The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-05
Left the Muster Rolls i'm Possession
of n Committee, Which Will Pre-
pare Copies for General Brooke.
RELIEF FELT At WASHINGTON
RAPID PROGRESS IN WORK OF RE-
CONSTRUCTION NOW EXPECTED.
$3,OOO.OOO Will Soon he Divided
Among About 10000 SoIdiers-State-
ment from Senior De auesada.

HAVANA, April 4.-The Cuban Military
Assembly this afternoon voted to disband
the army and dissolve. The voting was Il
in favor against 1 opposed. The muster
rolls were left in the possession of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Assembly, which
will facilitate the preparation of copies for
Governor General Brooke. The army ques-
tion is now considered settled.
LAS the shadows of night fall over the
city we finish our work. So is Cuba's future
clOuded and dark. take leave of you with
sorrow, and my last words are: May Cuba
some day be free and independent With
these words General Fernando Freyre de
Andrade, president of the Assembly, closed
its last session at O'Clock this evening
The whole meeting was calm ana Gispas-
sionate. 1t lasted four hours. General
Sanguily's flights of oratory, in which he
likened the members OF the Assembly TO a
'band of faithful workers devoted to Cuba's
good, but finally vanquished by unc0ntrolla-
BILE conditions" were received with ap-
plause.
The Assembly ordered the disbanding of
the army in accordance with Senor Des-
paigne's motion and passed on the details
and methods of the disbandment. A new
attend to the routine work connected with
the commission of Cuban officers. and this
committee will supply to General Brooke
the copies of the Cuban muster roofs
Twenty-Five members attended the closing
session
Salvador Cisneros. of Puerto Principe. who
was chosen President of the Cuban Repub-
lie at the meeting of the provincial dele
Irf,,
was ultimately succeeded by Senor Barto-
lone Maso, was the only member to vote
against the resolutions to disband snd to
dissolve. To the very last he declared that
the resolution to dissolve was unconsttu-
tional and that he would never give up his
position until a new assembly had been
elected. Senior Cisneros is a very old man,
his voice is weak and his protests were
hardly needed by his colleagues.
ENJOYS MAKE THEIR REPORT.
Senores Hevia and Villalon arrived this
morning from Washington and the Assem-
bly, was convened this afternoon in order to
hear their reports regarding their efforts in
Washington. Not until after an hours de-
lay was a quorum secured. The following
were present: Senores Andrade, Cisneros.
Despaigne. Parraga, Nunez, Riva, Coronado,
Vilalon, Guaiberto, Gomez, Iacret, San
gully, Valiente, Portela, Tirado, Portuondo,
Betancourt Hevia. Ducasse, Menocal, Tru-
jillo, Yanez and Aguerro.
Senior Hevia made the following state
ment: "On arriving in Washington with
Senior Vilalon 1 Immediately sought Mr..
Coen and asked him for a definite assurance
TO carrying out the loans he had proposed,
giving him until Friday at noon TO answer.
In the meantime sought an interview
with the American secretary of state. ask
ing him either to increase the $4,000, 600 or to
authorize the Assembly to contract a loan.
The secretary of state replied that neither
course was possible. and the matter closed
with the receipt by Senor Villalon of the
following letter from Mr.. Hay: L reported
to the President to-day the subject of our
conversation this morning, and he directs
me to say that he has nothing more TO add
10 the other communication which l then
had the honor of making 20 you and Senor
Davis
''rhe secretary of state told US that The
refusal of General Portuondo to deliver the
rolls at the request OF General Brooke had
made Il very bad impression in the United
States. Senor Vilalon explained that the
matter had not been correctly reported as
suring him that General Portuondo told the
representative of General Brooke that The
muster rolls were the property of the AS
sembly as representing the army, and that
he could not deliver them except on the au-
thorty of the Assembly without being guilty
of insubordination.
FAILED TO ARRANGE A MEETING.
Mr. Cohen tried TO arrange Il meeting
for us with the parties interested in the
loan scheme, but the attempt was not sue
cessful. He then introduced Mr.. Rosenberg,
who said he was sure the loan could be
arranged, but time was necessary to carry
cut the project and the present moment was
inopportune to approach President McKin-
ley, who was busy with the Filipinos Mr.
Rosenberg suggested waiting To this
Senor Villalon answered that We must i'm
nediately inform the Assembly of the sit
Tation. In reply. Mr.. Rosenberg said that
under such conditions a loan would be i'm
possible, and il was better 10 call the deal
off. He spoke of a certificate of deposit
of the whole amount offered the Assembly
which he proposed to produce for the Gu
bans to show TO the President at an op-
perfume time. but it was not exhibited to
US"
A report embodying the substance of
Senor Hevia's statement was submitted TO
the Assembly. after which Senores Hevia
ana NlIIdlOn DotH eApItSSSu themselves as
convinced that il would be impossible TO
get another cent from the United States
an American authorization TO make
loan, and that it was equally hopeless 10
negotiate the loan proposed by Mr.. Cohen.
Strangely enough this recital OF the ex-
perience OF the commission was not fol-
lowed by any burst of passionate criticism.
Silence reigned until General Andrade.
president of the Assembly. said that Sc
nor Despaigne's dissolution motion, with
the amendme,ts would be considered. Then