The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
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tIonS will meet tomorrow at il clock. |
1t is understood that Tie Cuban question |
will be ut once considered. Some of the |
most conservative Senators who opposed |
recognition in the last session are now |
of the opinion that the time for action has |
arrived. The Hawaiian cable bill is still |
pending before the committee and it may |
receive attention, especially if it should |
be determined to postpone the considcra-
ton of the Cuban question until that por- |
ton of the Presidents message is formal |
ly referred to the committee.
MEXICANS DISAPPOINTED.
City of Mexico, Dee. S.--There is a keen |
feeling of disappointment here that Presi- |
dent Cleveland could not see his way
| to recognize the beligerency of the Gu
bans, for Mexican sympathy is undOubt- |
edly with them, and this country, and
| most of Latin America, with the possible
exception of Chile, is ready to follow the
| lead of the great Republic, and to-day it
| is said here that Mckinley will take
more generous attitude. The Mexican
Herald says President Cleveland's atti-
tude towards Cuba is another instance of
| letting-I dare not wait upon-I would"
OFF FOR CUBA.
/
| twenty young men went south last night
| over the Illinois Central railroad, board
| ing for New Orleans. There they will be
| Joined by sixty others from various parts
| of the United States and the entire party
| will SAID for Cuba on the first outgoing
/ vessel and will join the insurgents. The
| party was in command of J. B. Hartman,
/ an ex-regular soldier who served five
| years in United States service, and saw
| much hard fighting in the Indian cam
paign in Western Dakota and Montana.
| GEN. ROLOFF WON'T APPEAR.
New York. Dee. S.-When the name of
| General Carlos Roloffe, Secretary OF
| War of the Cuban Republic, accused of
/ having been concerned in Cuban filibus-
| tering expeditions, is called in the United
| States Circuit Court tomorrow mCrn-
| ing, ne will probably not appear for trial.
| 1t is said that he landed in Cuba with an
| expedition a few days ago. John d.
| Hart, John ]. O'Brien, Col. Emilio
| Nunez and others were indicted with
| him and all were released ON hail.
VESSELS SEARCHED.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Dee. 9.-rhe Com
| merciaI Tribune's special from Key
| West, Fla, says: "To-night's news from
Havana says patrols are in possession Of
the streets and the people are not allowed
to assemble anywhere. The outgoing
ship to-tommorw will carry one hundred
Ipersons banished to Africa. All out
going vessels are searched to prevent the
| escape OF suspects. All the main forts
| have been reinforced. 1t is whispered
that mines have been laid in all the
main approaches to the city. The Havana
papers have practically no news from the
Al Ia. {z rrsr.
information"
DELEGATE PALMA'S VIEWS.
New York Dec. Sat the Office of the
| Cuban Junta, in this city, Thomas
| Estrada Palma, delegate of the Cuban
| Republic to the United States, gave out
the following statement to-day in which
he expresses his views of the Presidents
message, so far as it related to the Cuban
question:
Il think that the message, generally
speaking, is in a great measure very de-
pressive to Spain as ain independent ma
ton. 1t declares that, with the exception
| of the seaports and principal towns,
Spain has no control over at least two
| thirds of the island; that in spite of the
| great display by Spain of largely in
creased military and naval forces, the
| insurgents have gained in point of num-
bers, character and resources, and are
| infexible in their resolve to secure the
| great objects for which they took up
! arms. The message acknowledges the
| grievances which have led to the present
revolt Of the Cubans against the author
ity of Spain.
Gas to the inference contained in the
message that the Cuban government has
| now given up all attempt to exercise it's
~
| to prove the contrary that Immediately af-
| ter the capture Of Guiaimaro by Gen.
| Calixto Garcia, president Cernores and
| his cabinet proceeded to the town and
| there issued and enforced various de-
crees, some of which related to the txeat-
| ment of prisoners and to further mill
| tary operations. At the time General
| GoInez, commander-in-chief Of the army,
was only eight miles from Guiaimaro,
| receiving orders from the government
and making reay to comply with them.
| This fact proves beyond doubt that the
| civil government Of the republic of Cuba
| commands the respect and obedience Of
| the military authorities.
"It is idle talking to speak of autonomy
| to the Cuban people. They have framed
| a constitution for sovereign nation, and
| they have bravely fought for about two
| years to maintain their independence,
shed their blood in torrents, lost their
| dearest relatives and friends, and for
feited their possessions to that just and
noble end.
ain the meantime the hatred of the
Cubans, which the Spanish officers and
the Spanish government have entertain
ed as evinced by the shooting in cold
blood OF prisoners of war in defiance to
the laws of civilization and humanity,
by the massacres OF defenseless people, |
including women and children, by the
overcrowding with suspects of the jails
and dungeons and the deportation OF thou |
sands of them to the murderous penal |
colonies of Africa.
"Cubans realize, of course, that they
are, in the very centre Of free America,