The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-29
GNoFTERROR
n.srerate Situation OF Al
fairs at Havana.
PROCLAMATION BY eLANco'
p.rsou Expressing Dissatisfaction
any Nth His Policy Will Be
Shot.

Pon'' r.,,o.d nv spanish Infantry aud
',,,,srv-Famine Imminent In the eu-
,,,i-Inhabitants I'm Constant
Far of Bombardment by A"e'''""
Warships.
Vast Fla. June 2S.-lCopy-
-, 1898. by The Associated fress'l-
ME most authentic and reiiaDie news
Inv Teamed of the true condition OF al
Havana has just been furnished
ia'' representative of The Associated
r.0ss nv British subject who left Ha-
10 on board the British cruiser TAI
-, and who has just arrived here' lie
Us reign of terror exists at the Gu
80 canital. Captain General Blanco
sos issued a proclamation announcing
,hot any one daring to express an unfa-
~o,ohle opinion of. or suspected or be-
-. dissatisfied with the present policy
.ha government will be summary
u. u,ithout trial or investigation. This
~.oc,amation. II appears, caused dissat-
tstoction among the members of the
90, nublico. or police force, who
threatened 10 reNoll IL LUZ iN
NOT served out to them. Some trouble
nos expected, as the orden pubiico is
numerous and well-armed body OF
men.
Police Under surveillance.
IT, result is that the orden publico
,otro,s the city and its members are
themselves policed, Spanish infantry
onJ artillery soldiers mounting guard
over them at every corner. Famine, 1t
seams Is imminent and the stories OF
tho arrival of supplies at Havana via
Batabano are pronounced TO De untrue
The informant of The Associated Press
thinks Havana cannot possibly hold out
six weeks longer. The city is pro-
rounced to be panic-stricken, its In
habtants expecting every moment to be
hombarded by the American, fleet as
thew realize that Captain General Blan-
co's attitude releases the United states
from the obligation Of giving the Gus
tomary bombardment notice.
Riots are daily expected at Havana
as the troops are suffering from hun
ger. and the volunteers are seeing theiI
wives and children dying of want. Un-
der such conditions the captain general
cannot much longer keep the military
forces in check and a rebellion is like
" to devastate Havana before the city
is captured by the Americans.
situation Is Desperate.
Captain General Blanco admits thai
the situation is desperate. He recog
nizes, it is pointed out, his inability tt
control his troops, goaded by hunger
much longer, and he is reported to have
! said that he will never leave Havana
alive, as he is prepared to take his owl
life when the outbreak occurs.
Senior Galban Rio, a prominent Span
ish merchant, the refugee continues IL
his statement to The Associated Press
had 5000 bags of flour hidden at Guen
iados. a suburb of Havana, and wa
retailing it TO the public. General AFRO
las, the military governor of Havana
was informed that Senior Galban'
trucks had traces of fresh -four upol
them, and he caused the vehicles to b
followed The store being thus dis
closed it was seized and distribute
among the ravenous soldiers.
Referring to the strength of the Span
ish forces, the Briton says there ar
J 10000 men under arms at Havana, bu
that the great majority of them ar
ready to surrender rather than to di
Of hunger
Alleged Spanish Sympathizcrs.
In conclusion, the gentleman says h
credits the report that the gunners a
MORO Castle and at other Spanish bat
. teries were taken from foreign warship
and he says the consuls, including Nj
Gollan, the British representative, ar
strong Spanish sympathizers. BIRTHS
Vice Consul Arastegoi, he continues,
Spaniard by birth and reporter fC
La Lucia, the mouthpiece of the gov
eminent. Mr.. Gollan, the British cor
sui general, he further remarks, CAV
dinner on the queens birthday 9
which all the guests were Spaniar6
and three British subjects, prominer
socially and financially at Havana
We're, 1t is alleged, relegated by Mr.. Go
lan's orders to the forecastle Of the TIA
DOT when she left Havana because the
were Cuban sympathizers 1t Is sal
mat as result of the energetic pre-
tests Of the Englishmen to the BIRTHS
foreign office and to the governor {
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