The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-17
Cuban Girl Cheered.
Public Reception for Miss
Cisneros an Imposing
monstration.

NEW YORK, Oct 16.-The popular
reception to Miss Evangelina Cossio
Cisneros at Madison Square tonight
was an extraordinary demonstration.
Fully $4,000 persons, probably one-third
of them well dressed women, crowded
the upper half of Madison Square park
and filed Broadway and Fifth avenue
and waited patiently for the congrat-
ulatory speeches to be finished and the
Cuban heroine to appear. A stand had
been erected south of the Worth monu-
ment from which the speeches were
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 in. J.
Lincoln de Zayas was speaking when
a carriage containing Miss Cossio and
Karl Decker, her rescuer, appeared at
the stand Attired in white satin and
enveloped in huge fur-caped cloak,
the Cuban girl mounted the narrow
steps to the platform, bowling and
smiling to the people. Once on the
platform Mr.. Decker led his charge
down the aisle between the musicians
to the front of the platform. Miss Cos
sio Y Cisneros' appearance was the sig
nal for tremendous demonstration by
the great crowd which stretched out
for 100 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 pleased but difident expression
on her face, Miss Cisneros bowed to her
audience for herself, and then turned
to Mr.. Decker, indicating that she
wanted him to understand that the ap-
plause 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 carriage, which was
driven around the square and back to-
Delmonico'S.
Previous to the appearance of Miss
CisneroS on the platform there We're a.
number of short speeches, interspersed
with selections by the band. Murat
Halsted was chairman and introduced
the speakers. United States Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, was the first
speaker. He was very hoarse and could
only be heard for only few feet from
the stand Senator Thurston said that
it was the duty of our government to
grant belligerency to the Cubans. tIf
l had my way" said he, 81 would not
only grant belligerency to Cuba, but L
would send a battleship to anchor ins
Havana harbor in order to inspire with
hope and courage those who are strug-
Cling for freedom"
Congressman Sulzer was the next
speaker and he was followed by DR.. de
.Zayas, who was the chosen representa-
tive of the Cuban colony in this city.
He described the work being done by
the Cuban army and scored Weyler.
The crowd frequently applauded. 1t
had been announced that nearly all
candidates for mayor would be present
to speak, but Henry George was the
only one to appear. The labor candi-
dates reception could not be called ex-
actly an ovation. Many applauded,
thousands looked calmly on and hum
dreds uttered cat calls. One man near
the platform yelled out: Where's Tom
Johnson; why didn't you bring your
man along?"
Among those present at the reception
at Delmonico's were Ambassador Eustis
and Col Ethan Allen and Charles Dana
Gibson. Nearly every prominent mem
Der of the Cuban colony were present.