Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-18
GOING TO FIGHT ron cuDA.
Large Party of Colorado Miners Or
gnniIc for the Purpose.


There was something akin to CONSERVATION
in railway circles yesterday morning
when 1t became known that within
the next few days there would
be movement of Colorado miners
from Denver to either Galveston or
New Orleans, desrous Of Joining the Cuban
insurgent army. There will be somewhat
over 200 in the party n sufficient number to
cause a lively scramble for the business
among the passenger agents of the western
lines operating between Colorado and Texas.
That there is something more than idle
rumor in this proposed movement ie evi-
denced by the preparations being made for
the trip ana the strict secrecy surrounding
all negotiations with the railway companies.
Several railroads with headquarters in this
city have been asked to submit rates for
running a special train, carrying the am
bilious soldiers from Denver to either Gal
weston or New Orleans. As all communica-
tions that have been received from the
Denver recruiting Office by the local
rairoaders have been marked strictly
confidential" il is difficult to obtain many
of the details OF the matter
1t is known that at least 500 men have
been secured by the recruiting officers at
Denver and 1t is inferred that 200 of these
are ready to start right away, as this is the
number for which railroad rates have been
asked. The ambitious soldiers are said to be
mostly miners, formerly employed in the
Leadvile mines, but wb9 have been out of
employment since the strike of last summer.
The railroad officials say that they do not
know from what point they are to receive
their pay for carrying the soldiers, but most
of them think 1t is to come from either the
New York or the New Orleans junta.
1t is hardly possible that the troops will
come via Omaha. as shorter routes are
offered through Colorado, Kansas. Indian
Territory Oklahoma and Texas. The three
routes that are under consideration are the
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf; Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe and the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific. The Union Pacific, Denver G. Gulf
has the shortest line between the points
named. but the passenger representatives of
all three roads are right after the haul.
PORT ANGELES, Wath., Dec. 1.-THE
Cuban junta has a representative in this
city, who has succeeded In recruiting eighty
five young men for the Cuban army. They
are prepared to leave for the east on receiv-
ing transportation, which has been promised
by the junta. 1t is authortativey stated
that they will be joined by several other
companies forming on the sound.
The plan is for them to go to st. Louis,
where they will be supplied with arms and
six months provisions Their destination
/ from that point is kept secret, but they are
promised safe transportation to Cuba. In
event Of the success Of the insurgents, those
who enlisted are to receive a tract of land,
the amount of which is to depend upon its
This land is to be supplied by the confsca-
ton of Spanish plantations. Agricultural
implements are also promised for working
the land.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17-At a meeting OF the
executive committee of the Polish National
alliance $500 was appropriated for the aid
of Cuba, and 1t was decided to collect $4,000
more for the same purpose among the
Polish citizens of Chicago. Resolutions of
grief at the death of Maceo and sympathy
for the cause of Cuba were also adopted
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Franz Mayer,
president of the American Friends of Cuba,
received letters today from Senators Cullom
and Mills, in which they promised to call
the attention of the cAminittee on foreign
affairs to the appeals otthe society
DENVER. Dec. 17.-v sec'uiting in Denver
for the Cuban insurgeat armies has been
closed temporarily cskries f. Green, the
recruiting officer turned over to his superior,
whose identity remains concealed, a muster
roll of GAO men.
MITCHELL S. D., Dec. 17.-At a meeting
of Cuban sympathizers In this city last night
a number of rousing speeches were made.
Fifty men pledged themselves in writing to
take up arms for the Cuban cause.