The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-24
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diers for PIANO MOVING.
We are prepared to attend to
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reconcentrados might well havo adopt
ed the words OF Dante, who enter here
leave hope behind when they were
cattle In the cities and towns OF this fer.
tileland. The truth Is that Weyler de-.
Yised 4 scheme OF human suffering and
sorrow that put Dante's inferno to the
iehndc and converted n contented. pros
porous people Into q herd OF suffering.
starving unfortunatcs.
\ gs.t,Afatnnzas Ia literally q place OF beg
gary and death. Never before did my
eyes behold such suffering and never
again do I expect to zee such havoc
wrought through a cruel and lnhumtn
decree. AsYlslt to the Matanzas hos.
,pitaltrevealed nm even more shocking
condition than the streets. Members OF
the Red Cross society who had visited
one of the hospitals two weeks before
were almost overcome upon discovering
that nearly. every one OF the inmates at
that time had since died. There pov-i
crty. sorrow and suffering were depicted
I'M their worst forms. Children, gaunt
in face, but with abdomen and limbs
terribly. swollen, women In the last
stages or emaciation.i and men there
were rapidly drifting to death. II there
was food In these hospitals. said Mr.
iGallinger, 81 did not discover It. neither.
were there signs OF medicine or OF
proper nursing; and care.
The governor Of Niatanzas informed
Mr.. Gallinger that the first day, he .oc-
'cupied the place fifteen persons had
died in the court yard. He said further
that in the city twelve hundred had
died In November. twelve hundred In
December, seven hundred In January
and 500 in February. The death rate
was decreasing, simply because the re-
concentrates by death were becoming
fewer. = 3
1.-The number of people who have
starved In Cuba will never be definitely
known. II Is estimated that 500. 900 were
driven from their homes Into the cities
and towns. had II from Spanish au-
thority that according to their figures
9.a.55, 900 already have persisted, but II is
said that the Red Cross society Is In
possession OF figures showing that 425,-
900 Cubans have died as Il result Of
Spanish cruelty from starvation. and
that 100000 more must inevitably die.
81 have been asked many times. What
of the Maine?'l / do not know. This
however, I do know: A government that
will deliberately istarve 400 600 OF Its own
people will do pretty much anything.
If the ship was blown up from the out
side what Should our government do?
Perhaps i should forbear to discuss
that question now, but this will yen-
ture TO say: Human life purposelJ taken
cannot be paid for in gold or silver.
Mark my words, 'purposely taken. and
IL it shall appear that such was the fate
of $50 brave American sailors then
heaven pity the guilty parties. II will
not be q question for arbitration, but n
question involving the dignity and
honor OF this great republic"
Mr.. Gnllinger said there was little real
loyalty to Spain in Cuba rs would be
demonstrated when the hour OF trial
should come. He did not believe that
Spain could subduc the insurgents. The
Cubans had been oppressed so long that
they preferred death to continued Span
ish rule.
n Discussing the subject of Spanish
rule, Mr. Gallinger referred to the mat
,e- Of taxation. In addition to oil d.
rect and indirect taxes on real estate,
thcre Is q tax on every door, every win
dow and every chimney in every house,
on every letter In every business sign,
and on every name on every hotel reg
lister, Licenses ore required to- build
houses and TO paint houses. There Is
n tax on food animals as whole. and
special taxes on the horns, the hoofs
and the hide. in addition TO all this,
the Interest, on the debt is tremendous
burden. the salaries OF the Spanish OFF,
Gals arc, beyond al! reason and the
amount OF money wrung from the Gu
from complete insolvency is simply
enormous, No people on the face OF the
earth have been so oppressed. the treas
ury of Spain being literally supplied
from the revenues .extorted from Cuba
and the Philippine islands.
&5"Our forefathera went to war because
the mother country put q, tax on tea.
Cuba has tell thousand more reasops
than we had for rebellion. and she de-
serves the sympathy and help Of every
ructhmerican. n IL, q I. &!
Fortunately the people Of this great
republic are thoroughly aroused 10 the
situation and the great heart of the
American populace is in full sympathy
with Cuba. & Religion and humanity
alike demand that this unholy war shall
cease, and cease II should even though
the glitter and glnmor OF military rule
ahall end O. decayng aud adlssolute
throne which shall pass away never to
return" +
iiAs to what should be done, Mr.. CAL
i!ngcr felt that sooner or later this gov
ernment would Of necessity absorb
accomplished. let independence speedily
come. american interests In Cuba"
said he In conclusion" have already.
suffered enough. We have patrollcd our
coast In the Interest Of Spain as long rs
we should. and we have spent quite too
much money In protecting our people
from epidemic diseases coming7t to our
shores because OF the unsanitary condI-
tion OF the harbor and city OF Havana.
Spain has failed to meet the require
meats of an advanced civilization, Let
the United States OF. Cuba take up, the
problem and solve It. 5 s..
"a MAN stands M, chm r,ct. 9of bctnr
elected 10 the mayorship OF a city unlcss
he enjoys the confidence and esteem OF
his neighbors. Geo. W. Humphrey Is