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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
MUCH SUFFERING IN HAVANA
Though the Government Seems TO
Have Some Supplies.
LETTERS CAPTURED ON ARGoNATA.
Proposed to Send the Provisians on
that Vessel 10 the Starving
Recommendation.



New York, May "a special TO the
Tribune from Key West says; Thp mail
bags on the Spanish steamer Araonats.
which was brought in by the Marolehead
yesterday, may prove most important
capture. There were twelve in all. They
contained mail both to and from Havana.
sone confusion having resulted when the
authorities arranged to send everything by
way Of Cienfuegos to avoid the blockade Of
the northern coast OF Cuba.
One letter from Havana, under date Of
April rs, spoke of suffering amons the
poor classes of the population, who were
entirely without means of support The
writer himself said he did not know where
he was to get his dinner.
Another letter spoke of suffering, but ap-
parently the government had a fair amount
of supplies for the soldiers. cargo CT
rice had been taken from spectators, who
toresaw the blockade and placed it In a
warehouse. Blanco was expected to seize
this rice.
The Argonata had a cargo chiefly OF pro
visions intended Nor Havana. The suggea-
ton has Been made that these food sun
plies be sent by the United States under
convoy Of warships to relieve the recon
centrados.
The mail taken shows that tie costitfon
OF the Spanish in Eastern Cuba Is desper-
ate. They we're then on the point OF yield
ing some of the smaller garrisoned cities
held by them. The later reports that tine
Spanish garrison at Bsyamo has capitu-
lated to the insurgents confirms the state
ment in these letters that the troops could
rot hold out. They were BADLY off for 10th
food and ammunition.
1t will not be surprising II news comes
before long that he snaniards have aban-
doned Santiago. If the ports were block
AIDED they would be forced TO do So
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
SPAIN MUST PAY THE COSTS.
unti that Time the philippines
WIZ NC uctd,

New York Nav Hon pr.dsr,r
Coudert. the omioept ,urs, VIII, re,rs.
s,ntod the United s,n,as In ~, per,,, a.,
cree In an interyiew rnve hi. ytewz on ,ba
conquest OF the III iliprlne islands as fol.
lows:
eThe United States has the right either
To use tho Philippines Tor indemnity or to
keep them altogether as par, OF her terri
tory, Just as Germany took Alsacs Lorraine
In the Franco Prusslan war. We may
keep possession Of them until hostiIitiee
are ended, and then their disposition will
be ono OF the factors in the making or
peace.
we would, OF course have 10 respect the
vested rights o, other nations IN the
Island IT they have any Ihese rights
"ou'u 'helune eoai'hs s'st'ous' hens OF
mortgages on custom houses anp Claims OF
tnat nature SPAN can MOI give US any
more thah she owns II we i'n' An'i'cien'
indemnity near home-Glor instance IN
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suits 'h"' Gun not ne zone uhth we nave
a vaiid tue 10 the Islands, which can be
obtained only By treaty OF pence with
sn,,, {, ,,bic, sho oodos ~, ,.,.s.
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US otherwise we would be selling dis
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
WHERE NEWS COMES FROM
Associated Press Is Prepared to
Cover the War Situation.
THE POST RECEIVES ALL DlSPAl CHEs
Gathering Association. In Which
The Post Is Stockholders.

New York NAV 4-rbs fast dispatch boat
Kate spenot. which left Jacksonville Mon
dav ntyh. IN ca INTO ~, service of the As
.o,ie,ed press arrived IL Key West this
morn,ns The snancer Will operate in con
iunc,,on with the famous dispatch boat
Dauntless which has beon cruising in Cuban
waters for acme tune. carving news tor the
Associated Press from the blookadng feet TO
,ns cahlo station nj Kew West for ming.
Tie widening Of the scope for action in the
West rnd,es makes the eharterins of a third
d,sretoh boat for the Associated Press neees-
sary and the fast ocean yacht Wanda has
been secured for this purpose and sailed
frem here TODAY. having on board as CORE
snondarts W LYON and Alfred Cecil Gou-
dia The Wanda Is recognized in her class
with one exoent,on-as the fastest ocean
.,.a,,, -, =, ~. .,ors IN hoard ma
80. am s sasns - uo..asa n rhor,,,sor ann
N".S NpunNe' a. 80, na'rs.,,,,s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
LYING As AN AIR.
Captain General BInnco's Reports
Arc Fine Examples.

From the London Times Correspondent
On Board the uniyd States Flagship
New York. OF the Blockading Squadron.
on Havana, via Key West, Fla. May a.
More harm is likely % be done the navy of
the United states by General Bianeo's DIS
patches than by Spanish batteries-that is.
harm may be done In Europe. Il Europe be-
lieyes General Blancos dispatches.
General Blanco q well meaning officer.
but be is dependent for his information
upon inferior officers, the class u rlen who
have prolonged The war In Cuba. because il
ms ant for them more pay, more stripes anu
countless decorations.
II is imp0s iole. even II il were worth
while, 10 enumerate and deny all the ialss
news that has bsen sent out 20 Madrid
since war was declared. But II may be OF
interest TO dissect some or IT,
OF the reinforcement of thu esrthworks
at Matanzas BlaneO. In his Official re
port: '-rhree American cruisers fired on
the batteries OF Fort Morillo al Maianzas
without doing any damage. we fired four
teen shots, to which the Americans replied
with multitude OF mitrsilleuss shoiz.
which did not do Us any damage"
THIS was received IN Madrid with grsa.
rejoicing. a. the American repulse AT Ma
tsnzss. The truth is that Admiral samp-
con was practicing with his runs an
stssdying his crew with tbs same purfcs-
that a theatrical manager will 20 into the
gallery and tell 4 stage hand 70 spesk to
him en- the ftssr that he rasy tess the ac-
coustic properties OF the houss- What the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
-~--@--7s-7|77--7
A MASSACRE FEARED.
philippians Npy Have Taken NC
vengc on tie SnRniards.


Washington. May i.-tSpecial to The
Pcst)-Grave fears are entertained that
enc reason why Dewey is not Lizard from
is because there has been massacre OF
spaniards by the insurgents. WHO could
probably not withhold the vretched natives
from taking revenge on their oppressors,
II this be so. It is very likely that the
American commander is first getting pro
visional and responsible government or
ganized so that further disorders may not
occur. after which he will inform the
Washington governmentt of his actions.
Though no confirmation has been re-
ccived-~or, al least if one has been 1t lis
denled-there secrs no doubt on the pari
Ct government officials that Dewey is in
possession OF Manila.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
REASONS FOR UGLY TEMPER.
Spaniards Realize that They Have
Reen Deceived.

Reen Deceived.
Madrid May i.-Tbe people have become
fully aware that the Spanish squadron has
been lost and that the situation is hope
less, though the publication of the nows
is prohibited. They expect momentarly
to hear that Manila has been captured. and
that the Philippine Islands are in the hands
of the enemy. Everywhera u is asked
with evaporation why the passage OF the
American squadron into the harbor was not
disputed. why the defenders were taken by
surprise despite the fact that they had
full knowledge that an attack was impend-
ing, and why the mines in the harbor We're
not used to destroy the invading ships. The
continued withholding of the whole truth
and the suppression of the particulars re-
garding the losses sustained have goaded
the populace into dangerous temper
The exhortations to calmness made by
the more sober ministerial newspapers only
increase the impotence. The public.
realizing how they have been bsmboozled,
seek for a scapegoat
Mobs today have repeatedly tried to as
sail Senior Morets house. and have only
been prevented by strong force OF mount
ed and unmounted police. The house is
now strongly guarded
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
GERMANY GETTING cHoLERIc.
Asserted that She Must Be Consulted
About til. philippines.


Berlin, May 4.--(sprcial 10 The Post -
a great deal of irritation Is very sure to
be engehdered by the United States taking
possession of the Philippine islands This
is ALREADY apparent by the stand taken
here by the press. official and unofficial.
They are discussing the situation in an ex-
cited manner. and the claim is unanimous
Iy set forth that Germany must be con-
suited before the Islands are ultimately dis
posed OF.
This view Is based on the proposition
that German interests ars very greatly
concerned in the Philippines. Germanys
pcsseEsions in the Western Pacific CON
sist o, part Of New Guinea. Bismarck
archipelago. the solomon islands and the
Marshall islands. all within 1000 Mills OF
the Philippines.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
AUsrnIA.s POSITION.
heps Can Re Taken to Aid the
Queen Regent.

tThird Editionl
Don. May 5.--A dispatch to the Daily
Fph from Vienna says; Although
Fition of the queen regent of Spain
d daily more difficult, no steps can
zen by the Austrian cabinet in the
h Notwithstanding the deep and wide
thies felt in high quarters hare, It
I'd AT tho foreign office that separate
plated action on the part of Austria
bs carefully avoided, This is onlg In
accordance with the principles al
paid down.
fover. such an attempt a, rendering
pace 10 the queen regent might cas-
m.sint srpreted and besides meet
fi'h the sG.7ngest opposition .r,n
fsas side with the Americans. could
|A to give rise TO miarnderstsndings
pay. quarters. Accordingly there Is q
Determination here that il austria
|any part at all with regard to the
p " would only b 10 take part n
action b. European cabinets. and
kenerzeti,aliy only ii srsln hers.lf
Phs Intervention OF the powers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
Eieciricity In the Navy.

II war comes and our costly ships gss
into active engagements, we think many
OF the operative parts OF the present equip
mcnt moved by steam OF hydraulic motors
viii be found inadequate TO the emergency
service OF BATTLE. And we predict there
after revolutionary change 10 electric
motors for ali such devices. Imagine the
ttrret OF battleship becoming useless !'tt
when ms guns are Icing trained on another
warship within sinking distance, ell owing
70 iesky pipe joint or a sticky Talyp or
deceive packing. or arv one OF pos slblc
hundred defects trivial enough. but
irarght with terrible consequences In such
no hydraulic or steam motor ever wpf or
hyeraulc ever was or ever can be as tell-
able as q weil-laid electro conductor and
|sno hydraulic CT steam motor over was "r
ever viii De a. prompt 10 start, as effective
and easy 10 centred. or as reliable In every
way as & modern electric moor, and me
scorer our naval ccnstructcra realize this
The better will be their product.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
BOMBARDEp.
Itself Mas Shelled BY the
Cruiser Mar hlehcad,
FORTS WERE FIRST SILENCED.
bttants of the Spanish strong
|pId Sought Safety In Flight
to the Interior.
Second Edition.l

81 tSscOEG tultlnu.)
West, May 4.-(Special to The Pos
Sow we'll authenticated that when the
i. Marh,ehead bombarded Cientugos
az that tie work was well done an
he town as we'll as the forts got a
b grim war. The batteries opened on
He boats. which at once notified the
with the result that fire was op =
"a once at Ions range on the forts
4 shells thrown into the Notifications
be American vessel was within 1000
ef the shore.
4very many shells were needed 10
y the forts.
slhc fighting blood ofCaptain Mccalla
. by this time and he told the gun
y raise the range, which vas done.
shells then began dropping into The
itself playing havoc with the build
inhabitants fled as soon as the shell
4 the forts began and thousands of
Bought refuge in the interior.
\ damage was done can not, of
i be known at this time, but thare
Be many evidences OF good American
b. in the Spanish town.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
THE PHILIPPINES.
Manila la Not II spanish. hut ~
Astatic City.


Astatie CITY.
The Spectator.
A great maritime power holding the Phil
ippines ought to be mistress in the Far
East. and which OF them Is TO be? America
will be owner OF the Islands. but sha Will
not want to keep them. thus giving host
ages 10 all maritime empires, and she can
hardly invest the medley of dark races
who obey and massacre the parochl1
curas OF the Philippines with ind .,sn,isnce
and self government. Manila II not Stnn-
ish like Porto Rito. but Asiatic. and would
be only new Haytl.
AZ the same time America will not like
to transfer the Philippines to non Chris
tian power. even II II should be ready =
offer the 1000 ut which Japan values
the possession; and falling herself. Japan
and the Tagals. TO whom Il she to oifar til
myriad OF islands. harbors and planfations.
with their 100000 or 5000 900 Of copRaTs
c0lored people, 100000 Of them nominRlIv
Christians? There will be herce biddlu6
for that prize u we are not mistakan 1egt1
holdings and fierce jealousiss aDoa6 fhcoa
who bid and IRE not trtumplaxk n M
hardly lmAgine Apythip9 wn1p& ~
excite Russia QroAt HE{toioS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
HERE ARE NONE TO DISPUTE.
|stminster Gazette lntimates That We Can
Hold the Philippines.


ton the American
will
will entail disagreeabe
will
with in
likely
which Britain
pointing fuity
probability
&s at the close OF the
ppn the Gazette The tendency
States and Great Britain
and of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05

well rs from bullets. az have just said
Is to crush the Spaniards at blow ano
bring our army back home" M
"Yon do not approve, then. of the sug-
gestiou to wait until fally"
We're net morally, religiously. bound to
save from starvation every oppressed Gu
ban possible Besides. am an uncoin-
promising believer in the maxim OF Stone
wall Jackson. that the time ID strike an
enemy Is when be Is lenst prepared. and
should deplore delay that would en-
able Spain to divert the cooperation Of
our fleet under Sampson, by attracting hts
attention at the time to the Spanish
fleet
''whs, about the necessity for drilling
our yolunteerse"
THE bulk of them are already drilled.
al least sufficiently so. ! do not underrate
the value OF drilling and OF disciplining
fresh recruits but. sir, Americans cnn
fight, and will fight, II the opportunity 10
given. whether well drilled or not. and the
advantage gained by better drilled soldiers
VIII rot compensate ua | think, for the
losses in many ways incident 10 needless
delay But ! am not criticlsing am not
advised as to Mans. nm only
answering your questions on gem
eral principles War Is terrible under
auy conditions, but my deep conviction Is
that tho quicker we move upon Cuba and
The larger tho army Used by us the less
viii be the loss OF life amops our soldiers.
and far less the danger OF any complica-
tons with other powers a"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
,iArAszAs nays pEcrLr.RITIEs
IL IL shaped Like ~ Big Foot. with
the City at the Toe.
From a Washington Dispatch.

FROM Washington Dispatch
Aatanzas, which has the honor OF hav-
ing witnessed the first real fight Of the war.
is Tho second commercial cl;y of Cuba and
distant only ffty-four miles from Havana
b, road ard seventy four miles by rail-.
The bay where the fight took place is bsau-
tiful. II FORMS the mouth Of two rivers.
The san Juan and Yumuri The Bay OF
Matanzas is shaped for all the world like
O big foot, and the city Ia located exactly
at ils toe, The place where the engage
ment occurred is just at the mouth o. the
bay, y here there Is deep water. Maya
Point, where the first battery was encou7-
tered is at the extreme northeast corner
OF the bay. right on the oren ocean. In
front of IT, for half mile or 500 the water
Is shcsl. and en- the outer edge OF this
hank there IL only abou. eight sathoms.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05
CUBAN PARLIAMENT.
Said to Have Been Formally Opened
ny CuptniD General btunco.
(second Editionl

New York. May i--tspecIol to The Postl--
morning paper here gives what purporte 10
be a description Of the opening % the Cuban
parliament a, Havana this afternoon. THIS
account SAYS that Blanco's progress from tho
palace 10 the parliament houes called out a
genuine popular ovation from the throngs OF
citizens who filled the streets. shouting
Reina'"
During a banquet. after the clcss OF III
Inauguration ceremonies, u Is further Bad
their presence known by firing their guns.
but out of range Of the Spanihh batieres.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-05

4 A RUMBLIN0 vOLcAraO d.
That Is the Condition Which Now Exists IL AIi
Parts Of Spain.
fThlrd Edltjon.D,


. in
is wouldc Il
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-07-21

country on an era 81 prosperity enuAl
TO similar eraA In England, France and
America, at those times when coward
ly coin had fed and the people OF these
countries were, respectively, using .
proper volume OF paper money
But TO perpetuate this cure OF tramp.
ism, In spite OF oil disturbing causes,
we must free the land This Is neither
u new doctrine nor new practice In
this country. greatly dislike new
and untrled theories They should
never DO adopted In the economy OF
nations, except under the most urgent
necessity, and then most cautiously
and gradually
As TO the land policy OF the Quilted
States, II was started right and II
should DO consistent with It's initial
history, Tho only moral and just
ground on which the white man In
America could dlspossess the Indian OF
his lands was the plea that tho white
man would make better use OF the
lands than did the Indian. And II Ia
on. this ground that the right Of "emi-
nent domain" rests, through which
even white men who are using the
lands TO good purpose, may be dispos-
sessed OF their lands and homeA IL Is
because the lands can be used by the
public to better purpose than the in
dlydual can use them. The railroad
company Is authorized TO deprive the
farmer or the citizen Of his lands, and
TO mutilate his home, on the plea that
the railway 10 a ''pubhc highway" for
public use only, and that 1t will occu-
py and use the lands to better purpose
than the farmer or citizen can.
Now let us follow out this natural,
wise and just land policy of the gov
ernment II has been departed from
In one class OF cases only. The spec
ulators have been allowed TO possess
and hold from use millions and mill
lions OF acres OF our best lands, merely
for his own individual benefit, without
using them for any utilitarian purpose
whatever lilo plays the role OF the
cavage Indian In our very midst, un-
housing, distressing and dislnheriting
our best people, who create all our
wealth, and on whose shoulders all
the burdens Of government rest.
This Is wrong. Let the unused lands
OF spectators, foreign and domestic,
DO condemned, acquired and paid for
by the general government, and then
let the people have them for homes at
cost on long time and easy terms.
This will house the people and strike
IN effective death blow In America to
trampism and land monopoly. The
man without worlS and wages should
be allowed easy and reasonable access
TO the unused lands OF the specula-
tors. This policy would have saved
tho life of tho Roman Empire. 1t
would have prevented the French rev
olutioh In 1880, and it may save the
American people from untold suffering
loss and confusion, II promptly adopt
ed In good earnest Occupancy aud
use should be necessary ingredient or
condition ia every title to land
JOHN DAVIS.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-07-21
Shark Cr,,.h.d 10 Death.

Mexican Herald; A shark over three
meters long met with singular death
In the Vera Cruz port works few days
ago. In the prosecution Of the works
In question enormous stone blocks are
raised on derrlcks and thrown In the
water on the mattresses which have
been previously sunk, About the be-
ginning Of the week the workmen OH
the surface Of the water were horvined
to observe that Immediately after they
had dropped In the water one OF those
huge rocks nm immense cloud OF blood
came UP from below, 80 that the water
all around the wharf was soon Hinged
q deep red, They thought that some
one or more Of the divers had been
crushed beneath the tremendous
weight. Soon the rope which attached
one Of the divers was violently shaken
as n signal that the man down beneath
the water wanted to be raised. When he
was safely back on the wharf the work
men gathered around him to learn the
worst, To their great relief he told
them that big shark, which had been
swimming at the bottom OF the bay,
near where he was at work, had been
crushed to death by the bowlder which
they dropped on him.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-07-21

Government ownership would never
do because we are free" 1t is amaz-
ing to note the relish with which the
magnates dwell upon the fact that we
are free" whenever they dcsire to en-
phasize their opposition to measure
calculated to benefit the people. We
are "frec" people and, therefore, we
must get along without the most prim-
alive accommodations of civilization.
1t is because we are Stree" that the
corporations tyranize over us. 1t is
because we are "free" that the wealth
of the country makes us slaves. Phil.
adelNhia American.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-07-21

Mr. pebs "Social democracy" cele.
brAtcd Its FIRST anniversary by splitting
in two. The convention held in Chica-
go created but Slight public interest,
and the delegates were ut loggcrheada
over the question OF politics, tifty-two
voting to confine the work of the or
gunization to colonizing work, and
thirty-six favoring an entry into poll
tics. On that rock the organization
split, Mr.. Dcbs going with the minority
and as q result new party, to be call
ed tho Social Democratic party" is to
be added to the long list Of small or
CARNATIONS with hobbies to ride 1t
would be providence II some question
might DO so formulated as to bring out
upon one issue all the forces OF reform
in this country. We say formulated,
for the presence of vital issues is re-
cognized now by all thinking people;
issues which are vastly more important
than any growing out Of our war with
Spain, for they have to- do with the
life and welfare of our own people
Perhaps the policy Of "imperilism, F"
which certain interests, backed up by
distinguished representatives of the
pulpit and the religious press, are
forcing to the front, may supply the
issue needed for the uniication OF thc
plain people. Farmers Voice.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-07-21

Russia has tried experiments with
aluminium shoes for cavalry horses, A
few horses in the Finland Dragons
were shod with one aluminium shoe
and three iron shoes each, the former
being on the fore foot In some cases
and on the hind foot In others. The
experiment lasted six weeks and
showed that the aluminium shoe last
ed longer and preserved the foot bet
ter than the iron ones.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-07-21

whats the matter with this money
we are issuing?" said the Spanish min
lister of finance angrily. II don't want
It," replied the naughty gentleman.
you weren't satisfied with using in
ferior paper. You had to 90 and print
all over 1t, so that 1t isn't even fit to
write challenges on. "--Washington
Star.