The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-07
Tha. is Prevailing on the Stricken
Island Of Cuba,
APPALLING DISTRESS THERE,
pntliutlon anu Starvation InersssinsI
ilomriy.-foud nnd Medicine are BADLY
se,dsd.-rwo Hundred Thousand Corp.
,e. t,.twsen Autonomy and the spanish
Govcrnment--.hL Letter from U. 8, Con.al
Hacker that tells Of the wos ami
privs,ion that are EItant in iho War
Seonrsed Country. !.

WASHINGTON. D, c.. Feb. ,s.-Hon.
Charles Russell, assistant United States
attorney In the department OF Justice,
has Just received the Following letter, ae.
knowlcdsing the receipt OF 20 New York
draft mailed to United States Consul
Backer, at sauga Ia Grande. Cuba,
whose dlstric. OF Las Villas embraces
Santa Clara, the capital OF the province
Of tha, name, San Domingo, Remedies
and another city IN, the same province
.u the eastern part OF the Island.
In explanation OF his estimate Of the
number OF deaths from starvation. up to
the time OF his recent visit. viz: 200, 900,
Mr.. Russell says that he got that num-
Der from the common talk In Cuba. Fer
Instance he asked Cuban what the In
surgcnss said about accepting the offer
Of autonomy, and The answer was Spain
had put 100000 corpses between her and
them. referring, evidently 20 the recen-
tradoes. The letter follows:
TITS with untelgned pleasure as well
as inexpreselble gratitude Of your valued
favor OF the 10Th Inst. Transmitting
sixty-eight dollars United States eurren-
cy as donation to the dlspensario, a
charitable Institution to care for the
destitute and sick children Of this city
contributed, as you say by certain em-
ployes OF your department.
~ must tell you and the other good
souls contributing. that the remittance
was most timely: as their excheauer
was empty and as one remarked when
this relief was made known, we had
God and only Gnd to look to. In order
that our treasury be replenlshed. To
God and those charitable Americana are
due our thanks -
MIRA. s.. Of Boston, rs notified me
that She has sent to my address a case
OF condensed milk for the same purpose.
as also for the remnants OF families OF
1econcentradoes In an old warehouse OF
whom have heard OF. assume It was
you who called her attention to these
roor starving outcasts." +" 555f
After speaking OF the GOOD done BY
Air. Russelrs visit to Cuba, the letter
proceeds: TIP TO date my district has
received nothing OF the relief sent by our
people, excep, through yuur thoughtful
remembrance. - i,rs 4
"ot course. Consul General Lee has
not. nor will he ever In my humble Judg-
ment, have sufficient contributions sent
70 Havana to share with us. SO remote
and inaccessible Ia Transporting sup
piles. In view OF these contributions like
yours, In money, will aid In saving thou
sands who mus: die without sustenance
and medicine Immediately furnished.
For instance. this remittance from the
generous employees In your department
will prove moro beneficial than ten tirnea
the sum thirty days hence.
~ have certificates signed by the au-
thorities Of the principal cities and
towns in my sagua 10 Grande zone
alone. showing chat my estimate Of $4,000
perishlng souls was under rather than
over the mark.
ITO my mind and 10 all Christian peo-
pie there Is but solely one issue in this
Cuban question. VIZ: d Dessitusion and
sal 'aAoA. AC skAS1s QdO IL hb WHeu
You left, save the destltutlon growing
and the death rate increases hourly. 5ss z
Il nave met the authorities. Sc.
lected and named q relief committee.
conposel OF women an we'll as men, who
Will distribute all contributions received
and render needed relist to all the dest.-,
tie. i Il s5ss5s s4= 81
Say to the senerous people OF Amerl-
ca. who have never turned a DEAF car
to the cry OF the distressed, whether at
home or IN a foreign land, to send US
tood, medicine and clothing for the
sick" 3,
Mr.. Russell gays that any cnntribu-
,!ons OF money may easely be sent to
un!ted States Consul walter B. Barker,
at sagua Ia Grande, Cuba. 4,
As money can be transmitted with
greater cer.1lntyiond promptness to tha,
particular region, he adviscs sending
New York drafts rather than food sup.
piles which can be purchased there.
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