The evening times., 1895-10-23

Two speakers have been secured for the
Cuban mass-meeting. Their names will bc
presented TO the committee on speakers at
its first meeting. They are at the dis
posal of this ccmmittc, and il is certain
that the committee will put them on the
list.
Mr.. Simon Wolf has received a letter from
Senor Gonzales lie Quesada in reference
TO the first meeting of the committee on
arrangements. Senior Quesada In this
communication said that lie had no desire
to speak unless the committee wanted him.
He feared that If he was one Of the Spca X
ers the Spanish authorities might claim that
the meeting was gotten up by the Cubans.
These charges had been made at other
places and he hoped they would not bc at the
Capital. For this reason he had hesitatcu in
accepting any invitation To talk, but
nevertheless he would place hinisclfat the
disposal of his friends. II any Cubans were
10 speak lie and Senior Fidel Il. Picrron
would be the ones. These two gentlemen
will he here at the meeting whether they
speak or not. r7 -
The committee has in view a nothr gentle
man 10 he placed ON Il ie list of speakers. He
has a national reputation, ana If he will
accept the invitation, win he one of the
stars of the evening. He could fill The. hall
alone. The committee also have in view
a number of other gentlemen, and there
will be 10 lack of orators that night.
The committee on invitations meets this
evening in room 16, Me,Zcrott building.
Mr. But throd Robinson is chairman and
Mr. j. X. Potter will act as secretary.
The committee viii tr;insact important
business
The RET idents Of the District are get
ting arons e,i ont lie Cuban question. Some
of them want To go further than giving
money OF expire, sing sympathy. Some
want Ia fight badly. Yesterday man
called on DR.. Gee. the secretary of the com
mittce on arrangements, and wanted
tran. portation for himself and a number
Of comrades TO Cuba.
DR.. Coe was.unable to do ything for
the fighting man He told the doctor that
he had number of men all ready Ia go.
They are armed and would be more than
glad TO follow the singic star flag of the
young Republic. All they wanted was Ia
be ,cnt 10 the Island; they wi i'll do the rest
after they get there. II is more than
probable, however, that all tucIl move
men,s viii be frowned down. II has been
kept ccret 50 far and for the best of reasons
no names are given.
The local friends of Cuba hold that the
Spanish government is reaching the end OF
its string. This revolution is costing an
immense amount of money, and the credit
of Spain is deteriorating. She can scarcely
borrow any money many part of the world.
The Cuban customs are already mort
gagged TO Paris and Amsterdam ba mixers.
Nothing is lcft. The gentlemen calculate
that Spain can only hold out six months.
and AT the end of that time will be bank
rupt. Taxes are as heavy now as the people
can stand, and the prediction Is freely
made that the troops In Cuba will be re-
volting before spring and Joining the irsnr-
gents.
QUEsADA TALKS.
The Times has scared the following
authorized interview with Senior Con
zales de Quesada. the leader of the Cuban
cause in New York
Il have by me Il copy of El Paise.
perhaps after FL Impartial, the principal
newspaper of Spain. II contains what il
calls conservative estimate of the s, re- myth
of the various insurgeIt camps. The in
surgent strength by provinces is given as
follows:
Santa Clara. 5.4S5.
Cicnfuegos, 152.
Santiago, 1.76O.
Moron, 2,435.
Camaqua, $50.
San A ndrcas, 1.21O.
Trinidad. 300.
FL Rogue 610.
San Juan dc los Yerra, 3O3.
These estimates are not intended to
include the men under Gomez and other
chiefs in the Department of Puerto Prin-
cipc and in other towns in the island To
sum up, this conservative Spa nish news
paper. agrees that the insurrent strength
approXimates 10000 men. This looks like
rather a robust revolution.
I'm the province of Santa Clara Rego's
camp was estimated at 200. One OF Rego's
men reached headquarters yesterday and
reported 1000 men in that camp. There
are twice the number OF men in Santa
Clara given in this Spanish estimate. Cuba
does not need men. She needs rifles and
She is very much in need of
artillery, as the Spanish have erected
small Qualifications at strategic points,
which would he destroyed If the revolu-
tionists had the guns To do it. Only
certain percentage of the men, can't say
what, are armed with rifles. They depend
mainly on the macheta. The Cubans are
not well used 10 firearms. because of the
rigor of the Spanish government in pro-
their introduction into the island.
SPANISH SECURITIES.
eve are elated over the weakening of
Spanish securities. A recent copy of La
Justitia is at hand, nj the quot ations show
that in n single day the per cert. Interiors
fell from 6s.s5 to $780, 4 per cent. Ex-
teriors went from 1925 to 1885: Cubas
1886, went from 1910 TO 90. so, and then
ook a further drop to 99.35. Shares in the
Bank of Spain, about the only bank of
credit on the peninsular, dropped from
391.T5 to 391 30.
'The same paper Jumps all over the home
government because of its useless and
unwise policy toward Cuba. AS another
step In the direction of bankruptcy it
refers to the war item in the late budget
Of 100000 pesetas. 1t declares that the
public treasurer is burdening the produc-
live classes TO such an extent that it Is
hardly worth while to work in order that
a monarchy may be dressed in gold. 1t then
the following items of expense
for the support of the royal family, as an
nounced in the last budget:
Royal family, 9,5O0,00O pesetas: hal
5S2.136 pesetas; royal escort,
s2S,261 pesetas; extras to officers Of
The royal household, 1900; chamber of
his majesty, 112,5OO pesetas; expenses
Tor lights for the halbardiers, 16 6,074. horses
Of the royal escort, 15,4 ,4sO pesetas: care
If horses, 1900. This is q total of 10,-
a. 1897 pesetas, or So 200 900 per annum,
Tor the support of the royal family of the
poor, almost poverty stricken land of Spain.
Cuba is made to pay this, which is but
rifle compared with the expenses of the |
Kingdom and the interest on its debts.
VIEWS OF SPANISH PAPERS.
"La Justitia, of Madrid, of October 8
prints a letter from Havana which pic |
ures bad state of affairs on the island. !
.t says that laborers are idle by the thou |
'and and that hunger with all its horrors |
las invaded the homes of the planter, the |
aborer. the merchant and the manufac- !
urer. Itnarrates that the prisons are filled !
With and -nf tbp |
ails Is disgrace to the honor of Spain. !
L violently denounces the crookedncSs. cru |
'lty and unfitness of the Spanish officials |
n Cuba, and asserts that the operations |