The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-09


and the house. This provision
Z hoard 1000 bushels Of grain and
rro OF fresh meat. II also bore
,boice tea. Think of 1t. Tea for
This goes to show how sadly In
na Is of choice supplies, when
"a send to Florida and Mexico for
acies.
Il now in a state of siege The
Bckaded. Nothing can enter and
an 20 out. unless the good
ties ships that are stationed just
reach of Morro's guns give the
they will not give the word All
lu become reconcentrada and the
the nselves will stand in the
4 look vainly around for supplies
10 spend their money.
heclogian, every deep thinker,
lcian. every statistician, every
will tell you that the day Of the
title is drawing past. In every
ay there is more OF strategy and
10 and less of actual killing
n is driving out bloodshed, and
TO take a mans life because he
gree with you in diplomatic mat
hes less and les with each gem
MANY now think, including the
kome OF our best statesmen, that
even low be done by arbitration.
kree that the day of full arbitra-
far off
" is fighting the fight that is
Filtration. He is trying to win
b. American war without blood
commands to the army were:
yana II you can without firing a
course he knew that was impos-
he trusted TO history and 10 the
sieges.
re Havana Is not difficult mat
the Cincinnati in Havana WA
he Marblehead doing patrol duty
rance of the port, with the Mo-
the Mississippi lying off the
Zorro, and the Department OF the
ding the entrance to Cuban Wa
would be little difficulty in
by Of Spain's provision ships from |
can MOI set supplies from the in
the interior is held by insur-
ley are within two miles o. TIE
bt night whe njHavana is asleep,
till air.
even though Havana could call
ole OF Cuoa for her supplies. she
then get enough food to feed all !
Cuba Is starving. The reCcn-
are living like Moguls compare |
residents Of the cities. The re- |
dos are eating OF; of the supply
the citizens of Havana are cat
the gutter.
ms wei up here the day Cuba |
anne fact. Meat flew to three
normal value and flour ald grain |
10 ten times their original cast.
get oats for the horses and you
whsat for the people. They could |
but meat, and they are living
peat, but they want grain. Take |
af.ls from your table and you gat
b what starvation is. The Only |
Tana now depends upon / is
e.ables, for these in the soft. fer
radishes are weeds which thsy
soil spring up in night. Let.
the goats The mules eat the
fables which we purchase at the
les at fancy prices. But even
falling in Havana because it is
ed and there isn't enough for all.
y way of getting food into Hav-
saa, The country today possesses
nothing. II is deva tated.
p first day of the siege no msat
/ the city. There are no stock
consequence near Havana, the
pig consumed as fast as they ar
no alternative but to turn to
; Of the street. Excluding the
|prses, there are today in Havana
horses. They are all in pitt
stion-almost as badly emsciatsd
foncentrados.
Ter supply will go almost as soon1
fa;. 1t comes from two sources -
Ia aqueiuct of Carlos Ill and by
uct-of Nento. The former is
n that can be easily destroyed 1t
fater from the River AlmendaTes
Pna, the source OF the supply being
miles out. 1t would be short
but Il cI.
pinto aqueduot, which was built
years ego. draws its supply OF
pm the Springs of Vento, fifteen
OF Havana. One small cartridge
|'te, exploded near the reservoir or
|ss. will make Havana as dry az
thirty minutes, the other supply
zen stopped quite as readily.
morallzaticn that will prevail in
when its inhabitants find them
J. only without pure water 10
l'rst. but without any water sup
winch to fight the many fires that
Ing a siege, can well be mag
: explosion of a single American
'aYaia Ut this stage might lead TO
ration which would turn the town
mace.
zen regent announced 10 Sagasta
aoinst the ether day that In case
.sctei sitgt. she would send her
eet to blockade the harhor of
" ssarve Boston Into submission.
T. Boston is well known. II Is
the Oldest and heaviest standby
lerican ports, and it has long bten
o the Neylerites 10. lie OH bcs-
: aud sive the Cape Cod molks a
i;arvltion.
ately upon the receipt of the
u ,isws from Minister Wo0dfofi
Na'ah lin was ordered 10 Province
slrengthen the defense OF Boston
Ieaoigh this for such purposes
e bean unnecessary.
Wssible TO siege any OF the ports
.Dea States. We are the creates.
ing couatry in the world. Tho
we supply Great Britain with her
-, ~aea; and many OF her choicest
',~sscea Creen Victoria in her
y, 20 avoid war. eve would feel
,is o. the port of New York" she
~ lnesed Germany. Ru STA ami
wen as Great Britain would
,1.kade OF the port o, Now YORK.
.-e starving out" the Quilted
"a al all familiar with its cond-
- uieam Of such thing But IA
~ 40 not know New York. In
= 20 not know the United States.
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