The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-12
the CONSULAR REPORTS
TERRIBLE Scenes of Suffering
Around Havana.
The MISERY OF LOS FOSOS
Dv,ne women and children Heaped on
OsOuDd Like Animals Only Ten
poys Of Life the Average-A rsmc
m 0irls-Rslative to the Maine.

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correspondence with regard TO the stu
alton In Cuba, which was transmitted
to-day. was prepared in response to
resolutions OF inquiry adopted by both
the house and senate. The correspond
ence includes communications up to
Aprfl 1. II covers the communications
O. General Lee at Havana. Consul Nc
Gam At C~ienfugos. Consul Brice at Ma
tansas, Consul Hyatt at Santiago de
Cube and Consul Barker at Sagua La
0uude. The communications made
about 60, 900 words. They deal largely
With the distress and suffering which
exists In all the districts. but General
Lee reports quite fully upon the de-
crees Of the government with egard TO
autonomy md other political phases or
the situation. In preparing the CORE
spondence for transmission TO
considerable portions OF important com
installations and especially those mark
ed confidential are omitted.
The resolutions to which they are the
asked only for such corre-
spcndence as IL was not deemed incom-
patible with the public interest to make
public. General Lees correspondence
runs over the period from Nov. IL. 1877,
to April. 1888.
The first dispatch from General Lee
cootains General Blanco's order OF Nov.
u, repeating or rather modifying Gen
eral Weyler's order or concentration
which has heretofore been published by
the press. This order was made short
IN after General Lee returned to Ha-
vanA from the United States last fall.
General Lee In this communication also
enclosed the proclamation OF j. M:
Rodriguez. major general In charge OF
tha Wrontorn Aonorfman of the Cuban
military operations. addressed to the
Cuban people and informing them Of
the "nrm resolution" Of the insurgent
army TO continue lighting until the at
tainment Of absolute independence. IT
was on Nov. % last that Consul General
Lee made his first report to the depart
ment Of state or the condition OF anairs
In Cuba. II Is as follows:
A'Str-I have the honor TO briefly sub
NIT . statement of what appears to be
the present condition Of AFFAIRS Tn this
islaAd:
"First-rhe insurgents will not ac-
cept autonomy.
"second-A large majority of the
Spanish subjects. who have commercial
and business interests n own prop
erty here will not accept autonomy
they prefer annexation to the United
states rather than an independent re-
public or genuine autonomy and the
Spanish fiag.
.rhird-The Spanish authorities are
sincere in doing all in their power q
encourage. protect and promote tn,
grinding of sugar; the grinding season
commences in December.
"Fourth-The insurgent leaders nave
given instructions to prevent grinding
Z wherever II can be done, because by
diminishing the export of sugar the
Spanish revenues are decreased. II
would be very difficult for the Spanish
authorities to prevent cane burning
because M man at night can start a
fire which will burn hundreds of acres
Just as a single individual could light q
prairie fire by throwing a match into
the dry grass.
Fifth am confident that Genera
Blanco and General Pando, his chief Of
stan. as well as DIR. Congosto. the sec
rotary general. with all of whom ] have
had conversations are perfectly con
scientious In their desire TO relieve th'
distress Of those suffering from the ef
fects Of weyler's Recommendation order
but. unfortunately. they have not th'
means to carry out such ~benevolen'
purposes.
In this city matters are assumin,
better shape under charitable commit
tees. etc. and large number are nov
cared for and fed by private subscrip
tionr.
Il witnessed many terrible scenes AM
saw some die while ] was present.
am told General Blanco will give 800,
900 to the relief fund"
In Los Fosos.
Nov. q General Lee sent to the de
partment the communication of tw
gentlemen whose names he az ar
suppressed for obvious reasons. bu
whom he knows personally. as standin
high in the community. concerning tn
condition In Los Fosos (the ditches) 1
Havana. The communication say
among other things: -Four hundre
and sixty women and children throw
on the ground heaped pell nell as an
mails. some I'm a dying condition. other
sick. others dead. without the slightes
cleanliness or the least help. not able
give water to the thirsty. without rel
gious or social help. each one dyin
wherever chanc laid him"
h communication goes on to stat
that the deaths among these reconcer
trados averaged 20 or 20 daily and thu
on ar average there were but 10 days
life for each person. 1t says that the,
unhappy creatures received food on
after having been eight days in n
bitches. during which time they we
Obliged to subsist upon the bad foe
which the dying had refused. Son
horrible instances Of distress witness,
are given
Among the many we 80 W." says Il
communication. there was seen OF
impossible to forget. There is still ALI
the only witness. a young girl of
whom we found seemingly lifeless ,
b ground. On her right side was Il
body of the young mother. old al
rigid. but whose young child. still aliv
chung 20 her breast On her left st
was the corpse of a dead woman hol
Ing her son In a dead embrace. A lit
further on a dying woman. holding
her arms q daughter Of IL crazed wi
pain. who. after IL or Ia days. died
spite Of the care she received"
Further along. the communicate
says. hat IL any young girl came
who was nice looking she was infallib
condemned TO the most abominable
tnafbc. The communication says IL
persons mad entered the fosos sin
August. inc OF those but 2S3 were tn
living II places the number OF deaf
1900 shA ru-panansroAnS At N