The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-02
THEY DID NOT DISSOLVE
Cuban Assembly Still Lives in
Hope of Doodle.
HAS A MYSTERIOUS LOAN
A Dispatch From the United States to
Sanguilly Asserts That the Money
Is Ready - Action Was
-1-- Suspended.

Havana, April 1.--Beguiled by myste-
| rious kilograms from Washington, the
military assembly did not dissolve to-
day, as many Americans and Cubans
had hoped and expected.s The 90 MEM
bers present We're unwilling to vote for
dissolution because they still believe in
the ability of the, assembly to raise a
large loan with the help of the United
States government. The session opened
with the rendering of the designations
of the members of the executive COM
mittee, action on which, was postponed
until the next meeting. "A motion was
offered providing for the appointment
of new executive committee to close
up the affairs of the assembly after its
dissolution
A motion was also made to concede
military grades and insignia to the civil
representatives of the Cubans in arms.
During the argument on the motion it
appeared that the future. payment of
officers by possible Cuban republic
was being considered and hence, the
matter of grade is important. General
Sanguilly favored paying many Cuban
generals of to-day who have never seen
a days fighting, declaring that among
the civilian members of the Cuban
party there were the most devoted men
he ever knew. The motion was finally
carried. 1t means the admission to
payment. according to conceded mill
tary grades, of many men who have
not been recognized before. if the day
for the payment of the officers ever
comes. ~
General Andrade president of the as
sembly, read kilograms from Seniors
Hevia and Villalon, the delegates sent
to Washington by the assembly, to en-
deavor to secure more money for the
Cuban troops. The first telegram
read: ~
March 31.-Andrade, Havana: SlNo
hope at present. Hay received us Off
cially. Transmits president to-day our
request. Said would convey answerIin
a short time. Hay opines president will
not authorize loan" at
The second read: President answers
impossible to increase amount offered
or authorize loan. We accept resolu-
ton to dissolve. We leave Sunday.Its
'VILLALON, HEVIAass
General Sanguilly requested a secret
meeting Of the assembly, but the re
quest was voted down. Then Sanguilly
wait until Seniors Villalon and Hevia
returned and made a fuller report than
was possible by cable. During the dis
cussion which followed it developed
that at the last secret session Of the
assembly, held on March "a, a majority
Of the members favored immediate dis
solution, but the minority insisted that
they would not concur until commit
tee was sent to Washington and made a
final effort to obtain a larger sum than
the $3000,000 offered by the United
States for the payment Of the troops.
If the committee reported unfaVorably
they said they would agree to dissolve
to-day. The majority insisted that the
minority fulfill this compact, as the re
port of the committee was unfavor-
able.
General Sanguilly then read the fol-
lowing cablegrams, saying he had re
ceived them from a man with Whom
the assembly had negotiated for loan
during the secret sessions, and declar-
ing that the receipt of these messages
made it impossible for him to vote. The
first dispatch was as follows:
'Sanguilly, Havana-Complete revul-
sion favorable assembly. Entire cash
ready Have assembly Portuondo hold
fast Hereafter use exact code. I'M
portant information mornNg."
The second read thus: April L
Would be crime soldiers and assembly
dissolve. Vilalon foolishly following
track of old commission by calling sec
rotary pompous manner without our as
sistance. Was necessarily turned down
Previously understood II contract was
signed all would be presented president
to-day. If assembly orders contract
signed and authorizes Heyia, myself
whole matter be received by president.
Everything most favorable. Press more
favorable assembly
The third read: April See cable
Fares. Villalon's departure assures
success. Money ready
These cable dispatches were in Eng
lish and had. every appearance of le-
ultimate messages from the Havana ca
BILE office Sanguilly read them in
Spanish and it was evident by their re-
ception that the news had already been
communicated to a majority of the
members present. The Fares referred
to in the third dispatch is the man who
some weeks ago cabled to- the assem-
bly, from Washington advising them
not to accept the $3,000,000 and saying
that he was bringing better PROPOSE
ton. He is now in Havana. Sanguilly
declined to give the name of the sender
of the three cablegrams, which were
signed with a code word. but they are
generally believed to have been sent by
a man named Cohen, who made the
original proposition of a loan to the
a ssembly Cohen. while in Havana,
kept secluded and did not make him
self known, and it is difficult to learn
if he has actually returned to the Unit
ed States. So
After considerable argument it was
finally decided to suspend action as to
the dissolution of the assembly, by the
of Senior Despaignes mo-
ton to disband the army and dissolve
the assembly until the commission to
los h lofn hn J,
which will probably be four days from
now.
Inspector General Carlos Roloff of the
Cuban army, speaking in reference to
the surrender of the muster rolls, said
the accusations made by American pa
pers were unjust He declared that he
had not withheld the lists. He consid-
cred them the property of the Cuban
army, and in fulfllment of his duty he
delivered them to the assembly, which
represented the army.