| Show SWnr l ATION 11MPEJAS ii I lim1nillralions VN4 I or Iho PFIlsent Situation In Cuba OBTAINED ROM CONSUL LEES IfElORTS Neeoorof rood L11I11I n1 All Ili IApPlrll to Antri JJt ro11 cins for Help I WashInStWil Dcl j I 27ille most pro lound dltre8 prevails among many tbousad of PcOllo In Cuba Slarva not onlY Imlend8 but Is I on actual fact lion ThO President has been Informed 7t sources whose credibility l ollh t farts from wilty cannot bJ doubted Ho his gone thi length J of his constitutional IW to in calling tlio state of affairs to the it tuntlon of theAmerlcan people The late upnrtment hasused all of Us authority tb mitigate the conditions Mre nnd the letter to the public sent out by Secretary Sherman tho day before be-fore Chi sUnas pointed out the way to Urthir alleviate the miserable condition condi-tion of the concenlrndoB Tood > the sum ot 5000 was received by AM tnnt Secretary Day froin ccr lain charitably disposed persons hose names are not disclosed and this Burn remittOdilboyclae1egnph early tomorrow will be remitted by telegraph morrow morning to Consul General Leo lor disbursement among tire more Ing cases 11 IB hoped by the department de-partment 01 state that the American popl < out com 10 their relief and promptly by subscriptions of money I kinds of various clothing and 1 supplies > The newspapers arc expected to lend a generou aid In carrying forward this movement The machinery for distribution has been prolded by the state department and Consul lIenerol 10 Ilea undertaken underta-ken jilth tile old 01 American con lUlar olllcrs In Cuba to give personal citation to tho alleviation of distress by the distribution of the gifts of tire American Ieoplo One line oC stenm erg pIling between New York and na unoth Ward lineIt Is 1 mid hits nmlertoKen to forward any contrlbu lions of goods to Gen Lee at Hand H-and It H I believed that American railroads rail-roads will do their part by currying the goods to the seaboard The SpanIsh Span-Ish authorities have consented 10 remit I re-mit all duties on relief supplies so for narded The state department directs that they be sent direct to Consul Oen eral Lee cither money draft check or goods Consul General Lee tonight cabled the Hate department Just halls ontlng at this Juncture and his list Is as fol loss Summer clothing Secondhand or othern Ie medicines for frs In dudlng a large proportion of quinine hard bread cornmeal bacon rico lard potatoes boons peas salt fish principally prin-cipally condensed milk for the starvIng starv-Ing children Money will also be UBe lot to secure nurses medicines and fot many other necessities |
