The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-28
IN FRONT
There Has Hess
from shsts
THE BLOCKADE 50
No Vessels Of Az 4
NEARLY OUT or I'M

A. soon a. the re-.
Hungry ssrrssos.
BE Esseesss
On Board the FIssshio n. 81.
vana. April "a. Z a. M. 81 ~ B..
p. -tCopyrishted. Isl. Y
Press.l--Thi mornins ~ 4.
pont arrived from Matansas n
there had been no more An, !. Nv
the blockade was eifectiy1iy s's
special dispatch boat ~ ~ a
hurhor. apparently laying suS
4 Norwegian steamer, bcsr1 q Il
States, was allowed to pfucpss "a
zas yesterday. A NofwesIan
steamer were allowed to - - .
day before yesterday. Bo,k Z
the United States. 's.l|
1t Is reported that the ts,r,s. !.
has had another brush w,tk 4. I
this time at Cardenas. n. v.::
no damage. .s
News has been received III j. !,
night asserted that two ccsssjbe NO.
shocked into Havana harbot 4 q
IL should be remembered m Z il
the blockade was only In II, irIb,, =.
Today the squadron L ssS,s..,
force Of small boats which M,
darkness, can get close in sAcn ~.
are likely to prevent bloctij, Pc
littla craft hugglng the coat
The amount Of provision -.
two ccasting steamers into H,nn
urday must have been 60 small !, I b
'tically Of no effect. The incit,p &
taien as in any way criterin 4 n
nde's effectiveness or as sfetijs
slightest the chances Of our mar
even now feels the pinch a q =
When Spanish need Of Tod becssa
tive there, II there is money -
city to make 1t worth while, IN
to be many attempts Ut hNt.h
but Admiral Sampson says tby Il
successful. Then will come ii
aud Havana will be forced b ~,
beg fer food.
The appearance Of the SpasA
an attempt to raise the bloctads n
tingencies that must be ronA&aa
phase Of the question IS one Il vi,
No one knows whether the EpuhI
in condition for fight Or whNl1 L I
be willing to take such q Slsk III ID
of relieving Havana. Even IheuA Z
gagement between the two Aeeis tslfI
is no reason to believe that Il vsull y
ate the plight of the city.
Information regarding the mossnat
insurgents is meagre. but 4 h tisu|
as many as can sarssnov ieasiw n
The insurgent army Is bsllesed y \
and Is trusted to shut on III anny
between North and South Cuha thaaI|
munication between Havana ~ %
still appears to exist.
Much has been written fsslrtr !
certed., movement by tho 5irturpsa
Spaniards alike. AZ soon - ~ isnH|
their campaign into the far NORTH q
land, they are confronted With s,ss1
large compact army can not lN
regular supplies. 'WAned guerilla srh'
be carried on in a country flH =
barren. Therefore II is bellsvn %
gents will adhere to their guerils uV'
not transfer their forces In any iiif'
bers to n territory where ilAf5su@
sway.
The problem of provisioning ~
fleet has 50 far Prev b
one. Speculation as to the ~
time 1t will take to mobilize y
time also when the two arms y =
will be able to cooperate y s.s
ALI the more SO as . psciis :
tedious at the best.
WITH THE FLbt
On Board the Associates IT,
Boat pa,Htless. April % ~ "
D. m.-(copyrighted. 1885, y y
flagship New
oieht patrolling the port from !,
Of Havana to within ten nlis. !. IA
IN the east. The general be'la
n the prizes have been saken q "
mere Spanish merchant sess0
INTO these waters. z " n
The Associated Press o'sp y, "a
ess left the fleet to return = r,ls,
her third round trip since -. ". q I
n, n,s maruing. The correspondsal
with Rear Aduirs, III ~ (
,abln Of the flagship yesterd,s.' I. I,
insisted that nothing he cou,s I. u
published, except in 50 ~ (. y
with the coudue! z =
IL does not wear the insls1'a i, Z
nlral~probably because BE- - }.
o secure them sine no''''ta
Ion. z. = a.
"a take ly Hsvanag" cps cs'ld =
ns eslereay, when lying = y. 4
nav, n Il would be to land tr0s!s !.
ar point. or at HUNDREDS !. = ,ss
cast. Tbe toy forts on ~
rirL,en battalion q sucs D
lrre. \, ~ IN 1
n tile ense of Spnnialds IA - i ~
he capt,red merchantmen. ~ 4
grief md fesf Y r. a
nciiteress when ~
% intention to maltreat sps
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