The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-26
FOR RECOGNITION OF CUBA.
Resolutions Adpoted by the Kansas
City Board of rad

Kansas City. Nov. &.-The board of di-
rectors of the Kansas City Board Of Trade
last Tuesday framed a resolution asking
congress to grant Cuba the rights of bellig-
erents. The resolution was as follows:
Resolved. BY the Board Of Trade of
Kansas City. that We hereby respectfully
request congress to grant beiligerent
rights to the people of Cuba who are
struggling for their independence, by plac-
ing them on an equality with The Spanish.
Resolved. That we respectfully request
other boards Of trade to pass resolutions
in accordance with the above
On change this document WAS read by
Secretary Charde and supported by a. J.
Johnson, who made a speech outlining Gu
ba's political predicament. The resolutions
were adopted by the unanimous vote Of
the exchange. Secretary Charde will mail
copies of ths resolutions 10 Congressman
Tarsney and Senators Vest and CockrelL
New York. Nov. 25.-The World this
morning published a special cable from
Santa Clara. Cuba signed by Martinez
Campos. governor general OF Cuba Gen.
Campos saws. among other things: Il
think the Cubans' position at present gives
them no claim on the United States for
recognition. There Is active rebellion in
Cuba. but the insurgents hold no seaport
or interior town. There are numerous
villages named on the map which consist
of five or ten huts. Sometimes the insur-
gents remain for a ncriOd OF time in one
OF these hamlets. When ! send a column
OF troops 10 II they disapnear in the wild,
pathless country that exists In the only
districts i'm which they operate, The great
North American soldier. Gen. Grant. ably
covered the subject OF recognition OF the
heiligerency OF the rebels in the former
revolution. He stated in a public docu-
ment with which | am familiar that there
was no ground for him - recognize Gu
ban belligerency when the people who
sought recognition held no port or town.
President Grant creafrd q precedent. and
! hear now from Madrid that the govern
ncnt does not anticipate any overt acts OF
unfriendliness on the rart OF the United
States"
Havana. Nov. oa-It is understood that
he Reformist party Is upon the point Of
making a fusion with the Conservatives.
The only thing preventing The union is
that r 7. Mora. the Ref0rmist president,
RsDires 10 the presidency OF the fusion
marty. es indicated I'm a recent letter
which he wrote - a prominent leader.
Manuel Ciave. The Conservatives. how
ever. 30 not care 10 sacrifice the actual
president. Marquis ApezteCuis. Il is
thought probable that the Rcformists will
consent 10 Apeztegris' leadership.
~ NatanEaS = detachment discovered
the ho6v Of Andrpas Treaga. en- insurgent
leader. who was mortsllv wounded IN a
skirmisA a few DAVIS ago.
The forces ~ Rego. The insursent leader.
according 20 official a3vtces received here.
az the last engagement los, about 1po kig-
- an3 wounded Among me wounded was
Ger. R-go himself. a large quantity of
sugar cane has been burned az q plantation
near Soledad. The cane belonged 70 an
American.
London. Nov. &-The Times ths morning
publishes q dispatch from Copenhagen an
ua.nring t1at the Spanish government mas
notified ihe authorities Of Denmark that
D10'sa ships have recently assisted enc
tutsu vencls wish arms and ammunition.