The record-union., 1898-04-11

| they shall be submitted to the courts of
| justice in the proper cases.
| '''6. To determine the policy of the
war and the general lines of campaign,
and to intervene, when in their iudg-
ment there be found motive for it, in
the military operations, always by
means of the Generals of the nation.
II To raise troops to declare re-
prisals, and to grant letters of marque.
8 To grant military ranks, from
| Sub-Lieutenants to Major General, in
! the form established by the law of mil
itary organization.
y. To issue paper money, to coin
money, fixing it's kind and value
10. To contract loans, determining
| when they shall become due, the inter
ests, discounts, commissions and guar
antees, and to make all negotiations ad-
| vised by the public veal, being strictly
| responsible for the use it shall make
of these faculties and of those provided
in the previous article.
. II. To levy taxes, to decree the in
vestment of the public funds. and to
ask and approve the accounts of the
same.
y. To determine the foreign policy
and to appoint and remove agents, rep
lresentatives and delegates OF all classes.
'13. To grant passports
II. To issue the safe conduct neces-
sary for the discharge Of the functions
of the Government.
10. To make treaties with other
powers, to choosing the commissioners
who are to celebrate them. but without
being able to delegate to them it's final
approval. The one of peace with Spain
must be ratified by the Assembly, and
cannot be initiated but on the basis of
the absolute and immediate independ-
ence of all the Island of Cuba
. Article 81. The Secretary of War
will be the superior chief of rank of
the army of liberty.
In the additional articles as to mill
tary organization the following are to
be found:
"(NO. y That the Government can
name and may freely separate the Cen
eral-in-Chief and the Lieutenant Cen
eral
"(No. ~ That there shall be a chief
for every army corps. appointed by the
Government on the information or at
the proposal of the GeneraI-in-C Chief as
to the first mentioned chief of the De-
partment. through the General-in- Chief
for the second.
Pursuant to the Constitution. which
is published in Document 129 of the
Fifty-fifth Congress, second session, the
new Government was selected as fol-
lows:
President. Bartolome Masso: Vice
President, Domingo Mendez Capote;
Secretary of War. Jose B. Aleman Sec
retary of Foreign Relations, Andres
Mora LatOrre: Secretary of the Treas
ury, Ernesto Fonts Sterling; Secretary
of the Interior. DR.. Manuel r. Silva;
Sub-Secretary of War Rafael De Car
denaS; Sub-Secretary of the Treasury,
Colonel Saturnio 'Lastra; Sub-Secre-
| tary of Foreign Relations, Nicolas AL
| berdi; Sub-Secretary of the Interior,
Pedro Aguilera Kindlan.
The said Government Council ap
pointed General Maximo Gomez as
General-in-C Chief, and Major General
Calixto Garcia as Lieutenant-Gene
But the best proof of the existence of
the Cuban capital and Government is
the following official telegram published
by the Spanish Minister, Dupuy De
Lone, dated the 22d of January, 1898,
and signed by Senor Congosto. the Sec
i.etary oa%tEe Spanish Government in
Cuba. 1t is as follows:
g HAVANA, January 21. - General
Castellanos has taken possession of the
village of Esperanza in the Sierra de
Cubitas where tie insurgent Govern
ment has its headquarters.
" During the stubborn resistance
made by the insurgents the Government
officials escaped.
1.-The next day continuing his oper-
aticns. the same General defeated
body of >, 500 insurgents who were COM
ing to the aid of the Government. scat
tering them in all directions and killing
fifty-nine. CONGOSTO.'
The Cubans are willing to rest their
case on this testimony of the Spanish
Government.
GONZALES DE QUESADA,
Charge dAffaires of the Cuban Re-
public