The times., 1899-04-03
SANS ALL BUT DISGUST.
The Cuban Delegates Depart and
senior Quesnda Returns.

Two hopeless, disgusted Cuban delegates
left Washington for Havana on Saturday
morning. They were Senores jose Villa on
ana \. Hevia, who were sent here by the
erratic Assembly of the Cuban Army. The
delegates arrived here on Monday last with
a fuil stock of hope. confidence, and nerve.
| They departed after a few uncomfortable
days, sans hope, sans confidence, sans
money, sans everything but disgust.
| The mission of the delegates was quix-
! otic. II was like plot for a comic opera.
/ They came here representing an upstart
/ body of swashbucklers which took ii upon
! itself to depose all not in favor of its
! ideas. The American Government had
granted the sum of s3,000,o00 with which
| to pay off the Cuban army. This sum was
given to enable the soldiers TO return TO
peaceful ayccations with a little capital.
Gen. Maxine Gomez accepted the offer.
Thereupon arose the Assembly of the Army
OF Cuba, which body "deposed" General
Gomez and said that the sum of $4,000, ,OG0
would be but drop in the bucket of the
Cuban army. and that the sum of 2,000.-
coo would be needed to give the army an
! opportunity TO disband.
So the delegates came to Washington
! with an address which set forth the fact
/ that sS.0Oo000 would hardly buy diamonds
I for the numerous colonels, generals, maj
/ ors. captains, lieutenants, and generalissi-
| mos of the Assembly, much less provide
I the troops with food and lodging.
THE 100000 is still refused" said
| Senior yillalon on Tuesday. THE AS
| sembly has the payrolls of the army and
/ unless we get at least s1o,000000 We will
| refuse the 81, 900 000.''
| Then the delegates dined and again they
dined and then they set forth TO present
| the address. Secretary Hay informed them
that this Government would not hear of
/ any increase in the sum. and this was
final. The result of the preliminary nego-
tiations was so discouraging that the dele
| gates made no attempt TO call upon the
President
Senior Villalon at once cabled the cruel
refusal of this Government TO listen TO the
| O,0O0, ,000 plea. and advised that the As
sembly adjourn and go 10 work. Then the
| delegates left this city for Havana. In the
mean time Manuel Sanguily, the ring
leader in the Assembly plot, after having
received the bad news. took it upon him
self 10 delay the adjournment of the AS
sembiy. To counteract the cablegram re-
| ceived from Villalon he procured two
cablegrams from Washington, which bore
| glad tidings of great joy. These were read
| to the Assembly as having been received
| from an agent in Washington, who said
I
| favor of the Assembly and the 100000,
| 600, and that as the cash was ready the
Assembly must not adjourn until it had
| received its due.
So the Assembly is waiting for the dele
gates, who viii arrive tomorrow, and then
/ more trouble is expected from Sanguily.
Senior Gonzala de Quesada arrived in
| Washington early yesterday, when he
was certain that the delegates were well on
| their way. 1t will be remembered that
/ Senor Quesada left the city as soon as he
| learned of the approach of the delegates,
whom he allowed full and free use Of the
! city. The delegates will bring no report
! from Senor Quesada, as they were unable
! to see that gentleman during their visit
Before leaving the city Senior Villalon
/ said that the President had been misin-
! formed as TO affairs in Cuba and that he
was prejudiced against the Cuban Assem-
| bly,. He hinted that unless the American
| Government got out of Cuba pretty soon
| and allowed the Cubans to govern them
selves there would be trouble.
Manuel Sanguily has threatened to hold
| on to the payrolls of the army and viii al
| low the 50 900, coo TO return 10 this country
before 1t will be accepted. The Assembly
| is getting nervous and several of the mem
| bers will not agree to allow the money to
be taken away The Cuban Junta in New
York has been unable 10 do anything to
straighten out matters, and the outcome
i OF the present trouble is being watched
| with some interest.