Show 1011 coll famine cincinnati dec 3 george R matthews of new now york reached the city today to day direct from mexico he ile so says Y the r reports a is of the famine in C chiapas h g apas and 12 TON north orth guatemala are short of t the h ate truth at san ban aristobal Frie Fris tobal bitala and the main cities of chiapas there is scarcely arcely fc enough food for a days full r rations and in the email small villages and isolated spots the food is exhausted nearly all the live block stock has died or been killed for food whole families have died from starvation and disease die a caused by insufficient food matthews believes not less than five thousand lives have been lost owing to the famine and the plague is spreading |