The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18
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ping, but all with the Same protection,
said that the owners of these mills
Cisnfuegos have been able TO obtain
i'll fayors OF the Spanish government
be way Of large force of soldiers. but
they also, as well as all the railroads,
taxes to the Cubans for immunity. |
no means OF verifying this. 1t is the
hon talk among those who have better
ns Of knowledge.
WEYLER'S ORDERS.
NJ the country people in the four vest,
provinces. about 100000 in number, e.
hing outside the fortified towns when
lers order was made, were driven into
towns, and these are the reconcentra-
They were the peasantry, many of
farmers. some land owners, others
nt lands and owning moro or less
others were working on estateh and
waiting small patches--and even d
patch in that fruitful cline will sup
family. II Is but fair to say that
Oormal condition Of these people Was
different from that which prevails IT.
country. Their standard of comfort
prosperity was not high, measured BY
own But according to their stand
and requirements their conditions of
were satisfactory. They lived mostly
aoins made of palm or in wooden
es Some of them had houses OF stone,
plackened walls of which are all that
va 10 show that the country was ever
mtd. The first clause of Weyler's
reads as follows.
order and command:
firsf. all the inhabitants of the coun-
y outside Of the line of Notifications
y towns shall within the period of
Jays Concentrate themselves in
!" occupied by the troops. Any in
pai who, after the expiration of this
~ Is found in the uninhabited carts
70 considered a rebel and tried as
y other three sections forbid the
poi'ation of provisions from one town
Sher without permission of the mil
4u'aority direct the owners of cat
U'ing them into the towns, prescribe
'se eight days shall be counted from
4pi'calion of the proclaim alton to the
sNn OF the municipal districts and
'1a' II news is furnished to the
( WINCH can be made use OF II will
recommendations
oouotiess did not learn OF this |
r.e ~aeis tailed TO grasp Its meaning.
S ~ was left largely 10 the guer
u'iVe In all that had not obsyed !
VS. u.s. informed that in many cases !
as applied to their homes with no |
tjp, ,ne inmates fed with such
kih ss lIey might have on, their STOCK
kusrr,, u,eiohglngs being appropriated by
n a. mey reached the towns they were
ns. ~ build huts OF palm leaves in
and vacant places within the
ana left TO live IL they could
|anS are about ten by fifteen feet IN
IA UT want or space are usually
81 tselher very closely. They have
|after '' me ground and no furniture,
arsn, years wear. but little cloth
{y,s such stray substitutes as they
mo ,a With large families o.
bmm man one in this little space.
IN nesl sanitary provisions are In
M rauitions are untenabie in this
for uy'n from their homes, with foul
~ air foul water and foul food,
|dIed s nst wonder that one-hai. aud
jre 80 ana that one-quarter of the iiy-
diseased that they can not be
re,p,,mn Of dropsy is a common dis
biidrsn from these conditions. Lit
snd ar ot are still walking about with
b ana snesl terribly emaclated. eyes
the NV =. abdomen bloated TO three
cafes su size. The physicians say
ans are hopeless.
o.. ~ me streets have not been un-
tAe, was told by one OF our consuis
Ia n aave been found dead about the |
81 h y The morning where ibev bad
|from ,hns TO get some stray bits Of
had ne early hucksters and that
n cases where they had