Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-05
CUBAN ASSEMBLY
Votes to Disband the Army
and Then Dissolve.
United States Philippine Commission
Issues Proclamation to fiIipinos.
Shall Retain Islands But Will Assist and
Advance the People.

Havana. April 4.--The Cuban Mill
tary Assembly, this afternoon, voted to
disband the army and dissolve. The
voting was u in favor against one OPP
posed. The muster rolls were left in
the possession of the executive commit
tee of the Assembly. who VIII facilitate
the preparation of copies for Governor
General Brooke.
'rhc army question is considered set
tied.
AS the shadows of the night fall
over the city. we finish our work. So
is Cuba's future clouded and dark. 1
take leave of you with sorrow and my
last words are May Cuba some day be
free and independent.
With these words Gen. Fernando
Froyse de Andrade, president of the
Military Assembly. closed its last ses-
sion. at : o'clock. this evening. The
whole meeting was calm and dispas-
sionate 1t lasted four hours. Gen.
SanguiIy's flights of oratory. in which
he likened the members Of the Assem-
bly, to "a band of faithful workers. de-
voted to Cuba's good but finally van
quished by uncomfortable conditions
We're received with applause.
The Assembly ordered the disbanding
Of the army in accordance with Senior
Despaign's motion and passed upon the
details and methods of the disband-
ment. a new executive committee was
then appointed to attend to the routine
work connected with the commissions
Of Cuban officers and this committee
will supply Gen. Brooke with the copies
Of the Cuban muster rolls.
Twenty-Five members attended the
closing session. Senior Salvador Cis-
neros of Puerto Principe. who was
chosen President of the Cuban republic
at the meeting Of the provincial dele
gates at Puerto Principe, Sept. %. 1899,
and was ultimately succeeded by Senior
BARITONE Maso. was the only member
to vote against the resolutions to DIS
band and to dissolve. To the very last
he declared that in any event the reso-
luton to dissolve was unconstitutional
and that he would never give up his
position until new Assembly had
been elected. Sepor Cisneros is very
old man. his voice is weak and his pro-
tests were hardly needed by his col
leagues.
Scnor FL I;eNia and Nillaton arrived.
this morning, from Washington. and
the Assembly was convened. this after
noon. in order to hear their report re-
garding their efforts in Washington.
Not until after an hours delay was
quorum secured The following were
present: Seniors Andrade. Cisncros.
Despaign. Parraga, NuneZ. Riva. Coro-
made Nillalon. Gualberto Gomez. Lac
ret. Sanguilly. Nalencette. Portela,
Tirado. Portuendo: Betancourt, Hevia,
Ducasse Menocal. Trujillo. Yanze and
Aguerra.
Senior Hevia made the following
statement: 'On arriving in Washing
ton with Senior Villaton. | Immediately
sought Mr.. Coen and asked him for Il
definite assurance as to carrying out
the loan he had proposed, giving him
until Friday at noon. to answer. In
the meantime we sought an interview
with the American secretary of state.
asking him either to increase the So.
000, 600 or to authorize the Assembly to
contract a loan. The secretary of state
replied thar neither was possible and
the matter closed with the receipt of
Senior Nillaton Of the following letter
from Mr. Hay: i reported to the Pres
ident. today. the subject OF our CONVEX
sation. this morning. and he directs me
to say that he has nothing to add to
the old communication which | then
had the honor of making to you and
Senior Hevia.
The secretary of state told us the
refusal Of Gen. Portuenda to deliver
the roll at the request of Gen. Brooke
had made very bad impression i'll the
United States. Senior Nillaton explain
ed that the matter had not been cor
rectly reported. assuring him that Gen.
Portuendo told the representative OF
Gen Brooke that the muster rolls were
the property of the Assembly as rep
resentng the army and that he could
not deliver them except on the author
ity of the Assembly without being gull
ty Of INSTRUMENTATION.
Mr.. Coen tried to arrange meeting
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