The sun., 1897-01-13
GOMEZ FIRM AS A ROCK.
oUEsADh NAILS TIE SPANISH LIES
ABOUT HIS WEAKENING.

No Csmpromise Possible for the Cuban
ommn.der-Faisehoods Made In Spain
Our Mediation Not Accepted - go 900
Negroes Say They're Ready to Fight
WARRINGTON, Jan. 1870 many false state
ments regarding the Cuban situation are being
published in the form of dispatches from Ha-
vann. Madrid, and other quarters Of the globe.
that officials OF tho State Department. the
Spanish Minister, and those in charge OF tho
Cuban legation arc becoming weary OF denying
them.
The latest publication. however. to the effect
that Prime Minister Canovas has accepted, for
maliy. tho offer of mediation made by the
United States in April last, aud that Minister
Dupuy de Lomo has 90 notified Secretary olney.
is made with so much wealth of detail and such
great emphasis that the Minister felt called
upon to-day to dcnounco the entire publication
as q lie.
He said that It was based on nothing. and that
there was not n word OF truth in 1t from begin
ming TO end. and that there has been no recent
change In the status OF the negotiations between
tho representatives OF tho United States and
Spain. At the State Department the same
denial Is made, and Seilor Quesada, the Charge
d'Arares of tho Cuban Legation. indorses both
donials.
He says, moreover, that tho persistent reports
that Gen. Gomez is making propositions for .
settlement OF the war arc Just as untrue as the
dispatches from Madrid representing that the
been accoptod. Senior Quesada said to-day:
There Is no truth In all those assertions
They are sent out merely as a part OF the Span
ference with her cruel and useless reign Of ter
ror In Cuba There 10 not Cuban on the island
nor In this country who does not know that
anything less than absolute Independence for
Cuba means continuation OF the ruinous rule
which has oppressed its people and which has
caused this war. as II did the one which pre-
Maxine Gomez is the last man in the world
TO be srpplisnt for spanish mercy. He isa
most devout conadence in tho success OF the
cause he is so valiant In uph0lding. Even now.
while the Spanish are filling the newspapers
for for" peace ' on 'taS other ,er%s s' than % aSsc.
ute Independence. he is having read to
his armies aud TO the commands Of other
Msrti and himself In April. 1898. That has
Cling 10 behalf of Cuban liberty, and you might
Rs well try to make devout Christian deny his
Bible as to endeavor to mako Cuban disregard
the words OF Marti and Gomez"
A msmber OF the senate Committed on For
eign Relations when asked to-day as to tho
truth OF the repor. that Spain Is preparing TO
grant genuine autonomy to Cuba, said:
descent dream. In other words, IL % Is nonsense.
Nothing but Independence can be granted to
Cuba now. and she will accept nothing less"
The delegation of Afro-Americans appointed
at the mass meeting of Cuban sympathizers in
New York city OH Dec. n to lay before Con-
gress the resolutions then adopted, has ar
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to-
morrow and before the House Committee on
The mem bers will pledge to the Cuban cause
the patriotic services OF 10000 men of African
descent In case the Spanish Government should
make war upon the United States rs result of
the interference OF the Government in behalf of
Cuba.