Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-10
SAW AWFUL SIGHTS
M. NJ. Parker Tells Of His Experiences
While in Cuba.
CUBA'S CONDITION UNDERSTANDABLE
No Doubt Now That Maine Met
Foul Play.
CONDITION UNDERSTANDABLE
SPANISH ARE NOT SORRY

NEW YORK, March 10.-A special to the
Evening World from Key West Fla, says:
Among the passengers on the Olivette
from Havana today was Senator Proctor
of Vermont, who has been making a study
of CUBA and the Cubans. With him was Col.
NJ. NJ Parker of Washington. AS soon as
Senator Proctor had registered he at once
sent up his card to Admiral Sicard. He
was shown to the admirals room and was
cioseted with him for two hours. The OBJ
iect OF the interview is presumably to de-
liver the admiral some messages from
Commander Converse of the Montgomery.
Colonel Parker said to an Evening World
reporter:
THE senator's trip to Cuba was merely to
satisfy himself as to the real merits of the
Cuban question 1t has no political sig
nificance whatever. The famine, suffering
and awful destitution among the reconcen-
trados is almost indescribable. The alcade
of MatanZas told me that 5000 persons
had died of starvation in that city during
the last year, and that $3.50 had died dur
ing February.
Mortality at Hospitals.
"In a ward of the hospital at Matanzas
there are 100 Cu5ans, most of them Sleep
ing on the floor. We spent a half hour at
the hospital and during that time three of
the patients in the ward died. Blancos
order modifying Weylers ''reconcentra-
dos" edict has not gone into effect, but
when 1t does 1 do not believe that it will
help matters any. Around every town is
a trocha. Any citizen who walks outside
of it is liable to be shot by a Spanish SEN
try. Blanco's order permits them to go
outside the trocha for a few hours every
l,,,%
so lcng as they remain Cubans are not go
ing to venture outside
I'VE were just about to enter hotel
one day with our party, in which were sew
eral ladies. A group of Spanish officers
were standing at the door, AS we passed
one of them said in Spanish: I should
like to have an order to kill these people,
Every American in Cuba now is watch
ed as though he were criminal. The
Spaniards hate and do not hesitate to
say SO.
Spanish Not Sorry About Maine.
Every one in Havana now knows that
the Maine was blown UP from the outside
Spaniards no longer deny it. They do not
seem to be very sad over it, either
Are we going to have war? Well, if
we don't 1 shall be surprised.
Col. Parker said all the American con-
suls in Cuba are doing their best in the
distribution of relief supplies, except Con-
sui Magyar at CieLfuegos, who, the colonel
said, denied that there was much suffering
and who seemed to be in sympathy with
the Spaniards.
Senator Proctor refused to talk of his
trip.
The Anita at Havana.
HAVANA, March 10. The American
yacht Anita, with a congressional party
on board, arrived here today.
The central committee of the conserva-
tive party, after debate which lasted un-
I'll 3 O'Clock this morning, has agreed to
take part in the forthcoming elections
me attitude of the conservatives, how
ever, does not mean that they accept the
autonomous form of government or that
they will contribute to its establishment
The conservatives will only accent the no
sltionS TO which they may be elected SO
as to watch the proceedings of the autono-
m1StS, defeLd their interests and "enable
them to protest in parliament against the
new regime, against the calumnies circu-
lated by the Madrid press and against their
arbitrary exclusion from popular repre-
sentat!on in the city councils and provin-
cial assemblies, &C.
The conservatives claim to represent SO
per cent of the wealth of the island and
assert that they are paying 10 per cent of
all the taxes.
Spain Buys Coasting Steamers.
BERLIN, March 1O-Sener Sandoyal. the
Spanish military agent in Germany, Aus
tria and Scandinavia, who returned here
last evening from a trip, has made three
conditional purchases of coasting steamers
at Fiume and two at Pola. He starts TODAY
for Stettin and Hamburg to inspect a num-
ber of vessels offe ed
The United States. so far. has made no
Ts- h a .aG From h..
many.
Lieut. A. P. Niblack, the United States
Eavy attache here and also at Rome. has
returned to the latter city