The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-13
INDEPENDENTS FOR CUBA.
Spcech by Juan GuaIbertO Gomez That
In Prafsed by the Press.

Ii Praised by the Press.
HAVANA, July 12.-At the meeting held
last evening in the Payret Theater after the
street demonstration and parade in his
honor Juan Gualberto Gomez was himself
the principal speaker. In the course Of
long address dealing with the reasons for
beginning the war against Spain he said:
IT am now, as 1 always have been.
separatist, and l still demand the separa-
separation from Spain, but from any and
all other nations. People only begin revo-
luton when this is absolutely necessary TO
tiers them Rf Before their object is attained
there Is merely the question or delay Inc
revolution will inevitably return Nations,
but, following their orbits. they emerge and
accomplish their final destiny. The destiny
Of Cuba is only independence. The basic
and therefore a synopsis now, which wouio
really remind us Of past suffering and OF
incidents only to he reeaea p, Tit retnrn to
those direful days If 1t had to be: Honor
is as much necessity In national NE as
ought to be insured if possible, even though
the attempt may result In catastrophe and
death. Such disasters we can avoid by per-
feet unison, by raising our voices to declare
that this country Is ours and that we want
ii for ourselves, by forgetting our enmi-
ties, by obliterating personalities, by draw
ing line through our terIlDle past diiu ny
devoting ourselves to the future.
1--WE should give due thanks to the Amerf-
cans, whose progress and power inspire our
we should resign ourselves to the tutelage
to be exercised over us. Let us make the
same. statement to the United states tna5
when they declared in 1!76 that the Ameri-
cans owned North America"
The entire speech was In this spirit The
local press praises 1t to-day as the most
important occurrence since Jan. l.. Most
of those present at the meeting were
negroes, and many of the banners borne in
pendence or Death.'
The yellow fevers of the last few weeks
have caused the department good deal OF
annoyance. AS rule they have been due
to sensational and unreliable news. NO at.
tempt whatever had been made by General
Ludlow or the sanitary authorities to main
tain secrecy regarding the facts. On the
contrary the fullest publicity is given. every
hospital is opened to inspection, all inqur-
are promptly answered and every effort TO
discover suspected cases is welcomed and
facilitated. Surgeon Major Davis agrees
to conceal the facts. Consequently, when
the German consul, who sat next to Gen.
Humphrey at the Fourth of July banquet,
remarked that he had just heard of two
cases of yellow fever among the Germans,
the sanitary authorities lost no time In
making an investigation. The, consul was
asked for particulars. Inquiry developed the
fact that German had told the consul that
a friend who had been attacked by yellow
fever had been taken to the hospital and
that later another man told the consul or
what seemed to be another case. Tnls,
however. proved to be identical with the
first. 1t then turned out the man In the hos
pital was suffering only from mild type OF
malaria and in the course of three days he
received his discharge. All this illustrates
the way in which q good , deal OF the yellow
The total number of cases of fever In Ha-
vana this year is seventeen. including three
brought here in ships; For these LATTER sne
of deaths for the year from yellow fever
is seven. General Ludlow and Major Davis
do not claim perfect immunity l,,a LOT the Ge-
practicable has been done to ward on the
disease and that, too, with very consider
Governor General Brooke has signed the
decree doing away entirely with the incom-
municado system. Many Cuban lawyers
were opposed TO this step. but the majority
of thinking people applaud it. The local
press generally commendS the decree, IN
sisting that 1T was a step necessary 10 the
establishment of justice. Formerly pris-
oners were not allowed to see witnesses,
counsel or any one else except the Judge In
first instance until after the primary ex-
animation. The accuser, not having to face
the accused, trumpet up charges and ire
quently caused the condemnation or prison.
ers who were actually ignorant OF the
grounds on which they were sentenced.
Senior Alvarez, owner of the Cafe Polaco,
at San Antonio de los Banos,. has arrived
Spanish consul, of the act of Chief Of Po-
lice Collazo In ordering him to leave the
town. He claims the only reason for the
order was the fact that his cafe was form
erly a favorite rendezvous of Spanish off,
GERS and employed Spanish help.
The sanitary department no longer per-
mits the use of OK carts in the city for
scavenging purposes. Hereafter the con-
tractors must use carts approved by the
department.
Inquiries at Puerto Principe regarding the
recent alleged mysterious incident in con-
nection with the Spanish steamer Humberto
Rodriguez on touching at Nuevitas. where.
according to local papers, an American OFF,
Ger who was on board had refused TO allow
any passengers to disembark had tenn
porarily interrupted Geographic commune
cation and had otherwise acted In a SEEM
ingly inexplicable manner, developed the
fact that certain suspicious passengers on
board were searched on the order of the
military governor. but that the affair was
otherwise unimportant.
AT 3 o'clock p. m. the temperature In
Havana was So degrees.