The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-10
INsULTED BY sPANIARDs.
Americans ReviIed While DISTRIBUTE
ing Relief to RecOncentradOs.


Americans ReviIed While Distribute
ing Relief to RecOncentradOs.
KANSAS CITY, Nc, April 9.-The Star
prints the following from its New Orleans
correspondent: If any evidence were needed
to support Consul General Lees demand
that time be given for the removal of Amer
leans from Cuba it is supplied by the report
that came from Port Eads last night, There
has entered into quarantine the ship Ut
stein, which recently took to Matanzas,
Cuba, a great cargo of supplies for the
starving reconcentradcs The cargo was
made up of food, medicine and clothing, was
valued at $4,000 and was collected by the
Kansas City Star in q single week A mem
Der of the Stars staff who went to Matan-
zas with the ship reports partly as follows:
The dock at Matanzas was crowded with
people awaiting the coming of the Utstein.
The crowd was one of rags and gauntness,
which represented the starving reconcen-
8rados and the gold lace and snowy uni
forms Of the sneering Spanish officers and
soldiers. Through this crowd the little par
ty from the Utstein passed. The reconcen-
Trados pointed TO their mouths to signify
their hunger. The party was followed by
hundreds of ragged men, women and chill
drea begging for food or money. At every
turn the street showed another starving
crowd. Consul Brice's office was full of
clamoring people. The street was crowded.
Two clerks were busy writing ration tickets.
At o'clock Saturday afternoon the first
lighters began unloading. An effort was
made to have the unloading continued
through the night, but the Spanish authori-
ties would not consent. 1t was afterward
learned that there was rumor that several
thousand rifles for the insurgents were con-
cealed in the hold.
AS the magnitude of the relief supply
was realized by the Spanish merchants
great deal of feeling was exhibited against
the Americans. On Sunday two Cubans
came to Consul Brice's Office and told him
that there was much talk against the Amer
leans who came with the ship. The Spanish
had expected fifty tons of supplies instead
ef seven hundred tons. Later in the day
others came to the consul's office and said
Monday had been chosen to assassinate the
Americans and that the attack was to be
made under the leadership of the civil
guards. the most formidable body of sol
diers in Cuba. They reported that the con-
suls office was to he stoned. and advised
Dur representatives to be sent on board ship.
So many reports of this character had been
circulated that this was given little Gre
dence by Consul Brice, who advised that no
fear be shown.
During Sunday the unloading of the boat
proceeded rapidly. and Sunday afternoon
the hauling of the cargo to the two large
warehouses engaged began. The hauling
was continued late into the night until the
two warehouses We're crowded with the
provisions. During Sunday Consul Brice
gave out 100 ration tickets 1t rained hard
all Sunday, but the crowd before the con-
suls office did not decrease, nor did the
consul his clerks cease in their labors.
At ! o'clock in the afternoon Consul Brce
bought a lot of bread with the Stars re-
lief money and distributed several hundred
leaves I'm front of the theater. Ii was
fought for by crowd of a thousand or
more. In the meantime Consul Brice had
given a great deal of the great Vests
money in twenty and forty-eent pieces to
needy wcmen.
Sunday evening the feeling against the
Americans intensified. Insults were Of
crowded them off the sidewalks. They We're
Missed at, spat and whistled at as if dogs.
the middle of a narrow street. making a
good American bluff, followed by a mob,
Wf4ch cursed them. Early Monday morn
their hotel window talking about them.
They walked from the hotel to the consui's
office. iuzultcd on every side. Before the
consulate stood the usual great crowd Of
reconcentrados awaiting the distribution
~ supplies. II was a pltiful sight; one of
such gaunt misery as can be seen nowhere
else in the world.
HConsul Brice advised the Stars repre-
scntatives TO go aboard the train at once.
lie had learned from a reliable source that
the feeling was so strong that very little
might precipitate bioodshed The British
consul earnestly gave the same advice.
Shortly afterward Captain Aarsvaid. of the
LISTEN. came ashore and was advised by
the Norwegian congaKto go.aboards his ship
During the morning SsOnsul Brtce sent a
sEeclal messenFer - Consul General Lea