The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-21
VIVA CUBA.
Reception to Patriotic Or
atOrS Last Night.
Congress Urged to Grant Bel
ligerent Rights.
An Enthusiastic Audience--MayOr
Olney Presided.

Infantry Hall has been the scene OF
many gatherings that have expressed the
noble sympathy ana charity of the peo-
pie OF this city. II can he safely asserted
that no meeting OF this nature hello there
has been marked for more depth OF feel
ing and earnestness OF expression than
was the one OF last evening in favor of
recogniz ing the belligerent rights OF the
Cuban reyolutionists.
His Honor, Mayor Olney, presided, and
very gratefully and happily did he perform
the task assigned 10 him. The audience
was one heartily in Sympathy with the
speakers, and the story OF Cuba's wrongs
was patiently listened to- and the senti-
ment OF the meeting was formally ex-
pressed in the adoption OF resolutions
offered by Mr.. Thomas W. Bicknell. The
resolution requested Congress- to acknowl-
edge the rights OF the Cubsns as belliger-
ents.
The list OF vice-presidents included
General Elisha Dyer, Rev. Henry w.
Rugg, Rev. j. II. Larry, Rev. Moses III.
Bixby, Rev. Alexander McGregor, ID. D.,
Rev. Robert b. Parker, Rev. NJ. s. Nc
Cord, John Shepard, Jr., Hon. William
Won Gottschalk, Hon. Patrick j. Boyle,
Hon. George W. Greene, Hon. Charles p.
Moies, Hon. Samuel X. Honey, Hon. w.
G. I. Wardwell, Hon. Nathaniel B.
Church, Hon. Samuel W. X. Allen, Non.
Daniel q. Pond, Hon. Charles p. Ben
nett, Gen. Charles R. Dennis, Joseph
Banigan, Col. Isaac NJ. Potter, Albert
A. Baker, Earl Philip Mason, NJ.
J. Harson, Augustine Jones, james +.
Field, Hon. Richard 3. Comsotck, V.
Germershausen, John M. Burlington,
Col Theodore A. Barton. General! Hiram
Kendall, General Elisha II. Rhodes,
Jerome Kennedy, William Il. knight,
George A. Littiefeld, Gen. Charles
A. Wilson, CO... James Moran, Edward ID.
Bassett, Gen. John M. Brennan,
Hon. Myron H.. Fuller, Col L. B. Pease,
Henry 7. Ayers, Marsden j. Perry,
J. Edward StIdiey, W. Ii. Farorally, j.
+. Farorelly, John Gillie,, Thomas N. Pea
body, W. X. Buchanan, Col. Charles III.
Williams.
ID. W. Reeves, Colonel John c, Wy
man, Hon. Henry Y. Tiepke Hon. Arsm
J. Pothier, Hon. Edwin ID. McGuinness,
Hon. Daniel r.. Bnllou, Hon. Nathan +.
Dixon, Hon. Rathbone Gardner. Hon.
William G. Rocker. Hon. Charles III.
Page, Col r. " ]. Goddard, Prof. Aionzo
Williams, Rev. Il. Benjamin Andrews,
Hon. Herbert W. Ladd, Hon. ID. Russell,
Brown, Hon. John II. Davis, Hon.
Tbomas III. Bicknell Hon. Gardiner G.
Sims, Hon. Henry Howard. and many
Others.
Mayer Olney introduced Rev. III. w.
that had been prepared by lady of this
city on Cuban affairs. 1t showed famil-
iarity with the present and past OF rho
islanr which proved pleasant introduc-
tioD OF the subject before the meeting.
The next speaker istroducei by his
honor was Hon. Fidel g. Pierra. one OF
the most noted Cubaps OF the day, and
one OF the most earnest and graceful
orators that il he's hcen the fortune OF
residents OF this city TO hear in many a
day. His speech was enthusiastically re-
ceired and lie held the closest attention
Of bis audience and when he closed he
was awarded an ovation.
He spoke in part as follows:
81 am very glad, aud feel highly
honorec, 10 have the opportunity Of ad-
dressing The people OF Providence, the
descendants OF the magnanimous cour-
ageous, and resolute founders OF true lib
erty in smsrics.
'Citizsns Of Providencei II was your
good fortune to have wise and Just an
ces,ors who founded your city upon tn,
solid tssis of right, freedom and Justice,
and 10 whom you can look back with
respect and venerstion. We have a past
which inspires Us only with horror and
detestatiou.
"Tbe SpsniSras feign TO feel aggrieved
because we Cubans refuse TO recognize as
tenefaei ois, their misdeeds and their
crimes. They call us unnatural and de-
generate children b cause VIC nave re-
solved to be 70 longer their toiling and
cbed.enl sliyes.