El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-19
THE CUBAN CRICKET.
The Crushed Insect is Very Lively at
Present, Thank You.

Meetings are being held all over tn
: United States in the interest of Cuba
independence, enlistments continue s
. usual-in fact, a little more than usual
and congress threatens to do something
radical next week.
At ST. Louis, Edward Hastings ha
the names of twenty recruits who hav,
joined his company and thinks he will
have 100 men before the end of the
week. Hastings visited the city hal
to learn if the authorities would inter
fere with him. He was told that the
blind could not see, and if he organized
his company quickly, and did not make
it too public, 30 one could either see OF
hear OF the movement
A Sterling, Kans., man name ed Ham
ilton, who claims to have served five
years in the regular army, has written
the junta for the necessary authority
to raise a company Of recruits to go tc
Cuba. He already has quite list OF
names of young men in his vicinity
who have pledged themselves.
Sergeant Bert Offin, of the Carthage,
Mo, Light Guards, is in Kansas City,
to start company of Carthage young
men to Cuba to fight for the insur-
gents.
Richard W. Talbot, of Topeka,
claiming to be an authorized agent of
the Cuban insurgents, has opened an
the stars and stripes and issued O call
for 800 volunteers to take the field for
Cuban independence. Over thirty
men are said to have joined the move
ment.
Already over 300 Cuban recruits have
been enrolled at Kansas City, and Col.
S B. Hartman, head of the local Cuba
libre movement stated that there were
as many more in Kansas City and vcin-
-, \
front. The men average in age between
IS and 30 years, and are generally un-
married.
The Dodge light guards CT Council
Bluffs, Iowa, have passed resolutions
denOuncing the cowardly assassination
of General Maceo by the Spaniards
aud volunteer service, if necessary. to
resort to arms in upholding any action
the United States government may
take.
A petition to congress to put an end
to the revolution in Cuba has been
signed by the aldermen of New York |
city and Il copy forwarded to Washing
ton. The petition is as follows:
eve, the undersigned citizens Of the |
United States, do most respectfully |
petition your honorabl body to use your |
influence to stop the barbarities and |
inhumanities now being practiced upon |
the people of Cuba by the monarchy OF |
spain.
THE civilized world stands aghast
at the atrocities committed there under
the guise of law, many Of which were
upon citizens Of this couu-
try, and therefore call for action on its
part; and do respectfully request that
the congress of the United States take
cognizance of the fact that war is be-
ing waged there that the people thereof
may enjoy the liberties of civiliza-
lion and self government
The Rocky Mountain Cuban volun-
-eers of Denver, have decided to start
Dec. 20, on the march for the
Florida coast where they expect to ship
or Cuba. Col. McAndrew, command
ng officer, received scores of letters
rom all parts of the country Offering
aid.
Judge Asa A. Story, commander of
post G.. A. R, of Twin
Brooks, S. D., writes his post will join
he movement in a body, membe
furnishing their own arms and mounts.
Senator Cullom writes Col. Nc Audrew
banking the volunteers for endorsing
lis recent speech on the Cuban ques-
ion.
An agent of the Cubans is in Texas
o buy $50, eco worth of horses for the
Insurgents. He is buying large num-
'er of horses at $50 per head. The
gent has the privilege of selecting as
many as he sees fit.
The most enthusiastic public meet
ng ever held in Atlanta was held in the
housand citizens expressed sympathy
With the Cuban patriots. Elk Gov.
<Orthern presided. Resolutions were
.dopted favOring recognition of Cuban
a mass meeting was held at Little
Rock, Ark, last night at the broad of
rade rooms and resolutions adopted
Irging recognition of Cuban ipdepend- i
nee. The meeting was participated in 5
" many leading citizens.
a mass meeting of colored
nen was held last night at ST. Marks
4. E. church, New York, to express ,
with the Cubans, A commit
ee was appointed to go to Washington
nd urge the adoption Of the Cameron
esolutiOns.
a special to the Cincinnati CONNER
ial Tribune from Key West, Fla, says:
reports from Havana state Spanish
oldiers in the Pinar del Rio section . .
re deserting quite rapidly, and sick -.
ess on the trocha and deSertiOns made
necessary there. Wey :
er is keeping all the troops he can in
1avana. News from Mantazas province
5 diSquieting.
L lIGecu clGlZeDS att6nQ6Q :,
he Columbus, Ohio, mass meeting at |
he city hall last night to express
with the Cuban insurgents
resolutions were adopted urging the a
resident and congress to recognize s
he independence of Cuba. Congress I
John j. Lentz was among q
be speakers. a
Two car loads of heavy artillery
assed through Little Rock yesterday g
Or the south, over the Iron Mountain .
DAD. The conductor said the cars 9
Iere billed to 4 Texas port and CON
igned to Cuban parties, but would oot
i've the names nor the port to which ;
he cars were destined. The conductor I
tated the arms were for Cuban pa :
riots.
Members of the senate foreign rela- t
ions cOmmittee are reticent as to I
hat Secretary Olney said to the com |
littee, but it is certain he advised L
gaiust action, like that contemplated,
5 it would involve war with Spain.
)ne member of the committee said: I
of course Spain will fight, but there .,
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