The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-26
GARCIA ON TO'
CEsPEDEs FACTION IN THE GBAN
ASSEMBLY ROUTED.
Whatever Action Is Taken likely to
BE I'm Accord with the views of
the Aged Insurgent Cheftain.
ARMY NOT TO BE DlSBANDED
UNTIL A COMMITTEES CONFERs WITH
president M'KINLEY.
Anxious 70 Learn the Real Inten-
tionS of the United States.
GEN. SANGUILLY'S SPEECHES
THE PATRIOT SOLDIER-AUTHOR
WILLING TO TRUST UNCLE SAM.
Situation in Cuba and Porto Rico Dis
cussed by the Cabinet-RepOrts
from the Hecker Board.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 25.-The first
session of the Cuban assembly was held
yesterday at Santa Cruz del Sur. A ma
Some of the Cubans Suspicious, and
Anxious 70 Learn the Real Inten-
tionl of the United States.
GEN. SANGUILLY'S SPEECHES
THE PATRIOT SOLDIER-AU'THOR
WILLING TO TRUST UNCLE SAM.
Situation in Cuba and Porto Rico Dis
cussed by the Cabinet-RepOrts
from the Hecker Board.

| session of the Cuban assembly was held
| yesterday at Santa Cruz del Sur. A ma
| jorty 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 dis
| trict, the Third in Puerto Principe, the
| Fourth in Santa Clara, the Fifth in Ma
| tanzas and Havana and the Sixth in Pinar
del Rio. The sensation of the assembly was
| the appearance OF General Garcia as one
| of the delegates from the Fifth Army
Corps, a fact which practically renders him
supreme at the assembly's sessions. His
election to preside over the proceedings is
considered q foregone conclusion, as it liz
| conceded that he controls a majority of the
delegates. The Cespedes faction is defeat
| ed Its leaders now deny that they had any
desire to discredit General Garcia and the
attempt to impeach him before the assem-
bly, probably will not be made.
| The principal question for consideration
will be that of disbanding the army. 1t is
though the assembly will oppose dsband-
| 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
| freedom of Cuba
! II being a military assembly, the annexa-
| ton party has but small representation
| One proposition to come up for discussion
| is that the army should remain an 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 will
appoint a committee to wait upon President
| Mckinley regarding the status of Cuba
consisting probably of Garcia, Quesada and
Parragua. and it is safe to assume that the
assembly will remain in session and the
army in any event will not be disbanded
until the report Of the committee is re-
| ceived. Owing to the scarcity of food and
water, however, the assembly probably will
move after few sessions to Marianao.
Another proposition to be brought before
the delegates is the division of Cuba into
| four states, to be called Orient, now the
| province of Santiago de Cuba; Camaguey
| now the province of Puerto Principe; Las
| Villas, now the province OF Santa Clara,
| and Occident now the provinces of Matan-
| zas. Havana and Pinar del Rio. Between
the proposed States of Camaguey and Las
| Villas would be a space of land which
would be special federal district or terri
tory, where the capital would be built-a
new inland town for this specific purpose
A delegate will propose the trial by court
martial of all officers in the Cuban army
who have permitted their men to be dis
| banded. In these ways and others the as
sembly intends to show the world that it
considers the Americans merely temporary
visitors, who will evacuate the island short
~ after the Spaniards.
The Santiago Board of Trade, represent
ing the commerce of the province, sent
1 SDepiaf wa
Wood, military governor of the department
| OF Santiago, and to congratulate him upon
the work he has already done. The COM
nlittee also informed him that the Aoard
| OF Trade had subscribed 100000 for harbor
improvements and that the amount had
been placed at his disposal to use as he
| might see fit. This action was entirely vol
untary and is considered to reflect the opin-
| ion of business men here as to American
| predominance.
A Cuban museum is being established in
| Santiago 1t will contain relics of the war;
mementoes of the Spanish rule and speci-
mems of the mineral productions of the
| island
Colonel Ray and his men left Mazanillo
early this morning board the United
| States transport Roumanian, with the
Bessie in tow. 1t is expected they will ar
| rive tO-nOTTOW HlSnl at odnudSO, Wnere a
lighter will load the rations waiting for the
| Bessie Both vessels will then proceed to
Guantanamo. where the Roumanian will
| land Colonel Rays men, after which she
will proceed at once for Porto Rico
Last night while two small Cuban boys
were playing near the gas works with
sx-inch conical shell it exploded, portions
being hurled into the camp of the Fifth
Immune Regiment. Another portion struck
the upper deck of the Reina de Los An
geles as the vessel was proceeding down
the harbor with Colonel Hoods Second I'm
mune Regiment but fortunately doing no
damage. Colonel Sergeant of the Fifth I'M
munes. hastily sent men to ascertain the
cause of the explosion. They found one of
the boys dead and the other badly wounded