The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
CUBAN GENERAL
IT Will MEET ON SEPT. . TO EIBoT
THE NEXT Pr ESIDENT.

THE NEXT PR EsIDENT
ut win AIso Revise the Censtitutisu - - -
give the President Greater Pswers-wcyIsr
Gives Orasrs % Capture the Assembly. but
mis- OmceFs say That u Cannst Ne Dose.
HAVANA, Aug. 1.-THE twenty-eiRht repre-
sentatives to the General Assembly. which will
meet on Sept. Q, have ali been peacefully elected
by the Cubans in tho six States into which their
republic IN divided By the Constitution. The
Assembly will meet at Jimasuayu. in the State
Of CamaRuey, called by the spaniards the prov
ince Of Puerto Principe.
The main purpose Of the Assembly n to elect .
now President Of the republic, 10 previously re-
ported in THE SUN. and amend the Constitution
30 as TO enlarge the powers and responsibilities
of the President ~
Under the present system the President Of
Cuba 10 little moro than tho Chairman Of the
Cabinet Council composed Of the Secretaries OF
State or Foreign Adairn, Finance, War, and
Interior and their four sub-secrotaries The idea
is now suggested that the President should
also have some military attributes and
greater control over all other affairu. 90 90 to
expedite the decisions Of the Government. At
present, In order to give validity to tho slightest
proposed act, tho President IL compelled to sum-
mon tho Cabinet Council and submit his ideas to
the Secretaries and sub-Secretaries. Exporienco
had taught tho Cubans that. particularly In af-
fairs Of war. such procedure IL rather slow.
Tho correspondent of THE SUN ct Puerto
Principe city writes that Gen. Jimenes Castel-
lanos received orders from Gen. Weyler to mako
every possible effort to attack tho Assembly
and capture the old and newly elected members
Of tho Cuban Government. Gen. Castolanos has
replied to the Ca~ptain.General that, though he
will do all In his power TO comply with his or
dors. tho task would not be an easy one, oven for
all the Spanish troops now in Cuba
While Gomez and Carrillo, with o part Of
their forces in Santa Clara province, have ad-
vanced to the west, and the divisions OF the
Cuban army in Matanzas, Havana and Pinar
del Rio harass tho Spanish columns around
tho large Spanish cities. including Havana,
strong bodies Of Cubans from the eastern part
Of Santa Clara and from Santiago do Cuba have
concentrated in Camaguey to protect the Cuban
representatives and the Government. An army
OF at least 25, 900 men, including the very pink
of the Cuban cavalry, will be around Jimaguayu
on Sept. 2 to protect the Assembly.
Meanwhile, Gen. Weyler, with his forty bat
talions, has been obliged to return TO the west,
and he is keeping there the strongest part Of his
army. Could the Spaniards throw to Jima-
guayu at once all their numerous soldiers tho
life and liberty of the Cuban Deputies and tho
Cuban Government would surely DO in great
jeopardy. But the clever plans of Gen. Comes
arc producing their natural results, and 1t In
now clearly understood what his object was
when he advanced to the west, ordered the re-
cent raids on Havana, and Issued tho proclama-
lions which have stirred to the depths the revo-
tionary spirit throughout Matanzas, Havana,
and Pinar del Rio.
Up to this time nothing can DO predicted of
tho result Of the election. It 10 believed that
eight representatives will vote for Gen. Calixto
Garcia for President, eight for Gen. Bartoloms
Maso, and that tho other votes will DO divided
nmong Salvador Cisnero0 and Tomas Estrada
Palma, tho present Cuban Delegate in the
United States. It will not DO surprising II. at o
late hour, o compromise between the partisans
Of Garcia and thoeo Of Maso will lead to the
election of Senior Estrada Palma. In this case
he will go from New York to Cuba, leaving. a.
Marti did. tho duties Of his ONCE here to senores
Guerra and Quesads until . now representative
ofCuba In the United states 10 appointed.
The vote will DO unanimous In favor Of the
proclamation. for . second term. Of Gen. Maxine
Gomez a. Commanderin-Chie Of the Cuban
Army.
Instead Of confessfnE. In vtew Of these facts,
that they are unable to overcome the revolution
and that tho republic of Cuba has o genuine or
ganization in spfteo Of the 200.o0O men sent by
Spain to destroy It, Con. Weyler and his officials
in Havana are trying to conceal their military
impotency to prevent the meeting of
the Assembly by spreading the false news
that tho revolutionists arc bitterly divided
and that the supporters Of tho different candi.
dates arc ready to fght one another with arms
at Jimaguayu. "a Luchd and Diarfo de la
Marina publish spurious reports about q~uarrel1
among the Cuban Generals and say that all the
candidates for seats in the Assembly who were
defeated protest against the elections as q fraud.
A letter has been published by La Luchd.
signed by Cosme do la Torriente, one of the
young Cuban officers who belongs to an aristo-
cratic and wealthy family. Torriente appears,
in this letter, which Is addressed to DR.. Fermin
v. ~Dominguez. Secretary of Gen. Gomez, a.
complaining against Gen. Francisco Carrillo for
having sent his troops to the seat of election
at Santa Clara to prevent the election
of Torriente az representative. The whole
thing is q fake. concocted in the very office OF
the Captain-General. The signature and hand
writing of the letter are not those of Torriente,
and furthermore the supposed author of the lot
ter Ii not at the place whore 1t IL dated, among
the hills of Trinidad.
The Spanish seek consolation in news of an
other kind published by the Diario dc Ia Mart
ma This newspaper says that President Mo
Kinley and the Spanish politician of Sagasts'l
party, Senior Moret y PrenderRast, are very In
Innate friends. and that lately Mr.. Mckinley
has written important letters to Senior Moret
They all believe here that this Is . sure sign that
the American Administration will not favor In
any degree the independence of Cuba. but ar
autonomous system under Spain. a. Senior More
proposed in his last speech at Saragossa.
FIG HTING AROUND HAVANA.
me Insurgents Resume Their Attacks en- a.
BubuFbs.