The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-14
DISMISSAL OF
'MAXLMO GOMEZ
Action Of Cuban Assembly VIII
Not Be Recognized by Amer
lean Authorities.
TRE ASSEMBLY UNPOPULAR
And rs Course VIII Not BE Sustained
by The Cuban People snd the
Troops No Concern.
THE ASSEMBLY UNPOPULAR

NEW YORK March IA dispatch 10
Tho 'fibIne from Washington says;
News from Havana OF tho Cuban Assem-.
blya action will cause no rhahgo'in the
adminiatrallon'a policy The American
military authorities IN cuba will continue
| 10 recognize UomrH ana 10 deal With him,
| II IN not believed tho turmoil which has
bcen created temporarily viii mako
necessary any change In tho plans FOR
tho Withdrawal ~ tho volunteers. though
II tho developments sosm 10 require II.
the plans will bo modified
The intention was TO have all tho vol.
untecra out Of Cuba by April 10 Per.
cmptory Instructions have bern given
that the transports should be available
90 that therc should be- no dciay in en-.
barking the troops, This IL undrrntpod
Ia have beon done by direct orders of
President Mckinley. No serious conectn
n fclt over the action % tho aHsrmby
Ofiolal reports have all Increased ,he
confidence fplt IN Gomez iie has I'm.
ptonsed General Brooke and tho other
military commissioners wish hls ain.
crfity. and they have stated ,hrr con
1dunco In HE anilily 10 arturr tho d..
bandtnrnt NJ the inrutgcni army ~
complete IL th"ir confidence that General
Brooke has r,mp. rtrd the general rih me
~ rural ppllcu So be organized from the
rtBks - tho disbandrd insurgents Gen
oral Comes gave his adhesion TO the plae
and is ready q" COOPERATE IN making f.
effective,
The cuban assembly bas neyot received
offclal frcasulii1n from M United
States unIll pniclal consideration wsH
given 90 tho existence u ahch a body
ana thr commission which came 10
Washington hradcd by Caiiuo Garril
was Informally Just as Mr Quesudi
waH received M advising and gl,inR in.
formation nbout Cuban affairs Tho
commission arranged for the 3e1 10
payment bul tho administration gave
noithor to 90 nor 20 the assembly th
handling of ih, funds The Instructions
undcr which General iiruoke is actnt
arp apc,4ac Thrv afc based un the sup,
position thn The insurErnt army con.
aists u total ~ slpl men aud officers
The rnii must DO produced 90 ah1w that
the l--u-tciurce II tho nini ioinrd th-
lasurgeul army hrfofc the surrender of
santiago This II liberal provision.
Tor lt rs-cosnlEcs thoer who did not take
lhUr chances with tho insurgents until
the American hcrl blorkadcd Havana
in Apri Nevertheless. Il has several
thousand camp followers who fuccrcdri
In getting themselves enrolled after tho
protocol wuA signed All the lnsurEcni
generals were disgustcd with these camp
followers
Tho assembly Enrlf directed tina, 1000
~ them shnuh 10 mustered Oat There
Ia NO evidence that this has b-rp dnnr
Grsicru nrookc'a Instructions also re-
"ulro that when tho insurgents receive
tho iuymcnt and arc dishandcd their
arms shall be- delivered up TO tho Amer.
lean military authorities a mistaken
report was circulated that the arms were
90 hr delivered tn the cuban authorities
80 suuh loose arrangement was sane.
toned The arms are M, NJ great nnan.
rlal value. but they will be- held In trust
by the American auth rifles. Just like
.u'ner property
10 in also an erroneous impression that
the United Sluios makes a gift ~ $500
90 Tho sum ls simply gif, IN the
,rn-r that Il II advanced wiihou, spc-
rlnr ttpngcmrny for ls repayment being
made The United St,Irs contents its0lt
with the nlmplc statement tha, the ad.
vance h 10 be- repaid ont ~ the future
rcyvnuca OF the island.
m, statement from Havana that the
assembly has not Yet agreed to accept
the 81 U0uH shows tho ludicrous mlscon-
ccpuon which the members have ol their
rwn position, II does not rest with them
hul with tho nsurgcnt soldiers to accept
the bounty Tho funds have bccn shipped
10 General nrookc to be paid out directly
and unt through the agency uf the as
scmbly Ito has been arranging the de-
mLa FOR pying out the money with
General Gomez, In the secret sessions
u tho ASSEMBLY the members Of the COM
mission which came TO Washington were
sharply criticised tnd defended them
selves,