The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-30

- cross Returned to Cuba.

r ,is,t- nud ,;,;.r So.;o.;
sad mn roNe and city OF the United
10 ,uad tp Cooperate.
s'''' ..-r.srondence of The Journal
IVY March 10, 1899. Everybody
t4' phi.anthropic work-and that
mse proportion OF the seventy
n''p' ,,paIaiou of the United States
n.n'' ia. learn that the Red Cross
'' .,sd oe1lions in Cuba. 1t will
Ids ..borsd that when President Nc
d, s-st ,snt tie beneticent society to
A'' tn January of '9s), it was for
u. .s- purpose of distributing relief to
N' AND. Starving Cubans who had, by
...a.n dct. been concentrated in
5'' a.s.- hey were dying of starv-
.. le of thousands day.
,u.-.ae work Of relief fairly Or
s -oai results beginning to
fHuiy relations between
.-.. -...g- ai spain were severed,
..-. u through Consul Gen
u.M americans to return.
.... .-ubr of the Red Cross
-tr.I to remain, a con
.4Hao aptain- General Blan-
.... J., .ttbat it was decided
.r ahieh they did at the
4r Ioing all that was
e the care and distribu-
..arIe, then in store.
.uyous times the fairest
,.. u1 fof little, The world
-.rs .v most of the food and
e.u diverted from the use in
.nta. .-an he spanish army; and
. IN. ato orphanage, which we
..5 n.r -.-. auch pains and expense to
.-.n-, .0 teuo, a suburb of Ha-
,,a ,u charge of prominent
.-t.- .lN0 Banco's especial charge,
re. Haudoned altogether, and
r.- D...n- lf The one hundred tempo
a. --.0.. children the good Lord
lar a7~
J.... 4t# ara Barton returned to
a. ar -Ae was again notified by the
Maj -en- msnt that it was desired to
.3.. 1- Mu E.oes proceed to Key West
e as tta, of the steamship estate
d. ss rea with General provis-
1A u- Medicine and hospital sup
.Ie Fire 1u.f.us gift of American peo-
a.. -4'rers in Cuba. OF course
FL. M man instantly responded;
u ir ll4 the Estate of Texas"
t7-H -t5r blockade of the coast
D. .U. a Dau declared and communi-
8-o .ot'ml Fairly in May Miss
a48r#. Admiral Sampson, com
3. >Hl Atlantic Squadron, in
r4e- 1u t.a The Red Cross was ready
74 attempt an entry at any
1l- l-r Jndera flag of truce,
.v ii, In his reply the
a0. Hu.~ ruat this could not be
distractions being to keep
tuha, lest they should |
... .w|- ot ,he Spanish army. |
.a .r- he State of Texas"
o ud III Red Cross work /
'he supplies for which
.-.-" living, aecame a regular
JAS 't It yessel-a portless
eau highway. Finally, 4
rA If followed the trans
HE array of invasion, aud .
.- sl to reach Cuba, where
- -oYled fol reconcentrados was
.bk and wounded of the
81" r..
Tie service rendered by the
4 rils Spanish American war
eleated, The world knows
t.o"s nlandered. and while so
..t e4 III battle, an appalling
brave boys died most pitt
less hunger, hardship and
-eou- General Sternberg was
l's 'ne employ ment of female
'-s hrs action virtually debarred
F s~ from its legitimate work.
's.e. a 10Th found the Estate of
'N rea 10 the little indenture of
fsr, called by courtesy the
>lo9aey, its men and women
lity wounded men on board
a'1eN Solace. - Meanwhile.
4.e' ua1G, lighting was going on,
a'e means were at hand for
"- '1e rltterings of the victims of
41- hed Cross officers, DR.. Egan.
avg. Ae-aan and Mr. Elwell, tramped
--7 li.lt and presently word came
.i7A Nv messenger, that General
'estIei Miss Barton to seize any
Wagon and send hospital supplies
l-a. stores, which were badly
''1 Mss Barton had already provid-
' ''eH " all, knowing that it must
aus sae set out at once for the
Hpanied by DR.. and Mrs. Gard
il4bgell and Mr.. Mcdowell, with
'.''f wagon loads of necessities.
'''.. '.g above sentence, one can have
''' .He hereulean task involved. In
grace he surf which pounds all
''ieSiStable force upon the rock
''''"fn shore, becomes insur-
al sboney harbor after 10 A.
hat foats or swims was OBJ
' which to land supplies from