The record-union., 1897-02-24
SYMPATHY FOR THE CUBANS.
4 Branch League Organized in This City
Last Night.
Strong Feeling Expressed for Those
Who Are Struggling for
Liberty.

| About twenty citizens met at Kohlel
q Chase's music store last evening, il
| response to a call issued by Mayor
Hubbard, for the purpose of taking
| steps to aid the cause of the Cubans
who are struggling for liberty.
In the absence of the Mayor, Judge
! Hinkson was called to the chair. He
explained the object of the meeting t
| be, as he understood it, to take some
action regarding the Cuban question
but he knew of no definie plan of ac-
! ton having been outlined.
The Mayors circular calling the
meeting was read by Secretary j. A
Harvey. 1t was. addressed to certain
| citizens, and is as follows:
The Cuban League of the United
| States, with headquarters in New Yorf
| City, urge all those in sympathy with
the people in Cuba, who are battling fol
their independence, to unite in branch
associations or leagues all over the
country, for the purpose of giving ar
! expression or protest against Spanist
brutality, and Of urging our Govern
/ ment 10 exercise more vigilance anL
! force, If necessary, to protect citizens
of the United States who are arrested
in Cuba, and. also. by all lawful means
of assisting the Cubans who are strug-
Cling for their freedom.
In all of the cities in the United
| States these branch leagues are now
! being organized, and it is thought
proper that Sacramento City should, il
some way, express herself upon this
! subject
Il have been requested to appoint q
/ committee to take this matter in hand
! l have selected you as one of d com
mfttee of some twenty gentlemen, who
Will meet on Tuesday, the 23d inst, a.
! 30 p. m, at Kohler & Chase's music
| house, 121 X street
II inclosa herewith a list of the gen
| tlemen who will serve on this commit
| tee"
| The Chairman said he supposed tht
| first thing in order would be to organ
! ize a club
| T. w. Sheehau suggested that as the
| meeting was not as large as it should
| be, perhaps the best thing to do would
be to have a committee appointed tC
| draft resolutions TO be submitted a
a mesting to be held later on. He made
| committee be composed of the Chair
man and Secretary. Carried.
| Chairman Hinkson Thought the frs
| thing that should be done was to or
ganize a league Of some sort.
| Secretary Harvey read letters from
| the officers OF the Cuban League in tins
East, asking that the cftizens of Sac
ramento organize club Through which
they could give expression of their dis
approval of the course now being pur-
sued by Spain and her atrocities ir
| Cuba.
G.. NJ. Mott moved that the meeting
proceed at once to organize a Sacra-
mento branch of the Cuban League OF
America, and it was carried.
A recess was then taken to give those
who so desired an opportunity to sign
the roll, and the following signatures
| were appended:
G.. NJ. Mott, c.. E. Duhain, Clarence
A Barnes, H. H. Look, A J. Bruner
John r. Avis, W. d. Comstock, T. w
Sheehan. John D. Shoemaker, A. A
Van VOORHEES,. c. E, Adams, A E.
Wing, J. A. Harvey, A. p. Jensen, n. f.
L ~. L. y,
II. Watkins.
Secretary Harvey moved that General
Sheehan and y. J. Bruner be added to
the Committee on Resolutions, and it
was so ordered.
Remarks were made by T. w. Shee-
han, A. j. Bruner Captain A E.
Stearns, Captain John d. Shoemaker,
Chairman Hinkson, c. e. Adams, ]. A.
Harvey, II. II. Look and Lieutenant
c. +. Duhain.
The speakers were all enthusiastic
and expressed the deepest sympathy
with the Cuban patriots. The course OF
Spain was severely denounced, and the
demand made that the Government
take some action in the nature of a
protest against the atrocities that are
being inflicted upon the struggling peo-
pie of Cuba
Chairman Hinkson in his remarks
expressed the hope that, if Consul Gem
eral Lee has really resigned, the in
coming Administration might express
the appreciation CT the American peo-
pie of General Lees course by sending
him back to represent this country in
Cuba
Before adjournirg General Sheehan
suggested that the announcement be
made that the roll Will be kept at Mr..
Harvey's store, where adj who desire to
enroll their names may do 50.
j. II. Watkins here Joined the meet
ing and read the following series of res
olutions adopted by the Signal Corps:
To the Cuban League of the United
States of America: AT a special meet
ing of the Signal Corps. Third Brigade,
National Guard of California, held on
the above date, the following reSolu-
tions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That it be the sense of the
Signal Corps. Third Brigade, National
Guard Of California, that we are heart
ily in sympathy with the Cuban League
of the UNITED States in their endeavor
to enlist public sympathy in favor Of
the people OF Cuba who are battling
for their independence:
Resolved, That We further indorse
the actions Of said league in urging our
Governments to exercise more vigilance
and force, if necessary, to protect from
Spanish brutality citizens of the United
States who are arrested in Cuba
Resolved Tha, two copies of these
resolutions be transmitted to Colonel
c. H. Hubbard, Mayor Of the city of