The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-24
BARTOL0ME MAS0
SUCCEEDS GOMEZ.
Cuban Assembly Names Him as Com
mander in Chief.
THE HONOR ONLY AN EMPTY ONE
Under Existing Conditions the Action
orthe Assembly Does Not Count for
Much-Brookc Has Not lie
ccived the Muster Rolls.
THE HONOR ONLY AN EMPTY ONE

HAVANA, March 23.-1he Executive
Committee OF the cuban Military Assem-
bly has appointed General barto'ome
Maso. former president OK the Cuoa"
Revolutionary government, commander
in-chiel OF the cuban FORCES ia the Otit"t'
or Eastern provinces.
The Assembly was In session TINS AFTER
noon. The motion proposed yesterday
NV senior Gua.oerto Gomez Tor the reor-
eanization OF the cuban army was pass
ed. but under existing conditions the ac-
ton Of the Assembly in this respect Is
uuimportant
4 dispatch was received from the Nete-
rams Association of Santiago asking the
Assembly to restore General Gomez TO
the post OF commandments. J. rom
General Naso a telegram was received
recognizing on his part the superior su.
thorlty OF tho Assembly. ac~no"leusiI-
IL as "a duty To sustain the Assembly anu
lamenting the controversy with General
Gomez.
Little has been said of late as TO the
nropOsed trfp to Washington or SenOres
NuiaIon. Hovia and Despaigne, the COM
uittee appointed 10y the Assembly ON
March 1fth 20 lay before President NC
kinney the resolutions that day adopted
on the motion of General Sdnguhly TO
The effect that the 100000 offered hy
and that the United States should heip
cuba to obtain more by way of n loan.
WOULD BE SNUBBED
AnnaronNv the matter has been
dronreI but to-day Senior Portuondos'
chairman OF the Executive committee,
SUGGESTED that the commission should
h,rd tho resolution to the Secretary Of
War This course was opposed by Gen
er4l Audrade. who said General -Nl-rl
would decline 20 recognize the ASSEM-, -
officially and that the commission "ollu
be- snubbed Senior Portuondos motion
was left ON the table.
C,,or,r sonouillv suggested just before
o1iorrnrcnt that tomorrow session be
secret and a motion to this effect was
rasscG though some of the members
nrofe--od ignorance why such session
-lor'1 ho held
The Cuban generals. Diaz Monteaeudo.
potau Nodarscv. Bctanr0urt and re-
roza who held "a secret meeting last night
after consulting their commands VII"
reference t0 the course % Doe taken ih
th. controversy between Gomez ana lne
Assembly. reported that they had DECIDED
10 accept the 100000 for the soldiers
and also % help to organize new cuban
army of 10000 men under The American
administration.
THE MUSTER ROLLS.
Tho Cuban muster rolls are not yet
en- the hands of General Brooke. they
were l1st se by am American officer ODD
Guarabacoa. when they wore Boo the pos
session of General Ro.on the Cuban ln-
..rDcfur. general From uls hands they
probably passed 90 the Military Assembly,
and lf the Assembly s,il possesses tnem
the payment cam be indefinitely delayed
merely by the Withholding of the rolls
from The American authorities.
General Brooke has issued an order
f0rh.dliug tho sale or possession or lot-
terry and rattle tickets OF any description
under penalty of clnlsoati0n and line.
a sentinel on the Toledo plantation yos-
to-day ordered an armed Cuban about enc
ter-ng To- halt The Cuban. ignoring tna
order. pushed ON. and the corporal o.
the guard who was summoned by thd
sentinel. arrested the offender and started
10 take him through MariUao To Gen.
Lees camp. While passing house lh
Mariarao the two Americans were halted
by Cubaus. who came out with rifles
levelled. and were told 10 release tho
prisoner. A. the CubanS bad such AN OBJ
vious advantage the prisoner was re-
leased. The c.rcum stances We're reported
10 General Lee, who sent Major Hartl-
son, the provost marshal. 10 General Ma
via Rodriguez with instructions 10 m
form him that If the offending Cubai
was mot surrendered within three hours
General Lee would go personally with a
sufficient force of American soldiers 10
take him. General Roeriguez found the
man and gave him up and Doc now lies
.n the Mariana Jail.
The First North Carolina Regiment VIII
sail for Savannah 0n Saturday by the
seguranca. The Firs, Texas viii proha-
bly sail on Saturday on the Kiipatrick.
which will proceed 10 Galveston via Dry
Tortugas. The Second Illinois wAl -
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