an assassin
from reaching him. He never goes out
and it is expected daily that news will
be sent out of his death, so intensely en-
ragged are the people because they scent
notnlng put deteat IN their war against
Spain Civil war is threatened among the
United States and ii may be looked for
at any moment. The wealthy Yankees of
New York and Philadelphia have barri-
caded their houses and armed their serv-
ants, fearing both the attacks of our
forces and the mobs of their own people.
Such is the condition which exists in
America today. while our noble army
and our government. under the brave and
good Captain General Blanco, has sue
ceeded in pacifying all of Cuba so that
peace reigns upon our shores
SDaniards. we have nothing to fear
from the cowardly Yankees. We are al
ready the victors and gladly would the
enemy sue for peace.
THE Philippines, which were at first
reported lost TO US, have been regained. if
indeed. they were ever out of our power
or in danger of being lost. The ships of
the Yankee commander have been deS-
troyed, with great loss of life, and the
rebel forces have united with all good
Spanish citizens in driving the foreigners
from those Islands and nave reorgan1Zed
their government under the equitable
such as exists in Cuba today.
Brave Spaniards. we will not be con-
tent with compelling the Yankees TO sue
for peace; we will invade their territory,
capture and destroy their towns and force
them into subsection. Spanish valor is
the same today that it was in the days
of old and we can see in the near future
the proud flag of Spain again affoat upon
every sea and planted again upon the con
tinent of America and once more SPAR
will rule the world as she diu in the happy
days gone by. Viva EsDana con honor"