The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-12

I He says that steamers coming INTO the
port give OFT soup once day 20 the wait
ing throng. and that fresh meats sell at
! from 50 cents to a dollar pound.
AUToNOMIsT METHODS.
On the first CT January Mr.. Hyatt dealt
with the efforts to establish autonomy,
saying THAI the scheme mad been pushed
with great vigor, almost or quite to the
point Of forcing men TO join the party
when they could not be hired by q minor
/ Office. When here few days since Cen
! eral Pando sent for a Mr.. Lora and said:
| You have two active and infuetial broth
! ers in the rebel army. You mus. 60 at
| once to these brothers and tell them 70
| come and Join the autonomist party and
that they will be provided for by me-
Mr.. Lora replied: ran away from
my home to escape joining the insUr-
gents; my brothers chose 70 join them, I
viii obey your commands Il you desire 70
sacrifice my life. My brothers would or
der ne shot on the spot IF approached
them with your proposition
General Pando withdrew his command.
Enrique Campe!Ies, who was governor
of this province some four years ago, re-
turned to the same position about q month
since. He has worked with great energy
to build up the autonomist party, but he
resigned today and took solemn oath
that he would never again set foot on
Cuban soil. He declared himself both dis
couraged and Disguised
MR.. HYATT IS UNBIASED.
Mr.. Hyatt's letter Of January Sth, is de-
voted to a discussion of the question as
to whether the Cubans viii accept au-
tonomy. He has taken great pains to in
form himself 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 let
ter as to the efforts made on the part of
Spanish officials to establish this system,
and TO this adds:
Wholesale removals of Spanish officers
from civil position are made by sweeping
order, with instructions to fill their places
with Cuban autonomists.
about a week since there came an or
der dismissing every employee of the Gus
tom house in this city, TO take effect as
soon as proper autOnomlsts could be found
to fill their places. In many cases where
Cubans were anticipating the acceptance
Of an Office, they were sent to the field
to ask permission from insurgent officers.
SLOW TO ACCEPT AUTONOMY.
1T Will be seen that Cubans are moving
very slowly in accepting autonomy. AS
yet, only two employees of the customs
service have been named, the collector
and first deputy. Against these strong
remonstrance was sent in, so the entire
old corps are stH in place. The newly
appointed provincial governor Chavez.
has been here for several days, but as
yet has not taken charge"
Apparently much of this communication
had been eliminated before it was sent
to congress. Mr.. Hyatt closes it with a
that numerous dead bodies at
the cemetery are carried over from day to
day, because the sexton is unable to bury
them with his present corps of assist
ants.
BLAIES THE INSURGENTS.
On the 18th Of January, Mr.. Hyatt en-
closed a translation of an order issued by
General Gomez. forbidding the grinding
of the sugar crop of the years 1897 and
1898. All idea of making a sugar crop
is abandoned. and he says that the stop
page of industries will not halt with this,
but that coffee and other agricultural
crops fall under the same basis. Mr.. Hy-
att also says that he had had hope that |
after the revocation of the concentration |
order that no difficulty would be found |
n reinstating American industries, but |
that it appears that all Of the benefits !
that should have accrued to our citizens |
are thwarted by the action of the insur-
gents, Who refuse to allow them to return |
10 their sugar, coffee and other estates"
He mentions the inhibition on operating |
The Pompo mines of mananese ore, and
instances several sugar estates which are |
leld up and which he says are becoming
more worthless than before.
This letter, like several others of Mr.
Hyatt's. indicates that important parts
ire omitted. He closes, as usual with a
orief but thrilling picture of the condi-
ion Of the island.
1T is" says he. beyond the power Of J
ny pen to describe the situation in east
m Cuba Squalidity, starvation, sick
less and death meet one in all places.
3eggars throng our doors and stop US on
he streets. The dead in large numbers
emain over from day to day in the ceme-
cries unburied."
In his next communication Mr.. Hyatt
the presentation of this sad
eature of existence in Cuba at the pres
mt time, saying:
DREAD. OR WE PERISH"
''The military situation is completely
in Importance by the starv
ne. struggling rcconcentrados, whose cry
S Bread, or we perish This consulate
s besieged to an extent that blocks the
ntrance and greatly retards business.
hey have heard that the people of the
-nited States are giving funds for their
elief. and have not the patience to wait.
could name three Americans here who
ontribute monthly over 5000 to feed the
cor. but it is as nothing compared to
he peoples necessity. Men. women and
hudren. homeless and almost naked.
Dam the streets by day. begging of
very one they meet or al every door
hey pass. and sleeping at night any
here they can find place to lie down.
FIVE YEARS WOULD END IT.
IF the present death rate should con-
niue there would not be a soul left in the
ity at the end Of I'VE years. For the
Iasses it is speedy help or sure death.
on the 2lst of January. Mr.. Hyatt de-
ais some Of the particulars of the visit
f Captain General Elanco TO Santiago. (
lie mentions a conversation he had with .
olonel Marsh of General Blanco's staff
nd says that the latter upon leaving him :
aid 10 him: 6
4 shall be al all times most ha7pv to :