The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-18
THE ENLISTMENT GOES ON.
Great Cuban interest Manifested
All Over the Country.

subscription of money and supplies for
the sick and wounded Cubans. DIR. +.
j. Kaufman, president of the league, has
received numerous offers of volunteer SER
vice i'll Cuba. All of these he has refer
red to the junta ut New York.
Saratoga, y. y, Dec. .17.-A Cuban
Libre Society is to be organized ut Ball
ston Spa, with the object of.ussisting tn,
Cubans. Branch organizations will be
extended throughout Saratoga, Warren,
and Washington counties.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 11.-Alrcady
over 300 Cuban recruits have been enroll
ed in this city and Col. b. S. Hartman,
head of the local Librc movement, states
that there are just rs many more in Kan
sas City and vicinity ready and willing to
20 to the front. The men average an
age of bctwee.. IS and 30 years and are
generally unmarried. The enrolment is
going on in IIarriman's office ard no Sc
crecy of the purpose OF the movement is
made
should Congress take action said
Col. Hartman to Il reporter, "that would
permit armed men to 20 to Cuba without
moleStation, these men will be notified
and sent in u body from Kansas City,
There has been some talk that two Spun
ish spies had recently arrived in the city.
III this regard Col. Hartman says: Span
ISn spies cannot STOP us.
81. Louis, Dec. l1.--In the house ut 902
Elm street, in this city, u company is
being organized TO 90 to Cuba and Join
forces with the Insurgents Edward
Hastings is ut the head of Tie scheme and
is eager 10 Join forces with the other Gu
ban sympathlIcrs who are in tho city. He
has the names of twenty men who have
Joined his company and he thinks he Will
have 100 men before the end of the week
Hastings visited the city hall to learn if
the authorities would interfere with him
lie WAS told that the blind could not
see and if he organized his company quiet
ly and did not make it too public, no one
would either see or hear of the move
ment.
Shamokin, Pa, Dec 7.-Seventy. five
hardy young Americans have been re.
crnited here for the purpose of going 10
Cuba on the next filibustering expedition
and joining the patriot army.
Carthage, Mo, Dee. 1i-Sergeant Bert
Colin. of the Carthage Light Guards.
has left for Kansas City to make arrange
ments to start n company of Carthage
young men to Cuba to fight for the insur
gents.
Sterling, Kas., Dee II ~ man named
Hamilton, who claimed to have served
five years in the regular army, has writ.
ten the junta Tor the necessary authority
to raise Il complny of recruits and 20 to
Cubr. lie already has quite list of
MINES Of young men in this vicinity who
havc.pledged themselves.
Buffalo, y. Y. Dec. 17..-A call has
been issued by the Cuban junta in this
city for an Indignation meeting to he held
ut the Lyccum Theatre next Sunday after
noon. AT this meeting preliminary steps
will he taken to raise troops and money
10 send them to Cubn and also to pct
ton Congress to take immediate steps to
further the Cuban struggle for liberty.
Council Blulfs, In Dec 1.-THE Dodge
Light Guards have adopted resolutions
dcnorncing the assassination of Muceo
and adding:
"'esolveh by the members of Company
l., Third Regiment iowa National Guards
known as the Dodge Light Guards, That
we pledge our services to uphold any au
tion taken by the United States Govern
ment and volunteer our services if neccs-
sary To resort to arms in upholding such
action"
Horncllsville y y, Dec. IA letter
has been received from Vera Cruz which
states that three Ilorncllsville boys who
enlisted in the insurgent cause in Cuba
are well and doing much good service
One of them, Wellington Tee, has the
distinction OF having IL Spanish reward
of 5000 set on him dead 0rnlivc. He had
charge OF Il dynamite gun under the late
Cen Maceo Twenty other young men
of this city arc ready to 90 to. Cuba, but
the letter says: 1--WE are unable to send
any more men to Cuba mt present.
Cincinnati o., Dec. IA special To
the Times-Star from Wheeling. W. Va,
says:
Captain General Wevler was hung in
eiiiSy at 6:3O this morning ut Main and
Fourteenth street Many people took
part. Cuban sympathi2ers are holding
nightly meetings here