Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-10

A member Of the Stars staff, who went
to Matanzas on the ship, reports part
ly 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 reconcentrados, and the gold
lace and snowy uniforms of the sheer
ing Spanish omcers and soldiers.
Through this crowd the little party
from the Utstein passed The recon
centrados pointed to their mouths to
signify their hunger. The party was
followed by hundreds of ragged men,
women and children, begging for food
and for money Every turn of the
street showed another starving crowd.
Consul Brce's office was
FULL OF CLAMORING PEOPLE.
The street was crowded. Two clerks
were busy writing ration tickets. At
2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon the first
lighters began loading. An effort was
made to have the unloading continue
through the night, hut the Spanish au-
thorities would not consent.
1t was afterwards learned that there
was a rumor that several thousand
rifles for the insurgents were concealed
in the hold AS the magnitude of the
relief supply was realized by the Span
ish merchants, a great deal of feeling
was exhibited against the Americans.
On Sunday two Cubans came to Con-
sui Brices Office and told him that
there was much talk against the Amer
leans who came with the ship. The
;rl> od O hnI,t fsftv
of supplies in stead of 700 tons.
Later in the day others came to the
consurs office and said Monday had
been chosen to assassinate the Ameri-
cans and that the attack was to be
made under the leadership OF the civil
guards. the most formidable body of
soldiers in Cuba. They reported that
the consuls Office was to be stoned and
advised that the Stars representatives
be sent on shipboard. So many re-
ports of this character had been cir
culated that this was given little cred
ence nv 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 be-
gan at once The hauling was con-
tinued late into the night, until the
two warehouses were
CROWDED WITH THE PROVISIONS.
During Sunday Consul Brice gave out
ration tickets until $4,000 had been
given out. 1t rained hard all Sunday,
! but the crowd before the consufs Of
fee did not decrease. nor did the con-
sill or his clerks cease in their labors.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon Consul
Brice bought a lot OF bread with Star
relief money, and distributed several
hundred loaves in front of the theatre
1t was fought for by crowd of a
thousand or more.
In the meantime Consul Brice had
given a great deal of the Great West S
money, in 90 and 40 cent pieces, to
needy women Sunday evening the
feeling against the Americans intensi-
fed. Insults We're offered them every
where. Spanish soldiers crowded them
off the sidewalks. They were Kissed
at. spat at and whistled to as if dogs
That might they walked to their
hotel in the middle of narrow street,
making a good American bluff. follow
ed by mob, who cursed them. Early
Monday morning they We're awakened
by a crowd under their window talking
about them. They walked from the
hotel to the consul's office, insuted on
every side. Before the consulate stood