The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-28
PIOPLE IN HAVANA
IRE SURELY Starving



appeared outside the city the price Of
food and provisions went up with a
rush Saturday morning. understand
the price has been more than doubled
and canned g)cds, being non-perist-
able, arc selling a. fabulous prices
Hardly an hour passes without the
city being thrown into fretz7 q
panic by some evil runor
This morning heavy guns were heard
to the ward and apparently ia an
instant report had flashed from La
Punta to Machina that the attack upon
the shore bsttsries had been opened.
The city Is simply overrun with rcgi- |
ments OF soldiers brought in from the |
surrounding country, and an American
army marching upon Havana would
tomorrow morning meet an armed a. d
trained force OF not less than 10000
men, including volunteers, who prom
ise to remain l,yal to Spain to the end.
AZ | have said, the city l., demoral
IL d. The blockade has not lasted
long enough to bring disease upon the
people. dread to think OF the com
ing Of the rainy season. L. is almost
sure to bring all sorts OF fevers with
it, and in their weakened condition the
people will be unable TO resist.
Havana is in wild state OF appre-
hensiou and dread. Bombardment
from the American fleet has been ex-
pected from day to day, and the inhAb-
itants OF tho panic-stricken city have
decided in their own minds that live
siege will not b. delayed longer than
lay break tomorrow.
Business has been practically sus-
pended ever since cable com nunication
with the United States was cut IF.
Prices Of provisions of all sort, v ere
doubled Saturday, aud Monday morn
ing found them again more than
doubled. Many dealers are already
refusing to sell except in most limited
quantities, and agents OF the army will
probably take control cf every grocery
and provision store IN the ii y before
the end OF the week. Suffering among
the poorer classes, more especially
among these suspected OF anti-Spanish
sentiments, already something t, rri-
BILE Those reconcentrados who were
by order OF General Weyler brought
into the city are now b.ing driven into
p the county
A blockade Of month will produce
results too terrible to contemplate,
Foreigners OF all classes and Spaniards
for that matter, are clamoriag for an
= opportuni y to get out Of the island.
Were there 100 neutral vessels in
IIayans harbor tonight they could all
e leave tom rrow with full passenger
lists All this and much moro was
r told to me tonight from the deck Cf
e the English vagraut etoamer Lucilene,
y oy Johu Rolffe, Englishman, aud un'
S Til recently engineer OF the h)ating
dry dock in Havana harbor.
The Lucilene came out past Moro
Castle just at dusk tonigh' and after
a most exciting incident was held up
Il by the flag ship New York, being al
lowed TO continue on her way to Ber'
S muda and Philadelphia, after giving
c a salts factory account Of h rself Hard
n by, passengers, officers and eraw Of the
y Lucilene were hanging over the side OF
o the vessel, anxious to learn from the
II Telegram's boat news Of the outside
o world Officers from the New YorA
r had determined that there was moth
y log wrong with the Englishman, and
: the Lucilene was allowed to proceed
Y As the Americans went over the sid,
to return TO the flag ship three hearty
: cheersitor America were given by those
q on board the Lucileue. Answering
Ia cheers came from the jickies on board
y the New York As the Lueilen'
d started away Captain Tucker wa
y warned that he would do well to 81 v,
Is quicker attention TO the next sum
d mons TO halt, as vessels OF the squad
u ron might not have so much consider
n alton as had been shown by the ail
st ship. Other incidents Of the day hsv
s. been without particular interest
The blockade about the island is be
~ ing constantly drawn closer. 1t is nov
at next to impossible for even a row boa
O. to put out from the shore by night @
le by day without being held up. Thi
~ morning the Wilmington picked n
of a small trading schooner east OF Mar
'y tanzAs. 1t was the Sol Of Sague
IL Grsnde and was ladened with chea
- grade sugar molasses. 1t was towe
Is. up TO the Dag ship, where it's c1ptai
IS succeeded in convincing Admirs
es Sampson that he was Cuban and ant
a Spauish, that he would never do
81. again aud that his creft and earg
ed were not worth towing to Key Wes
na After being given some good advice I
NC repeat when he reached port, ne W,
ee replaced in p, s'ession Of his properi
"a and went sailing awSy happy.
RS Coal Being Guarded.
ey Pom TAMPA, Fla Apt Ell
- present there are about l2,o00 tons