The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-15
MONEY AND ARMS.
Many People offer to Contribute to
the InsurRenf Cause.

NEW YORK, Nov. H.-From all parts OF
the United States, from Mexico and from
Paris. kilograms were received to-day by
the Cuban Junta and by prominent Cubans
in New York, in which the correspondents
expressed their sympathy for free Cuba
and offered financial assistance to the men
who are making a fight for liberty. One
of the most ardent writer's was Herbert
w. Wolcott, chairman of the Cuban-Amer-
lean League of Cleveland. and brother or
United States Senator Wolcott. In his COM
munication to Fidel G.. Pierra, Mr.. Wolcott
said that tLe American-born citizens OF
Cleveland We're intensely enthusiastic. and
reprobated the murder OF Maeeo ana ms
ing in faster than at any time since the
war began, and If men were wanted there
YOU'D be no aroaOs n ervent the T svm
pathy for Cuba that the Junta would not
be asked to expend a dollar of its funds
Tor equiPment oi or thst am5ers % Of the
Grand Army of the Republic in Cleveland
who were officers in the civil war had vol
unteered to go with the enlisted S men ana
assume command Of them In Cuba.
In Florida, Louisiana, Georgia and the
other gulf States the feeling seems strong
against Spain, as evidenced by communlca-
inent Cubans that IL vessels can be got out
of this country 1t will be only 1ew days pc
fore many thousand OF arms ana many
chests of ammunition VIII De landed "i'hih
the inSurgent lines. g.
INQUIRIES have been received here from
several branches OF the Cuban-Americah
League which is composed of native Amer
leans. as to the most expeditions and safest
route by which to ship material TO Generals
Gomez and Garcia. e. B. Galbraith, llDrar-
ian of Ohio State Library. at Columpus'
communicated with Mr.. Pierra asking IN
formation as TO the shipping of munitions,
tha transmission OF funds and the forward
ing of men to Cuba. Mr.. Galbraith SAID
that the people of his city were thoroughly
i'm earnest and that they could be counted
upon for larger supseflPuons Nh IMAM caIbraitI, ef
wrote. has had the effect of bringing over
to the cause of free Cuba thousands OF our
citizens. who until now have been willing
to let the insurgents night 1t out as pest
they could" , -. Tho
Much indignation Is expressed by the
iunto over the announcement made by eX-
United States consul to Cardenas, % =.
Henriques. that General Weyier. IN gioatlns
thority to a band of five hundred negroes
TO march through the island and piliage
and ravage everything they may nnd III the
Teegrams conveying expressions OF con-
dolence and promising to purchase powder
and arms for the continuance OF the M Mnsne
i'm Cuba were received To-Day from
Jacksonville Dallas. Tampa. Key west,
New Orleans, Atlanta. Guaymas, Mexico,
and Port au Prince. William Hill, an arms
manufactures of Jersey City, has onered 10
the junto a large cannon, which VIII PROB
ably be accepted.
The iunto has not yet received a complete
list of the members of Moceo's stan who
were killed recently. Some OF the niue
band that fell with Maceo are supposed 10
have been from California. but the lunto
cannot confirm that report A part of the
staff which consisted OF sixteen men, were
recruited in this city.