Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

Them covered with cores DIRECTLY mase-
able to insufficient food. Y M ~
A yaN1Nd picture was then xih:aw oy \
MT. Gallfngey. of a trip to the city of
tMa!tanzas. Alr along THE route were
WTetcjhed people in rags, but nca until
the city was reached was the full cx-
TENT OF r1ae suffering realized.
lit occurred to me as looked upon
tle scenes OF suffering ENID horrors that
the Cuban reconcentrados might wela
have adopted Elhe words of Dante. who
enters hare leaves hope behind VIXEN
they were drjven from the fields and
herded like cattle in the cities and towns
OF this fertile laud. The TRUTH is tha;
Weyier devised a scheme of human
fufferln'g and sorrow that put Dante's
inferno into the shade and converted
"a ccntented, prosperous people inp:o a
s;lepd OF suffering, starving uurfodtuu.-
ates.
'lMaran2as IS literally a place of beg
garry and death. Never before did my
eyes behold such suffering and never
again do / expect to see such havoc
wrought Through cruel and inthuman
decree" -5
A Visit to Matanzas hospitals re-
vealed an even more shocking condG-
Ton than the streets. Members of ,'hs
Red Cross Society who had wished ONE
of tine 4i'ospitars two weeks before
were almost overcome upon discovering
that every one of the inmates AT that
i.irne Ead SINCE died. The poverty.
sorrow and suffering We're depicted dal
their worst forms.
''Tf There was food in these hcspit ais
said MIR. GaJlEMger, II did NOT discover
it, neither were There signs of medi-
sine or OF proper nursing and cure.
Tire governor of Mafanzas INFORMED
Mr.. Gasb.mger tilat THE first day he oc-
supied the place fifteen persons had
HE'D In the courtyard He said further
hiatt iTr The City 1900 mad died i'm No
veniber. 1000 in Decem Der. TOO in JAM
uas-y AND 500 i'm February. The death
nate w,as increasing stlIrply because ta,e
reconc en-, Gadp5 by death were becoming
fewer.
1.-THE number of people who have
starved IN Cuba will never be definitely
known it is estimated that 100000
were driven from their homes into the
titles and towns. had 1T from SPAN
.sh authority that according to their
figures 225,0 900 already had persisted, but
lis kadd that the Red Cross Society
rs in possession of figures showing that
i25, 900 Cuibans have died as result of
Spanish cruelty from starvation. and
that 100000 more must inevitably die.
Il Giave been asked many times, what
eli the Mair1e9 I do not know. This,
however. do know: a governan emit than
Will deliberately staTve 100000 OF Its
;Swn people Will do pretty much any
timing. II the ship was blown up from
'1he outside What should our govern
tneult do? Perhaps I should forbear to
discuss that question now, hut this
Will venture TO say: Human life. pur-
pcseiy taken cannot be paid for i'm gold
OF silver Mark my words, 'Purposely
And III 1T shah appear slcn was
THE fate OF $50 brave American sailors,
THEN Heaven pity the guilty parties.
but a question fnvolviug THE dig nifty
and honor of this great republic"
MIR. Challenger said there was little
real loya1ty to Spain In Cuba. as would
be demonstrated when the hour of
trial should come. He did not believe
that Spain could sulIbdue THE inistu REGENTS.
Discussing the subject of Spanish
rule, MT. Galliuger referred ITO the mat
ter of taxation. In addition ITO all di
rect and indirect taxes on real estate
There Is a tax ON every door. every
window. every chimney in every house;
OF every qerter in every business sign;
land ON every name ON every ho'tel reg
lister. Licenses are required to build
houses and to paint houses. There is
~ tax on food andmals as a whole and
special taxes on the horns. the hoofs
and the hide. In adddthoT ito all tlhis
tine dIterest ON the debt lis a. trer.IeHh
orls burden. the salaries OF Spanish Of
hcerS are beVCnd aid reason, Dnd the
amount og money wrTuTg from the Gu
bans ITO keep the Madrid government
FROM complete aIlsodVtiSy is Su1ItpIy
enormous.
.tReligson and humanity hldlse de
inland that this unholy war sa1ail cease
and cease 1T should, even Though THE
t,Bupue,r ana esrsIrriur VI l,Haitaa-y u-,lln
shal end. and a decaying and dhssolute
throne shall paiss away never 10 re-
tn nm"
AS to what should he done INF. Gal-
Iirsger felt that sooner or later Thus
country, would OF necessity absorb Gu
ba. but If annexation cannot now be
accomplished let Independence speedily
come.
AT the conclusion OF Mr. Gnllinger's
speech THE Senate resumed cansidera-
,ulon OF tine bill making further provas-
i,or for civil government lin alaska,
and at 2 O'clock took up the. national
quarantine bill.
Mr. Caffery, OF Louisiana. resumed
his speech begun yesterday i'm support
of the blu.
The speech was purely a legal ar
sunent in favor OF the pending bill
Mr.. Caffery had not concluded at 3;50
P. M. when THE Senate, ON motion of
Mr. Chandler. OF New Hampshire, went
ilnto executive session.
AZ A O'Clock the S9snate adjourned.