The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-18

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the Cubans and using every means to
array them against the Americans.
wen h province of MatanZas, which
is supposed to be the most ~peaceable
district. has such ~malconte4ats within
it's borders.
Recently 1000 leaflets were issued in
the city Of MatanZas in the form of an
address to the people in the following
vein:
"Cubans, you men of honor whom
Spanish bullets respected and whom
fever and hunger only served to make
doubly strong, your mother n
calls you to make her stronger and
grander because there are those who
wish to humiliate her; you who have
, been proved in fray and hardship you
who a w helped to convert your fam
lily hearthstones into bread, clothing,
medicine or arms; you VINO nave been
! ready to give your very lives, even
when you would have left your adored
| ones to a miserable Orphanage, to know
only the pain of living by mental toll,
their beautiful eyes full of tears; you
whose women were born to be happy
only as their country is free-you, that
mother asks to be ready to hurl from
the country the crafty eagle, a. you
have removed the naughty and hungry
Spanish ion.
LET one Thought only be ours. So
long as our flag does not flutter from
Cape Maisi to Cape San Antonio there
will be only ruin, desolation and van
dalism four our fertile fields, our rich
treasures, our wealth and beauty. The
Americans deceive US. They tyraniZe
over us. They are masters of our places
and forts. They max a display OF
wealth and power and reduce us to the
level of men without a country and
without q faith.
"No. this cannot continue. The in
tervening power must keep it's promises
or give quantities of blood to pay for
it's ambition. Be ready to answer the
, cry of the country. While we men do
our duty, let our sisters, if necessary,
, convert their jewels into rifles and
cannon as they have already done.
, Let them at the same time make band
ages of lint to staunch the blood of
liberty. There will be with you all the
soul of your chief.
"BETANCOURT."
One copy Of this pronunciamento is
in the possession of General Ludlow.
The name Betancourt is common
! among the Cubans, and while an ad-
dress like this, though in1aming the
passions Of those who read it, scarce
ly points to any present danger, still,
in the opinion of men prominent in
Havana business circles, it indicates
some possibilities of the future.
RED CROSS ASYLUMS.
Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross
Society, will leave for the United
States tomorrow. She has established
twelve asylums in the province, having
obtained as many buildings from the
mayors. All are thronged with chill
dren, mostly orphans, reconcentradoes
About 300 are now under her care in
the various institutions, where they are
kept clean and we'll fed.
| STAMPING OUT YELLOW FEVER
Santiago de Cuba, July 14.-The
strict enforcement of Genera Woods
quarantine and sanitary order seems tC
be REFRESHING the yellow fever out
break. One death and three new cases
officially reported today; but there
have been no new cases among the
United States troops.
Many American and jamaican va
II grants have been arrested and taker
to the detention camp.
DIR. ChildS, an American physician
was arrested, subjected to h fumi.
cation process, and locked up for con
cealing a case of the fever at his own
residence. This patient, an English
employee Of the North American Trus
Company, died today.
The troops at Songo and headquar'
tiers at Cristo are comfortable and gen
orally in good health. The weather is
extremely hot n dry, but the city i:
in good sanitary condition.