The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-06
STILL OTHERS READY TO GO.
Sympathy for Cuba Spreading Among
Ambitions Young Mn.
HALF A DOZEN WANT TO JOIN The Var
Letters Of Inquiry Asking About the Com
ditions and Amount OF Pay-Young
Doctors More Determined Than
Ever-A Cuban Agent Here.

Like many things besides the measles.
free silver booms and other distressing
| epldemics. sympathy for Cuba, or love
for glory, has spread around about Ike
a bit Of scandal in society circles. and
now there are still other young men itch
ing for a hght who have signined their
willingness TO embark on an expedition
for the island in the tropics. That there
is something contagious about personal
| adventure grows evident each day, and
yesterday il developed that there are no
less than six yOunG men OF this city
who are ready 10 run the risk OF losing
their heads by order OF General Gomez
just for a small salary with d chance TOR
fame.
The exclusive publication In The Times
of yesterday and Thursday klndled the
sleeping patriotism in The breasts of sew
eral young mon and they expressed their
willingness TO go 10 Cuba at once. SO
lar nothing has been heard from young
Burch and Biankenshlp who left Rich
mond early Thursday morning 10 embark
for Cuba. 1t Is presumed that they car
ried out their purpose In this respect
STILL DETERMINED.
The three prominent young medical
students whose determination TO 70 TO
cuba and become field surgeons In the
army OF the insurgents was published
in yesterdays Times are equally as per-
severlng as ever One Of them lett yes
terday morning for Norfolk To make in
vesusatOns aud ascertain the conditions
of service ln Tie Cuban army. lie rc-
turned 10 Richmond last night greatly
encouraged over the prospects. When
seen last night he said that he haI
abandoned the luca of an expedition
uut hau gotten some inside facts and
Ae dLd las three cOui.aulous would soon
leave for Cuba. They have not Vet
decided on date, bat are quietly max
lns their arrangements 10 leave Further
lAdn tnls tne young uau would not talh
lor publication. lie said Ae might be
auateu ln his Iials III ANY details
were published. IL DO probable The three
youns men VIII leave within The next
ten u-ys.
MeA are more anxious than ever 10
JOIN Tie Cuban army
10 JOIN TEE ARMY.
The Times yesteluly received several
communications aaAls Tor Information
about tile Cuban War. one young man
takes a practical view of the matter aud
has an eye Tor tAe luances Ills Views
are set forth in the following letter:
Richmond, Va, June >, 1896.
Editor OF The Times.
sir,-Ihe announcement in your paper
that several young men would leave
Richmond 10 tight fl the independence
OF Cuba attracted my attention and
write TO know IL YOU can refer me to
some reliable person VINO can give me
information as TO the amount of money
The Cuban agents will guarantee a young
man 90 30 90 Cuba and fight the Span
iards. i would gladly 90 If the compcn-
sltlon viii justify my taking this step.
and / know OF SEES eral other young men
who have expressed their willingness 10
goo. The financial depression has been
the means OF throwing ne out Of em-
ployment, and ! would much prefer 10
fight for living rather than DO nothing
] have tried 90 find employment and
can get nothing That will pay me n liv-
ing. IL there is any ceriairty Of getting
SlNl per month 1s was stated I'm tolc-
gram from Norfolk. or even 50 per month
and board. ! can get half a dozen brave
youHg men who will join an expedition
10 Cuba. Can YOU inform me if there
is Cuban agent in Richmond. or i'm
Virginia, and. if so. how TO communi-
cate with him on the subject
Very respectfully.