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Believe the Time Ripe for a Solution Of
the Existing Trouble.
IntimatiOns Received That the Euro
pean Powers Are Bringing Pressure
to Bear Upon Spain to Accept the
Good Offices of the United States
for the Re=establiShment of Peace
i'm the Island.

NEW 1O0h, Dec. "A Herald
special from Washington says: Projects
for peace in Cuba are receiving consid-
erable attention from the President
and Secretary Olney. The effect of Sec
retary Olney's declaration that the eX-
ecutive branch of the Government
would not be Influenced by the resolu-
ton of Senator Cameron to recognize
the independence of Cuba has encour
aged both these officials to believe that
the time is ripe for a peaceful solution
of the existing trouble.
1t is reliably stated that several plans
in the interest of peace have been dis
cussed.
If General Weyler is able to give a
practical demonstration in the next few
weeks that the backbone of the rebell-
ion is broken, as he has claimed, it is
the earnest conviction of the authori-
ties here that way can be found for
an adjustment of the pending difficult
ties satisfactory to all concerned.
The attitude of Spain until recently
has been such as to afford little ground
for hope that the Madrid Government
would consider any propositions con-
templating the granting of autonomy to
total collapse of the insurreotion. The
death of General Maceo, coupled with
developments in this country, it is be-
lieved, caused a decided change of SEN
timent OH the part of Madrid authori-
ties.
limitations have also been received
here in a semi-offclal way that the Eu
ropean Powers are bringing pressure to
bear upon Spain to accept the good
offices of the United States for the re-
establishment of peace in Cuba. The
message Cf President Cleveland and the
report of Secretary Olney served to
open the eyes of the European Govern
rIsmts to the desperate condition of af-
fairs in Cuba, showing as they did that
unless the conflict should be teI-min
ated by concessions on both sides, the
war would be prolonged until the
island would be almost beyond rehabil
itation
1t is known that officials Of the ad
mlnistration are viewing with consid-
cradle satisfaction the attitude of Eng
land, France and Germany in regard
to the position assumed by the United
States in the Cuban matter, and al
| though il is not expected there will be
any direct cooperation between the ad
ninistratiOnfhere and those three coun
tries for a formal mediation of the Gu
ban difficulty, the authorities are led to
! believe ttat thosc European countries
Will materially aid in inducing Spain to
ultimately accept the good offices of the
United States.
THE WASHINGTON SQUABBLE.
cial from Washington says: Senator
Vest has not abandoned his intention of
speaking on the Cuban question in the
Senate Tuesday.
Senator Hale, who is looked upon as
the leader of the anti-Cuban party in
the Senate, said to-day that he will not
resort 10 filibustering tactics to defeat
the Cameron resolution, because it will
not be necessary. He thinks there will
be full and free discussion. however,
and that, as it must be carried in the
intervals when there is no regular bus
mess of the Senate pressing, it will be
an easy matter to prevent it from COM
/ ing to a vote
Senator Hale says that Senator Hoar
Is opposed to the Cameron resolution
aid asks to be paired i'm any way to Sc
cure its defeat Senators who have
talked with Secretary Olney within the
past two or three hays say that he is
more than ever determined to uphold
| the right Of the administration to over
ride Congress ON this question.
WILL PURSUE A WAITING POLICY.
NEW YORK, Dec. Ex-senator Proc
tor of Vermont is a guest at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel In an interview with a
reporter Of the United Associated
Presses to-day he denied that he was
in favor of Cameron's resolution recog
nfzing the Independence of Cuba. MIR.
Proctor was Of the opinion that the
resolution would not be acted upon
without considerable discussion. He
thought that the constitutional ques-
/ ton which had arisen over the matter
between Congress and the President
would tend to make many Of the Sen
ators who favored a decided stand
to change ground and adopt a wait
ing policy, delaying action until after
the fnaugura ton of Mckinley He did
not believe. however. there would be
any filibustering. He would not dis
cuss the question that had arisen be-
tween Congress and the President
as to their respective authority in the
matter, but said lit would no doubt be
fully discussed by Congress after the
holidays.
STATEMENTOF OFA CUBAN SOLDIER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Marion T.
Perdu. resident of Richmond Va,
who claims to have been a soldier in
Gomez Cuban army, and to have made
h Of
efforts Of Consul-General Lee, has been
in the city for a day or two on his
way home, where he goes to recuperate
from wounds received in that service.
He talked freely Of his experiences and
observations in the army. and some Of
his statements shed new light on the
condition Of the warfare in the island
| ard Of the situation.
I'm reading accounts of battles in Gu
ba.' said the young Virginian, you
bs,xy yn ht