Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-26
FIRST SESSION HELD MONDAY AT
SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR.
MILITARY ELEMENT CONTROLS S
GENERAL GARCIA PRESENT AND
PRACTICALLY SUPREME.
Disbnndment of Army to Come Up for
Consideration-A Proposition to
Divide the Island Into Four
States Also to Come
Up for Action.

session of the Cuban assembly was held
yesterday at Santa Cruz del Sur. i ma
jority of the delegates are military dele
gates, each of the six army corps being
represented by eight-the First and Second
corps being stationed in the Orient district,
the Third in Puerto Principe, the Fourth
in Santa Clara, the Fifth in Matanzas and
Havana and the Sixth in Pinar del Rio.
The sensation of the assembly was the.
appearance of General CaIiXto Garcia as
one of the delegates from the Fifth army
corps, fact which practically renders
him supreme at the assembly's sessions.
His selection to preside over the proceed
ings is considered a foregone conclusion,
as it is conceded that he controls major
ity of the delegates. The Cespedes faction
is defeated. Its leaders now deny that
they had any desire TO discrcdit General
Garcia, and the attempt to impeach him
before the assembly probably will not be
made.
The principal question for consideration
will be that of disbanding the army. 1t is
thought the assembly Will oppose dIsband-
ing until-in the words of one of the mill
tary delegates-"some assurance is received
from President Mckinley that he intends
to observe the resolutions of the United
States congress regarding the absolute free
dom of Cuba"
- DtLiie iiii4tdiS ttiN ''A.At~-A'A
tion party has but a small representation.
One proposition 10 come up for discussion
is that the army should remain in armed
force for the purpose of policing and gar
risoning the Island from the beginning of
next year, when the United States troops
are expected to leave. The assembly VIII
appoint "a committee to wait upon President
Mckinley regarding the status OF Cuba,
consisting probably of Garcia, Quesada and
Parragua, ard it is safe to assume that
the assembly will remain in session and
the army in any event not disbanded until
the report Of the committee IS received.
Owing to the scarcity of food and water
however. the assembly probably Will move,
after few sessions. to Mariana.
fore the delegates is the division Of Cuba
into four states to be called Orient, now
the province 70 Santiago de Cuba; CANA
Las Villas. now the province OF Santa
Clara. and Occident, now the provinces
of Matanzas. Havana and Pinar del Rio.
Between the proposed states OF CamaSuey
and Las Villas would be a space OF land
which would be special federal district or
territory where the capitol would be built,
a new inland town for this specific pur-
A delegate will propose the trial. by court
martial of ali the officers in the Cuban
army who have permitted their men to be
diSbanded. In these ways and others the
assembly intends to show the world that 1t
considers the Americans merely temporary
visitors, who will evacuata the Island of
Spaniards.
Inc santiago DOdrO OF lrdCe, TepTeSeul-
ing the commerce of the province. sent
special committee to wait upon General
Wood. military governor of the depart
ment of Santiago, to congratulate him on
the work he has already done.
The committee also Informed him that
the board Of trade had subscribed sl00.o0
amount had been placed at his disposaI
to use as he might see fit. This action
was entirely voluntary and is considered
to reflect the opinion of business men here
American DreQOmiQance.
A Cuban museum is being established
at Santiago. 1t will contain relics of the
island.
Colonel Ray and his men left Manzan-
lilo early this morning on board the United
States transport Roumanian. with the Bes-
sic in tow. 1t is expected they will arrive
tomorrow, night at Santiago. where a
the Bessie. Both vessels will then proceed
to Guantanamo, where the Roumanian will
land lam Colonel Rays men mel 1t after which she
Last night while two Cuban boys were
playing near the gas works with a six-inch
concal shell it exploded; portions being
| regiment. Another portion struck the up
per deck of the Reina de Los Angeles as
bor with Colonel Hoods Second regiment,
mel Sergeant Of the Fifth tmmunes, hastily
| ploson. They found one boy dead and
the other badly wounded.
| HAVANA. Oct. Emanuel Sanguilly,
| the well known author and orator. who
| was a distinguished soldier in the ten
years war. will represent the Second.
| Third and Fifth corps of the Cuban army
| at the Cuban assembly. convened to con-
] slider the establishment of permanent
| Cuban government. HIS choice by these
troops. including Holguin. Tunas, Bay
| amo. ManZanillo, Camagcy, MatanZas and
| Havana provinces. is highly significant, as
| indicating the sentiment of n large num-
| ber of the Cubans now under arms. San
| gully, who is Cuban of the Cubans and
| an extreme radical has made several
| speeches of late that have caused pro-
| foura sensation, In which he urged upon
| the Cubans the imperative necessity of
! placing full confidence in the United
| States government. and has censured those
| who have shown distrust of the Americans
| He has advocated the disbandment OF
| the Cuban troops and their return to the
| arts of peace. dwelling long and earnestly
| upon the Importance to the Cubans of Sc
curing the confidence of the United Safes.
| He even went so far as TO declare that If
| the Cuban revolutionary leaders should as
| sumo n hostile attitude toward the Ameri-
| cans. he would enter the ranks of those
| opposed to such 4 course. His selection at
| this iunCture and in view of such senti-
ments. indicates that rational judgment