The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-28
wing, or a syllable " repronch be Justly
cast upon the name and fame NJ our dear
Kentucky"
EVACUATION on HAVANA

Now York, May n Tho press says.
Among the 2ig passengers which the
British steamer Afcunn, chartered by ihc
ward line. brought hero from Mexican
ports, were three families of refugees
from Havana win many others hoy
escaped from Havana 10 Vera cruz On
thg French steamer Lafayette. The rcfu.
gees arc Jose Otcro, hla wife and nyc
chlldron Alfmdp do lu Forto, vito und
two children. ana Mrs e. g. d. Miranda
1huy ay tho Lafayette inca ~ purchase
,pm, but Gpn,rd BnneD would nllow
mono 10 bo sold. The llmil'd supply nOw
lnrrv Do being guarded jrllpuHIy ana nt
night lho rly Do ln complete dWknrfH
The electric plant hla urru smut down.
100 mDurIrH wurrp oyd f used ia Wu
500 stopped ana thr goo uud wal,r a1rlH
ua possible For lhla rriapu wator iH
scarce when the Lafayette sailed fYr
kru rruE there wla stampede 90 H't
uui Of tho oIty, rully IupJ spanish aud
Dub1nn hld obtained ptHHpOriH tp leave,
hut rrhprbluiul prices woru iu demand
aud only p part of them could BnDrd tur
mto demanded - lt war the Lafayette
took l2Jl men women und rnudrcu away
nom Havana. 400 thit hhr waa able 10
carry There were thousands l,u wh1.
although willing lp ply The price asked.
could not get piaapDrH, uud they mu
about lKr madmon. onwug Tho fortunate
Ones lNior tnr nmuun. ihry pid for
their uchcH A passenger named %guD
paid IiD fpr passage fpr himself wife
and two children Many others paid nH
high 900 iiupJ each. and thru tnry were
compelled 90 sie"p on The decks Three
miserable days were fprnt uu ihp Lu.
nyriir win only 20 sDinty allowance Di
food fpr each passenger NoHrly lll tnr
panrrugra were wealthy spanish m'r-
chants u Havana and others cuban rIu.
gems Juar Olrru. who brought hr wife
and three daughirrs 60 lhh uty Hih
formerly connected with the cts govern.
m,nt ln Havana llc said
when ! lrft Havana 90 W1r al,I thht
tho Insurgents were only nftr'n miles
from che ..ly ANA uI night tho lights pf
thc.r ,impnr,n could br seen burning 800
lhe mIs. From Tear pf bumDtrlmrui by
thr lulsU States ships and attack by lu.
auu;,uJs hc rily lh panic stricken lud n
combined attack iH looked for every hour
Food iu y,y scarce luJ fresh meat can
scarcely hu bought bl any priyr. The
blockade a tIl moro by th, pput'r
classes. and aa tAv Ifr .hr Ones wno
hnyr br,u most .u}ul Goo Spain. thc suffer-
.uF among them ih lhe wort
Mr. Olouo would aay ltuc aUou, The
Spanish troops under General HAncp. but
from other passengers il WHH learned
that tho army la ahuu, 1a badly Iymprh-
lE,I and panic rir..k,n aH ihr civilians
Ammunition s scarce aud many of the
troops arc clothed 800 rugs ana without
shoes Elauus arr being dplrd ou, 90
them -pnunF'y nut the soldiers watch
carefully 100 places whore provisions are
sulWu Zoo bc stored. and tho authorities
viii unt allow private families Co pur-
,h.r, uppllrs for moro lhau on, day at
time
synpr d, la Fpr,r .s o. cuban uf French
dprg,ui who owns lars, plantation
u,lr Havana lly Hd h. uHd brought
h.s family hrr, fur Hfriy uuiI thr war
n nsrr blt ni lH. outbreak of 90, gee
bolton Eduardo Garcia inr manager OF
h.s plantation hlI raised a. regiment OF
lsa mra .mm hs auI ugsHvHrug p.au-
ut.us au1 Joined ,ho Insurgents.
When tBr spanish soldiers heard ut
lt" ralJ Sru,r de l8 Forte r"lh,y marched
upon my plantation. burned aud destroyed
.rrS .u.ug 5uuHr ground. We only 60.
uy.... v#.l U.Ir ..yts.