The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-21
4 CUBAN DELEGATE
{ Has Arrived at Galveston on His
Way to Washington.
BEARS DISPATCHES TO THE JUNTA.
ltslian Gunners Did the Work on
American Ships at Cardcnas.
FOOD PRICES HIGH IN HAVANA.
News Of the Gussic's Attempt to Land
Reached Havana Eight Hours BE-
fore Vessel Reached Cuba.

Galveston. Texas. May 20-Frederico
Diagc, Cuban correspondent of the New
York Journal. who has been here the past
week. was Joined today by Alfonso Hern-
andez the Cuban delegate at cardanas,
who is on his way TO Washington and
New York. Hernandez does not speak
English but through Mr. Diago the fol-
lowing interesting story is learned;
Alfonso Hernandez, Cuban delegate at
Cardenas. is here from Havana TO New
York bearing dispatches from General
Betancourt and Leader Carlos Rojas twho
command Matanzas proylnce). to Delegate
Estrada Palma aud President Mckinley,
Hernandez boarded the Norwegian schoon-
er Royle, from Progresso, ostensibly fos
Bwakwater. Del, which succeeded in
running the blockade and sailing into
coiimas bay, northeast of MORO Castle,
where she took ON board Hernandez and
other Cubans and Americans. and landed
them at Sabine Pass. where they dis
banded.
Hernandez reports that while the block.
ade was very effective during the first
TWO weeks, the American fleet seemed to
tire OF late, sailing from Cuban waters.
leaving only two warships to patrol the
NORTHWESTERN COAST the Cincinnati on
Havana and the Dolphin of Cape San An
tonic. While the Cincinnati was pursuing
steamer believed to be the Lafayette,
Captain Nerby quietly hosted the signal
OF distress and steered for Codjimas, whore
he landed some men and provisions and
delivered the correspondence for the rebel
and spanish governments. Captain Nerby,
n mt ar..
business and making big money, too When
he left Havana he was boarded by an ori-
Ger OF the Dolphin and showed him a batch
OF letters for rebel Delegate Alberto No
darse, but carefully concealed IN a hny
hole the official correspondence OF Blanco
70 senior Moret Spanish minister for for
eign affairs, which he forwarded via Mex
leo. Captain Nerby says that the north.
western coast OF Cubn can not he success
fully patroicd by only two ships. as two
vessels IN combined movements can dodge
tnem While one washlp Is after one OF
inc Ntsstl5, the other can steer clear intA
HaVana, as the patrol battleships nrc al.
WHY'S lar apart and one OF them alone cnn
not chase two vessels in opposite direc-
IONS captain Nerby proposes to run tho
n'oekaae as long as he can and gets mid
for It, ~" sS'S pA'n
when Hernandez left Havana the effects
o. the Dlockadt were very nuticeable
biefico had already seized the SUNNY n,
provisions on hand. No Wholesale sa,as
we're allowed and groccrs could only col
one weeks supply OF food and retail only
sps 1904 Tor Two days living, Havana
resluents were living almost exclusively nm
native vegetables. Meats could NOT hc On.
famed at any price ana Bianco had dis
patched q commissioner to Gomez 10 nego
uate Tor number OF cattle In cxcbanpe
Tor the rebe! leader, Alfredo Herrera. I'M
prisoDed at the MORO Castle Eggs coat 10
cents aniece and condensed milk 81 F., on,
Inere was stil enough bread and wine for
a month, hut prices wNe very high ana
could only be mot by the rich The pnor
ana the reconcentrados are living nm what
vegetables they could gather from suburban
farms. Cows goats and pi>s could he seen
nowhere; only horses aud mules. which
naa been seized by military authorities 10
transport sand and ballast TO tho breast
works and were fed only on green grass en-,
and gathered hy poor peasants forced IN
work on city defenses.
Hernandez REPORTS that many Cubnns are
Joining the volunteer ranks to save tbeIr
yves. The government, anticipating MAJ
they would Join the Americans or rebels
Wheh attacking the city, has placed only
I'VE or len OF them In each company viii,
private instructions to shoot them In case n,
ATTEMPTED desertion. The city Il darl,enea
~ night and is In the hands OF tho city a.
Tense committee. which is formed OF rab,l
shoot all whom they suspect of unloyalty. n,
shoot all who they suspect OF unloyalty II
as very unsafe to go abcnt the streets
Mitnout uniform, as the volunteers re-
spect not civilians. Germans and English
men are In great danger, as they are taken
Tor Americans, aud moro than one has mar
rowiy escaped from an infwinted crowd.
Gulion. the British c0nSul refuses 10 mia
the few American citizens remaining In
Havana: he alleges that he must be neu-
Irai; ,hat Americans are bellgerents and
that they had sufficient time To vel opt
when notified by General Lee that they