The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26

system which prevented fraud. and, 80 far as
pGTSfSi a s,s diIsSeSTtr az eSIp qSH nS,d ~ ,ttos Mr.
Manuel Gutierrez, volunteered to go to Santa
Clara and form q committee in,that city on the
same lines as those adopted in his " ntown.
sent to Santa Clara to start the work in. that
famine-stricke centre. Santa, Clara differed
Cuba, from the fact that the small peasant pro-
prietor. the small farmer. was more numerous
the result of reconcentration had as a
natural consequence suffered the, most.
greater or less degree. protect their workmen
and colonos: but the poor peasant proprietor
HOUSE 1 sV was Burned. his Cattle were s%langhtered.
his. crops destroyed and he with his wife and
S %itbast f gSs ' fnto the wi stSeFsd rssS SanSded nB b5
Spanish watch towers, shot IL he passed the
death line. and. utterly 9nied-deprived OF
tunity to obtain it,. Instant death would have
been a merciful release.
coast is Caibarien., Immediately to the west.
and a little inland; is Remedies. one o, the
settlements in the island Of Cuba, Both these
cities were, personally visited. A ,commtttee
dios was Inspected and arrangements were in
stantly made for improving its service, Ths
and the railroads carrying the $50 tons with
t aHs e shSFG and g. th iss s,e dllIs oi tSe t BTntten end ends here
The next few days we're spent IN Havana
was taken OF this time to begin the formation
outside Of the city OF Havana-that is to say. for
the province Of Hayana.ot q committee simis
| sbove mentioned. SO earnest in this work
were the gentlemen who were now approached
OF the province Of Havana. for the pur-
selves and inducing others to act, on
tered the committee As private citizens,
OF food for the COMMITTEES Of the Province Of
Havana to begin their Ere; relief orga \ The
Clara. is the centre Of what is probably
f fsisnGf. rePStf sior observation-disclosures MSStssassdG 1 'S"a K Pin ths
come With US .sva from sSs had th waited toi
fleeos for the sole purpose Of lending his as
~sistance to this reconstrpetion work. which
ihtsseeiif to { him. as indeed t did to ali Of the lead
ing Cubans, whether in the army or not. With
support Of the leading Cubaps. the movement
would have been utterly futile. It Is entirely
them assistance which meant, not only time
hut large amounts OF money! that the work
Instantly on arriving al. Cienfuegos sixty or
seventy, OF the princiPal iRhahitants came on
possible way. and ask upon what lines they
could best subserve the ends in view. With
them in CienfueE9s and in santa Clara three rec
whole matter was gone into with the greatest
care: the committee was organized at Cienfus-
Cos, and the committee In Santa Clara. already
organized by. Mr.. Gutierrez under the Presi-
dency Of DR.. Lahran. was found to be working
lines AREA airsady cSmmunieated some two thou
sand people had already been sent out to work.
The great sugar estate OF, Caracas was visit.
ed; The proprietors showed US 800 insurgent
one example OF many occurring all over tn0
country r. at t that 4 tt time nrsc Of the T Sssyi.ySa OF "a ag n III
insurgent army. few tons OF provisions were
sent as far east as sanGti s%piritusi T5sinid I'D
was waia visited o sn Gn Z BqaWnI tb borm miIIt Sngee co tine
mandant Of that district, whose understanding
OF the people and whose anxiety toa unnGt were
IN his ability to meet the very trying CONDITIONS
necessary 10 do more than have a talk with the
leading. people. indicating to them and to Col;
Brown in a general way what the lines had
From Trinidad cables were sent to friends in
Matanzas. and the Comal proceeded directly,
the arrival, Christmas Eve. the friends already
spoken OF brought on board the Comal Major
tofore been made, the Alcalde Of the city. and
all the representative, citizens Of the town. The
transpired in other parts OF Cuba had come to
the attention of the citizens OF Matanzas. and
the To a GSe1lsRsP ph q, sn sha .9w e T tse work S%i 'G ia PRa S%nd.
then and since by Mr.. George BrlnckerhoH, Oh
Matanzas. His warehouses; were at the dis
posal OF rhe committee. and his personal efforts
and personal ~goryices were constantly theirs.
and to him. more perhaps than TO any, other
great success attending the formation OF that
From MatanzSs We again visited Cardenss
and Sagua for the purpose OF leaving addi-
tional food supplies, which had already been
promised. and satisfied ourselves as 70 the
progress of the work. Careful investigation At
both cities revealed a most astonishing condl-
ton OF affairs. Cardenas, which three weeks
before had swarmed with paupers. was abso;
iutely free from them. An orphan asylum had
been established in the interval, which was
under the charge OF the Sisters, OF Charity,
and had care Of some sixty little girls.
The hospital had been immensely improved.
and further substantial improvements
were In progress with reference to the santa
ton and drainage. owing chiefly to the per-
sonal efforts of the Alcalde, Senior Hojas. In
6agua the work had been prosecuted with the
utmost yiGor. Sonora Onas had promised us
to enlarge the asylum for orphan, girls and TO
upon which the boys would be taught agricul-
tural pursuits. The hospital In bagua had be-
come absolutely another institution. The or;
phan asylum for girls hitherto spoken q had
virtually doubled In numbers. and a similar In
s~titution had already been started for boys,
and In this refuge some forty children were re-
ceiyinR adequate protection.
Long ago any official connection with this
work has ceased so far as the writer Is con-
cerned! Voluntary statements have been made
from time TO time OF the progress OF the work