Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30
DEATH TO THE ENGLISH.
Cry Of The Spanish Populace in Santiago de
Cuba.
MAY Be FRESH TROUBLE FOR SPAIN.


Kingston. Jamaica, April 30.-Mr.
today to allow an American vessel to
ship twenty loads for New York. defin-
ing 1t as contraband of war.
The cable to Santiago de Cuba is
working twenty four hours day. Long
Spanish cipher messages are sent and
received.
The Cubans who have Just arrived
here by the steamer Remus assert that
a strong anti-British feeling prevails
in Santiago de Cuba. The street crowds
few night ago cried. death to the
English" In front of the British con-
sulate and 4ey threw stones at the
consul who has charge of the American
relief work. Ne has been threatened
with personal Violence. The authorities
have placed guard over the consul
ate.
REIGN OF TERROR.
Santiago de Cuba, April 27.-(Copy-
right, 1898, by the Associated Press)-
Via steamer Remus, filed at Port An
tonic. Jamaica, April 29.-Don Arsenso
Linares Pombo, commandant of this
division of Cuba, proclaimed four days
ago and every man between 10 and so
years of age must enroll that night
with the volunteers for military SER
vice. under penalty of arrest and mill
tary trial and death.
Senior Chucho Manduley, magistrate
of the high court of Santiago, and
known as an intense Spanish sym
pathizer. one OF the most prominent
men in the city, left for the camp of the
Cuban Gen. Chealos. He was accom-
panied by several men and his going
produced a vivid impression.
The exodus from the city has contin-
ued by night, the Spaniards making no
opposition except that few men have
sand persons have LEFT for the country
since the panic, four-fifths being wo-
men and children.
The Spanish soldiery now assume a
bullying attitude and threaten to kill
every Cuban man and to outrage every
Cuban woman left in the city when the
blockade begins. When the American
fleet appears, as 1t is daily expected to
do. all the non-combatants will be ex-
PEELED. Though the governor of the city,
Enrique Capreles. has seized for the
| government all the large store of food
In private hands, many shops still do
business with small stocks, the prices
doubling day by day. Monday meat was
40 cents n pound. Tuesday 10 cents and
today n dollar n pound. Other prices in
gold to day are: Rice "a cents a pound,
beans, 81: flour. 49, and lard, 80. Chick
ems are $3.50 apiece. ~
The governor announced today to
quiet public alarm that a ship loaded
with provisions was expected. but when,
where from and what her name Is, no.
body knows. The story is not be-
lieved. The Spanish soldiers. especial
| ly the sick, are abominably fed. Four
teen hundred sick In the military hos
pital here get nothing except bean soup
three times n day, with an ounce of
meat to plate.
One thousand soldiers in San Luis
hospital have had only a salt fish this
week. and conditions are now so bad
! that the Spaniards would almost re-
| joice to surrender after one good fight.
The preparations for defense go for
ward. A new battery has been erected
at the west harbor entrance, with four
| rapid fire guns; small callber guns will
be mounted on MORO and the east side
| battery. The Moro fort has at least
fifty ancient brass cannon. marked
| 1894.
There are reports about torpedoes in
| the channel and harbor, but they are
confusing. Preparations have certain
| ly been made to lay torpedoes, but
not known. Strong floating mines are
ready to be placed. The Spaniards
assemble nightly in the chief streets
yelling Long Live Spain" and Death
to the Yankees
The military authorities seem to have
little control of the soldlery and the dis
orderly elements, Spanish silver is ut
| As per cent premium. The bank notes
issued by the government bank at Ha-
vana are practically worthless, and
sometimes pass for three three to five
cents on the dollar.