Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
LIBERTY FOR CUBA! Prescott Extends the Helping Hand in Aid of the Orphan Isle
 of the Sea.
Fully Five Hundred People Assemble to Listen to the Story of
 Cuban Patriots.
From Fridays Daily.

From frloAys Daily.
 4 more propItious time than last
 evening for holding a meeting to aid
 and sympathize with struggling
 Cuba, could not have been selected
 The late dispatches, indicating
 the coming measured tread of mar
 shalled hosts to the war drums thrilling beat, filled every body with
 the war spirit. and Prescott citizens
 focked to the court house in vast
 numbers las: night long before the
 appointed hour of meeting, to listen
 to addresses by Captain Mahoney
 and Lieutenant Cordier, two Cuban
 patriots who are making a tour of
 the coast to raise funds in aid of the
 belligerents.
 By 8 o'clock every available seat
 in the court house was occupied,
 fully fifty ladies gracing the oc- casion, while at least loo soldiers
 from Whipple were in attendance.
 The speakers stand was decorated
 with the American flag and Cuban
 flag interfolded in insignificant man. ner.
 The meeting was called to order by Mayor ONeill, who after refer ring to the protraoted struggle of Cuba for independence, stated that the object of the meeting was to listen to addresses by two Cuban
 patriots who were travelling over the coast seeking aid for those who who are fighting for Cuban liberty.
 Wiley Jones, district attorney of Graham county, was introduced and made a rousing speech in behalf of the suffering islanders. He as serted that beyond doubt in the re- cent Havana harbor disaster Ameri can blood had been shed through Spanish treachery. The American people need only 10 be convinced of this fact and Cuban independence will quickly follow. He predicted that those in authority will act at once and that Arizona will furnish her quota of soldiers.
 Lieut.. Cordier, of the cavalry ser vice of the army of the Cuban Republic, was next introduced, and began his address by quoting the American declaration of indepen- dence, which he declared should be and was the declaration of liberty loving Cuba. He delineated the thirty years struggle Cuba has made for independence without success, and told of Spanish villainny in their promises of self government to Cuba, which has never been granted. Three years ago Cuba started in with an army of 25,000 soldiers which has continually increased un- til it is now 52,000 strong. The Cubans do not go into pitched bat ties because they lack ammunition with which te prolong battle. He related some stirring incidents of the war and the bravery of the belhgerents among which was that of Officer Hartzel, who when wounded and requested by the Spaniards to kneel, replied mo American kneels but to his God" He was shot at once. There are 300 American officers in the Cuban army and they are the mainstay of the belligerents. The lieutant closed his interesting address with the plea that America take sunburnt Cuba the orphan isle of the western hemis- phere and make her an adopted child of liberty.
 Captain Mahoney of the Cuban 1 artillery followed in the liveliest ad- ! dress of the evening.
 He asked that Americas 70,000,000 /. people demand the sending of the White Squadron to Cuba to stay the bloody hands of Spanish butchers md relieve the starving patriots, whose thin, bony hands are lifted to rec America in supplication for lelp in time of trouble and suffer ng.
 When Cuba began her fight three ears ago she had but few soldiers nd nosmunitlons of war. Now she las 52,OO0 rifles, 14,OO0 machettes, z rapid firing guns and IF Gatling ,uns. He said he was not ashamed to that he was here to ask he governors of the west for ammu- IItion to i'll the belts of the insur- 'ents and he was proud to say he lad never yet been refused supplies nd that he had raised many thou and dollars in aid of Cuban liberty. Ie said bullets wasted by militia in hooting into the hills would do Cuba a world of good. To Cuba ', be price of cartridge was worth nore than an ocean oftears and that , here was more practical Christian ty to Cuba just now in 100000 ounds of ammunition than in a full of Bibles. He de- Jared for the time when the Amer can flag would supersede the Span sh emblem that hovers over Moro ,astle and said Cuba will send Amer ga a telegram to come to Havana to Ielp them celebrate the 4th of July ext.
 He said the Spanish revenue de ived from Cuba amounted to $60, OO,OOO a year, and Cuba received in eturn the meagre sum or S1oU,UUU or educational purposes. As to Iuba's population, he said over 96 'er cent of her people are as fsiT as the average Amer can. After exhibiting the use of he machette in Cuban warfare Cap ain Mahoney declared that if war Ias declared tomorrow he would houlder a rife for the Stars and 'tripes.
 The object of the meeting being o raise funds in aid of Cuba, Rev. 4. Brown, Father Quetu and M. l. Hickey were appointed to receive inscriptions. The people respond d liberally and with what the com nittee expect today the total will rearh several hundred dol ars.
 The following resolution was read y J. E. Morrison and adopted, after which the meeting adjourned.
 WHEREAS, The Island of Cuba is