The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-15
DON'T WANT THE CASH
GEN. SANGUILLY DECLARES THAT
THREE MILLION DOLLARS
IS INSUFFICIENT
CANNOT ACCEPT HONORABLY
Gen. Gomez Asks Those Who Have
Sent Petitions to Gen. Brooke on
His Account to Call and Get Them
He Has Ceased to Exercise the
Functions of COmmander-in-
Chief.

HAVANA, March 14.-The action of
Civil Gov. Mora and the police depart
ment in attempting to prevent yester-
days popular manifestations In favor of
Gen. Maxine Gomez is strongly censured
today. and the i'll feeling against the DO
lice runs high. Gov Gomez is receiving
hundreds Of kilograms from all parts of
the island, expressing the peoples alIeg-
lance and loyalty to him, and to Cuba.
Gen. Cespedos. who defended Gen. Gomez
at Saturdays session Of the military as
sembly, has resigned his membership of
that body.
TIC all callers Gen. Gomez speaks of the
assembly, declaring that it was his crea-
ton as he did not wish to appear a die
tator and that the real military members
who took nc part in the vote to depose
him will now resign. He calls the as
sembly "a collection Of black clouds with
much thunder but little rain.''
He did not communicate with Gen.
Brooke today, but will confer fully to-
morrow. The military assembly met this
afternoon with the ordinary guard Most
Of the time was occupied in discussing
the pronouncement which is to be issued
with view of justifying last Saturdays s
action in the eyes Of the people,
Gen. Sanguilly introduced a motion pro-
testing against the acceptance of the So
100000. preceding 1t with a long preamble,
declaring the assembly was ready to CO.
operate with the United States in main
tanning order in Cuba. The motion call
ed for the adoption Of resolutions "in the
name of the armed people Of Cuba" the
first extended the thanks Of the assembly
to the United States for aid during the
recent war. The second thanked the
United States for the offer Of $4,000, ,OOO,
but went on to assert chat owing to
the assembly's exact knowledge of the
needs of the Cuban soldiers it's mem
bers consider 1t their duty to declare the
amount insufficient.
I'VE cannot honorably accept 1t az a
gift, but only as a loan,' the resolution
proceeded, las President McKinley's au-
thorization Is necessary to raise funds
needed to accomplish the disarming of
the Cuban troops and exclusively used
for this purpose
Gen. Gomez is about to issue a state
ment begging those who have entrusted
petitions to him for his own action or for
| recommendation to Gen. Brooke to call
at his office for their return. Having
| ceased to exercise the functions of com
mander-in-chief he says he must not ap-
pear " usurp powers OF which he has
been bereft. The statement will lament
his inability to serve the public. Gen.
Mayai Rodriguez will issue a manifesto.
| reciting the action of the assembly on
| Saturday and then addressing the SOL
diers in the following strain: -
| I'VE would a thousand times prefer to
march to our homes clad in misery and
honor than to stain the last four glorious
years by single action of insubordina.
! ton or the acceptance of a reward un-
authorized by the assembly which Is oul
supreme authority and to which the army
| owes obedience because 1t is the guardian
of our interests and honor"