The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-28
FEELING IN HAVANA.
Newspaper Trying to Brace Up the rop
ulafion.

w wv Up
uiation.
New York. April Fla Discussion OF
Havana. OF April IL. a copy Of which
was brought TO this city by the steam
er Saratoga, sa : 4 d~eputation from
the produce exchange. under it's prcsi-
dent. Senior Quesada Solo, visited the
captain general this morning. with the
deputation were a number of whole
sale importers who offered the captain
general all the supplies that may he
necessary for the army. the defenders
Of the island. and. In a word. for all
who may need food n supplies under
existing circumstances. At the meeting
Senior Ouesada Solo informed Captain
General Blanco hat the produce ex-
change. representing the importers,
would not advance prices. and HI any
Arm attempting TO raise prices would
be expelled from the ~cnang In ac-
cordance with the action taken by the
board of the produce exchange a COM
mission was appointed to see that no
advances were made under existing
circumstances To- furnish the authorities
with food supplies for the army. also
10 extend the same privilege to the
trade and p%rorating actual cost among
the purchasers.
FL Coinmercio. Of April 81. says:
There is no reason for being pessimis-
TIC. listen 10 our esteemed fOllPl2nR.
the Diaro del Eiercito: The Ameri-
cans says: We have four monitors
ready at Key West. An American
squadron composed of the Iowa. Indi-
ana, Massachusetts and Texas. with
all the auxiliary vessels that are nee
essary. with "a flying squadron COM
posed of the New York, BROOKLYN,
Minneapolis and Columbia. with the
four monitors we can lombard Ha-
-
ton. save the batteries of Havana
might object to the bomhardment Fur
ther. a mine might prevent it. With
the cruiser squadron and it's auxiliary
fleet we can blockade Havana Well,
hut we likewise have a cruiser spua-
dron. Is II not so? With a flying
squadron let us blockade Porto Rico.
Magnificent. But we also have "a re-
serve squadron composed of the Pelayo,
Carlos v. Numancia. Nitorea. Alfonso
Mi. and Lepanto, with which we can
n%eutralize the Wanted flying squadron.
As we have here some torpedo boats
no blockade is possible. Nor do they
intend to make one. But II il should
happen we viii await them with our
heavy siege guns. As a last considera -
ton there remains an important Gle
ment for defense n offense with
which the Americans have not reck-
tltus II II ~ lbIIHludblf army from
which il will be verv easy to select a
brilliant army of invasion of 10000 to
80. 900 men. Certain il is that this army
corps could not operate on the enemy's
possessions until a naval engagement
had given command 81 the sea passage
with full liberty of transit by sea. But
such a victory is not impossible. as
a squadron COMPOSED of the ViZcaya.
Oquendo, Maria Teresa and Cristobal
Colon is a respectable arm of offense.
Therefore. there is no reason for being
pessimistic."
The Avisador Commercial devotes
considerable space to the important
matter of food supplies in case of a
blockade by the United States. IL calls
the attention OF the island authorities
to il.
HI Diario, i'm discussing the note OF
warning of its contemporary. SAYS: 1--WE
know tina. measures were taken some
time g to safeguard the matter IN
case a blockade is instituted. Our com.
patriots in Mexico commenced sending
supplies to US. IT is reasonable to sup.
pose tsat their action has continued
The real issue to be faced is not the
scarcity of provisions. but tina tho
bitant proportions. The whole of this
is apart from tho question of a block.
d ordered by the United States and
for which they are getting ready
What may Toe lacking is the power ant
until all is over no one can see who vii
be blockaded.