The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-09
CUBAN RECOGNITION.
No Action VIII be Taken In That Direction
TIL Congress AasembIes

Till Congress Assemblies.
WASHINGTON, Oct S.-Gonzales de
eluesada, secretary Of the Cuban revo.
lutionary party, with headquarters in
New York, has been in Washington re-.
Gently on private business. He did
not see Secretary Olney nor were any
steps taken toward securing the recog-
milton OF the Cuban insurgents as
belligerents Mr.. Quesada had come on
to attend the trial of the Cuban fill.
busters at Whining ton, and extended
his trip to Washing ton to see friends.
The policy OF the Cubans in obtain
ing the recognition of the United States
has been outlined substantially IS
follows: No application will be made
to the executive branch of the govern
ment until Congress- asse m bles. It is
the feeling that even if the executive
authorities were disposed to recognize
the Cubsns the action would involve
such grave responsibility that the
executive branch would desire to have
the corporation and support of the
Congress. Care will be taken also to
see that there is uniformity in the steps
proposed to Congress. In this way the
mistske made at the time of the last
Cuban uprising will be avoided. At
that time there were no less than forty
different Cuban resolusio referred to
the House committee on foreign affairs,
proposing recognition, arbitration and
many other plans, all intended to favor
Cuba. In the end this diversity of pro-
posals prevented an agreement on any
one course.
spaniards shelling the Shore.
HAVANA, Oct. S.-Dispatches received
from Santiago de Cuba say that the
government cruiser Alceda has been
firing at bands of insurgents ashore in
the neighborhcod of Cape Maysi, at the
eastern extremity of the island of Cuba,
and 1t ia added that on September 26
the cruiser while so engaged stopped
steamer believed to be the Alene, which
left New York on Septem Der 81, for
kingston, Savanilla and Carthegena
The Alene belongs to the Atlas line
and was flying the British flag. The
hiring cause her to stop under the i'm
preston. 1T Is presumed, that she was
being fred upon; but, not receiving any
orders from the cruiser and seeing that
the latter WAS firing towards the land,
she continued on her course, apparently
heading for Jamaica. The Associated
Press dispatch giving the frat news of
the stopping OF the Alene was held bv
the authorities here.
Trying to Save the Remnants.
HAVANA, Oct. S.-One of the officers
# the wrecked Spanish cruiser Cristobsl
Colon has arrived here from Mantus on
board the steamer Pravino. He reports
that the cruisers Condo de Venadito
and lnfanta Isabel, aided by the gun
boat Maria Cristina, are hard at work
trying to save the guns and some OF the
ammunition OF the Cristobal Colon, ga
we'll as the safe of that cruiser, which
contains quite sum OF money. The
cruiser, however, will be q total wreck.
All the crew are safe in spite of asser-
tions to the contrary.
Win Assist Oampos.
MADRID, Oct s.-A special dispatch
received here from San Sebastian SAYS
IL Is thought there that General Polo
viejs will be selected to assist Captain
General Martinez de Campos in the
active operations shortly to be under
taken against the insurgents of Cuba.
General Polovieja has already seen SER
vice in Cuba. He is said to be very
energetic officer and brave even to the
degree of reshness.