The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-14
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Refugees from Havana Brought to
the City
CONFIRM THE TALES OF HORROR
Alumni Of the Medical University In
Annual Notwithstanding Not
bought by the Government.

from Cuba found their way into Galveston
today. They stopped at the fremont no.
tel during The day and most OF the party
left In the afternoon for the East. They
were the center of attraction during their
short stay
When the Norwegian steamer Themis
from Progresso, came to the docks from
quarantine this morning she landed among
her other passengers three refugees from
Cuba Fredrica Diego. Rafael Hernandez
and Adolfo Hernandez, wlrv were fleeing
representatives of that unhappy island
fredrlca Diego the only one OF the trio
who speaks English very nuently, has
been serving the New York Journal aud
other papers as war correspondent in
Cuba. From him was gotten an account
OF tho voyage and some news relative to
things as they now exist in Cuba. He
cid
Tor two years | have been acting as
correspondent for the New York Journal
ana other Eastern papers. Prior to that
time | was In The commission business in
Havana and conducted a bureau OF in
formation Tor Americans. The insurgeut
war KILLED business and / turned my Ell
forts TO describing the suffering and death
IN Cuba TO the American pooplc through
tho newspapers, aud in this way | feel
that NAV have hrlred ~ r,har c,,,sa
bv ag,iatirp in onorino ,be 80 ~
American governn,nnt ~ VI , I'le
committed against Crhsns nn1sr ,t,s
cloak Of war '"o
~ and ina two eapt,o,,,,a r,,e a., 49,.
me remained in Havana Just a week after
the port was blocknded by SIMPSONS
squadron. We rool, raseogo a.,
schooner Rohl Nav yor r,,t,r.'',
where We boarded tbe rhon,i~ g., 1s1, .9,o'
ton" "' '"i'c9
Were the snonish soId,ore ovroo,tr,, 80,
attack from Samneor,s s,,,,1o,, ,. w.
LETT Havana - Nj, nisor ',.as 49, NV ''u
They we're Thov Fy,octcd So sn,n,,.o,..,
guns IN oren an ~ mn ~ p ''
ana no IttIe surn,igo ,,, ,.r,,..,'t ~,
the attack had hean 60 lor, ,i,ia,,.t =, '""'
Storins of s1,rSrr,,f, a., 81,
In fact If seems IA NJ, ao,'1 ,,u' "e" ,,
TO the horror Of tho ,c',os Of N"u,u aI i
death abonndtn,, ', r. ieo w sy'lo" anu
stories Mr. Diegn Gaia. ''e '"ese
All know ~ rho nttn,sa s,r,i,o -,
Spain's making TINT has sarpod the l,,os
of moro than 900 0oo fr"bo,s S,, ~ 80 80
seen mora NJ tb,t .,m0nt, 49, ee" 49,
now thai am aryoy TO-, LIZ, IN - uu.
to FORGET ths horribia 49,, ~ "I'' want
can When inar,oar - ~ 10 90
Of tho Observation-Disclosures. :" 80 must
those ramairIn, bad -, H., "a - anu
for sovcraI days In ~, ae' va mn p'o.h
scrlption NJ the deso,a, io,, ia up S, ne
once mir ,siand - ~" anu He"'u III 'nat
Mr. niogn n,as os,,oa :,
Of other co,1ntrt4s stiiI ron,a tuaIy suoJeesS
ia which w. reoi,aa a. 'e''"'i III fiaN"na'
"A great manv TnaI,s, ns c 49,,
too,s 49, ~ l,"ps Tns'lsh anu herman SUD
wIthout a sin,ia ox,ar,i " ~ l We
ious to cot away Tn, 80 a'' auN
against the,r ro.no,,i,a az ,e's p'tteI
proy,Jiny mann. 70. Jun'u's ior ho'
| island. and ali nre eoserI, 'atfts tho
arrival of n steamer IN taro ,ho',, -, ,' =,
MIR Mage l. r,r,t,.h ,dt u""S
WAS horn ~ CIhan Ca ,.,9r su'y,S. nu' ne
he is "A Cuban natrint - '10'No"' '"u
Messrs uarnn,,d,.s
| Havana mil, ~ No. -. M unauts III
/ business On Win 80 sr. sHen OUT Of
other goes tn Now ~ Wi, ItnP,,o aIu me me
| family which bes haNr * ~ !o,n us
! s,vnroi ,nn,,bs " =" '"0 '"''o' Vly
Mr. Dispn win ro,,,o;, h,ro e. ..t,
ders from ths nonars br rtoros",..
exnects to retnrn ~ c,,ho ,,.t,s, W..
time Ne admittad tbot y,Sa ,r"' -, hno.'
| Lnown In uoyora no. w. ,,, -, ~ pee't'nu
| American nawsnanars w., ' "a, oeVn sri wig Wy.
| doubt nav tho fnr,ai, ''' "0u'" ~
When nj hreokfss, this ,ro,,i,, A..
| Diego remarked that bo IiLad 10 -
can style Of nrcparinp meals erd t tAi't ~.
was espeeIaliv fond NJ hrn,,,,h"at 'na' nc
which he had not eaten since no. ,iaItaS
this country three wears agn '''''e''
| The rrnoyt that nnIy MI =.
| the bomharlinc Of Matnngas wns ,a,,,tad
| by the refugees.
Among tha other nassorcer, -, a., NJ.
mis- We're;
H. Gonzales. n commercial trovo,er Win
Headquarters at Havana. ionIs c,mrr,n,a
a Cuban, hut now Of Merida Noytna al
| Edward Pinkus OF Yucatnn "'''
From MIR. Diego II was learned that Gov
deuas. where the disabling of the Winsinv
| and the first loss nj ma AmSr,,,,s -, ~,
Cured. is earrisoned with tn,n resIn,oot.
OF regulars and about $500 volunteers rhs
! town is seaport thirty miles nnrtheas, -,
| Havana and hreostworlSs ~ sa,1 ,,s , 80, vi
| ballast constitute the only fort,ficstinns
| there. Bohind these breastworks are e,sht
| antiquated pieces OF artillery ana fomy
modern six inch guns.
| In regard TO the atren.,th NJ tho en,,,s,
army in Cuba. MIR. Diego said ,,rhnra 49,.
between so 900 and 100 ooo repul,r troo "''
| and perhaps 10 0oo ,ueri,,ss 1,n
very lihe.al estimate and rhe oxs', ,',,rr
her would no doubt foil ,onsidnysb,v , "n
| these figures. AS far Ne ! ann in,or',as
they arc apnortionei as to,Iows,