The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-29
OUTRAGES CHARGED NOW.
INSURGENTS SAID TO BE CAUs1fa
TROUBLE IN CUBA.
Hunger Is Still Felt in Havana ana
Great Numbers Are Suffering
for Food.

Havana via Kew west, Fla, August %
Tho civil governor of Havana faS fec'lH''
q telegram from the mayor OF .Nu,N' 90
stating that The DiarO De Ia Marina 'l'N'
p.blishtd a letter from CORES l''" 80
III ich If was asserted that the Insurgents
had committed cutrages OF various h','u 49,,
This the mayor declared to De apSoi"l''y
false La IuClla will publish denial OF
the ranort The Diaro de la Marina Sent
n special correspondent to 1nNeStiSalo ','e
matter and he confirms the SlorY u 'U
outrs ges and reports many GRIMES c"il''''A'
ted by the insurgents
Tho American steamer Wanderer arrived
at Cavo Frances on the afternoon Oh liI
18th instant having on board Lieutenant
O'JIearn of the Twenty-tifth infantry, anu
Iicutenart Madden with tifteen soldlerS'
The Wanderer not having obtained pcll"'9-
sion from the military or customs autumn
ties at Havana to disempaTk ileF p"''N
gers at Cayo Frances. proceeded 10 NutFI-
tas where it Is understood she VIII dl9-
charge part of her cargo and laho 9elioi
Mendez Capote. vice president of the CUBAN
republic il Is reported that she VIII theh
raturn to Cayo Frances to embark COM
nany of cavalry under Lieutenant Johh-
son.
The situation at Havana remains the
same as during the blockade. Provisions
and other necessaries of life are very
scarce and prices continue hISh' me '''"-
Mai government imposed the highest GUS
toms duties, which continue in force, MAX
ing prices high and rendering the situation
of the poor very painful. The free Kitchens
which have been established in havana
furnish daily about 10000 persons with food
but owing to the great number OF poor
in the city who are without food OF any
sort. the amount of supplies handed by
these Kitchens IS quite insufficient to re-
llcve the distress to any great extent. o.
men and children lie about the streets paie
and cmaCiated and looking more Ilhe
corpses than living beings
Considera BILE excitement and discomfort
exist among the insurgent sympathizerS.
who condemn strongly All the acts Of the
colonial government and many OF those
sympathizers are leaving the cues aHH
towns to join the insurgents. During lle
past few days hundreds of uniforms nave
been sent to the insurgents from Havana.
The insurgcnt general, Mario Mehocal,
leagues distant from Havana. Where lie
relieved General Alejando Rodriguez. 1t Is
reported that Genera Maya Rodriguez Is
cnCampcd near Guinos with 1000 men.
An immense jCrity of tn" Spanish con
scrvativcs in the island and the natives
favor thn annexation OF tfe island 20 the
United states. which hey consider the
ONLY means Of securing a stable govern
mcnt in cuba. In no country mas pu1uG
oD.rion ever apparently undergone such
ra liCal ana rapid change AS In cuba. Even
the most ardent Spanish residents now Ia
vor anneXa'i ion.
me cosouiaI secretaries and number
of other officials met at the i5lace a rev
nights ago to receive orders from General
Planco regarding ttl- preparation of dOCu-
mcnts aud other preliminary steps for the
evacuation of the island
It Is reported that the tnsurgent forces
from the provinces of Pinar lei Rio and
Mltanaas are uniting i'm HAVANA province,
purpOsinG to make 4 triumphAl entry INTO
Havana city,