The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-16
HE BURNED SPANS FLAG.
Col. Davidson at Lexington, KY, Mass
Meeting is Greeted With Hurrahs.

Col. Davidson at Lexington, KY, Mass
Meeting is Greeted With Hurrahs.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Dee. ia special
| to the Commercial Tribune from Lexing-
| ton, Ky, says;
| AT n big mass-meeting, called by
/ Mayor Simrall to take action in reference
| to the Cuban revolution. the courthouse
| was crowded tonight. Resolutions were
| passed that Cuba must be free; that the
| United States should help Cuba to free
| dom by peaceful measures If she could,
| by forcible measures if she must. Col.
| Tom. Davidson, after the meeting, burn
ed the Spanish flag amid hurrahs, and
| Captain Langmire, OF Company II, State
Guards, said he had 40 men ready to
start for Cuba on twenty-four hours no
tice, under command Of Col. Davidson.
CHATTANOOGA'S SYMPATHY.
| Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 15.-Mayor
Ochs tonight presented to the Board Of
/ Aldermen resolutions expressing sym
| pathy for the Cuban insurgents and au-
| thorizing the mayor to call public
| meeting of the citizens Of Chattanooga
| to give public expression to the sentiment
Of the community. The resolutions were
| unanimously adopted.
JERSEY CITY'S MEETING.
| New York, Dec ia mass-meeting
to express sympathy with the Cuban in
surgents was held in Jersey City tonight.
| Among the speakers was S. c. Henri
ques, who was United States Consul at
| Cardenas during the Harrison admins
| tration. He said that Spain was exult-
| ing over the foul assassination of as
1 grand man as ever went forth to give
| battle in the cause of human liberty. The
| United States, he declared, could no
| longer afford to be one OF the nations who
| oppress Cuba.
AN APPEAL TO ALL CUBANS.
New York, Dec. 15.-The New York
| Council of Cuban Revolutionary clubs
| has issued an address paying a tribute
to the character of the soldier and martyr,
| Antonio Maceo, and concluding as fol-
| lows:
Let every Cuban family reafirm their
warm devotion to the cause of independ-
ence for forwarding to our brethren, now
| struggling on the fields of battle, as a
| cheering voice from every home and as a
new proof Of our close union in the COM
| mon cause, at least one rifle, with which
q new arm, also ready to fall in glorious
| death, before yielding shall respond in
the supreme and final effort to the pre-
| sumptuous confidence Of the Spanish
people"
AN APPEAL FROM FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Fla, 15.-An enthusiastic
mass-meeting was held tonight to ex-
press its sympathy with the cause of
! Cuba libre and TO denounce the
/ cax4vorfIIv Ae
ter a torch light procession, the meeting
was addressed by many of the leading
citizens, including some ministers. Reso-
lutions were adopted appealing to Con-
gress for the sake of humanity, to enact
such legislation as will give American
| citizens the legal right to aid the Cuban
patriots, and that the government at once
declare the independence Of the Cuban
nation regardless of foreign complica-
tions
THREE THOUSAND IN LINE.
New York, Dec. 15.-Three thousand
members of the organization known as
the American Friends of Cuba, will
march next Monday evening, in a body, !
TO Cooper Union and participate in the |
demonstration to be held there in sym !
pathy with the Cuban patriots.
Aht OlSduLEhlIOu ID Iud0S up enIlreIy I
of American citizens. In the parade will !,
march a company eostumed as Cuban |
soldiers.
President Frank Mayer, who Is one |
of the few survivors of the Yirginus ex- /
pedition, will head the line.
TEN THOUSAND AFRO-AMERI- |
CANS PLEDGED.
New York, Dec 15.-St. Marks !
Lyceum, of which Rev. DR.. Ernest L,yon I
is pastor, has called a mass-meeting on |
Friday evening to protest against the /
cruelty Of the Spanish government in its
treatment of the inhabitants of the
island. Resolutions will be adopted
urging Congress to recognize the belliger-
ency of the Cubans. The meeting will
also pledge itself, if helligerency is de-
clared, to procure 10000 Afro-Americans,
who will give their lives in the cause Of
liberty if need be.
COLORADO CONTINGENT GROWS.
Denver, Col, Dee. 15.-Aside from the
regiment of Cuban volunteers that is
being organized here under the leader
ship of Attorney McAndrew, company
of 300 men has been quietly raised by
DIR. Homer l.. Darnell, surgeon of the
Sanitarium, and is ready to stare for
Cuba as soon as arrangements can be
made for their transportation from the
Atlantic coast to the island. The mem
bers OF the company are all said to be