The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-02
Military Grades for Citizen Sol
diers Who Never Fought.
Secures the Passage 81
the Notion, and Afterward
Reads Mysterious Cables From
washingtoR Promising the A..
sistance Of the United States
Government Toward GettinG .
Loan-Army VIII Not BE Dis
banded Until After the Commis-
stoners ReturA From Mission.

HAVANA. April l.-Beguiled by mystic
r!ous kilograms from Washington. the mil
itary assembly did no. dissolve today. as
the Americans and many Cubans had
hoped and expected The twenty-three
members present were unwilling 10 vote
for dissolution, because they still believe
in the ability OF the assembly to raise a
large lean with the help OF the United
States government
The session opened with the rendering
OF the designations Of tho members Of the
executive committee, action on which was
postponed until the next meeting. A mo-
ton was offered providing for the appoints
ment OF q new executive committee. TO
close up the affairs OF the assembly after
its dissolution.
A motion was also made to concede MILL
tary grades and insignia to the civil rep
resentatives OF the Cubans In arms Dur
ing the argument on the motion 1t appear
ed that the future payment OF officers by
a possible Cuban republic was being con-
siGered, and hence the matter OF grade Is
important
Money for Men Who Never Fought.
Gen sanguilly favored paying many Gu
seen days fighting. declaring that among
there were the most devoted men he ever
knew.
The motion was finally carried. It means
the admission 20 payment. according to
conceded military grades. OF many men
who have not been recognized before. II
the day for the payment OF officers ever
comes.
Gen. Andrade, president OF the assembly,
read kilograms from Senors Hevia and
viliaion. the delegates sent to Washing
ton by the assembly TO endeavor 10 secure
more money for the Cuban troops The
first telegram read:
: March 3i-Andrade Havana: No hope
| at present. Hay received us officially.
| Transmits president today our request
/ Said would convey answer short time Hay
| opines president will not authorize loan"
The second read:
president answers impossible increase
/ amount offered or authorize loan We ac-
| cept resolution 10 dissolve. We leave Sun.
| day"
secret Meeting Voted Down.
| Gen. Sanguiily then requested a secret
| meeting Of the assembly. but the request
was voted down. Then Sanguiliy suggest
| ed that the assembly should wait until
! Seniors yilialon ard Hevia returned and
| made fuller report than was possible
| by cable
| During the discussion which followed IL
| developed that at the last secret session
| o, the assembly, held On March a. a ma
| ierfty OF the members favored immediate
/ dissolution: but the minority insisted that
! they would not concur until n committee
/ had been sent 10 Washington and made a
/ frsal effort to obtain a larger sum than
| the g ooao 90 offered by the United States
/ for the payment OF the troops. II ths COM
rnittee reported unfavorabiy they SAID
| they would agree 10 vote 20 dissolve today.
| The majority insisted that the minority
/ rulfi this compact as the report of the
| committee was unfavoraAle-
Anonymous Cablcgram Read.
Gen. SanguilIy then read the following
| cablagrams. saving he had received them
! from a man with whom the assembly had
negotiated for loan during the secret
| sessions, and declaring tha: the receipt
/ of these messages made Il impossible for
| him 20 vote TIE frat diepatch as
/ follows,
"SaugalIIy, Havana: Complete fevulsion
/ Favorable assembly. Entire cash ready
! Have assembly al PortunonGo heia fast