Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
CUBA AND LIBERTY Was tie Tenor of Resolutions
 Adopted at Jacksonville BY REPRESENTATIVE MEN A Spanish Generals Warm Reception on the Coast.
 Maceo Arrives Safe.
BY REPRESENTATIVE MEN

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 4.-GouZales de Q lesada, who is now at the head of the Cuban party in this country since General Marti's departure, accompanied by Col. Ferando Figuerdo and Dr. Fermi Valdmo Dominguez, arrived here from Tampa this morning. They were met at the depot by tue reception committee, consisting of k. J. Martinez, E. M. Delgado and J. P. Cancio, and also by about fifty Cubans, "A nd escorted to the residence of MT. Cancio, whose guests they are while here.
 Tonight mass meeting was held at Met; ropolitan hall to express sympathy with the Cubans in their efforts to throw off Spain's yoke. There were fully 800 people present, including the most prominent business men of the city. Among those present were United States District Attor- ney Clark, United States Marshal Mckay, Postmaster H. w. Clark, Mayor D. U. Fletcher, City Attorney Barrs and Judge Gibbs of the city court.
 The meeting adopted the following reso- iutons:
 Resolved. That it is the sense of the American people here assembled:
 l. That they must heartily sympathize with the Cuban patriots in their desires and efforts to free Cuba from foreign con- trol and obtain for the people of that island the right of self government, so much prized by us. They have vastly more reason for their action than had our forefathers, of whose actions we are 80 proud, and they will persist in their patri- otic endeavors until Caba is free.
 2. That 1t is the duty of lovers of free American institutions 10 express their sympathy for the oppressed people of Cuba and their desire to see them free.
 8. That we urge upon the legislature of she state Of Florida the duty of formally, by reason of expressing the sympathy of the whole people of Florida, indorsing the movement for free Cuba.
 4. That we urge upon our federal govern ment the duty of promptly recognizing the Cuban patriots as bslligerents and doing ali in their power to procure the recogni- ton by the Spanish government, for the freedom of the island of Cuba.
 5. That we call upon all American citi- gems who sympathize with the Cuban pa rriots to make known their ympathies in order that their moral support may be given to the good cause.
 Quesada received dispatch today con- frning the report sent out that Gen. J. A. hiaceo had landed on the island with twenty-one men. One of MT. Quesada'a 8 party added that arms in the shape of can Enon, rifles and ammunition were also Handed, but from what port they were ship ped is a secret none of tbe gentlemen would diyuge.
 The four generals who landed are old eampaigners against the Spanish. They fought in the last revolution.
 Tl 1u6 tuTcc llcuttudutS Oi tu6 IHtuUuS hla- Geo are F. Crombat, the Costa Rican F. c. Cerron and Petrio Corona, who was known when in Jacksonville as Senor Mi randa, one of those connected with the yacht Lagonda, which was seized in Fer nandna, found to be laden with arms and ammunition, and which was subsequently, released.
 Quesada hints that Maceo and his party were landed from the steamer Ethelred, |, which was fired upon by a Spanish vessel a day or two ago. Quesada seems confid ent the revolution will succeed. He said: "The only difficulty We have is to get our ships out of this country. If we clear the coast of this country we will do the rest. This talk about Spanish warships patroll- ing the coast of Cuba Is all buncombe sent out by Spanish authorities to bulldoze the patriots and their allies. The steamer Mascott, week or so ago made trip to Jamaica and then skirted the entire island ot Cuba, and how many Spanish warships do you think she encountered? Not one. Not single warship.''