The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-22
THE CUBAN ASSEMBLY.
Proposed 10 Permit The Individual Soldiers
TO Accept "Gifts."
THE HAVANA POLICE ARE ALL RIGHT.
The Recent HiounE Has tried the
Nerve uf the Men aud showed that
Tbcy Can stand Fire.

Havana March 2l.-Major f. Martinez
OF the Cuban forces, who was shot last
evening at the Hotel Inglaterra by Police
Lieutenant Emil Cassin, former trumpeter
Of the fiocubridees, is not expected to live.
Cassin has been placed in jail. His ac-
ton is generally condemned as unwar-
ranted and due to his excited tempera-
ment.
The Cuban army has 1929 men all told.
This number includes corporals and SER
geants. but excludes other officers.
In ttdays session Of the Cuban assembly
a motion was made in favor of disbanding
the Cuban army and dissolying the as
sombly with permission to the Cuban SOL
diers to accept gifts of money from the
| United States If they so desired. After
| considerable argument 1.-THE gist OF which
was that the assembly could not discuss
matters of such Importance without pre-
| yiUus consideration On the part OF In
| dividual members) II was decided to pro-
| pose the public discussion OF the motion.
! Postmaster General Smith spent Ave
| hours today with the governor general
The figures are the result OF official in
| quiry instituted under the direction OF the
| department. commanders for the use Of the
military administration. The reports of
| the governors of the provinces are as fol-
| lows: Santiago, none, Puerto Principe,
\ 800 Santa Clara, 1853; Matanzas 22U0;
Havana province, 2240, which includes $50
in the city of Havana, and Pinar del Rio,
$500.
General Gomez originally reported that
| there were $4,000 privates and non-com-
| missioned officers. General Roloff, in
| spsctor general OF the Cuban army, was
| TO have presented an accurate muster roll
to Governor General Brooke, but he has
not done 80. AS a creature OF the Cuban
military assembly be has joined with it
! against General Gomez. His mussor rolls
in whatever form they may be, have been
given to Senior Rafael Portuendo, presi-
dent OF the executive committee OF the
assembly, but the governor general has
assurances that they will soon be turned
over to him.
Brigader General Ernest will represent
the military administration distributing
the SO 900 600.
The statement that there are no Cuban
soldiers in the province OF Santiago has
caused considerable surprise here, as 1t
was reported there were many Cubans
stu in arms there. Nevertheless this is
the report of Major General Wood. the
military governor
New York, March 21.--A dispatch to
hibitons of lawlessness which for the last
two days have shocked the city's growing
sense of order and security, proved L fiery
trial to the new organized Havana police.
The mettle of the force was put to a test
TO which public opinion had scarcely
thought it equal, and as a result General
Menocal's bluecoats stand higher today
in popular estimation than would have
been fancied possible after the fascos
committed in attempting to suppress the
the anti-assemoly demonstrations a week
ago. On Saturday night and yesterday,
however, the bluecoats showed that they
could face fire and their losses in the
San Jose riot from an ambuscade attack
showed decided courage under trying cir
cumstances.
Undoubtedly the conditions which have
delayed the disbandme u If the Cat I'm
army have contributed to encourage the
outbreaks OF the last TWO days v III a
body Of men in the vicinity % the capital
licensed to carry arms aud yet n a meas
IRE unrestrained b. DISCIPLINE. tie tA.Is OF
the police in dealing with the refractory
classes of society has been doubled anil It
mas been found eitr mc'v difficult TO re-
press the habit OF car 'yiag weapohs. con-
cealed or unconcealed.
il is believed that the attack on the
police was inspt.ad by certain notorious
criminals known as Nanigos. who have re-
Gently been eXplt lated from spa pish
prisons; but whatever the caise tie as
sault Is accepted here as showing lie need
OF prompt curtdIiLugut IT the priyilel q
OF carrying arms and The eutir.e neot ~
some examples CT severity If a Intra
wholesome respect fot he pGlict,