The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
ATTACKS ON GEN. LEE
CONSUL GENERAL WOULD NOT BE
WELCOME IN HAVANA NOW.
Spanish Papers Shouting for War and
Calling Us Cowards-Anti-Bread-
Tax Riot In Matanzas.

HAVANA, April 16, $50 p. m.-The even
ing papers continue their attacks on Consul
General Lee in most violent terms. They
comment on the fictitious riches" of the
United States and say that there is 81, 100, 900
in circulation in that country and a debt
Of 81 600 600 eco. In the event of war it will be
necessary to raise in Europe immense loans
of S. 00O,Oc0 600, as war will prevent the rails
ing of funds in the United States, where
the financial system is a poor and dam
gerous one. Tae mere announcement of a
threatened conflict with maritime nation,
these journals declare. will produce finan-
cial crisis throughout the country.
Several of the evening papers publish arti-
Giles ridiculing the editorial in this morn
ing's issue of the Diario de la Marina de-
claring that Spain has won the first VIC
tory from the United States by making
them come upon the ground desired by the
Spanish.
The Spanish steamer Pho TX, Captain
Ugarto, sailed to-day for Cienfuegos and
other Cuban ports to load sugar After
loading she viii proceed for New Orleans.
The British consul certified her manifests
Tomorrow is the day appointed by law
for the elections. FL Correo in an editorial
this evening speaks of the elections to-
morrow, intimating that it is understood
that large majority of the committees is
not disposed to collaborate in the ''unpopu-
lar work prepared behind the scenes" and
says that many of the candidates of the
party have no recognized merits for repre-
senting it. Men should be chosen Ell Cor
REQ says, who have political history and
are of known convictions, not setting aside
prominent persons. Otherwise, it declares,
disaster will come, producing the effect
now being witnessed, meaning the war in
Cuba.
On the st inner Montserrats trip from
Spain she stopped at the Island of Mar
Unique, where two American war ships
were having their bottoms cleaned. The
Colon, a steamer of 5000 tons, is in the dry
dock here. The dock worked perfectly.
DR.. Arostegui, the British vice consul
here, and Senior Carlos Fonts left to-day
on the steamer Versailles.
Ell Correo, speaking of an American news
paper correspondent throwing pennies to
beggars like dogs on the streets, says the
authorities should see that this disgusting
spectacle is stopped and declares that the
correspondent should be expelled.
I'll COnimerciO this afternoon publishes
an editorial in which 1t declares there will
be no war between Spain and the United
States owing to the heSitancy of the yam
kee government and people and desires OF
both governments to exhaust all means of
averting a conflict before beginning hostlll-
ties,l and also to the attitude of Spanish
statesmen since 1885. The increasing or the
defenses, Ell Commerce. asserts, means that
If the United States were sure OF overpoW-
ering Spain they would have found pre-
text many times before now. They should
be made to understand that the actual stu
alton must cease. Europe, representing the
universal embodiment of commerce in
American waters is inviting the United
States to contribute to the pacification of
Cuba. The Junto in New York, 1t says,
must disappear. It's members should be eX-
PEELED from North America. The Spanish
and American governments know that the
Junto is a focus of rebellion and comprises
an assembly of dynamiters dangerous eV-
erywhere. FL Commerce. also says that
despising Consul General Lee, it yet does
him honor.
Vice Admiral Pastor, captain of the port,
who commanded the cruisers Vizcaya and
Almirante OQuendo, returned to Havana to-
day.
The Spanish steamer Montevideo arrived
here to-day from Barcelona. She had on
board three hundred soldiers to reinforce
the troops here and fourteen :. porIed men.
The Segurance left here to-. ~ with fifty
nine passengers.
The I.egalidad Nacional remarks edi-
torially that it prefers honor to peace.
The Union Constitution has become de-
cided partisan for war.
The value of Spanish money is going
down and the prices of provisions are going
up. There is more and = se anxiety ex-
pl essed to know the resL.t of the crisis.
business is slow, and tht state of uncer-
tainty causes depression among all classes.
Everybody here seems eager for a quick
solution of the question one way or the
other. Spaniards say war with the United
States will be popular, adding, referring to
the United States: why crow so much in
stead of acting immediately?
La Lucha. in an editorial to-day, IS says VS.
situation between Spain and the United
States the former being a. winner even If
she loses. 1t is the best chance for Spain,
and will mean the ending, forever of, the
Cuban insurrection, which has always been
supported by the United States. Autonomy
cannot be effective unless the United States
shows neutrality.
Advices received here from Matanzas say
there was much alarm in that city yester-
day owing to d new tax on provisions. The
stores were all closed and the bakers were
not working. There was no bread in town.
In addition, there was a scarcity of other
food of all descriptions. mis- aroused the
people and groups of the inhabitants par
AIDED the streets shouting against the tax.
The police eventually charged the rioters
and made several arrests among the mer-
chants of the town.