Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-28
A REIGN OF TERROR.
Havana May Be Riot Stricken at Any
Moment.
BLANCO GROWS DESPERATE.
threatens to Take His Own Life Rather
Than Leave the City Alive--Wom-
en- and Children Dying Daily
For Want of Food.
GROWS DESPERATE.

Key West, June 2s.-The most au-
thentic and reliable news yet obtained
Of the true state of affairs in havana
was today furnished by a British sub
tect who left Havana on the British
cruiser Talbot and arrived here yester-
day. He says a reign OF terror eXlsts
at the Cuban capital Captain Genefal
Blanco has issued a proclamation an
nouncing that any one daring TO ex-
press an unfavorable opinion of or sus-
pected Of being dissatisfied with the
present policy Of the government Will
be summarily shot without trial or IN
vestigation. This proclamation, 1t ap-
pears, caused dissatisfaction among the
members Of the orden publico, or Ha-
vana police force. who threatened to
revolt If full rations were not served
cut to them. Serious trouble was ex-
ructed, as the orden publico is nu-
merous and well armed body OF men.
The result is that today the orden pub
leo patrols the city, and Its members
are themselves poiced. the Spanish In
fantry and artillery soldiers mounting
guard over them at every corner.
Famine, 1t seems, is imminent ana
the stories Of the arrival Of supplies at
| Havana via Batabano are pronounced
| to be untrue. The narrator thinks Ha-
vana cannot possibly hold out six
weeks longer. The city is pronounced
to be panic stricken, its inhabitants
| expecting every moment to be bom-
barded by the American fleet, as they
realize that Captain General Blanco
attitude releases the United States from
the obligation of giving the customary
| bomba rdment notice.
Riots are daily expected at Havana.
as the troops are suffering from hum
ger. and the volunteers are seeing their
wives and children dying of want. Un-
der such conditions the captain general
cannot much longer keep the military
! forces in check, and rebellion is likely
| to devastate Havana before the city IL
captured by the Americans.
Captain General Banco admits that
the situation Is desperate. He recog-
nizes, it is pointed out, his Inability to
control his troops goaded by hunger
much longer, and he is reported to
have said that he will never leave Ha-
yana alive, as he is prepared to take
his own life when the outbreak occurs
Food Confiscated.
Senior Galban Rio, prominent Span
ish merchant, the refugee continues II
his statement, had 5000 bags OF foul
hidden at Gueniados, suburb or Ha
yana. and was retailing 1t to the public
when General Arolas, the military gov
ernor of Havana, was informed tina
Senior Galban's trucks had traces o
fresh flour upon them. Consequent!
he caused the vehicles to be FOLLOWED
and eventually seized and confiscate'
all the -four belonging to the merchant
which was distributed among the raven
Gus soldiers.
Referring to the strength of the Span
ish forces, the British subject says ther
} are 10000 men under arms at Havana
! but he adds, the great majority OF theT
are ready to surrender rather than dl
of hunger.
|, In conclusion the former resident G
Havana says he credits the report tina
the eunners of MORO Castle and at 9th
, er Spanish batteries We're taken fror
foreign warships, and he says the coh
suls, including the British consul, ar
strong Spanish sympathizers. Vice Con
SUD Arastegei, he continues, is Span
lard by birth and a reporter for l.
I.ucha the mouthpiece of the govern
ment. Mr.. Alexander Gollan, the Bfi'
ish consul, he further remarks, gave
> dinner on the queens birthday, at wh1c
: all the guests were Spaniards, and thre
: British subjects, prominent socially an
financially at Havana, were, it is a
II legged, relegated by Mr.. Gollan's order
to the forecastle of the Talbot when ST
left Havana because they were Cuba
sympathizers, while all the other pa'
sengers were given cabin accommodf
ton. The latter included Spanish of
Ger, Colonel Mendez, who was former
the censor at Havana.
1t is said that as a result of the Ell
" ergetic protests of the Englishmen
ii the British foreign office and to the go'
= erhor of Jamaica the Talbot will short
return to Havana with Mr.. Gollan