The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03
CyBE's MARTYRtD DEAD
Arrangements Making for a Me-
mortal Mass Meeting.
AT THE NATIONAL THEATER
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, VIII
tor Stewart Among the Speaher-.
Mr.. George Fred Williams EIu-
Quent Declaration.

/ a mass meeting IN memory or me Amer
lean citizens who have died in the cause
OF Cuha Will he held tomorrow night al
the New National Theater The memory
OF the following Will he lsonorccr Gen.
dose Maria I. Aquirre, CD Carlos Z.
AqGirre, Col. Gordon, Correspondent Cros-
by, of the Chicago Record; Correspondent
Charles Gavin, Major w. osgood and DR..
Ruiz.
Ii is expected that Senator Daniel will
preside, among the speakers to he Sepa-
TOT Mason, Senator Stewart aud Mr.. King
OF Utah. THE meeting viii 1Be under the
auspices of the CIllan League, and will.
Judging from The recent mass meeting
and the increasing interest tu the agita
ton fer the independence Of the isiand,
toe very largely attended.
| Some OF the letters from the late Col
/ Charles E. AQuirrc. an account OF whose
death recently shocked the people of this
country. have a particular interest In
one of them, OF date April IL, he says:
we think that this war WIZ re our
/ b. st campaign, as we are stronger every
! day, and the Spaniards are weaker. How
! ever, II the end does not COME in the sum
! mer, IL VIII tie next winter. Then we
/ VIII see our dearest hopes realized
The general in chief confiSled TO
nre two important and dangerous commits
sions Both Of them / have performed To
iIis entire satisfaction. ana have Gone
more than l was asked. since then ne
haH been pTaising me daily Now I am
on another commission, ard IHeIc d9n-
germs than tu'h. The most dangerous
part OF at is vet 10 come. bat / will come
cut OF 4 witt flying coIOrs, and with
glory
Cod. AQunre speaks at the close of the
let .cr of having Lten 80 close - Butcher
wcylers soldiers as to have heard Item
snoring"
OnAprll "a two daysbefore he was killed.
Col AguirEe writes:
Il am almost through my important mis-
sion from the general I'M chief, Maxine
Gomez. and today leave here ,Sancti Spir-
itusi with Brig. Gen. X. Castillo fuT the
headquarters of the gcneral-in chef.
Since my poor brother 5 death have been
with the general-tn-ciacT aud, though | am
to 90 back 10 Havana province, he doesn't
want me 80 20 Just yet, wanting To takc-n,e
along with him We are confident
that this war will end with this Gamma ign,
as we are stronger today than al any tine
during the last two years. and the Span
iaTas are con WINGED that they cannot win
as they have neither the money nor the
men 10 continue the war longer than year.
We were in hopes that the Cove mment or
the United states viii recognize our belljg-
eTent nights. but we have given up that
hope. and we only hope now that more ex-
petitions will Camc and bring us plenty
81 ammunition TO fight with. or men we
have plenty"
The {, TnmittpC on arrangements. MeSSrS.
A. A Aguirre, Frank Hume, ana John NJ.
T0bin. have received letter from MIR
George Fred Williams, which speaks Tor it
self. He says:
Il sincerely regret that professional en-
Earements prevent my joining in the tribute
to the patriots who have fallen in the
Struggle f,T Cuban liberty. l would gladly |
express my Indignation tins I neither OF the |
great parties has furnished through its
Administrator an effective protest again ST |
the murder and Iapine which are not even |
claimed to Toe war. 4
''Cutta j. batAed daily in the winds Of
freedom from our shores. If tine United |
States allows a IoIoiGn monarchy To desc |
late her, dat oppression and extoItion |
Ilay he pcrpetuatcd, then the signs are i
indeed az hsHd thai comnleTCialisrn is |
strSnglinc freedom eyen within our own |
boundaries. That permits sion has been |
given so long TO murder, to stalye, To i'm |
prison and torture the travEst patriots |
the century has produced, is d scandal upon |
our civilization
But lie assured. the brave people of the |
United States are with yea in this ooIlte ct
Were it given to them they would tpag 4
down Indignantly any Administration
which would give the breath OF another
day To this unchIistian carnage But 4
the Lrutaliying force Of property, alas!
has gained such an ascenaeRCy in our free |
land that since your struggle began the /
appeals OF mercy, justice and freedom
have been drowDed in the claInor CT The
stock market and the traders.
Some day our good people, who love 1
freedom and hate tyranny, will Use up
in power. and the viii OF God shall f,e lone |
to you1 trave island Peace 10 the mar
tyrs who shall lie sacrificed before Justice |
shall>be done and outraged liberty taken
from the altar. While you pray for your
desulate island, pray also Tor JCpu;Aic
which calling itself the bearer Of libcI- 4
tvs standard, permits you to be crushed |
under the heel Of granny. i believe both |
prayers viii be answered; that when We |
come 10 your rescue the spirit of liberty
viii be famed to new flame on our soil;
ON wn people willfeplane witsinspiration,
is power, its hope"