Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 29, Number 3, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 July 1898 — Page 3
STARVING IN HAVANA
THE
POOR ARE DYING BY
HUNDREDS
FOR LACK OF FOOD.
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Calm That May Be the Precursor of a Storm—Instant Death the Con*eqnence of CriMcUing the Policy of the Govern* •Z i~- 'X~H' ment*
[Special Correspondence.]
HAVANA, July 0.—To a person who has made a study of the Spanish temperament and chamber the apathy and calm which premil throughout Havana at the present time must present a psychological problem that he will find extremely difficult to solve. The poor are dying by hundreds for lack of food, but'they starve without a murmur, and the provision stores are left untouched^ Even people of means cow suffer, if not from want of the actual necessaries of life, at least from the lack of those articles of food which they regarded as necessary only a short time ago, and they also bear their burdens in silence
In view of all the hardships incident to the blockade and the utter hopelessness of the situation the absence of disorder and scenes of riot that have so far prevailed in the city is remarkable. I wrote the "hopelessness of the situation, but this rather applies to the actual state of things than to the way the Spanish residents of Havana regard them. They apparently still entertain some hope of a final fortunate termination of their troubles, and, blind to tho logic of events, they either do not believe in reported American successes or view them as of no importance whatever. When they condescend in their haughty prifle to discuss tho subject of tho war, they almost invariably will not admit the possibility of tho ultimate defeat of Spain, but they assign no rea son for their hope. Others of the more intelligent aro despondent as to the ul timnto issue but it is a subject upon which all are inclined to bo reticent, and it is mnch safer for a foreigner to ask no questions and display no sympathy with tho onemies of Spain.
But it is not improbable that the apparent calm and indifference of tho residents of Havana to which I referred above may be as treacherous as the ominous lull that in this climate frequently presages a Btorm. Indeed there are muttering# now in the air that may be but the premonitory symptoms of a human storm, in which the torrid Span-
OOVKIWOR GENERAL RAMON BLANCO.
ish temperament may run to riot and bloodshed, and feelings so far suppressed and confined rush wild and uncontrolled. That all is not as calm beneath tho surface as it seems is evidently the opinion of Captain Goneral Blanco, for quite recently ho issued a proclamation announcing that any one daring to express on unfavorable opinion of the present policy of the government would be summarily shot without trial or investigation. This proclamation caused dissatisfaction among tho members of the Havana police force, and they threatened to revolt unless full rations were served out to them.
If the blorkado lasts much louger, the only people left living in this city will be tho troops and the wealthier class of inhabitant*. The mam of the people have nothing to eat now but potatoes and rice, and the prices of these place them beyond the reach of the very poor Potatoes sell at 95 cents a pound, and until recently, when the government fixed the price of meat at 50 cents, it •old for $1 a pound. It cannot, however, be bought in less quantities than 100 pounds, which places it beyond the reach of the poor absolutely. There is no broad obtainable, even for the troops, but they are yet plentifully supplied with hard tack, which has to do service for bread generally among* the wealthy as well
The majority of the reooncentrados that lived in Havana when General Lee left have since died of starvation. The suffering thrt existed among than was heartrending and impossible to describe but as existence had been for them but a living death long prior to their final collapse the termination of such a state of hopeless misery can only bo regarded as a fortunate relief.
The othei day Spanish newspaper published a report of the arriiW of ship with provisions. It did not give the name of the ship or the portal which she arrived and ifc is very doubtful if tho new# is true. The newspaper ts under the control of the government, and if this item of news is as onreradons as that which it publishes about the progrtws of the war it entitled to no credence.
This week a few thousand starring
laborers were put to work at the coast defenses of Havana, and the authorities are seemingly trying to relieve the prev-1 alent want as much as lies in their power.
It would be a mistake, however, to imagine that gloom, suffering and discontent hold universal sway in Havana, Thousands find it still possible to enjoyj themselves here. Richly dressed senors and eenoritas walk along the streets of an evening or stroll about the parks, now in the full flush and beauty of their tropical garniture of leaves and flowers. The Tacon, Lara and other theaters still command audiences and any offensive allusion to the hated Americanos is greeted in the quiet, decorous manner characteristic, of^.|be haughty, impassive Castilian.
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JUAN GONZALES.
LANDING AT BAIQUIRI.
Picturesque Feature* of the Scene—Raising the Star* and Stripes. [Special Correspondence.] i.
BAHJUIRI, Cuba, July 2.—Were it possible for a spectator to divest his mind of all thoughts of the grim realities of war the landing of our troops at Baiqniri would appeal to one not only as a most magnificent spectacle, but as
A SPANISH BLOCKHOUSE.
a rarely picturesque and exceedingly pleasing one as well. But in the background of every possible perspective of the scene there were always present to my consciousness the smoke ana blood and tumult of conflict, and the stern significance of the panorama was too suggastive of carnage to be a source of unalloyed pleasure. Of course it was impossible not to feel proud of the gallant fellows who looked so cheerful and brave, as if entirely oblivious of impending Janger and very probable death to many of them.
Tho principal landing place was at the Oarnegib pier, which forms the terminal of the mining railway leading to the shops of tho Spanish-American Iron company a few miles inland. Early in the morning the troops began to land from the transports in pulling boats, steam cutters, whaleboats and other vehicles of transportation. About noon a transport which had mules on board drew up alongside the pier, and her side wheels got jammed against the wharf in such a position that her cargo of 100 mules had to be discharged into 80 feet of water. The animals, oblivious of sharks, swam gamely to the beaoh, 40 yards away.
It was no easy undertaking to land sc many troops and all the requirements of an army, and the surprise is that this was accomplished without any serious accident or loss of lifa The sea was qui to rough at the time, and from 8 o'clock in the morning each of the transports was surrounded by a circle of launches and rowboats crammed full of soldiers, all waiting as patiently as they could for an opportunity to place their feet on land. Every boat was filled to the gunwale, and as many of them had to wait four hours before the time came to reach the landing place it can be readily understood that the operation was not a pleasant one to them.
From noon tho scene at the landing place was indescribably picturesque. In the background, bounding the horizon, a spur of tne Sierra Cobra reared its greeu summits aloft to an altitude of 4,000 feet against the blue of the sky, and nearer smoking villages, set on fire by the shellutg of the fleet or by the fleeing inhabitants, added another feature of interest to the s^enio picturesqueness o» this episode of war.
Considering that many of the soldiers had bat recently donned their uniforms and were just landing upon hostile soil their cheerfuluessand good humor were noticeable. Possibly it was an expression of their feeling of relief at being once more on terra firma and free from the oppressive heat and overcrowding of the transport ships. Perhaps, too, the music of tho bands, with "There'll Be a Hot Time In the Old TOVQI Tonight," Which they played with none of the languid softness of a Spanish waltz, had something to do with their exhilaration. No matter whether the band happened to be on a small boat or on one of the transports, they rang the changes on this popular melody until the refrain almost drowned all other in the tumult of landing.
Kot the least pleasing incident of the day was the landing of the war corre •poadantt from the Olivette. The majority of them were a thoughtful, determined looking lot of men, who evidently realized that they were not attending a picnic and that all the dangers incident to a campaign were not reserved exclusively for the soldiers.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon a party of soldiers that had been landed for some time climbed the steep hill overlooking the landing place and mured the stars and stripes above the cupola of a blockhouse, which had been just deserted by the enemy. At that instant: the whistles of the steamers and the cheers of the soldiers saluted the flag] upon its lofty eminence.
I should hare mentioned that a day the landing of the troops General Shatter and Rear Admiral Sampson went ashore and were escorted inland to the Cuban camp. It was situated on the crest of a hill and contained about 1 1,000 soldiers. General Garcia was: pnssent and he and the visiting ofifcers oonferred for some time together. &OOKSt PKRKX5&
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When they did find out, they realized that their captain had been standing all the time just over the magazine, and one of the officers begged him to come down from the bridge and let him take his place. It was then that tho captain made the remark quoted above,—-Brool^ lyn Eagle.
The Elephant aa a Worker.
In the Siamese Malay states there are probably about 1,000 domesticated ele phants all told, and in the Lao country probably over 2,500 animals are working at the present moment. That these animals breed in captivity in Siam is due to the fact that a large number of them spend the greater part of their time holiday making in the jungle. When there is no work for his beast, the mahout takes him out to a nice cool green bit of forest and leaves him there to enjoy himself. There is no expense connected with his upkeep, for he looks after himself. He has a hobble of rattan round his feet to dis^ade him from wandering too far, and a wooden bell round his neck, by tho tone of which the mahout or his little boy can always find him, when they go out once a month to look him up and give him some bananas.—Geographical Journal.
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It is argued that if^as held by some, the rotation and revolution periods are the same be a correct opinion, then tho climatic conditions of the two planets must be most remarkable. Furthermore, our moon always shows the same face to the earth and no knowledge exists of the hidden part, nor have the supposed inhabitants of that concealcd hemisphere ever seen the earth. This, however, is of no importance to them, as the earth is not tho source of light, heat and life on the moon. All parts of the moon are brought under the sun's influence just as all parts of the earth, though the day and night are 14 times as long as on the earth. But how it must be on a planet which has one side only exposed to the sun, astronomers can give no answer.—Exchange. fa N
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