The record-union., 1898-04-12

SOu ueSlfe TO Sacrlf1ce my liberty. MY
brothers would order me shot on the
spot If | approached them with your
proposition
General Pando withdrew his COM
mand. Hemrique Campeiles, who was
| Governor of this province some four
years ago, returned to the same posi-
ton about a month hence. He has
worked with great energy to build up
the Autonomist party, but he resigned
to-day and took a solemn oath that he
would never again set foot on Cuban
soil. He declared himself both dis
couraged and disgusted''
| Mr.. Hyatts letter of January 4th is
| devoted to a discussion as to whether
the Cubans will accept autonomy. He
| mas taken great pains to inform him
self on this question and to eliminate
all bias from its discussion. Taking up
! the question, he repeats some of the
| information given in a previous letter
as to the efforts made on the part of
| the Spanish officials to establish this
| system, and to this adds: wholesale
removals of Spanish officials from civil
positions are made by very sweeping
| order, with instructions to fill their
places with Cuban AutonomistS. 1t is
a, week since an order came dismiSsing
every employe of the custom-house in
| this city to make places for AutOno-
mists. In many cases where Cubans
are anticipating the appointment of an
office they have sent to the Collector
! to ask permission from insurgent Off
GERS 1t will be seen that Cubans are
going very slow in accepting auton-
omy In fact, only two employees of
| the custom-house have been named,
the Collector and First Deputy. Against
/ these a strong remonstrance was at
once sent in, so the entire corps is still
! in office The newly appointed pro-
vincial Governor, Charvez, has been
| here for several days, but as yet has
not taken charge
| Apparently much of this communica-
ton has been eliminated before it was
sent to Congress. He closes with a
statement that numerous dead bodies
at the cemetery are carried over from
day to day because they are unable to
| bury them.
| INSURGENTS STOP INDUSTRIES.
On the 18th of January Mr. Hyatt
| inclosed a translation of some orders
| issued by General Gomez forbidding the
!
years 1897 and 1S9S He says in that
| part of Cuba all idea of making a SUI
gar crop is abandoned, and he says that
the stoppage of industries will not halt
with this, but the coffee and other ag-
ricultural crops will under the same
| ban. Mr.. Hyatt also says that he had
| hope that after the revocation of the
recommendation order that no difficulty
would be found in reinstating all indus
! tries, but it appears that all of the
| benefits that should have accrued to
our citizens are thwarted by the ac-
| tion of the insurgents, who refuse to
allow them to return TO their sugar and
coffee and other estates.
| He mentions the inhibition of operat-
ing the Pompso mines or manganese
ore, and instances several sugar and
coffee estates that were held up, and
which were becoming more worthless
than before.
BEGGARS THRONG DOORS.
This letter, like several others of Mr..
Hyatt's, indicates that important parts
are omitted. He closes, as usual, with
a brief but thrilling picture of the
conditions on the island "It is" he
says, beyond the power of my pen to
describe the situation in Eastern Gu
ba. Squalidity, starvation, sickness and
death meet one in all places. Beggars
throng our doors and stop us on the
streets. The dead in large numbers
remain over from day to day in the
| cemeteries unburied."
| In his communication of the Goth of
January Mr. Hyatt continues the pre-
sentation of this sad feature of affairs
in Cuba, saying: THE military situa-
ton is completely overshadowed in i'm
portance by the starving and strug-
Cling, whose cry is for bread. The Con-
sulate is besieged to an extent that
blocks the entrance and greatly re-
tards business. They have heard that
the people of the United States are
giving funds for the relief and have not
| the patience to wait. 1 could name
three Americans here who contribute
monthly over $500 toward feeding the
poor but it is as nothing compared
to the necessity. Men women and chill
dren, homeless and almost naked, walk
the streets, begging of overy one they
meet or at every door they pass, and
sleeping at times anywhere they can
find a place to lie down. If the present
death rate should continue there would
not be a soul left in this city at the
end of five years. For the masses it
is speedy help or sure death"
BLANCO'S VISIT TO SANTIAGO.
On January Dist Mr.. Hyatt details
some of the particulars of the visit of
Captain-General Blanco to Santiago.
He mentions a conversation he had
with Colonel Marsh of General Blan-
co.'s staff, and says that the latter,
upon leaving, said to him: "I shall be
at all times most happy to use what
ever influence / may have with Gen
eral Blanco in securing a favorable
resolution on any matters that you may
desire to present to him"
AS a result of this interview Mr.
| Hyatt secured the release from Gus
toms duty of a quantity Of quinine then
in port and an order for the release of
all future consignments of this medi-
cine
In this communication Mr.. Hyatt
mentions the destruction of a railroad
train by dynamite bombs near Santiago
at the time of General Blancos visit
saying that he believed that insurgents
| were responsible for the destruction,
| because they believed General Blanco
to be on the train. Two cars were
shivered into atoms, five passengers
were killed outright and twenty-one
| badly wounded
ERA OF GOOD FEELING PASSING
AWAY
Mr.. Hyatt writes on the 1st of Septem-
Der last as follows: THE era of good
feeling is passing away, while bitter
words and cruel acts are again coming
to the front. These engaged in works
of mercy are denounced for keeping