The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
TO THE PRESIDENT
He is Offered a Regiment
From Wichita
CASH HENDERSON WIRES
That Kansas Wants Cuba

The Eagles news yesterday morning of
the destruction OF the battleship Maine
at Havana created much excitement on
the streets.
The news created much excitement ev-
erywhere else. also. The wheat market
went UP like it was tied TO the neither end
OF sky rocket. It ran up four cents on
the board in the regular call hours and az
ter the day closed on board options, the
curb price went up three cents. There
was all kinds Of talk. At one time the
people on the street were talking of the
rumor that the cable 10 Cuba had been
cut by Spaniards, and the crowds rushed
70 the telegraph Offices 10 find out. The
information was sent out at one time yes
terday by the wire companies that lines
Of communication had been cut from this
country TO Cuba, but the runor probably
started from unreliable sources and was
unconfrmed later in the day.
\ number Of people were inQuiring II
the report that an alliance between Spain,
France and Germany had been formed for
the purpose OF war on this country. Ev
erywhere the sentiment was for Cuba.
People were asking each other all day on
the street If they were ready 10 march in
defense of the insurgents.
\ crowd gathered in the office Of Cash
Henderson who, besides being one Of the
big merchants Of the west, IS a patriotic
citizen of qualities that call for express
sion. Among the men at Mr.. Henderson s
was Isaac Wright Of Columbus, the big
gest dry goods merchant Of southeast
Kansas. He manifested great interest in
the matter and volunteered the sympathy
Of ali southeast Kansas. Mr.. Henderson
said:
1t is time to teach Spain the courtesies
OF international decency. 1 am not against
Spain, but I am for the right. Out here
we probably do not understand the situa-
ton in all that it means. but we ought TO
know whether the treatment Of the Gu
bans and Americans in Cuba is as unjust
as reported. 1t looks to me as if there IS
something wrong about this explosion Of
the Maine warship at Havana, Looks a
little queer some way"
Then he sat down and indicted the fol-
lowing message to the president of the
United States, with the remark: Il want
10 help the unfortunate Cubans one way
or another. 1 will do what I cam
Wichita, Kansas.
president Mckinley, Washington, D. c.:
I'VE are ready to go to Cuba by thou
sands. The report of the destruction of
the battleship Maine has created an i'm
patience here for immediate action one
way or another.
cash HENDERSON"
Mr.. Wright, a visitor from Columbus,
expressed approval at the telegram and
said it was the sentiment of his home
town.
Sam Amidon said: 1--WE ought TO do
something for the Cubans I wish we had
q national administration that would go
ahead and take stand in the matter, and
a decisive stand in favor Of the insur-
gents. Everybody knows that the Cubans
are not treated with anything like what
common humanity deserves. They never
have been. They are only struggling for
what is a poor right. and we ought to help
them.
This explosion of the Maine IS a mighty
funny business think. How does il come
that this destructive accident is reserved
for the vessel until il gets into the Span
ish territory? What if IT was an accident?
The Spaniards are clever at planning &C
cidents. I am ready to go as far as I
can for the defense Of the island"
Ike Goldsmith. proprietor Of the Gold
smith book store. said: You can count
me for the march when 1t comes TO help
ing Cuba. If those Spaniards blew up the
warshIp Maine then I am in favor Of go
ing after them hard right soon"
\. c. Jobes of the Bank Of Commerce,
when asked if he would go 10 the defense
of Cuba, said without reluctance: You
bet"
John Fisher OF the police station, said he
had been through one war aud would go
as FAR as he could through another II the
Spanish had actually fred on the warship
Maine.
J. \. L. Pinto: ct an Of Spanish de-
scent. but I am for the Cubans. 1 be-
uove in the right. L some man wants TO
get up a company today I an in It looks
70 ne as II the accident TO the Maine was
premediated. I an not in favor Of show
ing any Ieniency toward such accidents or
the accidenters-
e NJ. Jones: eve ought u take hand
in this matter II the Spanisrds are re-
snousfble for the Names accident am
for the Cubans, and that's no joke