The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-23
SUFFERING IN HAVANA
THE CONDITIONS ARE LITTLE
CHANGED AS TO FOOD
visions Owing to High Prices
That Prevail-Insurgent Depre-
datiGns Reported From the In
tericr-Spaniards and Natives of
Cuba Hope for Protection.

From Spanish Correspondent.
HAVANA (via Key West, Fla), Aug.
22.-The civil governor of Havana has
received a telegram from the mayor
OF Nuevitas, stating that the Diario
de la Marina has published letter
from a correspondent in which it was
stated the insurgents had committed
outrageS of various kinds. This the
mayor declares to be absolutely false.
La Lucia will publish a denial of the
report The Diario de la Marina sent
a special correspondent to investigate
the matter, and he confirms the story
and tells of many crimes committed
by the insurgents.
The situation at Havana remains the
same as during the blockade. ProVis-
ions and other necessarieS Of life are
very scarce, and prices continue high.
The colonial government imposed the
highest customs duties. which continue
in force, making prices high, and rem
dering the situation of the poor very
painful. The free kitchens, which have
been established in Havana, daily fur
nish about 10000 persons with food,
but, owing to the great number Of
poor in the city, who are without food
of any kind, the amount of supplies
handled by these kitchens is quite in
adequate to relieve the situation to any
great extent Women and children lie
about the streets, pale and emaciated,
and looking more like corpses than
living beings.
Considerable excitement and discon-
tent exists among the insurgent SYM
pathizers, who condemn strongly all
the acts of the colonial government,
and many of those sympathiZers are
leaving the cities and towns to join
the insurgents. During the past few
days, hundreds of uniforms have been
sent to the insurgents from Havana.
The insurgent general, Marca Menocal,
is at Rajanla, near Tugin, about two
miles distant from Havana, where he
relieved Gen. Alexandra Rodriguez
1t is reported that Gen. Mayo Rodrl-
guez is camped between Guines and
San Nicholas with 1000 men. Leader
Perico Delgado is said to be with hlm
An immense majority of the Spanish
conservatives in the island and the ma
tives favor the annexation of the ISL
and to the United States, which they
consider the only means of securing
stable government in Cuba. In no
country has public opinion ever APP
parently undergone such radical
change as in Cuba. Even the most ar
dent Spanish residents now favor an
nexation.
The colonial secretaries and num-
Der of other officials met at the palace
a few nights ago to receive orders from
Gen. Blanco regarding the preparation
of documents and other preliminary
steps for the evacuation Of the island.
Reports from Cardenas say that a
party of Spaniards recently captured
near that city four men who were car
rying ammunition and provisions to the
camp Of the insurgents.
The rumors which have been put in
circulation of late to the effect that
the Spanish army will not obey the
governments decision and evacuate
Cuba are entirely baseless.
1t is reported the insurgent forces
from the provinces of Pinar del Rio
and Matanzas are uniting III Havana
province, purposing to make ri
umphal entry into Havana city.