The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
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Message to Congress-
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for the Statement.
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ton McMillin reached the city u
m Washington and In IN intes
with him concerning the Cuh
d he had good grounds for II
that President Cleveland In
would send a message to consrsiI
'g the Cubans as belllgersnts. (
Millin says he Is satisfied th{|
ne and that the rumors connsej1
md with the purchase Of cur
ng matters to q crisis. Il
dillin spoke with positiveness i
tho early recognition Of III
lists. III
ton. January oo.--Scnators Shei
gan and Lodge. who constftut
ommittee on foreign relation
to discuss the matter Of rcco{ 4
belliserency of tho Cuban q !
Tho meeting was private al 4
as given out concerning ~
ason to believe the snb-comuai \
recommend recognizing II n
belligerents to the full commit n
next meeting. IN
january 2o.--The Republic Il Il
Y wire to the governor of cac \
Q Union this inquiry: "Wouf "A
ithe purchase Of Cuba by End A
!ccision for. the assertion ! ii
Y doctrineg What is the miii q
Of your State, armed an
> how quickly could It hik
Tcceived show that the guj n
United States are thoroug'n( %
18th the principles OF the MOD n
Among those who answord Isl
nors McI.aurin of Mississippi
Missouri. Matthews OF Ind ~
on of New Mexico, Carr II.
Ina and Oates OF Alabama. ~
january 1.-The Republic th'
:. in summarizing dispatch2 ~
H. New York and Washingtd &.
rs been reached In the Cuba ~
milton OF the billeyareucy 4 III
,rmy by the United States
resident Cleveland is said I ~
d a proclamation, which mid M
~ or in the immediate futurt X1]
I, It is declared. intended t|
insurgents last week, wh4 I'll
the recall OF General Can5 "
err the circumstances tho eJlf
hit that such action would Il q
nopportune and unfricndly d Y
!. therefore. withheld tho iit 81
lment impending the al ~
q successor to Casnpc}
asst forety-eight hours. how
Mt Cleveland is sud to bn@
pain. despairing Of q success
n OF the war, had offered
Great Britain.
held In some quarters thu Il
lying squadron IL destined
waters. II this Is 80, wG =
fficial information from tn Il y
us lacking. but II II eviderf
complications ure mt hand.
!. head OF the Cuban par0
States. wires fron4yVaShinG
Q In complete: the rresides{ u
will recognize the insurgeS NJ
adds that II IL not nece@ n h
insurgents should hold EW ID
ns matter Of fact Gener i b
ken half dozen ports I III &
leaving the Spanish nfuI \
Havana. 0$ Il
It. It Is said, will issue
Immediately. Authoriti4 D
executive and not congre4 b II
the initiative. Presided n IA
hesitated to take no Id Ia +
while the official head
in this country Is enjoyil1
of American citizensht +
v has not felt so much a. 4
ON these causes. He Id 4 Il
time In favor Of innediaQ q
has been urging the pre-
;. Cleveland. naturally 81
ed with great deliberatto
transpired within the pa
owever. to change "a
rton advlces are accur1
IN washington that Hpai
sell Cuba to Great Brita
aat,ons for the cessiou
ae British crown are un1
sitsis said, has ahanuqn<
ling the Insurrectlon. Asr
the president may ~
proposition and reco4pl
q OF Cuba. This, hpWe
nth n large grain of o.
notion between in0e(q
rcncy. IS
Established themae1xGE
mt permanency ~ hoH1
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