Show CUBAN SUCCESS WTII I HASTY THE RECOGNITION RECOGNI-TION OF THE PATRIOTS Chief Pnrpoae of the Lenders of the Revolutionary Party In Visiting Vaalilnirton President Palmas Predictions I WASHINGTON Ja 7One of them the-m of the foreign affairs committee of the house when asked whether the recent successes of the insurgents of Cuba would hasten the recognition by this government of their rights a belligerents bellig-erents said The state department Is now prepar ing i answer to a resolution of the house copies of a the correspondence which has taken since the breaking ihlc ha ten place sInc breng i out of the rebellion in February That I will of course include letters from the I Spanish minister I those letters should I prove t b bragging declarations that I the Spanish forces would put the rebellion down i a week or two it will have the i eilect demonstrating to the house that the rebellion is now certainly beyond the I control of the home government The Spanish minister has admitted that his I government h now on the island 100000 troops and yet the insurgents are now within a few mIles of Havana the capital capi-tal and principal city of th province The difficulty we have to contend thin th-in moving for the recognition of th patriots pat-riots a belligerents is that they have no organized army and no fed seat of government Their plan ha bee not to have an army for i their forces were concentrated the Spanish regulars would undoubtedly overwhelm them The recognition recog-nition by this government would have only a moral effect whereas it now looks I as if the insurgents I were working out their own salvation without assistance from the outside world I The Chief Purpose WASHINGTON a 7 I is learned that the chief purpose or the leaders of purpe leer I the Cuban revolutionary party in coming to Washington today was to push vigorously vigor-ously the movement to secure recognition I of the revolutionists by this government They made to the secretary a brief but forcible presentation of the claims of the insurgents to recognition Recently the house adopted a resolution calling upon the state department for all information in its possession concerning the revolution revolu-tion President Palma and associates immediately Im-mediately began a compilation of evidence evi-dence in justitication of their cause I is probable the documents were given to Secretary Olney ur that their substance will soon b transmitted to the house I There is a strong sentiment in the house which has been advanced by the recent I successes of the Cubans that this government I gov-ernment should do all i its power consistent sistent with international usages to assist j as-sist the patriots President Palma pre diets that the insurgents will pxe tt tht insurgent w1 capture I Havana within three months and that tat i the Cuban republic will be established I within six months if it has the recognition of tho United States Influx of Refugees HAVANA Ja iThe Influx of refu trees from the whole of the territory surrounding sur-rounding Havana continues and apparently appar-ently It is mot possible r obtain sufficient suffi-cient means of transportation to accommodate accom-modate the fleeing families and their household goods The country seems to b entirely abandored to the Insurgent army and no movement apparently prevails appaenty rails to check them pre The eastern portion of the island estr porIon Islad seems not to have been entirely ben ently stripped of any effective force of stipp report from Santa Clara says that the troops I encountered the insurgent band led by Panco Carlo and in tho battle which ensued sustained a loss of fifty Know Nothing of I WASHINGTON Jan 7At the state I depart t it is said that no Information I Informa-tion ha been received concerning the reported critical condition of affairs at Havana As the navy department has I no ships in Cuban waters no information comes from that source The Intelligence i from Cuba is of such an alarming I character that some surprise is expressed alaing oven by officials that no word cornea I to the government a to the situation siuaton Minister Do Lome of Spain has had his patience sorely tried hI The reports that repor General Campos has resigned and that Havana ha fallen ha are ar indignantly resented by him Ho does not i care to make denials for ho says the l reports are such preposterous rports a sucl prposteou insurgent I i ance falsifications them that ho will not counten |