New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-17
IN BEHALF OF THE CUBAN INSURGENTS.
A LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING HELD IN A
WASHINGTON THEATRE

WASHINGTON THEATRE.
Washington, May I6-An enthusiastic audience of
men and women. many of them we'll known in
Washington, packed the Columbia Theatre to its
doors this afternoon at monster meeting held in
behalf of the of the Cuban insurgents seated
on the platform were Senators Galinger and Allen.
ex-senator Butler Of South Carolina; the Rev Hugh
Johnson, pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist
Church; the Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis. and a
number Of others. General William Henry Browne,
president Of the Cuban League called the meeting to
order and INTRODUCED Senator Galinger as the pre-
siding officer. The Senator made q brief address
and read a number of letters and kilograms OF re-
greet. among the writer's being Senators Frye,
the e. 4 a r. burrows anu O0""A''eF O'a'NS0" u
MIR Chandler said in part:
"As I wish to see the United States declare and
maintain the independence Of the Island as France
did that Of the American colonies and made the
United States nation. of course l shall prac-
teal friend vote for every minor method tending to
Congress and the President will soon formally rec
ognize state of war and Cuban belligereney This
pendent nations Of the Western Hemisphere, cannot
fail to the cuban we W Sehi TO
send feet to enter the harbors and an army i;. to
ana properly Of American citizens and secondly:
to stop the atrocious and uncivilized methods OF
"f KARI Decker Of Washington who has been
Cuba as a newspaper correspondent ridiculed the
had been pacifed. and said that 81 belligerent
rights were granted to the Cubans by the United
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, said that II the
President were to send n fleet TO Havana war IN
the island would cease in thirty days, and 1t would
not be necessary to fire gun. Mrs cara Belle
Brown, Of the Womans National Cuban League;
the Rev. DR.. Kent. Mrs Lincoln. vice-director or
the Woman's League. and the Rev. Mr. Ennis also
spoke. . . ,, , .
series Of resolutions. which were unanimously
adoDted They earnestly protested against tho
barbarous and inhuman methods" Of Spain In con-
Quoting the war in Cuba declared that this Gov
eminent should recognize the insurgents as bellg-
erents and that Cuba had demonstrated that 1t
was her manifest destiny that, like Mexico, she
should be free and independent. without the pay
rent TO Spain Of any indemnity. 49, -
A private letter received in this city from an
American resident IN Sancti Spiritus was read:
which gives the following details OF the death or
Colonel Carlos Aguirre Cuban officer. resident OF
Ney-Yorlx twenty years, whose FANNY is wei
known in this city 1t is dated at Sanct Spiritus.
Nav I and the portion referred 10 Is as follows: Il
send letter to you with the request that you VIII
he SO kind az TO send it to Colonel Aguirres wife
and children in New-York. He was killed last
week by the spaniards. and half alive. was
dragged by the guerillas with rope around his
neck into the town. and to General ObreSon'
Apuirre had a silver watch. with his picture IN II.
and about $500 in gold which the soldiers took from
him ., -. >,o.o- Co.oro,
Aguirre the Cuban leader who died In the held last
winter few days after Maceos death.