The times., 1898-09-06
CUBAN ARMY STARVING
Spaniards Seize Supplies Sent
From America.
REPORT FROM GEN. NUNEZ
He Relates n DepIOrable Condition
of Affairs IN the IslantL-SOIdiers
Dying In the Field for Want of
FOOd-Conference Between Ine
Visitor, Quesada, and C0rhin.

Gen. Albert Nunez, the Cuban patriot,
spent several hours in Washington yes
terday. He arrived on the early morning
Pennsylvania Station by Senior Queseda,
charge d daffaires of the Cuban legation.
After breakfast at the Raleigh Senor
| Queseda and Gen. Nunez went TO the
| War Department where an hours con-
versation was held with Adjt Gen. Cor
bin and other officials The condition of
the Cuban troops was throughly dis
cussed and the needs of the insurgent
army in the way of food and clothing
was emphasized by Gen. Nunez.
Gen. Corbin listened attentively to the
story of the insurgent chief and prom
ised his hearty cooperation in the early
relief of the starving people Of the ISL
and.
Gen. Nunez returned to the United
States in a small coasting schooner,
which narrowly escaped being wrecked
twice on the passage from the northern
coast of Cuba to Key West. He left the
coast of the province of Santa Clara
twenty days before his arrival in Wash
ington and was tired out from his long
journey when he called on Senior Que
sada yesterday morning.
Gen. Nunez said in conversation with
Senor Quesada: There is a great neces-
sity of food among the Cubans. They
also are badly In need of clothing-any
kind of clothing. There are now Cuban
soldiers dying in the field fr m Starvation.
These soldiers are unable TO procure food
from the towns near which they are en-
camped. They have no money and are
unable TO obtain vegetables from the .cul-
tivated fields because the Spanish forces
left in Cuba keep up a persistent fire on
them when they approach the cultivated
zone.
The supplies sent TO the Cubans by
the United States to Spanish ports cannot
and do not reach the Cubans in the field
nor their starving families, for the rea-
son that the Spanish authorities confis-
cate all of them and use them for their
own benefit
The Cuban army hopes to be able 20
enter some of the smaller seaports, still
controlled by the Spanish, soon, and
illtl IL Will Ot iOSSIDft 10 receive dIlu
distribute some of the supplies sent to
the starving Cubans by the United States.
1.-The officers of the Cuban army are
in entire sympathy with the plans of
the United States for the reconstruction
of Cuba and the establishment of a sta
BILE government. The people of Cuba hope
that the Peace Commission, now on its
way to Cuba, will not be deceived by
the Spaniards with policy which speaks
of delay and procrastination. They ex-
pect, and they have a right TO expect,
that the Spanish forces will be withdrawn
so as to give the Cuban government
chance to show what it can do. We
want to open to the world the channels
of trade and commerce as soon as possi
ble"
Senior Quesada received last night a
copy of a paper published in the City of
Mexico, which contained an account of
the trial of the members of a filibustering
expedition from Cuba, officered by Span
iards, which set out from Santiago short
ly before its capture to lead a band Of
guerrilias into Texas.
Dr. Marti was at the head of the
party, and he, with his followers, have
been in Jail for a month. After trial,
lasting over two weeks, during which
time the protocol had been signed, the
pl isoners were all set at liberty and
warned to leave the country at once.
Gen. Nunez, after conference with the
New York Junta, will return to Cuba
within n few dayS