The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-03-26
FOR HUNGRY CUBANS.
Relief Train of III Cars Leaves Kan
sas City with Needed Food.
"EIour for Cuba. Bullets for SpAin"-sssk-
inE Cavalry Horses-NOvel Plan for
Cuba-Beneh for Maine Monu-
ment-"RouRh Riders."

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 22.-Special
trains left Kansas City within the last
few days for the seacoast and for Cuba
Those to the coast carried artillery
men, whose guns may soon be trained
on Spaniards. That which went to
Cuba bore the sweetest mission that
any messenger can bear, charity for
those most needing it. Perhaps not
before has there been such q scene In
the west as when, yesterday afternoon
at one o'clock, there left the Grand ave.
nue. depot a train Of 81 cars. bound
for the starving Cubans, the result
of an appeal made by the Kansas
City Star to the generous people of the
west Flour for Cuba, Bullets for
Spain" was the legend writ on one
of those cars. and it could we'll be used
to bracket the special trains from Fort
Riley and that which had its origin
here. Those FL cars yesterday car
ried over 600, 900 pounds of food to
the famished Cubans. The cost of
the freight would not fall far short
of $4,000. To have paid transporta-
tiOn charges on It to the coast would
have required 81. 900 or more. 1t did
not cost a dollar. The Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis railroad people,
with the utmost promptness, proffered
the use of cars. locomotives. crews and
all else, and not content with that,
themselves had their connections lend
their lines to carry the relief train on
its way.
FORT MEAD, S. D., March 2l.-Ihe
Black Hills ranges are being secured
by the United States agents for horses
suitable for the cavalry. A contract
has been made with one large horse
company here to furnish 1000 horses
as soon as they can be brought in from
the range. Negotiations are also being
made by the government agent here
at the post for several hundred more
horses from other ranc hes. The army
officers think these horses are to be
shipped south and that the hurried
orders and the fact the animals are not
up to the army standard means war.
Melted Over TwsIvs thousand Dollars.
New YORK, March GA perform
ance for the benefit of the Maine mon
ument fund at the Metropolitan opera
house In this city last night netted
over sl2. 600. At the conclusion there
were tremendous cheers and the great
audience enthusiastically sang the
"Star Spangled Banner" and my
Country" On the stage was the great
opera singer Camille D'Arville and
other well-known celebrities. Among
the spectators was Miss Evangelina
Cisneros. who came In for much ap-
plause.
A AIinistsrs' Novel Cuban Idea.
RIcHMoND, KY, March s1.-In con-
nection with the Cuban question. Rev.
@. W. Young. pastor of the Methodist
church. this city, has evolved q novel
proposition. It's for the United States
government to acquire Cuba. either by
conquest or purchase, lay of the land
in 40-acre sections and offer 1t to the
negroes OF the United States for q
on condition of Ave years
occupancy and stipulated improve
ments- He believes this will solve
both the Cuban and the negro problem.
a Regiment OF "Rough Ridsra."
CHADBoN. Neb., March 2l.-"Doc"
Middleton, famous on the border as an
Indian fighter. highwayman, bad man,
frontier marshal and all-round tough
citizen, is organizing regiment OF
rough riders for the Cuban campaign.
He has offered to the United States
government 100 men fully equipped |
for field service.