Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-11-10
MATTERS Lost SIGHT OF.
The Cuban Patriot Army in Havana
Province Literally Dying for
Want of Food.
THERE is ENOUGH ALL AROUND THEM.
They are Restrained from Resorting to
Force to Supply Their Wants by Re-
spect for the American Peace Order
Secretary AIger Appealed to, and Has
Promised to Look Into the Matter.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The following
letter from Lieut.-Col. Carbonne, OF
the Cuban army, now at Havana, has
been received by Secretary Quesada OF
the Cuban delegation here, who has
laid it before Secretary Alger, with an
urgent request that steps be taken to
relieve the extreme distress it sets
| forth. Lieut.-Col. Carbonne is the in
ventor of the explosive known as car
bonite, and is regarded as the repre-
| sentative at Havana of the Cuban
| leaders and forces in the field. He
writes as follows, the letter bearing
date Havana, October 90:
A Pathetic Recital.
81 am Just back from the camp of
Gen. Menocal, chief of our army in
this province, and let me tell you in
some faint way the true state of our
poor and suffering army, and the con-
sequences that may come to the coun-
try if we do not find in a short time
q remedy which will save us. The Gu
ban army is dying of hunger. Such
terrible words in no way exaggerate
the actual conditions. Gen. Menocol
took me to see his weak, tottering and
81 Oh dCCOuAb
of the want of food and the actual ne
cessities of life-and think that these
men were in such state by reason of
obeying their chiefs, who desire, first
of all, to respect the orders of the
American government.
Faith In the American Government.
1.-THE Cuban leaders in camp told me
to tell you that they will maintain res
ignation and patience, and, above all,
faith in the American government and
the president, Mr.. Mckinley; at the
same time let it be understood we are
hungry, that we have in the towns and
fields of Cuba all that is needed in the
way of food, but that we are forbid
den to touch it by reason of the peace
order. They do not get from Havana
one-fourth of what they need, and our
soldiers are dying at the gates of the
city for lack of food. What shall we
do?
No Succor to be Had IN Havana.
1.-THE time will come when we can
not bear it any longer, and then what
will be the result? I returned discon-
ISOLATE to Havana, and tried to get sue
cor, but the people are already so poor
that obtained nothing. We went to
the American commission, which re-
ceived US very well, and offered us
much, but up to the present time they
have given us nothing. If by mis-
fortune we are driven by the neces-
sites of our army to get by force what
we need, so as not to die of hunger,
will the people of the United States
condemn us, or will the nations of the
world, which do not know what is hap
pening, judge us unworthy of the sym
patty of the American people?
Happy I'm Their Misery.
'We are very happy to hear your as
surances as to our republic. We have
never doubted the good faith and gen.
crosby of the United States. To it we
owe the complete liberty which we
have been unable in many years to es.
tablish ourselves"
Secretary Alger said that he would
look into the matter, and would tele-
graph the commission at Havana such
instructions as were appropriate to
the case.