The herald., 1898-08-04
LOS ANGELES HRA1D THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST T. 1898

the local trains that run to vedado, pas
the Santa Clara battery. were stopped fol
want of fuel. They are now burning wood
but even that will soon be gone"
Juan Zarraga Sarte said: IT do no,
know anything of the conditions in Ha.
vana, but l DO know that there is much
misery at Cardenas and Matanzas. Things
however. might be worse, considering the
strngency of the blockade. Much starva-
ton has been avoided by the foresight OF
the merchants who, In anticipation of the
outbreak of the war, laid In large stores of
provisions. OF course, they have sold at
high prices, and heard of one man who
made 100000 in a speculation In flour In
Sagua All the stores which have provi-
sions are kept under constant guard by
soldiers to prevent the starving people
from looting them. Everyone is tired of
the war and on all hands one hears pray
ers that peace will soon come"
The Nansen brought up cargo OF sugar,
which she discharged at Williamsburg.
She also brought 36s bales of tobacco and
800 cases of cigars. This was the first cargo
of sugar reaching the United States since
the surrender of Santiago.
Spanish Reports
HAVANA Aug. 3-The German cruiser
Geier has arrived here from Vera Cruz,
Mexico. She had on board prominent
German, Herr Gustave Book, who is well
known here in business and other circles.
AS the Geier passed Cabanas fortress she
played German march.
The French cruiser D'Estaing is ex-
pected al Sagua.
A French steamer, the Manouba, was
captured last Saturday afternoon off lsa-
bella and was taken to Key West.
A Spanish report says that al noon Sat-
urday last an American warship fired on
the Punta Maya Matanzas battery. after
the battery had opened fire on the war
ship which Is said to have withdrawn for
a time and to have returned with another
ship. The two vessels. 1t appears, fired
eight shots at the battery, which were an
swered by twenty shots from the shore
guns, whereupon the ships are alleged to
have withdrawn. 1t is said that only one
Spanish artilleryman was wounded.
During the evening Of Saturday last only
one ship was In sight from Matanzas. 1t
is announced from the palace that on Sun
day morning last the platoon of Presciso.
nrovince of Matanzas, was attacked by a
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