The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. Fourteenth Year, No. 37, Ed. 1, Monday, May 9, 1898 Page: 3 of 10
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et May < Tho st provision
ntercd the port of Havana sailed
Imna waters April 10 thcv day
taltlSBcd the Joint resolution of
and tbo house This provision
i board 1000 bushels of grain and
Irgo of fresh meat It also boro
tiolce tea Think of It Tea for
Td goes to show how sadly In
Ins 1 of choice sufPlles when
Lb send to llorlda and Mexico for
liclcs
j now In a state of siege The
idtaded Nothing can enter and
an go out unless the sood
Ides ships that are Etatloncd just
reach of Morros guns kIvo the
they will not gl > o the word All
111 become reconcentrada and the
Ithemsehes will stand in tho
lock vainly around for supplies
to spend their money
Ihtcloglan eery deep thinker
llclan every statistician every
lll tell jou that the day of the
Ittle Is drawing past In eer >
Bay thero Is more of strategj ana
and less of actual killing
la It driving out bloodshed aid
to take a mans life because he
tee with > ou In diplomatic mit
Sts less ind le s with each gen
Mm now think Including tho
leme of our best stitesmen that
een aow be done by arbitration
ree that the diy of full arbltra
far otr
ly is fighting the fight that Is
Jrbltratlon He Is tr > lng to win
fehAmcrlran war without blood
commands to the army were
Ivana If jou can without firing a
course he knew that was Itnpos
he trust d to history and to the
ilegcs
ge Hnana Is not a difficult mat
the Cincinnati In Havana v i
Ihe Marblehead doing patrol duty
rance of the port with the Mo
ths Mississippi ljlue off the
lorro ind the Department of tho
Mng the entrance to Cuban wa
would be little difficulty in
by of Spains provision ships from
can no get Mipplics from the ln
the Infrior is held bj int > m
ti are vlthin two mlle3 o the
it nlgnc whcniJHavana is asle v
Itlll air
even thong1 Havana could call
ol of rucu or her supplies she
than Rpt enough food to fed all
Cuba Is starving The rtccn
are living like Moguls compare 1
residents of the citie The re-
lics are eating out of the supply
t tho citizens of Havana are cat
the guter
Ins w i up here t ie day Cuba
ime a fat Meat flen to three
normal value and flour and grain
o ten tlm s their original c = 3t
get oats for tho horses and you
fhat for the people They caul 1
but mea and they aie llvln
jiat but they want grain Taka
lifas from jour table and jou g > t
what starvation is Tho only
vana now depends upon I is
3tjbles for these In the soft f r
radisbes are weeds which th ° y
soil spring tii In a night Let
Jthe goats Tho mulo3 eat the
itables which we purchase at the
es at fancy prices But even
falling n Havana because it Is
lid and there Isnt eaouph tor all
ly way ot getting food into Hav
Isja The country today possessc
ooVhtng It Is dova tatcd
Ant day of the slego no mat
the cltj There aro no stact
coneequenre near Havana the
ig consumed as fist as thej ac
tio alternative but to turn to
i of the street Excluding the
rsj there are today in Hwana
P horses They aro all In a pltl
tion ilmost as badly emaciated
occcntrado3
er supply will go almost as soon
at It oincj from two sources
i aquciurt of Carlos III and bj
uct of Vento The former 13 u
h that can bo easily destroyed It
iter from the River Almoudaics
aa the sourca of tho supply bsltig
miles out It would be short
at ri
n o aqueduct which wa3 built
jcar3 rgo draws Its supply of
ai the Springs of Vento fifteen
ot Ilavari Ono small cartridge
te exploded near tho reservoir or-
s will make Havana as dry aa
thirty minutes tho other supply
fen stopped quite as reidllj
morallzatlon that will prevail In
whn Its luhjliltan5 find tbcm
t onlj vl hout pure vvatar to
ilrst but without nny water sup
lhlch to fight tho many flrce that
lug a siege can well bo imig
i > Mlciioi of a single American
Udiu at this stage might lead to
ration vvhkh would turn tho town
naie
een ie5ent irnounced to Sajaita
v > ln t the ctbei day tbtt In va e
rectel siege she would stud her
l t to blockade the harbor of
f starve Ho3ton into submission
i Uotoa Is well kn > wn It U
a the oldest and heaviest standby
erlcan ports and it has long been
O tha V e > lei lies to lie off hes
rand give tho Ctpe Cod malu > a
trvatlon
itely upon the receipt ot tho
JP i < oi from Minuter Vv oodfo J
f anlln vva3 ordtrel to Irovlnce
ffensthen the defen3a of Iloiton
itaoajh this for such purposes
esn unreewsary
We to siege any of the parts
w4 Slates e are the sreae
i1 aHfy in Ihs world Tho
tuppy Great Dritaln with her
i i an < 1 mflny ot her cholceut
>
u
d Ctten Victoria in her
vi toi avoid war We would tnl
s ii lcd Geruany nu sla ond
ro a Great Britain would
HirvDB out t5 VutrA
>
Id or Ll a famllRr with its condi
iv m of such a taIaE Biu inn
2 P0 1 know N > w Virk ln
co
not know the United States
I 6 sre a Iltap tandful ot Do
V h pre siDrFfla Rccre p P o
Wv 5 tC rorlzsi ino sur
kAi e u m of h Worlds Fai
ia i ln s advised Spanish
filw r JCew Vorlt Clty < l rlns
voV n r Plnr In New York
ma of CSIS ° said
raiaA I L131 n Tpap r < aad
mr u fc tsk8 th train for
r nrV f0rtable leep
1r
thV onB t01 racially
l i urI ts lh It wuld he-
rb rt ln Vew Tork which
i n 1 > ll f0ua W M
itVh h EuUHe caunvhfre
i
i nr fcii iuocicnn or
quiiikd ron o > n wnnics
HOUSTON DAILY POST MOSTLY MOT IKG MAY 9 1898
HE SIEGE OF HAVANA
iinini > n iv vairrucv ciTi7n > < j > ava > a
Tin pinsT port caitlrkii ni vsuuirN SOIUICIl3
clpal cities of the Urlted States She srM ft g JJQ JN P0ET0 R100
Ittd Washington and Chicago and thjn
foucd tiat hei ten da3 v > er up
In case of the blockade by Spanish war-
ships o New York Boston Charleston cr
Dry Tortugas these pla s would look to
the Interior and ricelve an ebundanea of
surplles Indeed tbey get all their pro-
visions frsm the Uplted States cow and so
wou d 19 Uncoascious of any effort ta
starve them out We get so little from
fortlsa countries to eat that atarvajoj b
slego take tbo form of a ridlcUou sus
sestloa
How lac will Havana hId out uader
the slrge Gome is watlag to march to
the city tram one direction So baa lieu-
tenants ready to take It from thres
others the United States troops are pre-
pared to march on to Havana at any time
Lie with his Vjrglnlans and Roosei elt for
his first aide 5s thlratlng for Havana or4
He wan < U t5 wipeout that last Blancj in-
sult nnd the sailors in the harbar are pm
Jnsond dying to avenge the Maine
Will Havana starve itspjf out In two
AATlVn WITIC TO WT1COMB
AND in Tlin AAMCCCS
j hey rrefer Annexation liy tlio
illicit Stilton to r11 Independent
ruvernmcnt of TUrJr Osvu
New York May S The Herald will to
ctorrow say Members of tho Porto Rico
revolutionary iunta n this city have re-
ceived advices from the West Indies stat
ins that the natives of Porto Rico have
risen at Juanas and palmar and that Upon
the arrival of the United States fleet 70
tKO will take the field asalnat Spain
AccordisK to letters from the Island
OTbicht have just arrived the feeling In
tfco entire Islund outside San Juan iVono of
Island by this country will be welcomed by
tho better classes ot residents
Robert H Todd he secretary of ihe
junta cald last night that the Porto Ric
ans have only been vvaltlng for 0 favorable
opportunity to throw off the joke ot Spain
Personally and qfftelally said he I
am ln favor of the Independence of the Is-
lands and the majority ot the merchants
and planters to my no ledge prefer an
nezatloa to the Uplted States Tbey tear
an fndependpnt republic would soon be-
come like Hayil and San Domingo and as-
sert the property interests if tho Island
would be safer If under tho wing of this
country General Blanco his endeovoml
to mislead the Porto Ricaas by lendjng
them reports of alctorles against tha
American fleet When the truth Is learn
Jolelng and Admiral Sampson will have
all ot Porto Rico nt his feet whtn he cap
turts San Juau V >
Key Vst M S Spetlal to The Tost
Tho marksmanship of the Santa Clara bat
lerles at Havana while firing on the
Vlcksburg and Morrill > cstcrdny sva so
good as to make navy officers helleve ho
big E ns there aro manned by Trench r
tlllctjmcn They think the Trench nun
nera went there on tho Laramie Shells
flew ail around tho Vlclelmrg carrjing
away part of her rigging All the windows
In tho Morrills pilothouse were shattered
They were thr < c and half miles from
shore when the firing tcgnn Tht vetaels
limited out of range after firing lea shots
torn nt tho batteries
ayi > o ron tiik oncrn >
csprnl 8innlnntn Aro AVntHmr for
tlir Amcrlonn
j
Washington May S Special tn The
Tost The navy department today le-
eched Information that several SpmUh
war cssels arc sUtloned nt the Island of
ronorunba northeast of Cape St Hooi
and In direct line from Cire Verde Islnnds
to rcrnauibuco It is believed that they
waiting for the Oregon and Marietta Tl o
ships of the Key West flet will nail In
tw enfour hours to meet the Orcgou and
Marietta It Is said
AV IJVOtlSU MTOr > T
Whole Vmrrliim Jlert rireil on tlin
s > initlNli Ilniialilp
London Mas S Tho Hong Kong corre-
spondent of tho Times sajs The cable
from tho bay to Manila has been cut by
tho rebels
Tto clt > was taken by surprise by thn
appearance of tho American licet The
flagship having gotten up steam ndvnncd
out of lino to meet the Olympla Comino
doro Dewey had Issued an order for his
fleet to concentrnto Its guns on tho Span
gass
iiwvvv stoimkd Tims a > ioivt or nvTio > j nioM liiuninc Tim islvmj or ritw Tin is aviiat is nn
roon jjiiiiv i > II vv voiitiii nriz op tiii mutiA > An cosiruusti ivriii tiih ijiioiikii iiituirn
ish f3gsblp and the Etgnal was obeyed with
telling efffH The lagshlp rctlrod The
Olympla flUd an 6Incli shell avhkh raKed
tho Itelna Christina through her lennti
and caused the boilers to exploic kill ng
her captain aud sixty men Shs driltei
way on fire Altogether 110 men vvcro
killed and about the mme number
wounded
Admiral Montejo transferred his flag to
the Castllla which was sunk shortly af-
terward by a storm of shot At 7 15 the
Olvmpla signaled to cease firing The
Americano were exhausted having been
at quorur since 10 oclock on the previous
ctghtr a conference of captains was held
and It was found that no one bad been
killed but that several men had been
wounded by the splinters
Two torp o launches attacked the Olym
pla The shells from her blc guns wer >
unable to strike so small an object but
a hall of Cpound shells sank th leadlc
launch all on board betnE killed Tbo
other launch um beached wtfh twelve sho
boes and the boat was covered with blood
Half an hour after noon a white flag wai
LcUted at Cuvltc and the Kpaclih etews dr
terted their ships taking away their dad
r
V
A VERY BUSY BUY
Heads of Departments at Their Of-
fices All Morning +
Washington Mai RSunday was far
from being n day of 1Rt tn tho state war
and navy departments = nd so many of the
official and clerks wero engaged at their
desks that one of the officers was com
prlltd to remark apoloselltJlly V are
uot working on Suuda > thl u simply an
extension of the reeuttvo Hay of Satur-
day
Secretnr Day spent a good part ot the
day in his office polng over telegrams
and dispatches and coiisultlnc with Second
Aselitant Secretary Adcc The depart-
ment was fully prepared to deal with ud
vlcfs that might lomo by cablo nnd rcuulro
Immediate action
At the navy department Mr Roosevelt
was at his tl t > Ic while the navigation bureau
had almost a full force nt work The bu
rcsu of > ard docks vvas open and Mr
O Veill chief of Hie ordnanca lmicau lad
1 good deal of tualticsB on liuutl
Na word came durlnn tho du > t > mhlo
or otherwise to supplement the account ir
eclved or the engagement at Manila but
officials nro perfecting nil irrnMrqmcntii
for sending Pewey tho supplies nnd re-
pairing outut li inny nenl
If any news has been received from Ad-
miral Sampsons fleet it i 10t ieon
roado public tt may le rlatcd positively
however so tar the department has heard
nothing of an engagement or of nnj thins
approaching one lictvvcen the licit nnd the
Spanish forces It Is cMWtrd bv tho offi-
cials that there will bo nothing lliie the de-
lay cprrltntcd in the case of Ihu Philip-
pine fight In hearing from Adiulnl Samp
ian In care of nn cnjtngcmcnl in tho Wept
Indies Prom tbo character of the elilps
under Samison a direct command the of
flclnls feel little doubt of thi suetessful
outcome of tho fight between fleet nml
tho Spanish squadron Outnld of the flue
ship New York which Is partly armored
all of the vrssiki with Admlial Gsmpton
with ono exception are full iron clad and
moreover tlolr armor being full nicltol
steel harvrjhrd It is > superloi to tlo
armor of llio Spanish rrtilseis that t a
calctilatfd that nlnii Inelirn IblcknetB of It
Is fully iqual In icslitanco power 10 twelve
Indue of tho unhnrdened nnd old armor nt
the Spanish ships
In tho war lepartment both Oenril
Mlles nnd Adjutant rjaioral tsibln worn
hard et work Ihcro vvrro oulvvaid wl
dences rf 11 change of plan for thn Cuban
Invnulon that epn not bo described nt pi s
tn but which proinlacs to be apry nerept
olilf to IhouBmdp of inoplo wlin irft VV ill
Ing for devclopnienta Adjutant InlKial
Corliln was ono of the busiest mm In the
city todav Tclegrano vvum pourlnie In
from < > vey pait ot tho tounfv mostly In
reference to the assembling of tho gnat
solunircr nrmj now In prognaj In every
State aud Tvirltory of tho Unluu
wiii 11 vm ov
IliKi 11 In I > IitiiHiiiil Nnl u eU < i
llir lliKiiir
London May S Tho Dcrlln eorresond
ont of the Standard m > s 1 heard from an
excellent fipnnlsh sourco that tho queen
regent a few diivs nco expressed a firm
resolution neither to lcavo Spain nor 1
abdicate but on the contrar to contlmio
the regency with all energy and self
Bacrlflco until lrer son becomes of age
My Informant as that tho report that hoi
majesty recently bossed Hmperor KriinUs
Jouepu of Austria to Ititoneno Is untrue
Ireiirli Iliillniin
Paris May 1 The elections for the new
chamber of deputies havo passed off In or-
derly fashion At I ocock thla morning
< 28 recruits had been officially reported as
follovvk Monarchists 27 moderato repub-
licans ir1 radicals IH and socialists 29
Ono liindred nnd twentyseven Leioni bal-
lots will be neicsaarj Tho Rpub lcans
have gained many seats
UAIvTlLLhriNs
ST THOMAS V I The Spanish
steamoru ltita an J Iaullni haao nought
tefuge here They hid on board general
cargoes Intended for Iorio Rico Iater
tbey cleared for sea ami went vvektward
Tbo llrltlsh steamer Aldborough with eoul
for Sun Juan ha nlso sailed The Hpaulali
steamer Alphoiuo XIII I reported to have
arrived at bftx Juan < lu Iorio Itlro
WASHINfJTON U wn be stated vvith
authority that Secretary Alger vvll
continue to pervo n secrctaiy of war and
that Ml repom of a purpose on his part
to resign are absolutely without founda-
tion TANOIBR On the representations of
tho pashil Mr 1 C Partridge thn United
utal consul general has advised Amer
liens not to leave the town but owing to
ths Spanish feeling tome families have al-
ready gonn
KEY WliST There Is no foundation for
Captain Oenoral Blanios dispatch to Mad-
rid as to the United Satrs ffulscr Cin-
cinnati She has been lying here several
days and nothing is wrong with her
RICHMOND Va Governor Tyler
received this afternoon a telegram from
Secretory Alger requesting him w moblllsa
tho Virginia troops at rapidly at passible
and as soon ip a regiment Is obtained to
send It to Chlckamauia It Is e pefed
that thi movement of Virginia troops to
Richmond this week wll be rapid
LONDON Thn Madrid correspondent
of the Times says l beret Is
reason tn believe that tho construction of
ih tabjpet foreshadowed < te > oar
cm MONTEVIDEO The Spinlsh torp Jo-
bs Tpiwirarlo lcfttod4yt < et1j5 iA
Sfcas
LONDON A ejispatclj re
0
NOTHING WAS IIBAKU FR0V SAMPSON
No Delay In the Xcks from Porto
Rico Bxpectcil
CHANGE IX THB CUBAN IlANS
lln Upn JJnilc It In Sntd Mil Thin
Cnn > ot He lKnnltrly Glscn
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J Silk Club Tic i
5 For Men or
Women
Ver > pretty patterns multicol S
oted which means many colJ
ored dark or light
Spcclql Price
for Today only
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Regulation Blue Uniform Suits 2
very tine and perfect fitting
j guaranteed IZ5U
RAILROAD MANS
Rtguhtlnn Straw Caps tor 4 Bfir
tr temen aeenlj poners ftc i cv
Cjpn ae or b nJs ot Hack Ilk eZr > Z
J plain goU ItlleilUK t > Older OUVJ
No evtra clmrec lor srrclal or ettraa
leticilnc Week executed licrei fine
and quick o
1502
Ed Kiamj
AlAAlMOTIi CUOIHIKR
THE BLOCKADE OF HAVANA
U Still Kept Up hy the Amtricau
Ilcct
HOTII SIDES NOW YTRY IMIATICNT
IUtlc IUIilnnr Vosxrlii Arr > ovr tin
inlj Illroi Wlilili Arc lateen
Vll > iv iVifr iliirj Dinlnl
Key est Da Mny R Cuba Is stll
locked by Undo tams steel fonrc Two
tinlions nro stilt vln n vli cjclng each
other Htrnlthlly waltlnR for the unknown
On nun sldo la nu Islnnd full of hot and
clinlliit Spaniards wto ojcasonal y ex-
pend thcli wrath In a few futlln shots to-
wards the enemy only to bo bcitcn back
lkn frnotloiir chlldien on tho other rlda
n weary lot 6f naval men lonjlug to open
belt gum und shov the bad children
what punishment nwnita their Incorrlglbll
ity Tbcso little ailKrj outburetii Btich us
humred ut MiiUiuaa the other day ni d
at Haviuia jostctday hiv ail thi oittr
diversion to thu blockaderu < cut > t tho
tlinse of a few bold tlsliltiK schooners
Ihn zest which ntconipaiilcd the capture
of tin steninlrA tho Hi hi di > s ot tho ivnr
has YiiuIshiUnoiv thut the blncknle Is an
tdtnlillslud fact 1 ho only ships na 111
lakliiK nro vlse enough to koci eli > ot thn
Meet letty prises nrn Mill talten liovvovcr
and three 001110 in toitay They aurrendciod
too quick to imku thoir uipturc IntorcHl
Ihe ispinu a little llshlnt sloop waa
taken by the Morrill about three mlloj oil
Mnilel Just nftor jesttrdaya sharp Ha
viiin ensoKemeut Tho Nevvport was doio
nt bund nt the tlmo nnd a irUn cruvv inau
up from both ihlps broURhl tho cupturo In
today
Tho third iciuel taken was tho scliocucr
Indro cle Dlos Mnner Mateo Horrcri
ladrn with fleji She was taken by tho New
rort off Mailed ytstrrdnj and vns brought
In by a potty nlfleer and a prko crew All
tbiro accepted one blank shot apiece w
sufficient
Considerable Indignation Is expressed
hero over tbo story lately sent north of
jsllovv fover on thu Nashville tonlractcd
from tho SpanUh prlzo Arnnnata Tim
captain nnd officers of tho ship as well as
Commandant Iorti > thr of the naval sta-
tion brand It In unmeasured terma as
false and cruel Interesting details are be
Intr odded to thn story of thn cntranto of
tho Ircncb D11 Iiourdleu Into Hnvann jes
tordav It U said that after the fleet re-
lented licrkhn was seen transmitting hello
crnph signals to the Cuban shore
Tim CAuroitMA Tnotu > s
IiinIiIiii IrciuiriittoiiH In Srnit llipsn
d > Hit IMillliiliii >
y < f
San Trandsco Cal May S Tbls wis
far from btlnjr nulet Sunday at tbo
Presidio where the troopi of the regulor
nrmv onjl Mllfornla vcm I ai r beln < t mob
Hired for prrvice nKalnjtt Spain Tho
crowded barraLks and touted fields were
iiulte aetlvo and tlipro was a supprelsad
excitement as preparations wero pushed
forward so that the > men could bo in
readiness to tall for Manila their exported
destination at n moments notice
This evening tlio army already eiunmp d
on tbo slopes overlooklns the Oolden lata
was lncrc fed by the arrival of night com-
panies of tha National Ouard from l tarlor
points Tlo Cltj ot Tekln one of thu
tiansports to carry troop to the 1hllir
plncs has not yet airhed though slw is
exp ctctj ot any moment It is s U ii
rccific mall fleet may bo railed upvn for
vesiela to hurry tho Midlers acr > ss the
Hjirlflc
Thero Is a rumor that the cruiser Cbarle
trn may not watt to convoy tbo transport
fleet but will sail at once with stores rd
ammunition for Dewey
Pope Priij Inn for Sinln
London May Tho Rome rorr p n < l-
ent of the Standard says Durlnj tho wrak
the pope mc In constant correspondence
with the quoea reseat anlEmperor Fran
cis JoMph pn rtcelvlnj news of th e
feat at Cavlte his h oline6s countermanded
the audience which had been fixed fo th
nett mornlns and felegrapbed the queen
regent that bo should dedicate tho
for her and Sp ln
prayer
It Is understood ihat the pop > ndS
peror Krancla Joseph have exchangedvies
as to the dJce whlcb Att rAwouW offer
w > f v rlom eiftv
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Ungenclti ai fc rellM almost
and
ly pn their ami upport liq theirfik
reod otUCM lo ecurlM U > e Intervention utfe
ta tpovrers In a w y hk vwoul4 v i
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