The morning news., 1899-03-24
ASSEMBLY ON ITS LAST LEGS.
PROBABILITY THAT TODAY WILL
SEE IT'S DISSOLUTION.


Getting More Than S3,OOO.O 900.
Talk of Handing Resolutions to
Secretary AIger-Cuban Muster
Rolls Not Yet Sent in-Cubans Took
Prisoner From Americnns-SOIdicrs
Coming to savannah.
tive committee Of the Cuban
military assembly has appointed Gen. Bar
tolome Maso former president of the Gu
ban revolutionary government, command
er-in-chief of The Cuban forces, In the
Orient, or eastern PROVINCES.
The assembly was in session this after
noon. The motion proposed yesterday by
Senor Gualberto Gomez for the reorgani-
cation of the Cuban army was passed
but under existing conditions the action Of
the assembly in this respect is unlmport-
ant
\ dispatch was read from the veterans
association of Santiago, asking the as
sembly 10 restore Gen. Maxine Gomez 10
the post of ommauder-in-chief. From
Gen. Maso telegram was received recog-
nizing, on his part, the superior authority
of the assembly acknowledging II as a
duty to sustain 10 the assembly. and la
mendng the controversy with Gen. Gomez.
Little has been said of late as TO the
proposed trip TO Washington of Senors
Nillalon, Hovia and Despaigne the com
mittee appointed by the assembly on March
IA to lay before President Mckinley the
resolution chat they adopted on motion
of Gen. Sanguilly to the effect that the
S3000.0O0 offered by the United States
would not be sufficient, and the United
States should help Cuba to obtain more
by way of a loan.
Wanted to Hand IL to AIger.
Apparently the matter has been drop
ped, but to-day Senor Portuondo, chairman
of the executive committee. suggested that
the commission should hand the resolu-
ton to the Secretary of War.
This course was opposed by Gen An
drade, who said Gen Alger would decline
to recognize the assembly officially, and
that the commission would be snubbed.
Senor Portuondo's motion was left on the
table
Cen Sanguly suggested, just before adj
journment that to-morrows session be
Secret, and motion to this effect was
passed, though some of the members pro-
fessed ignorance of the reason for secrecy.
It is reported that secret meeting is in
nor Parragas where the dissolution mo-
ton. to be argued on Saturday Is under
preliminary consideration.
The Cuban generals Diaz, Monteaguado,
Robeau, Nodarse, Betancourt and Peraz.
who held a secret meeting last night after
consulting their commands with reference
with the course TO be taken in the con-
troversy between Gomez and the assembly,
reported that they had decided 10 accept
90 1lg g0h r.. 4I,1 aEsf 10.
help organize a new Cuban army Of 10000
men under the American administration.
Muster Rolls Not Sent in.
The Cuban muster rolls are not yet in
the hands OF Gen Brooke They were last
seen by an American officer IN Guiana
bacoa, when they were in the possession
Of Gen. Roloff, the Cuban Inspector gem
eral From his hands they probably pass-
ed to the military assembly, and II the as
sembly still possesses them the payment
can be indefinitely delayed merely by the
Withholding of the rolls from the Amerl-
can authorities.
Gen. Brooke has issued an order for
bidding the sale or possession of lottery
and tafle tickets Of any description, un-
der penalty of coniiscation and fine
How Gen. Lee Got "a Prisoner.
A sentinel on the Toledo plantation yes
tcring, to halt. The Cuban, ignoring the
order, pushed on, and the corporal OF the
guard, who was summoned by the SEN
tinel arrested the offender and started to
take him through Marianao to Gen Lees
camp. While passing a house in Marianao
the two Americans were accosted by eight
Cubans, who came out with rifles leVeled
and were told to release the prisoner.
As the Cubans had such an obvious ad-
vantage, the prisoner was released, but
the Americans Immediately reported the
incident to Gen. Lee, who sent Mai Rus
sell Harrison. the provost marshal, to Gen.
Mayia Rodrigues with instructions to in
form him that if the offending Cuban was
not surrendered within three hours Gen.
Lee would go personally with a sufficient
force of American soldiers to take him.
Gen. Rodrigues found the man and gave
him up and ne now lies in the Marianao
jail.
Troops Coming Home.
The First North Carolina Regiment win
sail for Savannah on Saturday by the Sc
guranca. The First Texas Regiment will
probably saH by the Fitzpatrick, formerly
The Michigan. which, with the Florida, win
proceed to Galveston by way of the Dry
Tortugas, where both vessels win be dis
infected. The Fourth Virginia and the
Second Illinois regiments win go next