Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02


- -
| Executive Committee. action on which
was postponed until the next meeting. A
| motion was offered providing for the APP
| pointment OF new Executive Commit
tee. To close up the affairs of the Assem-
| bly, after It's dissolution.
| A motion was also made TO concede
\ military grades and insignia 10 The civil
| representatives. OF the Cuban army. Dur
| ing the argument on the motion it APP
! peared that the full payment OF officers
| by a possible Cuban republic was being
| considered. and hence the matter Of grade
| is important.
GENERALS GALORE.
General Sanguilly favored paying many
Cuban generals OF to-day, who have never
seen a days fighting declaring that
among the civil members OF the Cuban
party there were the most devoted men
he ever knew. The motion was flnaly
carried
1t means the admission to payment,
according to the concerned military
grades, of many men who have not been
recognized before. If the day for the pay
ment Of officers ever comes.
General Andrade. president OF the AS
sembly. read kilograms from Senores
Heyia and Villalon. the delegates sent
TO Washington by the Assembly, TO en-
deavor TO secure more money for the
Cuban troops. The last one was as fol-
lows: President answers impossible to
increase amount offered or authorize
loan. We accept resolution TO dissolve.
We leave Sunday.
CsigneD "VILLALON. HEvIA,"
WAITING FOR COMMITTEE.
ba .aI
secret meeting of the Assembly, but the
request was voted down. Then Sanguilly
suggested that the Assembly should wait
until Seniors Villalon and Heva return
and make a fuller report than is possible
by cable.
During the discussion which followed
IT developed that at the last secret ses-
sion Of the Assembly. held on March 2lth,
a majority of the members favored inn
mediate dissolution, but the minority in
sisted that they would not concur until
a committee went to Washington and
made a final effort to obtain larger sum
than the 100000 offered by the United
States for the payment OF the troops.
If the committee reported unfayorably,
they said. they would agree 10 vote 10
dissolve to-day. The majority insisted
that the minority fulfil this compact, as
the report OF the committee was UNI
favorable
MISLEADING TELEGRAMS.
General sangully then read the follow
ing cablegrams. saying he had received
them from "A man with whom the AS
sembly had negotiated Tor a loan during
the secret sessions. and declaring that
the receipt of these messages made it
impossible for him TO vote. The first dis
patch was as follows:
'Sanguilly, Habana. Slst-Complete re-
vulsiOn favorable Assembly. Entire cash
ready. Have Assembly Portuondo hold
fast. Hereafter use exact code. I'M
portant information morning"
The second read thus: April 1st-
Would be crime soldiers and Assembly
dissolve. Villalon foolishly following
track old commission by calling Secretary
pompous manner without our assistance.
Was necessarily turned down. Previously
understood if contract was signed all
would be presented President to-day. II
Assembly order contract signed and au-
thOrize Hovia myself whole matter be
received by President. Everything most
favorable. Press more favorable Assem-
bly,"
The third reads: april 1st.-See cable
Fares. Nilalons departure assures sue
cess. Money ready"
BETTER OFFER THAN 100000.
The above cable dispatches were in
English, and had evident appearance of
legitimate messages from the Habana
cable office. Sanguilly read them in Span
ish, and 1t was evident by their reception
that the news had already been commune
Gated TO a majority of the members pres
ent. The Fares referred to in the third
dispatch is the man who some weeks ago
cabled TO the Assembly from Washing
ton. advising them not to accept the
100000. and saying that he was bring
ing a better proposition. Fares is now
in Habana.
PROPOSITION OF LOAN.
sanguilIy declined to give the name OF
the sender of the three cables. which |
were signed with a code word but they |
are generally believed TO have been sent |
by n man named Cohen. who made the |
original proposition Of a loan TO the AS
sembly. Cohen, while in Habana, kept |
secluded. and did not make himself |
known. and hence it is difficult to learn |
If he has actually returned to the United |
States.
After considerable argument during |
which President Andrade said It was |
useless To wait for the return Of the COM
mittee. If the only object was criticism |
OF their conduct while I'm Washington,
and the appointment Of others to return
there on the same mission, il was finally |
decided to suspend action as to dssOlu-
ton Of the Assembly until the committee
sent 10 Washington shall have returned |
here which will probably be four days
from now.
DELEGATES START HOMEWARD.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-Senores Villa
lon and Hevia. the representatives, OF the
Cuban Assembly who came here in an ef-
'ort 10 secure more funds 10 be distri-
luted TO the Cuban army when disbanded,
eft Washington to-day for the South
presumably en- route for Habana. They
ixpre ssed themselves as disappointed
With the result OF their visit, and stated
hat having cabled to Habana the fiat
efusal OF the administration 10 increase
he sum intended for the army. they
would not be surprised at the early dis
solution of the Assembly and the dis
)anding OF the Cuban army.
OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.