Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-14
DLANCO ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.



to advicos from Havana received here
today GOV. Gen. Blanco attempted 60
commit suicide when he learned beyond
doubt that Admiral Ccrvera's squadron
had been nnnlhiatod. The earlier mis-
leading dlspatchs, which earlier mis-
proaslon here that Ccryora had
ciuded the American fleet caused
the greatest Soy IN Havana.
but when the truth became
known. with mearcr details showing
the utter destruction Of Convene
squadron. nll gayctios were st'pp. % ANA
every public aud many prlv.ie bu.ii-
ings wcrl hung with crepe and other
black drapcrics.
Blanco was In the palace when thp
intelligence reached him. and ht PEE
came almost frunzicd. Hc was clog %
with biz stan and Gen. Ntolla OBJ lh
Spanish forces discussing th news
when he made the NttDinui on 10Y. Nl..
After "a struggle De- was nhulu q .Ni
dlsafmgd. bur thH shock wps % W.,
that De- was pro ttNttl ana I"l, ~, ~.
60 Keep Co his bed for a.N'iN d'l 2.
when he arose hr Ores order was %
prohibit any food supplies leaving lil-
yaua for Interior towns, where th' nls-
treHH lH most poignant ana whore
many are starving daily.
This and other valuable lhiolinh
was brought hy Jose Pauline lliAu 10
who Indignantly rcpudntcd o. HugH %
lion Of kIushIp with CO. governor gene
crni lie says b. is a loyal cuban anu
escaped 90 avoid the cuunHsliy ni uNhi-
Ing lrIuHt his cause uH every mble lu
Tho island who ia able in bear arms H
being pressed into thu spanish a'iN', ..'.
10 obtained o nshorman'H pnrml. l' F'
outside MORO and at o'clock MON.
nornIna tut on In "a small boat TIL"
United states punhnnt bancroft WIS
gtationtd alN miles Out and he tnWDu
10 nor. tho Cniimn batteries east OF
Havana firing two shots ut MN Wh.u
h. WIS observed passing BEYOND l..
prescribed limits. Ih' h'l. 'INlt
Transferred him 90 another N.,7'' Ant
he was brought here. where lh. l''ll
iuntn viii care far him. The sailors 1i
two American ships mndn No a lh'rhl
money subscription Tor him ana gave
him some new clothing.
Uihncn says the lvluE conditions 100
Havana are constantly growing WyI..'
tho greatest dlstfesH necessarily illl-
Ing ON the CuhluH. aH nearly ll lhN
food L. seized Tor the troops or ih'st
shore are about 10000 iu ih' Cliy cone
slatIng u volunteers, mnhllz.i troops
militia and regulars ThnIr rAtlnuH
are largely ricc and beans, without
even bacon. Iprkrd beef, lNanci says,
sells for 40 cents pound, bread %
moor uunlity Tor 90 cents lard ~, meat
IA rents r1rn.uonl % cents and rice 90
santr. shark food lH CsEufly i1ulht
and the day before Bianco left The city
ono shark caught In Havana hirb1r
mo concentrates who have sufficient
influence with the dispensing auih1tl-
ties sometimes contrivg 90 Fet one
wrct ehrd meal n day. but the others
starve. ana u IL no uncommon rhlng.
ulanci says. 10 see persons drop dead
ln the streets Even among the Span
llris starvation - rapidly rApping
their loyalty. and largo numbers Of
men are banding Themselves together
awaiting the first American attack on
Havana as a signal for revolt The
grocery and provision stores are emp
~. and the only articles on the Ha-
vlna wharyoH are about q thousand
barrels ~ cement. wet and useless,
Only liquor ~ a. be- had cherpiy,
Work on the defensea continues with
tlreless vIE1r. Two hines ~ cable bear
Ink t1rpedlcs have been strung across
the hnrhor from the city side 20 Nor
20 Castle, and The same has been done
in thu hay ~ Muri,l. where 81 was re-
ported American troops are 20 be land
cd
nlnnc0 further reports that three
weeks agI the Spanish steamers
M1ntrvldro and Ranln Domingo crcpt
out N ne hnrb0r At midnlrht with an
lights out and safely got through the
blockade. The spanish ships now In
the harhnr, hc says arr the gunbnnis
Condo Nenadlto, Marqulse de- Ia En-
sennda, Nguva ana puna, Fillpinls and
Nunez rlnEon, several OF which air
unnt Tor service.
The guns have been removed from
the cruiser Alfonzn XIII and used Tor
shore batteries ana the cruiser has
been converted into q hlHuitii shin.
There arr also IN the h1rbor q number
~ smaller warahlpa OF the nature ~
converted yachts. The merchant
steamers JoHgfa, Adnll hnd Maria
Herrera, are also IN the hnfbor.