New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-11
STIR THEIR HEARERS

STIR THEIR HEAkhfS'
-, colony In this city celebrated the an
nv NV Of the opening OF the reoe'non "sa'"s'
nivefsAs o.,oher 10 1NsS by a meeting at CHECKER
sp"' ,1,u last night. The hall was decorated WIN
ing h'' c,ho and the United States. and at
the ""e =, the platform were some gatherings
the ~" so-ycd in the Ten Years war, brought
WIZ end by the pacific methods OF Ieherai
.,ez Campos. At 'N O'CLOCK 'he oou! VI
NsI,"r,rg Hall was half filed. At O'Clock there
u" onlv standing room. and when the maruai
v" ,. ~ drum and fife astonished and charmed
st'ai. .ha Mace WAS crowded. Many of the
audience were Co'o'eN' "'''
sr,ghtest Of colors.
rh.,e were cheers as Estrada rama ueesa'e
49, cuban committee. came on the PLATFORM
60 Fraea president of the Cuban Independence
g., Was the first speaker After snort expo
s,ion OF the purposes and objects OF the ceieoia
So banker Pierra explained why Cuba Is strus-
'i0' g. ber liberty. leaving it, he said to others
s""e -, han himself to recite the praises Of the
martyrs Of 1ssS-lS'a
Snsor pierra said that out OF revenue OF over
800 IA collected in Cuba annually, only ABOUT
$500 went for education on the island ana that
- az, for common schools. He estimated that
,he paternal government OF Spain costs Ouoa sOV,
s.0 M year largely through the dishonesty OF Of
fcials.
CHA NEGLECTED FOR YEARS
s.s,- p,erra said that Cuba had been neglected
a., So wars. and that up TO a century ago the
.o,pla,lon OF the island was only about one hun
~ ,bopsana Until Peru and other colonies ceased
70 pour their wealth into SPANS Golfers little at
III, was maid 10 Cuba. How little was known
- cuba IN SPAIN was proved by the fact that let
,s,s were sent sometimes from Spain addressed
n the ISLAND Of Havana" One OF Senior Pierras
hits on Spanish officials was greeted with Wild ap-
p,ause This was when he read OF Spanish law
I,,1,.
against beasts OF prey in CUBA ana the Cuoahs
though. the only beasts OF prey there were the
spansh officials In speaking OF the representa-
,on in the Spanish Government promised by Spain
"a Cuba cuba had waited vainly for II seventeen
,ssrs and had now begun sincere struggle 10 be
free.
"snan has the reputation Of winning all her bat
,ss except the last one. Cuba may hope TO win
,hs last battle" the speaker concluded, amid iran
us ssSor Enrique Trujlo, Editor of "El Porvenia"
snsrsh Government and his references TO the heroes
q the last struggle one of his strong points e was
Of the first rebellion OF Cuba against Spain. Jose
Mar has corner all to hmsef IN the nsary 20
,heir feet when the flag was pointed out.
VETERAN WARRIOR SPEAKS.
The speech OF the evening that made by the
veteran Of Cubas first attempt TO gain her freedom
Colonel Emanuel Sangul a brother OF GeneraI
julius sanguili. now lying in Spanish prison IN
Cuba Colonel Sanguil. who spoke in spanish,
began with some "reminiscences Of his youth and
told OF the Joys OF having had the privilege OF
bleeding for cuba. He carried his audience with
him and one moment the hall was so silent pin
Gould have been heard TO fall and another the
echoes were aroused with the demonstrations Of
ne delighted audience who stood up and shouted
,Isir s,.n,9t NV and waved hats and handkerchiefs
Coonei Ssnguni sad that the history Of Spanish
rf'a in al her colonies was history or nlsrule
an .rreifv and that every town and village in
cuba mus; be- empt.ed and the hills and mountains
filled " IN their citizens soldiers to nght 10 ne
1s.,b for C'uban Independence. Colonel Saneun,
whose health caused aim TO speak with some az
Nculty was warmly embraced by the delegates on
m r,a,for,n when he finished, and the applause
was deafening -
one OF the cleyest efforts of the evening was
the sne-ch u senior Navarro. in English. senior
Navarro. VINO doesn't know whether he is most
cuban or american. said that Spain could not
govern herself let alone governing Cuba. and hoped
that the United States would soon see the way
10 give Cuban belligerents recognition. espec ally as
Spain was quick accord that TO the Southern
States in the civil war in America.