The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-24
CUBAN GENERALS AGR[E.
DECIDE THAT THEY WILL ACCEPT
THE AMERICAN TERMS.
Array and Organise . New Force
81 10000 Mea - Serve UaAer
the American Administrator.

HAVANA March z-e p. m.-The exec
utive committee OF the Cuban military
assembly has appointed Gen BartoioHe
Masso, former president OF the CUBAN
revolutionary government. commandment
chief OF the Cuban forces in the Orient,
or eastern provinces
The assembly was in session this after
noon The molten proposed yesterday
by Senior Gualberso Gomez for the reor-
ganixatson Of the Cuban army was passed.
but under exisSng conditions. the action
Of The assembly IN this respect is unim-
portant.
A dHpatch was read from the veterans
association OF Santiago. asking the as
sembly to restore Gen. Maxine Gomez to
the post Of commanderIn-chief- From
Gen Masso . telegram was received rec.
ognixing on his part the superior authority
Of the assembly. acknowledging II as q
duty to sustain the assembly. and la
menting the controversy with Gen Gomez.
1t 10 reported that a secret meeting Is
In progress this evening at the house OF
EeDor Parragas. where the dissolution mo-
ton to be argued on Saturday Is under
preliminary consideration.
The Cuban generals. Diaz, Monfeagudo.
Robau. Nodarse, Betanccurt and Peraza,
who held secret meeting last night after
consulting their command with reference
to the course to be taken In the contro-
yersy between Gomez and the assembly,
reported today that they had decided TO
accept the $S.00.o1 for the soldiers and
also to help to organize new Cuban
army Of l0.00 men under the American
administration.
Gov. Gen Brooke has notified the de-
partment officers to hold themselves in
readiness to come to Havana To meet
Secretary Alger They are now submit
ting reports as to the number OF Cuban
officers holding positions under them. The
city of Havana alone shows nearly Nv
The other departments have not COM
pieted their reports. except Puerto Prin-
cpe. where Brig. Gen. Carpenter reports
that Cubans hold 90 out of $50 offices
The decree establishing supreme court
for Cuba will be published tomorrow. The
court, which is a provisional institution.
necessarily, Is based upon the former Gu
ban court of last appeal. which Madrid
intended to operate until the laws OF the
autonomous regime had been thoroughly
revised. 1t is adapted TO the present
needs Of the island. 1t will CONSIST OF one
presiding Judge and six associate judges.
Gen. Brooke has issued an order for
bidding the sale or possession OF lottery
and rattle tickets of any description I'M
der penalty of confscation and fine.
A sentinel Cd the Toledo plantation yes
terday ordered an armed Cuban about
order, pushed on. and the corporal of the
guard. who was summoned by the senti-
mel, arrested the offender and started to
take him through Mariana to Gen Lees
camp. While passing a house in Mariana
the two Americans were accosted by eight
Cubans. who came out with rifles leveied.
and were told to release the prisoner. As
the Cubans had such an obvious advan-
tage the prisoner was released. but the
Americans Immediately reported the in
cident to Gen. Lee, who sent MAJ. Russell
Harrison. the provost marshal. to Gen.
MaY Rodriguez. with Instructions TO in
form him that IL the offending Cuban was
not surrendered within three hours. Gen.
Lee would come personally with suf-
ficient force OF American soldiers to take
him. Gen. Rodriguez gave him up and he
now lies In Jail.