Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
Some People Have Committed
Suicide Because They
Not Buy Provisions.
FEARFUL MISERY IN SOME PLACES
Strict Regulations to Prevent
Dealers From Unduly In
creasing Prices --Evi-
dence of Dog Meat
Having Been Sold
For Food.

Havana. Cuba. July 5.-In diary Of
events in toe Island of Cuba, kept by
Spauiard of this city, there are re-
corded the following, under dats Of
June 26th:
Six hundred and fifty nine provision
dealers went to-day to the Grocers Isx-
change. but bought nothing. Core
spondence from the interior of the
island says that the misery 10 some
quarters is horrible. Some people have
committed suicide because they bad no
means to feed their families. The
prices of provisions are SO high that the
daily salary of working man is not
enough to buy the most necessary arti-
Giles of food.
1t is reported from Neuyitas that
steamship from Bordeaux, France, has
arrived there, bringing 10000 bags of
-four and rice and 60 hogsheads Of sod.
fish.
The Spanish Minister of Marine has
sent in the name of the Queen Regent
a cablsgram Of congratulatipn on the
safe arrival in Cuba of the Reina Maria
Christina, Capt. Justo Arelula, which
reached Oienfuegos last week.
Senior Vassalo. Civil Governor Of tie
Province of Puerto Principe, has sent
MI oHbFBcbfb W. I'LL oAt th1ypso
of the towns in that province, ordering
that extra vigilance be observed with
reference to the condition Of all articles
of food sold. The unripe fruits, aH
well as great quantities of decayej
meat and horse flesh, have developed
many diseases among the poorer classes.
The municipality ut Puerto Principe
has sent message Of thanks to Senior
Tessforo Garcia of the Mexican Span
ish Patriotic Junta, for the prorision
he has sent to Camaguey.
The Cuban Council uf Secretari,
yesterday approved the statute relativ.
to the suspension of eviction suits 10
non payment OF rent, prolonging the Ell
| forcement OF the act until September
| lat, 1898. The suspension of eviction
suits for non payment of rent has beer
enforced at Regla and Guanabacoa also
Gen. Blanco has issued bando, en-
| forcing the bando of Glen. Arola's rela
| tive to the prices of provisions, whicf
had neen abrugated.
All wagons passing through the
streets of the city loaded with provi-
sions taken from warehouses or from
| the Villa Neuva railroad depot. this
morning, were seized and taken to the
police Office, where the, inspector took
note of their contents and the names OF
| the consignees, in order that the pro-
visions might not be hidden by dealers.
1t is rumored that three big transit
lantic steamers hava arrived at tha
Island from Spain, with provisions and
| money.
June 30 Yesterday freight train
from Bstahano arrived here with lit
bags OF coffee, l42 bags Of chick peas,
4S6 bags of rice aud BIZ bags Of black
peas
1t is reported from Cardenas that 90
retail provision dealers have been ar
rested for failurs to obey the orders
given by the military commander Of
that place.
A report from Matanzas says that in
| the cistern of house on Santa Teresa
street we're found the head, skin and
tail of dog that had been killed and
tina flesh of which had been sold for
| food