The evening times., 1895-10-22


morrow evening. The session will be held
in Room IS, Metzerott Building, at 7:3O
O'clock
Mr.. Bushrod Robinson, chairman of
this committee, has taken Off his coat and
means that his part of the meeting shall
be n success IL have been interested in
Cuban freedom ever since l was a boy
he said Il think we should do all in our
power to help the Insurgents. Every cit
izen in this country should believe in rcpub-
lies, and sholld be willing to a id in the cstab-
lisiinlent Of one
The COMMITTEES on invitations has some
what OF n Job before it. The intcntion,is
to formally invite all patriotic orders to
attend in a body. Among the invitations
sent out Will be ones to the Grand Army, of
the District, Sons of the Revolution,
Daughters of the Revolution, Colonial
DANES, Loyal Legion, Union Veteran Le-
gion. Sons of Veterans, Washington Light
Infantry, National Rifles, and other civil
organizations among the military.
Corp. Tanner. chairman of the committee
on resolutions, is still In Buffalo, not hav-
ing returned from the meeting of the Union
Veteran Legion. He will be here tomor-
row or next day, and will call his COM
mittee together at once.
Mai. Eoome Is busy with the Royal Order
of Scotland, and the meeting of the Thirty
third degree masons. He will get u little
time tomorrow, and will call the committee
on speakers together. Mr.. F. B. Metzerott,
of the committee on halls, will have his
committee meet him in n few days. He
has already donated Metzerott Hall, and
the only arrangements necessary are for
the overflow meeting.
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS NEEDED.
So great is the interest being expressed i'll
the Cuban movement, that ii is more than
probable permanent committee OF fifty
will be appointed. The frieIds of the move
mcnt are much impressed with the necessity
OF some such action. Congress will soon
meet. and there will be an absolute need
of such an organization. This can only
be secured by the appointment Of such a
body. The duties OF this committee,
or rather its officers, would be onerous.
They would act as the central body for the
entire country. To them would be sent
all petitions and communications, and The
committee would see that they We're pre-
sented to Congress.
For this work ii would be necessary to
have headquarters and "A secretary who
could devote all OF hs time TO the cause.
He conld he in touch with the chairman
and everything would proceed in a me-
thodical way. Already offers of money
have been made, but no one has Yet been
authorized to receive subscriptions. Of
fcrs OF articles, which can be sold have
been made, but no one can receive them
This would he part Of the work OF the
committee. which will probably be ap-
pointed at the coming mas s-mceting.
One of the warm friends in this city
OF the Cuban movement, and Il gentleman
who may express his views frcm the plat
form at Met1crott Hall, in king on
this Question said: This movement is a
patriotic one We are intere. ted vitally
in this matter. Cuba, by its situation.
should either he annexed Ia this country,
or stand in the closest political and com
mcrcial relations The economic student
has reached this point now. We must look
for an cXtcn, ion of cur trade southv ard.
That Is the outlc' We must have. Mr.. Blaine
recognized that fact. Look what reci-
procity did for our trade " it'll Cuba. Before
that time the tariff and cue toms ON flour
" ere greater than the price in this country.
Reciprocity cut the tariff down and the
export trade 10 Cuba doomed This matter
of recognition of Cuban hellicercncy IL not
one Of mere sentiment. IT means dollars
and cents Ia us commercially, and in case
OF a foreign war CuLa mutt be with us.
She il Indispensable 10 our safety"
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH.
The Iact published in The Times that
a vessel can be- armed and turned over 10
the CubaDs in fifteen days has aroused
much interest here. The vessel can be Sc
cured at il minutes notice, and in twenty
four hours could sail outside the three
mile limit A second vessel also stands
readed to be loaded with cannon and other
munitions of war. and can meet the Column
bia on the high seas, where the arms can
be transferred, the new republics flag
hoisted, and the first Cuban cruiser will
be n TACT. The publication has aroused
much interest in certain diplomatic CIR
clcs. 1t is possible that the spies OF
Spain will have a little more WORK 10 do
now. II is said they are busy trying to
corrupt certain people IN every shipping
center. Whether they succeed is another
question.
The granting of belligcrent rights would
give to the Cubans the right of search ON
the high seas. They could stop vessels
bearing contrabands of war To the Span.
sh forces. Spain sees her danger and sees
that the step, once taken by the United
States, would be followed by every re-
public on this hemisphere. That is why she
s so anxious; that is why she will tight
the recognition of the new republic and
that is why her spies are scattered all
over the country.
a celebrated precedent of the right to |
search is the case of the British steamer |
lslay. She was captured by a Chilian |
war vessel and the largest prize OF mod |
nrn times taken from her. In 1880, dur |
ing the war bet ween Chill and Peru. the |
American Bank Note Company OF New |
York printed IA large amount of money for |
Peru. 1t was shipped to Panama and |
thence to Callao, where it was loaded on |
he Brit iSh steamer ISlay. on her way to |
Peru she was intercepted by the Chilian !
corvette Chacabuco and searched.
The money was found in boxes marked |
rs merchandise and with the letters T. a.
N each corner, and confiscated. There |
were "a boxes and they contained over Sl5,-
BOO, 900 which the Gillian government is ,
sued and Peru has made good, Neither |
his country nor England questioned the
light of search in this case. Spies in the
shipping departme mt somewhere found
,ut about the shipment and the way in
which it was marked and sold the infor-
nation to Chill.
Celebrated Author Dead,
Rome, Oct. 22-SignOr Bonghi fhe cele