Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-20

the general in chief and the principal
officers of the Spanish army in Cuba,
went TO the printing Offices Of the Daily
Journal, La Discussion and FL Recon
centrado and destroyed them and
threats were mac against all Amer
( leans.
Everything Is quiet.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Laie Thursday
afternoon the first news of the day came
10 the state department from United
States Consul-General Lee, who tele-
graphed that everything is very quiet
u Havana and that there is no cause
for apprehension of trouble. Orders
have been sent to the Marblehead TO
proceed 10 Navassa TO investigate con-
ditions among the laborers there, thus
disposing of rumors she would be or
dered TO Cuba. Gen. Lee did not ask to
have warship sent to Havana, and in the
opinion of the state department Off
Gals that is a sufficient reason for the
assumption that there is no occasion
for sending one. The officials are evil
IDENTIFY not apprehensive of any trouble
in the Immediate future that will re-
quire the forcible intervention Of our
government. The disquieting feature
of the situation is the horrible condi-
ton Of the poor in Cuba According to
Gen. Lees advices no less than 100000
people on the island are in the last
stages of restitution, and are wholly
dependent upon charity. To feed these
people on a ten cent ration per day
would cost $4,000 daily. which sum is
double the amount so far received in
contributions during the past ten days
by the state department. In the opin-
ion of Gen. Lee, no less than 20 per cent.
of these poor people are surely doomed
10 death from starvation and disease.
In such state of affairs the existence
OF any form of organized government is
threatened and the autonomy plans of
the Spanish government command liz
tie attention.
The naval authorities maintain their
serenity Notwithstanding many ru-
mors OF radical action, such as the dis
patch of warships 10 Havana and like
stories
starvation Kills 10000.
jackson, Miss, Jan. 14.-Advices from
Maj. George L. Donald. major of Mis-
slssippi. now in Cuba, on whose infor-
NATION the state senate has passed a
strong Cuban resolution, say that co.
000 persons have persisted by starvation
in the province OF Santa Clara aloae
since January /, 1897. Maj. Donald saws
one cannot go 20 steps without some
poor starving woman or child begging
Tor something TO eat and that a person
cannot sit down 10 a meal without be-
ing asked for bread by starving chill
Gren.
May he Further Trouble.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Gen. Lee sends
a cablegram from Havana saving that
while he did not see any indications Of
the resumption of the riots, yet IN view
of the iuti2 mmable situation in Havana
he believed that there might be further
trouble. He added that he did not an
ticipate another outbreak, but vet
would not be surprised at one None of
the disturbance, he reported, has been
directed against the United States or
American citizens.
Death blow to Autonomy.
Havana, Jan. FIT is thought that
the riots in this city have given the
death blow TO autonomy. as they prove
that not only the Cubans 90 not want il,
but that the army volunteers and Span
ISL element generally are determined 10
fight against it. Many residents are
preparing 10 depart for the United
States The hot-headed Spaniards de-
clare they will have no autonomy or
permit the publication Of any papers
that attack Weyler or auy officer Of the
Spanish army.