The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-02
Commander at Santiago de Cuba
Has Issued a Sweeping
Proclamation.
Every Man Between the Ages of
Fifteen and Fifty Must
Enlist.
Food Already at Famine Prices.
Fourteen Hundred Sick
Soldiers.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, $pril 27.-(via
steamer Remus, filed Port Antonio,
Jamaica Don Arsenso Linares Pom.
DO, commandant general Of this divi.
sion Of Cuba, proclaimed four days ago,
that every man between Is and 90
years of age must enroll at once
with the volunteers for military serv.
ice, under penalty Of arrest and mill
tary trial and death Senor Chuchy
Manduley, magistrate Of the high court
of Santiago, and known as an intense
Spanish sympathizer, one Of the most
prominent men in the city, left for the
camp Of the Cuban brigadier general,
Chavclo. He was accompanied by sew.
eral men, and his going produced
vivid impression. The exodus from tr
city was continued by night, the Span.
iards making no opposition, except that
few men have been arrested as ex-
| amples. Five thousand persons have
left for the country since the proclama.
ton. four.fifths being women and chill.
dren.
| Assume II Bullying Attitude.
The Spanish soldiery now assume a
bullying attitude and threaten to kill
every Cuban man and to outrage every
Cuban woman left in the city when the
blockade begins. When the American
fleet appears, as it is daily expected to
do, all the non.combatants will be ex.
PEELED. Through the governor OF the
city, Enrique Capriles, he has seized for
the government all the large store OF
food in private hands. Monday meat
was AZ cents pound, Tuesday - cents,
and now it is 81 pound. Other price;
in gold are: Rice "a cents pound
beans 81 cents, -four 10 cents and lard
80 cents. Chickens are $3.50 apiece.
The government has announced, t
quiet public alarm, that ship loaded
with provisions was expected, bu
when, where from, or her name, nobod,
knows. The story is not believed. Tn
Spanish soldiers, especially the sick
are abominably fed. Fourteen hundred
sick in the military hospital here, ye
nothing except bean soup three time
: dav, with IN ounce of meat to plate
One thousand soldiers in San Luis hos
pital have had only salt fish this week
and conditions are now so bad that tn
Spaniards would
Almost Rejoice to Surrender
; after one good fight. The preparation
for defense 60 forward, however.
l new battery has been erected at III
t west harbor entrance, with four rapl
], fire guns, and this correspondent hear
) ten or twelve moro rapid fire sma
S calibre guns will be mounted on Morl
and the east side battery. The Morl
> fort has at least fifty ancient bra
: cannon marked 1864. There are repor
. about torpedoes in tho channel al
harbor, but they are confusing. IRE
arations havo certainly been made
Law torpcdoes, but whether 1t has bee
actually done is not known. Strcl
9 floating mines are ready to be placed.
The Spaniards assemble nightly
;. the chief streets, yelling "Long Ii
II SPAIN" and death to the Yankees
II The military authorities seem to ha
9 little control of the soldiers and the d
l. orderly elements. Spanish silver IS
't As per cent premium. The bankno'
TO issued by the government bank at ID
yana, are practically worthless. al
s,,,,ot;,,os mass for 3 to 5 cents OH t