The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-29

and does not sea the one on his flag says
BE silent; think or the horrors OF war
and the dangers to business.
"Wfen tfe order Of conCentrat o oGme
they cocred up at least $40 shLerican
citissns with TIE recoucentrndus, and re-
fused 10 allow tbem to go ont and earn .
legitimate and honeat living. IL amount
ed to imprisonment. We clAimed SO at
tie time, yet mtny profossed co not be-
lieve 10 until the honorable n,tor from
Vermont described the aead line and the
gun of the Spanish soldier that kcpJ the
concentrates tope. her. Any other self-re-
specting nation in the worli would havs>
ordered their felease and better eat
merit or they would have opened the
gates of hell on Morro castle.
"Ihis governms nr, however. uron the
suggestion OF the presiuent, tcok 500. 000
GOO OF 81 e reopis's money out Of the trsss-
ury and legged perm ission Of oiain tie
poor privilege of feeding otr citizsnns
American bread on spanish soil 1 am
not s0mplainirg; am not critcisinR.
There is no other such record In all tho
history of TIE world. i only repeat this
humilintine ,tstament to cali attention
tn the fret that every effort that has been
made by the president has hs ell con-
strued by SIain &c bo an act of cowsrdice
and absolute conclusive evidence that we
sre afraid Of that mighty power, and
every such act OF csIeful consideration
or oar part has made Spniu more cruel
to her people ana mole insulting to us. =
THE FIRST TO REBEL.
Havana, (via Kew West, Fla.), March
29.--It Is impossible TO explain or under.
stand the serene oonfidenes OF the civil
military and naval officials here. whu. I've.
lievinQ war with the United States il im-
minent. declare Havana impreana IL.
Ttey are pleased to attribuie this ><sn-
pregnatiiity" To what they term ''o0uc So
tratiun of an avy GROSS tire, rsfsrrine
twelSe-inch auns and. the majority, eight
ana ten-inch guns motfrred nIons 8. o
Horse shoe Curve Of the shore, allows and
below tie nsrrow entrances OF the barber.
As 10 the food supply. for which NO ap-
parent provision has been made, the
spanish tffioers nave nothing to say.
But the spanish merchants, bankers
and other prominent people here are net
90 confident nor are they 80 roticeut. They
aver that II Havana is attacked or block
AIDED and no stores are provided to feed
the besieged, the soldiers and residents
will be the 1rst to rebel, even to the ex-
tent of blowing up the palace itself.
food Ia the country districts, and 10 10
generally admitted that the insurgents
will keep the troops outside busy, In case
OF hostilities between spain and the
United States.
A Spanish banker of promiuence said to
this correspondent: 1T is rot hard to
explain why the war has lasted here 20
long. Corn costs 56 cents q hushcl deliv-
cred in Havana. Tnat Is the msxiin rni
price. For years the contractors nave besn
selling this corn to the tioops as one dol
lar gold. for package 0f % pounds.
Every official hss had his bit of this, and
corn 10 only one item. The end of the
war to these men means played-out
gold mine.''
Whatever news there Is i'm the m esti' =
and decision Of the naval board comp d
OF Captain Chadwick and Lieut.. u. :
manders Cowies and Wainwright over Il .
remains of the wreck here must ts uL-
tsined through WASHINGTON department.
sources a. Captain Chadwick and bis
companions have refused to talk on ths
subject. But it Is clear there was not
much TO talk about. Tho impression
prevails generally that tho Beard wal