The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-17

soon do his part towards making Cuba free
and Independent. He may proceed with what
will seem to impationt spirits to be undue
caution, with the cries and groans ringing
In his ears of unarmed men, women and
children enduring inhuman cruelty and das-
tardly murder, but he will not fail to be
faithful fa to his pledges and he will before
long register the decree which went forth in
his triumphant election that Cuba should be
taken from the control of Spain and made
peaceful and independent In this faith in
great party and its president let us rest
patiently and most hopefully. Very respect
fully, William E. Chandler
Mr.. Karl Decker, Of Washington, who
as correspondent Of the New York Jour-
nal spent some time in Cuba, much of it
with a branch Of the Cuban army in
Santa Clara province, gave descrip-
ton of the condition Of affairs existing
and Of the pitible plight Of many of the
people suffering for the necessities Of
life. He ridiculed the claims sent out
by Gen. Weyler that the island had
been pacified, and said that if the Gu
bans were granted belligerent rights by
the United States they would certainly
win. Mr.. Decker has just returned
from Cuba
In the course of some interesting re-
marks, Senator Allen, of Nebraska,
humorously declared there was no div
isfon in the Populist ranks on the ques-
tion Of Cuban liberty. In this whole
much sacrifice to spirit Of CONNER
cialism and it was time this govern
ment had a little more Americanism.
He declared that the United States
could not afford to have a decaying
monarchy with a foothold on this con-
tinent and he would be delighted to
see Spain and the Ottoman empire
wiped from the map Of Europe. If the
president were to send a fleet to Ha-
vana, war in the island would cease in
thirty days, and it would not be neces-
sary to fire a gun. If the United States
should say to Spain, you should not
war upon hospitals, upon women and
upon childhood Weyler's occupation
would be gone.
Mrs Clara Belle Brown, of the Wo-
mans National Cuban league, said the
league had but one platform, one aim
and one end, and that end was the es-
tablishment Of the republic of Cuba.
Remarks were also made by Rev. Dr..
Kent, Mrs. Lincoln, vice director OF
the Woman's league, and Rev. Howard
: Wilbur Ennis.
Ex-senator Butler, of South Carolina,
read series of resolutions which had
been prepared, and these were unani-
mously adopted They earnestly pro-
tested against the "barbarous and in
human methods Of Spain in conducting
the war in Cuba, declaring that this
government should recognize the in
surgeants as belligerents and that Cuba
had demonstrated that it was her mani
fest destiny that like Mexico, she
should be free and Independent with
out the payment to Spain of any in
demnity.
A private letter received in this city
yesterday morning from an American
resident in Sancti Spiritus was read,
which gives the following details of the
death of Col. Carlos Aguirre, a Cuban
officer, resident of New York for twenty
years, whose family is well-known in
this city. 1t is dated at Sancti Spiritus,
May Z, and the portion referred to read
as follows:
'I send letter to you with the request
that you will be so kind as to send 1t to
Col. Aguirre's wife and children in New York.
He was killed last week by the Spaniards,
and, half-alive, was dragged by the guerrillas
with rope around his neck into the town
and to Gen. Obregon. Aguirre had silver
watch with his picture in it and about $500
in gold, which the soldiers took from him.
Col. Aguirre was a brother of Maj.
Gen. Aguirre, the Cuban leader, who
died in the field last winter few days
after Maceo's death.