The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17

trsdos have died here hince weyler,s order. and
1900 In the entire province, which In not
larger IN area than tho State of Delaware. The
@ aSyeTP6Se,s F pnIpSs. fSpn tsts 2 S BbSsSi t SsSdSa tire, StsS
persons died OF starvation on the l2th OF Noe
ycmber last. This, Information comes from
NARROWING SCENES.
The starving reconcentrado. however. was
omnipresent. The wan face md uespairtng
S SyeS we're ySTS C ever oe eSIOsSS yoqi 9 ne s tho sE q s Stn.
creatures Of both sexes and OF an ages and con-
ing i1 low, mour9iql tones fer food Their
npSsnls were e. pl@ ma. as ths N5 nHtes Z 4 bI the
Cahnllero you hoard 4 morn. noon, and
night, and the sad refrain rang IN your ears
even eTyIw W %ESfas bSaclSs.' and Asiatics' f5r
whereycr there Is misery YOU a9d The ChiT IA
Xeyer was bis ESas,d Sekstended., never ala he;
the utter i tSPf hoPpeIlssssssSys S so" of he SR" sitSSStto !. Sf AZ Col.
upon upon the piStt sSSpV Of Ii" railway station. iists
lcss and motionless. J battered can swung
tTS% sm hls P fSnyye anF sSreo meat a oGP Cakes nnd a S strins
OF sausnges and showed them into the battered
een. The skeleton arose. but there was no
can 70 his naked ribs he slowly moved away,
bit his strength was gone; HS tottSSEed ar. and
fIl Eom the S9d station &c III There 'lf Se rG @SSifs 'E Stiii
S SssIssteSF h tine e@E S one 70 tried etf to SF ToS MIN Nc Of 2 his
treasure, Each reconcentrado respects the
Out Of the hundreds seen by the visiting
strangers not one, however pressed by hunger,
made any effort T. appropriate what did not
the trochas. a few tomato vines had been plant
ed and the fruitwas ripening beneath a blazing
ton to 5q rob 81 his Isle fellow sufferer sufferer Of ef' the product Of
his labor. 4 Spanish officer, however, strobe
ddm pe9%R lis sh swo oafs and az G S%%se spTh,E In Sps fbbS S leVef::
Nineteen out Of twenty, OF tho reconsSen-
Isss and n9therlsss:' sfawlsd thESnEh
sent to the hospitals met even a worse fate,
Upon %unclean cots. with fostering limbs and
en5Gcnfsa a shr to Tie any adSeh me 81 t eisr sa B"rt hSTf thss
were without food and without medical relief;
And the Spanish pswspapsTs called .RIs angel
seen seated upon the stairway, leading to the
thssS%bt vasnwo. tno ranlv thew ara nv l,ttlo
Ny heart was touched by their restitution; !
! with a family not far away and the little things
visit me every morning to show their graft
They We're Clearly in attire. but their f 'SsS.
sive eyes. Poor Il tSinssi BasEifng anew IN the
t t6TsS R6 SssSt mt ItST he Sfe SbI Spl G6 q sfaT ES1Es1
lett Cuba BY order Of the President.
There were very few negroes among the re-
throes Of death from starvation was seen. This
was at Matanzas; The party was returning 70
skirts. Wills crossing a stone bridge over the
river something like an overturned iron statue
tbs s Ssi1 .0 05 the bons s y, = aiS 81 ths n eSp6' e " way
nude. He was in the last egonies Of starya,
ton. He lay partly upon his side in the hot
arm. When we leaned over the parapet and
addressed him he made no reply and showed
swooped over him. tanning his shrunken shank
with its wings. And still no sign OF life was
but The figure rwe rem motionless Suddenly
arm moved in q feeble effort TO scratch the
Gazing steadily at the water. in which young
mullet we're swarming and jumping, he family
ton. Possibly & he was deaf. for he seemed tc
be utterly unaware OF our presence. Nor did
tbro syln Sitb amy his in teaes. E Sos fap a d Rssst an E fm:
mense net. with thousands OF meshes and hun
dreds q coEks. was stretched upon the grass tc
silvery scales were still glisteningi In Its meshes
When the eiyil guard who piloted the party wa
life by catching fish he shrugged his shoulders
"T6ey are not allowed to do So"
why not ~ was the next inquiry.
Because they have no license. It costs
money to get a license. and they have nc
It was afterward learned that the glganti,
negro died n,R Ss the he sun y went t d1wn n,i.b,n g. o
feet Of him were sprinkling his wasted frame
THE SUFFERING IN HAVANA.
Similar agonizing scenes turned up unex
was,a pitiful spectacle in the cathedral where
the bones Of Columbus are said to. repose. .Tht
naves Of the. church. under which the remainl
are to be buried anew. A starving woman witt
way used by worEmen and followed the Con
grSss SapGSr PARTY rtys ;HHS Sr I6fd t appealing SAILING for W HlRs
three minutes she entered the cathedral b,
another door and again besought assistance
The verGerw was showing, the party the magnia
worn on ftte days. They were sprinkled Will
diamonds. rubies. sapphires. and other pre-
oi' Dollars SsD4osA Across these robes The s1ffSrinf
creature stretched her hand, while the bah,
ceased e3.oe6 y w y tPd,gh s0 and ga55ed at the glit terms !
rushed from beneath a statue OF the Madonna
seized the door creature. turned her around
and she WINS again driven from tho church be
fore any OF the party could contribute to relieve
her distress.
lNClDENIAL.
An amusing incident occurred while two o
our Congressman were dining in q restaurant
At an adjoining table sat two Spanish officers
They glared sayagely at the two strangers, lab
herring meanwhile In vigorous Spanish. Tit
congressman. fancyinR that they were the sub
mI believe said one Of them. that thss,
other insulting terms. / have half a mind t.
wall, oyer to them and demand an .~explana
ton" He was about to do something rasl
when q Scotchman. who sat at the table. smiled
and said:
You make a mistake. The gentlemen ar,
not referring to you in any manner. Thu
heavy man is damniug his shoes. saying tina
they pinch his feet and give him great pain
His friend is advising him to sell them ant
have a pair made by Havana shoemaker
Both had drawn their shoes from tho Quar-
termaster's department on. the previous day
The small officer had exchanged his with
shopkeeper and was advising his comrade +
follow his example.
THE CUBAN Patriots.
No one but Maxine Gomez himself know
the exact strength of the Cuban Army. TIL
bulk. of the enrolled force is quqrtercd in tn