The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-18
IGNITION OF GUN
ent Cleveland VIII Sea
Message to Congress-
'ING CuBASs BElllCERlN
ssman McMillln Authcfl
for the Statement.
RIsIs SEEMINGLY ACU'1}
4 'Dicker Between spaiA u
ind Would Ne = Casua usllS u
Reception to Campss.

le. Tenn. January co.--Congrso]
ton McMillin REACHED the city d
m Washington ind In an int&s
with him concerning the Cub
d he had good grounds Tor IN
. that President Cleveland In
would send o message to conSrv
,g the Cubahs M belliGerents. /
Millin says he IL Satisfied thf
ne and that the rumors coiineol
md with the purchase Of Cut
ng matters 10 a crisis. II
dillin spoke with positlveness Il
tho early recognition Of al
lists. q
ton. January 20. Senators Ehns
gan and Lodge. who constitut'
,mmittec on foreign rclationlSS
to discuss the matter Of recotS
belllgcrency Of the Cuban Il
Tho meeting was private an
ms given out concerning
ason to believe tho sub-coir,na4I5
recommend recognising tHI
be!ilgerents to the full commiI
hext meeting. II
January 2o.---Thc Republic III
Y wiro to the governor " cacs,3
Union this inquiry: ''Wosilf
lthc purchase OF Cuba by END
OCCASION for sthe assertion {3
doctrlnef What Ia the MILL
of your State. armed sHa
. how quickly could It
eceived chow that tho got
United States are thorough
18th the principles OF the Moi
Among those who answered
nors MeLaurin of Mississips}
Missouri, Matthews of IndIi
ON of New Mexico. Carr ~
ina and Oates OF Alabama.
January 20.--The Republic thi
r, In summarizing dispatch{ 4
!. New York and Washingtd 4
US been reached In the Cubs Il
milton OF the hillegarency 9S
,rmy by the United States
President Cleveland IL said IN
"a proclamation. which md 4
~ or In tho immediate futur{
[. It IN declared, intended
Insurgents Inst week. wh94
the recall OF General Cam
rr tho circumstances this e3
Iht TINT such action would u
nopportuna and urfricrdly 4
!. therefore, withheld tho IND
iment impending the al
u successor to Cnrnpblf
nst forety-eight hours. how F.
mt Cleveland is said to nav
pain, despairlng Of . succoa
N OF the war, had offered \
Great Britain.
held In some quarters t14l
lying squadron In destjns
waters. IL this Ii 80. w
ricial information from q
is lacking. but II II evidet
complications are at hand.
head OF the Cuban paf1
states. wires froinxyvaShlnc
. IN complete: the presidel
will recognize the insurgeI
odds that II Is not nece Il
Insurgents should hold &
as n matter OF fact Gcnef
ken half n dozen ports
leaving the Spanish arm
Havana. s
1t, II Is said. will Issue
Immediately. Authoytsi
executive and not congre9 Z
the initiative. Presidel
hrsitated to take 10 luf
while the official head 4
I'm this country is enjoyig
OF American cltizcnshl
y has not felt so much "a
.om these causes HE ~
time In favor Of immediA
has been urging the pro-
& !. Cleveland. naturally -
I'd with great deiiberette
transpired within the ~
owever. to change
Yton adviccs arc arcuS1
In washington that 6pA
sell cuba TO Great Britn
cations for the ccsslon
ia British crown are ~
it,is said, has abandA9
ling tho insurrcctions 4 y
the president may ~ 3
proposition and recq
4 az cubn. This, kQN
rith a large kratn a.
motion between ln4el
rOncy. 4 Z.
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