The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-11


sTHATSTHE INSURGENTS HAVE
IN REGULARLY ORGANIZED,
AN D 4 4 S INDEPENDENCE
OUGHT TO BE RICO GNGIzEp-sA
SciRcUMsTANTIAI STATEMENT
OF AFFAIRS THE GOVERN
aiENT IS VERY FIRMLY EsrAB.
IIsHEb. EVEN TO THE sup
PORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. =
( WASHINGTON IN, d. c., April il. SEN,
sor Gonzalo do ouesada. the dlp,b-i
matte representative OF the Cuban in
gsursehts, to-day issued tho following
Ssigned statement to show that the In
sutgcnts have regularly organized
OWL government whose independence
4 can be recognized:
TT is circulated blythe enemies otthe
cause OF the independence, OF Cuba that
they have no government or civil or
gGnizatlon to recognize. It Is admitted
by al! that there Is Cuban army
: which has forced Spain to confess her
giaability TO re-establish hcr control Of
2 the island; the trlumphs and hardshlps
#of tho Cuban soldiers are written up
I every day, but the more admirable ex-
ample.of tho virtue and capacity OF the
people OF Cuba, the creation. and work.
ing OF q civil organization Is lost sight
: oil! And yet there Is no writer who has
visited the island. English or American
who has not told the world OF the gov
ernment OF the republic Of Cuba. At
this moment short sketch Of the laws
1 and officers OF the republic, cannot fail
I To- interest the American people and
!; serve to dispel any doubt In the mind OF
1 senators and congressman who will be
9called to vote for q resolution recognize
ing the republic.
From the very inception Of the rev.
dlution- the Cubans provided for civil
power. The Cuban revolutionary party
which prepared and directed the; move
nsent was a civil organization. headed
by Jose Marti, most jealous in estab-
1ishing the paramount influence OF the
law over the sword General Gomez
then and throughout all the revolution
has SHOWN himself DESTROYS that the
civil authorities should have the su-
gpreme power. When he and Ma-ti
landed their first aim was to constitute
( a provisional government Gomez. as
tl,t-r.t OF oil ttbaEafha- iaat
recognized Marti as the civil head AZ
4 ter the meeting OF Gomez. Maceo and
Marti and Mejorann, on May 4, 1895, a
& call for the selection Of Representatives
sSsts the Cuban people to form civil
sgovernment was made. and Mard and
L Gomez marched to the central provinces
Z to arrange for this important event.
The DEGREES of that time are always
4signed by both Gomez and Martl.
THE death OF 4Iarti postponed for a
time the selection of the Representatives
but in the beginning OF September, 1895,
the call previously issued was complied
! with. S.si -
.Representatives from each OF the
proSinces of Santiago, Puerto Principe.
Santa Clara and the western part OF the
Z island, comprising the provinces OF Ma
tanzas and Havana, making twenty in
Sali5sweres elected to the constituent as
3sembly. which was to establish q civil
Z government, republican in form.
The constituent assembly, composed
of doctors, lawyers and distinguished
\ Cubans. met at Jimaguayu, in the pro-
Vince OF Puerto. Principe, on the 18th of
3 September, 1895. It was duly organized.
at solemnly declared the independence
sSof Cuba and its separation from the
4 Spanish monarchy, and confirmed the
4exstence of the republic of Cuba among
the political divisions Of the world.
The constitution based on Democratic
land Republican principles was TO be
in force two years. unless the freedom
fofS Cubalw obtained previous TO the
respiration OF that time.
..On the 18th Of September, the fol-
Towing, officers OF the government were
elected by the constituent assembly in
Y accordance with the terms OF the con-
stitution:
President, Salvador Cisnaros Betan-
court, OF Puerto Principe; vice presi-
dent, Bartolome Maseo. OF Manzanlllo;
secretary of war, Carlos Roloff, of San
Z ia Clara; secretary OF the treasury, Sc
syoro Pima, OF Sancti Spiritus: secretary
sEof the interior. Santiago Garcia Caniz-
\ ares OF Remedies; secretary OF foreign
}Telat tons, Rafael N. Portunondo of, San
tiago de Cuba; sub-secretarys OF war,
X Marie Sfonocal, of MatanZas; sub-sec-
retarY of the treasury, Joaquin Castil-
4 10, OF Santiago de Cuba; sub-secretary
4 OF the interior, Carlos Dubois. of Bara-
( Goa; {sub-secretary OF foreign relations,
I Fermin Valdez DomingueZ, OF Havana,
Tho installation Of these officers duly
followed. The election Of the general
Z In. chief and the second In command
y who IS to bear the title OF lieutenant.
s general, was then had, and resulted In
the unanimous election OF Maxine Co
y meZ and Antonio Maceo, respectively
On the same day the constituent as
sembly elected by reclamation as dele
y gate .plenipotentiary and general agent
abroad of the Cuban republic. Thomas
Estrada Palma.
"a During the two years Of the Cisneros
4 administration, and up to the present
Stime Of Maso's the civil authorities OF
the republic have exercised their func-
tions throughout the territory controll-
,Eed by the republic OF Cuba which Lis
about three-fourths OF the island. There
ljsis \ civil governor in every province
3s!'who has his subordlnatcs and employees.
Ky The provinces are divided into preicc-
K lures. under the supervision OF the Sec
rotary OF the interior. The duties OF
the projects arc various and are subject
I TO special laws. That these procedures
are in working nDnro ttby, fhn tnflyio1