The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-14
The Sweeping Resolution of the Cuban Mill
tary Assembly.
THE GENERAL IS UJNDISTURBED
By BodyIhe News OF Their
HavanaPubc Opinion Gen.
With IA Session OF the Assembly
Transporting Pay of the Cubans
rom he reasu Transport
YorkU Guard

Havana, March 1.-The Cuban mill
tary assembly, in public session, this
afternoon, impeaches General Maxine
Gomez and removed him from his COM
mand as general in chief of the Cuban
army, the first ballot taken result
ing in twenty-six votes being cast in
support Of the motion to impeach and
remove General Gomez, against four
in opposition. The meeting lasted from
2 o'clock until 7.
The original motion, which was in
troduced by Senior Manuel Sanguilly,
provided for the abolition Of the grade
Of general-in- chief, but an amendment
was offered to this by Senor Aguerro
which read: ITO abolish the grade Of
general-in in-chief and to remove Gen
eral Gomez for failure in his military
duties and disobedience to the assem-
bly,"
Senor Aguerro declared that Gomez
was insuboTdinate and should be pun
ished and Senior Sanguilly insinuated
that the general was a traitor to Cuba.
Much passion was evident in the
speeches in which Gomez was declared
to have been delinquent in his duties
and disObedient because he had ac-
cepted the proposition Of Robert p.
Porter, President McKinley'sl special
emissary, without consulting the as
sembly; because he had taken upon
himself the arrangements for the pay
ment and disarming of the Cuban
troops Independent of che assembly,
and because he had declared 20 the
assembly that he would observe it's rul-
ings in so far as he considered them
beneficial to Cuba.
The assembly again declared that
the $3,000,000 was insufficient, and that
it has not yet accepted the proposition.
soon be taken up, now that General
Gomez has been removed.
Senor Gonzalez de Quesada, who ac-
companied Mr.. Porter in Cuba, was at
tackled by Senors Gualberto Gomez,
Sanguilly and Aguerro, who declared
that he had acted in bad faith and had
deceived them. Senior Aguerro likened
the present conditions confronting the
assembly to those that confronted the
French chamber when it was proposed
to impeach President MacMahon.
Colonel Mora and General NuneZ de-
clared that the present step was use
less, and would make the assembly
ridiculous in the eyes of the world.
Among the principal speakers were
Senors Sanguilly, Andrade, Aguerro,
Gaulberto Gomez, CeSpedeS, Nunez,
Villalon and Lastra.
Tomorrow General Gomez will be Of
ficially notified of the assembly's ac-
ton.
General Gomez is believed to be
stronger than the assembly in the af-
fection of the Cuban army. Many pri-
Yates are anxious to leave the army
and go to work, especially when they
are able to obtain money to start them
in life anew.
The position of the assembly is no.
tably weak as the military administra-
tion supports General Gomez, as dc
also the planters and property owning
element, who are tired of the Cuban
army, which subsists, half upon chart
ty and half upon contributions levied
by means of threats.
GOMEZ UNDISTURBED.
General Gomez received at Molinas
this evening a telephone message, an
nouncing to him the assembly's decis-
I enjoy the situation" He then came
to Havana to keep a dinner engage
ment with his daughter at the house
of a friend.
General Carrillo, of General Gomez's
staff, as commander Of the Sixth Cuban
army corps, it is reported, is now en-.
gagged in writing document discharg,
who represent that corps, declaring
that they obtained their posts as army
representatives Illegally.
At the termination Of the session OF
the assembly Senior Lastra strongly
criticised some of President Andrade's
rulings and was sharply called to or
der by President Andrade, who imme-
diately declared the meeting over. A
violent discussion ensued between
Senior Lastra and the president.
Senior Santa Maria, formerly presi-
dent Of the Cuban republic, was the
second man signing the Sanguilly mo-
ton for impeachment as amended by
Senor Aguerro.
The news of the action of the assem-.
bly, is all over Havana, and the cafes
around the plaza are filled with ex-
cited men discussing the subject. The
general expression is one Of a strong
censure of the assembly. The mex
meeting Of that body will be held or
Monday.
The surrendered arms of the Cubar
troops will, in accordance with ar
agreement between Governor Genera
Brooke and General Gomez, be storeC
at Havana and Santiago, in the gen
eral custody of the United States, Du
under the immediate charge of Cubans
in the employ Of the military govern
ment. Every Cuban soldier must glVt
up his arms, even if they were oougn
by himself, or else he will receive nc
United States.
TRANSPORTING MONEY TO CUBA
New York March 1.-THE United
States transport Meade sailed today Iol
Havana passing quarantine at s:l4
n She has DOarQ C0e