The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-17
Great Demonstration in Honor of the
Cuban Heroine and Karl Decker,
Who Rescued Her.
CHEERS AND WAVING OF HATS
WHEN THE MUCH-ADVERTISED GIRL
MADE HER APPEARANCE.
lingo Speeches by Senator ThurstOn
and Others-Hcnry George Asked
"Nhere's Tom JohnsOn:"

| NEW YORK, Oct. 16-The popular recep-
ton to Miss Evangelina Cosio Cisneros in
Madison Square tonight was an extraor-
binary demonstration. Fully fifty thou
sand persons probably one-third of them
well-dressed women, crowded the upper
half of Madison-square Park and filled
Broadway and Fifth avenue and waited pa
tiently for the congratulatory speeches to
be finished and the Cuban heroine to APP
pear. A stand had been erected south of
the Worth monument, from which the
speeches We're delivered and on which the
Seventh Regiment Band was stationed The
crowd began to grow a little restless, and it
was decided at o'clock that the young
lady must be brought on. ]. Lincoln De
Zayas was speaking when a carriage con-
tanning Miss Cosio and Karl Decker, her
rescuer, appeared at the stand. Attired in
white satin and enveloped in a huge fur
capped cloak the Cuban girl mounted the
narrow steps to the platform, bowling and
smiling to the people Once on the plat
form Mr. Decker led his charge down the
aisle between the musicians to the front
of the platform.
Miss Cisneross appearance was the sig
nal for a tremendous demonstration by the
great crowd, which stretched out for one
hundred yards before her. The men yelled
and waved their hats the women waved
| their handkerchiefs, and the band played
a Cuban battle song. With bouquet in
her right hand and a pleased but diffident
expression on her face. Miss Cisneros
bowed to her audience, for hers it was
and then turned to Mr.. Decker, indicating
| that she wanted him to understand that
the applause was as much for him as for
her. For several moments the two stood
| forth, while the cheering continued. Then
| Miss Cisneros was led back to the rear of
| the platform where she bowed and smiled
to the crowd on that side of the platform.
Then she descended the steps to the car
riage, which was driven around the square
and back to Delmonicos.
| Previous to the appearance of Miss Cis-
reros on the platform there were a num-
Der of short speeches interspersed with Sc
lections by the band. Murat Halstead was
chairman and introduced the speakers
United States Senator Thurston, of Ne
braska, was the first speaker. He was very
hoarse, and could be heard for only d few
feet from the stand. Senator Thurston said
that it was the duty of our government to
grant belligerency to the CubanS If l had
ny way" said he, mot only would the bel
ligerency of Cuba be recognized, but l
would send a battle ship to anchor in Ha-
yana harbor in order to inspire with hope
ard courage those who are struggling for
freedom
| congressman SulZer was the next speaker
and he was followed by Dr. De Zayas, who
was the chosen representative of the Gu
ban colony in this city, He described the
work being done by the Cuban army and
scored Weyler. The crowd frequently ap-
pauded him.
1t had been announced that nearly all of
the candidates for mayor would be present
to speak, but Henry George was the only
one to appear. The Labor candidates re-
ception could not exactly be called an ova-
ton. Many applauded, thousands looked
calmly on, and hundreds uttered cat calls.
One man near the platform yelled out:
Where's Tom Johnson? Why did not
you bring your man alOng|
Mr.. George spoke briefly. He said I'VE
are here to pay our respects and to extend
our greeting to our sister, who has been
rescued bravely from the Spanish prison.
l am here as a representative of body of
the true Democracy (applause); as man
who has been honored by the mandate Of
his fellow-citiZenS to take up the work of
Thomas Jefferson. / am here to say in the
name of the great Democratic party that
we feel sympathy for you in the struggle
going on in Cuba. Miss Cisneros is rescued.
God bless her. We extend to her a glad
welcome to our freedom"
Among those present at the reception in
Delmonicos were former ambassador
Eustis and wife, Col. Ethan Allan and
Charles Dana Gibson Nearly every promi-
nent member of the Cuban colony was pres
ent.