The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-05
VOTED TO DISBAND
Cuban Assembly Decides to Pass Out
Of Existence.
ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE.
Muster Rolls Of the Army Will Be
Turned Over to Brooke.
A NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED
1t Will Assist In the Routine Work Of Mus
tcrlne Out.
THE DELEGATES TO WASHINGTON REPORT
Conld Not Get More Than s3.ooo,ooU
and Authority to Hais- Loan
Was Refused.
Muster Rolls Of the Army viii Be
Turned Over to Brooke.
A NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED
1t Will Assist In the Routine Work Of Mus
tcrlne Out.
THE DELEGATES TO WASHINGTON REPORT
Could Not Get More Than $4,000, oo0
and Autbority TO Hais- Loan
Was Refused.

Havana. April 4The Cuban assembly
this afternoon voted to dishapd the army
and TO dissolve.
Tht voting was twenty-one IN favor
Against ore opposed. The muster rolls
were left in the possession OF tho executive
committee of the commission. who Will
turn tfem over to Gsneral Hroclts
The army question is considered settled.
rs tie shadows Of night fall over tho
city we tlnlsh cur work. So Is Cubas fu.
ture clouded and dark. take leave OF
you with sorrow and my last words are
May Cuba some day be free aud indie
pei dent.
With these words General Fernando
Freye dc Andraie, president Of the mill
tory assembly. closed It's last session az !
o'clock This evening The whole meeting
was calm and lispasslopate II lasted four
hours. General Sanguillys flights Of ora
tory In which he likened the members OF
tue assembly to band oil faithful workers
devoted to Cuha's good but finally van-
quiehcd by uncomfortable conditions, wero
features of the session.
Tho assembly ordered the dsbandlng OF
the army IN accordance with Senior Def-
pagne's motion, and passed uptu the de-.
tails and methods Of the dshandmont A
new executive cummitle was then appoint.
cd 10 attend to the routine work connected
with the con missions OF Cublt officers,
and this commission viii supply 10 Gen-
eral Brooke the copies OF the Cuban mus
ter rolls. The twenty-five members at
tended the closing session.
Salvador Ctsneros OF Puerto Principe,
who was chosen president OF the Cuban
republic AZ the meeting OF the provincial
delegates at Puerto Principe. September
~, 1895, and was ultimately succeeded by
Senior Bartolome Maso, was the only mem.
her to vote against the resolution TO dis
band and 10 dissolve. To the very last
he declared that In any event the resolu-
ton 10 dissolve was unconstitutional and
that no would never give up his position
untIl new assembly had been elected
Senior Clsneros lis very old man, bis
voice weak and his protests were hardly
needed by his colleagues.
Seniors Hevia and Vlllalon arrived this
morning from Washington and the ae-
sembly was convened this afternoon Ia
order to hear their report regarding their
efforts In Washington. sanor Hovla made
the following statements
ION arriving AT Washington with Senior
Villaion / Immediately sought Mr.. Cohen
and asked him for definite assurance
as to carrying out the loans he had pro-
posed giving him until Friday at noon To
answer. In the meantime, We sought
an Interview with the American secre-
tary oil state. asking him either 10 In
crease the $3,000oo0 or TO authorize the
assembly 10 contract loan. Tho secre-
tary OF state replied that neither course
was possible. and the matter closed With
the report by Senior Villalon of the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Hay
~ reported to the president today the
subject Of your conversation this morn-
ing and he bids ME 10 say that he has
nothing to add 20 the communication
had tho honor Of making to you and Senior
Hevia.'
the refusal OF General Portuendo TO deliver
the rolls at the request Of General Brooke
had made a very bad impression In tho
United States. Senior Villalon explained
that the matter had not been correctly re-
ported, assuring him t5at General Per-
tuendo told tbs representative OF General
Brooke that the muster rolls were the
property OF the assembly as representing
the army and that he could never deliver
them except on the authority of the as
scmbly without being guilty OF insubordi-
nation.
"Mr Cohen arranged meeting for
us with the parties interested In the loan
scheme, but the attempt was not success
full He then introduced Mr.. Rosenberg,
who said he was sure the loan could be
arranged, but that time WAS necessary to
carry out the project and the present
moment was inopportune to approach
President Mckinley, who was busy with
the Philippines. Mr.. Rosenberg suggested
waiting. To this Senior Villalon answered
that we must Immediately inform the as
semhly OF the eituation.
'in reply Mr. Rosenburg said that, under
such conditions lean would be impossible
and that Il was better 10 call the desl
on. lie spoke OF a certain certificate de-
post of the whole amount offered the as
sembiy which he proposed TO produce for
tho cabans to show the president :, as
upportYno time but II was NOT exhibited
TO us"
report cmbodylng the substance Of
Senior HeyIa's statement was submitted to
the assembly. after which Seniors Heyia
and Vlllalon both expressed themselves as
convinced that 1t would be impossible 10 get
another cent from the United States or any
American authorization TO make loan and
that II was equally hopeless 10 negotiate
The loan proposed by Mr.. Cohen.
Strangely enough, this recital OF the