New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-17
CONSERVATIVES IN CONTROL
..,, MILLS MORGAN CUBAN POLICY NOT
FAVORED.
soyl~riING LIKE THE CAMERON RESOLUTION
ypr-rERRED BY THE FOREIGN RELATIONS
ro,,NlrTEE-A SENATOR WHO DE-
rrryEs MAcEo WAS MURDERED.

,v,sn,.rton. Dec l6.-The Senate Comm''ee
"as''' relations with all the members
'' ,,, except Senators Lodge. Dan'e' anu
pfS7''' ,.,-ssa the Cuban question this morn
o'"'' ~ rour and a half, and without taxing
no any sort adjourned TO meet IN specia'
rr,,av morning. Senators Morgan al"
so''' ,,.o,ea the vigorous resolutions ntro-
'' :, ,bam but IL was apparent mat 'he
,,..os was not prepared to ioiio" s"'"
oo''' .o7ors The drift of the discussio"
AZ, .hot possibly majority Of the co'hn'''
,,,+ Intimately he persuaded TO report
.,,.ior ratterned after that or senator
-, This resolution recognizes the lhue-
. oe the Republic OF Cuba by the ohl'eu
ord declares that this Government shou'u
-, ,r,endlv Offices with the Government OF
Spain to orlhe ''V ""'
10 an end. 49,, ,o, an
r., wording OF this resolution does not ap-
- he altogether satisfactory, but no" peS'
.rau,e it the committee was unabie 'his i''o'
,.r ~ decide. Even this resolution Is iia"e"
liz, grave results. for "a one leading 'iie'"os'
y. ,ho committee said after the commi''ee az"
,.,rrea the mere recognition or the f'uep.n
..ncs n cuba means diplomatic rupture WV"
cnain. If indeed it does not lead 10 ii'oie SCI
consequences. ,,
Va definite conclusion was reached, nut mem
,rs exnressed the hope that wlthih II" -'
the committee will be able to meet o' V'''''''
,round The fact that the committee VIII '
:, s,acial session Friday, instead OF let''"7 ''
matter 60 over until the regular hee'''e ~,
Wednesday, is accepted as i"'o'aO'e 'e
tho friends Of Cuba NO OUTSIDERS "e'e
Senator Cameron expects to nave HIS
..,.orah,v acted upon by the committee Oh r''
ao, ord II this Is done ii will be caileu UP
,~orontlv after the holiday recess
Ono nron,inent. conservative Senator ois'uS',
.. tho ,,atter after the meeting. SAID; l s'i'u'u
,,La n sec more explicit denials from 'p"i'' Va
tho alleged treachery accompanying Ma'eo
death The Duke of Tetuan. Weyier ana 'ie
e,o,ish Minister will assert that Maceo uie"
q, laval fight whatever that phrase may mean ,'.
IN Americans Spanish. or course. ne u.u ~ Int y
ing as any brave man would Wneh u1Pf.,r % D;
a., arhuscade. lust as Custer dicd AT l.ttie ''o .
IJarn Jut how did he get into the ambuscade
want an explicit statement from MARQUIS
Ahumada tha' he did not III c""us",, NJ on,s
Maceos physician the only man W i1,,c
staNf who mjracrlOusy escaped slaughter: lhuuVe
,faceo to cross the trocha. and perhaps give MIN
a sa fe-conduct do so on the pretcNt Vi , ~.
,nr hin, for q parley The fact that the cuban
M io,;ste recovered Maceo's body. even II
.rre nroyes nothing. According TO the oHOia,
Spanish account Cirujeda was III possessi,o o,e
his body long enough To search II anu 'aHv 49,, va
Naceo's silk underwear and his leWeIiN. Nhdt
,vere the Cubans doing meanwhile: Unul /
hear some authentic and substantial evidence
70 the contrary | shall continue to pelleNe tha'
,foceo was lured into ambuscade unuer d
CO. NJ truce and was then shot down and that
his compatriots. attracted by the sound OF ,ne
firing came up I'm force and rescued ms pouy
,-f-wsmt TO iIeal from Ahu-rH>'a AZ ne au-
- Lor;,ed this doctor to propose a parey, or
whether he knew OF or tacitly sanctioned any
such plan"