Coalville Times | 1897-01-29 | Page 2 | Troops Starving

Trs p Nlarvlttc New Orleans Jan 16 Captain Chat loner and mot of the crew of the ihlp wrecked aura ter Pluiuppoted once to be a flllbuiter reached here yesterday from Havana Three of the party among them the owner nl the Elsa went to New York and Captain Chal loner and the rest of the crew came to New Orleans Captain Challoner laid of the lnturrectlon Iked with people belonging to both tldei and each lid li confluent of victory It li ttlll a tossup ai to which tide will come out vlctorlou In the struggle However I will ny that In the portion of the Spanlah army which came under my observation the loldleri are not overfed by aD any mean While we were In the coast town ol Arroya the troops were actually starving I law them going from house to house begging for bread and front what I could gather condition were ilmllar In oilier parts of Havana province