The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-11

New York, March ID special to
the Evening World from Key West,
Fla, says:
Among the passengers on the Olivette
from Havana today was Senator Proc
tor, OF Vermont, who has been making
n study of Cuba and the Cubans. With
him was Colonel NJ. NJ. Parker, of
Washington. As soon as Senator Proc
tor had registered he sent up his card
to Admiral Sicard. He was shown to
the admiraIs room and was closeted
with him for two hours. The object of
the interview, presumably, is to de-
liver to the admiral some messages
from Commodore Converse of the Mont
gomery.
Colonel Parker said to an Evening
World reporter:
'eThe senator's trip to Cuba was
merely to satisfy himself as to the real
merits Of the Cuban question. 1t has
no political significance whatever. The
famine suffering and awful restitution
among the reconcentrados is almost
indescribable. The alcalde of Matanzas
told me that $4,000 persons had died of
starvation in that city during the last
year and that $500 had died during
February.
EVERY TOWN A TROCHA.
In ward of the hospital at Matan-
zas there are 100 Cubans, most of them
sleeping on the floor. We spent half
hour at the hospital and during that
time three of the patients in the ward
died. Blanco'S order modifying Wey-
ler's reconcentrados' edict has not
gone into effect, but when it does, I
do not believe that it win help matters
any. Around every town is a trocha-
Any citizen who walks outside of it is
liable to he shot by a Spanish sentry.
Blanco's, order permits them to go out
side the trocha for a few hours every
day, but does not remove the sentries,
and so long as they remain Cubans are
not going to venture outside.
I'VE were just about to enter a hotel
one day with our party, in which were
several ladies. \ group OF Spanish Off
cers We're standing al the door AS we
passed one of them said in Spanish: I
should like to have an order to kill
these people
Every American in Cuba now is
watched as though he was a criminal.
The Spaniards hate US and do not
hesitate TO say so.
MAINE WAS BLOWN UP.
EVERY one in Havana now knows
that the Maine was blown up. Span
iards no longer deny it. They do not
seem to be very sad over it either.
Are We going to have war? Well,
If we don't l shall be surprised
Colonel Parker said all the American
consuls in Cuba are doing their best in
the distribution Of relief supplies ex-
cept Consul Magyar at Cienfuegos, who,
The consul said, denied that there was
much suffering and who seemed to be
In sympathy with the Spaniards.
PROCTOR'S STORY.
delayed in transmission -Senator
Proctor, before leaving for Key West
by the Olivette today after what he
calls "A most profitable two weeks in
Cuba" said:
I have found out what I could not
have learned without a personal visit,
while | have not, to my knowledge.
antagonized single person on the
island. My trips with Miss Barton
have been of great service, because
when the minds of people are mel
lowed by gratitude. their hearts speak
out the truth. AS a business man I
wish to say that Miss Barton's meth
DDS of receiving, caring for and dis
triDuting the supplies are most admir-
able l am surprised at her ability
and delighted at the results attained
THE American people may be fully
confident that all money or supplies
sent viii be conscientiously applied.
Could they see, as l have seen, the
suffering. starvation and death they
would, as Whittier says: Pour forth
wine and OIL. q"
RED CROSS SOCIETY.
Every one is much struck by the
success of the American orphanage
which the Red Cross society has estab-
lished in a handsome villa in the sub
urb of Cerro, under the charge of
DR.. Lesser and his wife as matron.
1t is for the orphan recoucentrados.
Although open for a few days only, ii
now holds SO happy youngsters. TO
whom the place seems heaven, so clean
and comfortable is it. There is room
for n hundred, but all the places will
soon be taken up. In connection with