Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-11
AT FEVLR HEAT

IS THE ENTHUSIASM or CUBAN PATRIOTS.
 souL-s1IRRiNa KLt QUESoE.
 TAMPA, Fla., April 10.-Licio Cubauo was the scsne Of one of the most enthu usi- astic meetings tonight ever held here. The occasion is the celebration of the twenty six h anniversary of the constitution of the Cuban republic. There were 5000 peo- pie present, including several hundred ladies, who joined most heartily ia the demonstrations.
 The hall was packed with an eager throng. The streets for nearly block were thronged with Cubans and their friends, and all around the building the people stood in great numbers. The hall was gayly decorated with buntings and national emblems. The Cuban and Amer ican flags were gracefully wreathed about the DIG ,ures of Cuban patriots on the walls and on the stage.
 Among those who had place on the platform were Ramon Rivero, president of the society; Dr. Valdes Dom mngueZ Fer nando Figueredo, leader of the party here; Enrique Callejo, Guallerio Garcia, and Jose Herrera. Rivero, editor of Cuba, was mas- ter of ceremonies. The speeches abou ded with fiery patriotism and the reading of the proclamation of the republic in 1863 by Colonel Figueredo was continually inter- rupted by applause. One speaker declared ''opain would never take her hands off the throat of Cuba until her grasp was sev- cree Dy Uu6 DiOOu Ol OuUdu COuEdScs-
 Another said: "The coming of Campus means the re- establishment of the regime of the revolution whose anniversary this meeting is called to honor. Then they garroted and shot the patriots, outraged their wives and daug hters and burned their homes. The same late now hangs over the . daug ghters of our fair and native isle, and our blood kindred truly will be subjected to the basest cruelties ever heaped upon the heads of a liberty-loving people, and they NxItIt hn nnli ind Oh seas of blood, but over and beyond 1t all lies the pearl of great price, liberty for Cuba. Let them do their worst, we are prepared for them. We have made up our are determined to win the freeoom of Cuba and redeem her from Spanish bondage at any and every cost.
 When garroting and shooting and the outragiDg of our women and the burning of our homes begin, we shall pay them In kind for their hellishness. Mark you, we shall not begin these blood-curdling out rages and shall ouly condescend to meet these devilish things on an equal footing when we are forced Lo do so by their own example.
 The speech was greeted with continued applause. Other speeches were made by Sotoro Alfonso, Nester l.. Carbonell, Edu- ardo, Reina, Francisco Diaz and a Span iard Sandalia Romella. One of the prin- cipal features of the evening was the speech ot Miss Louise Sanahez, charming and intelligent blonde. The speech was made extempore, aud her every movement was grace itself. while her patriotic eloquence raised a storm of euth husiasm in and around the hall.
 At the close of the meeting the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
 'sResolved, That the Cubans, assem- mbled in mass meeting, indorse the meetings of the councils in selecting Jose Marti as dele- gate and Benjamin 1. Guerra as treasurer of the party, and accord a vote of thanks to the secretary, Gonzalo de Quesada, for his work through Florida in representation of the Cuban deiegation.o
 The resolution was also wired to Quesada in New York.
 Benjamin Guerra, the treasurer, is in the city, but was unable to attend the meeting on account of illness.