The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
Government Officials md Cuban Rep
resentatives Delighted
Quesada's Horoscope.

washington, April 5--lHc news o.
tie Cuban a~ssenbly's vote for nnm..-
Giate dissolution and disarmament Of
and qualification. The prolonged
struggle over the payment Of the Gu
ban army had begun to exhaust the
Patience of the authorities here. The
administration now looks for more
rarid progress in the WORK Of recon
structiGn OF the island and less 1ificuI-
y in instituting reforms generally.
Mr.. GonZalo de Qucsada, who has
represented Cuba here for i lon.
period, but was deposed by the asscm-
bly, owing To his mission TO Gene
looking To the acceptance of the 81
COS, 900 payment offered 10y the United
States, hut of which deposition Mr..
Quesada has never received any ofBcia!
word. when shown the press bsHetin
las; night said:
Il am very glad that the assembly.
after becoming convinced that the
United States would not authorize any
lean. has shown its Willingness to CO.
operate with the United States in the
dissolution of the army. The country
now will commence to enter IN era uf
reconstruction. and steps snou will be
taken TO permit the Cubans to estab-
lIsh their government. Once the army
i; dissolved. Il colonial system OF mill
1;ry and rural guards Will be estar-
listed, in all probability. without IL
moments delay. This force. wbirI
also will take in the police in the cities.
is likely to muster between 10000 ami
$1,000 men throughout the islands.
There will have To he Il census of the
island looking especially to the male
population and number OF males OF
age. The next step probably viii ~
for the United States to call "A coIven-
lion of the Cuban people, when u ron
s;itution will be drawn up and sub
mitted To the people. This constitu
tor being adopted an election snde..
i: will he held and the government
finally formed.
1t is to he supposed that the ne"
republic will enter into such close r.
lations with the United States that ~
economic future will be assured by
having the markets of this country rs
sured as To sugar, tobacco and other
Cuban products. On the other hand
the United States. exercising a stron.
influence in the foreign policy of Cuba.
need not fear that the European pow
ers will take advantage of the weak
ness of the government of Cuba as Il
base of injury to the United States.
The people of Cuba Lave shown in
this incident of the assembly with re-
spect TO the payment from the United
Il rare judgment and such quail
tiles of prudence and patriotism that
the friends of Cuba must O judgr
the capacity of the Cuban people for
self-governmcnt from this small groui,
ri men who make up the ASSEMBLY.
who now nave corrected their rr-
rors.
Guided by the United States the Gu
Tan people will be able to establish
Il government. owing tn lis clos.
relations with the United States. ~
Mill be stable and progressive anI
n:Odeled after the fashion OF this great
rt public here.
Mr.. Qucsada said the actual uuInbrr
D. Cuban troops was about "1.go1.
The vote of Il tn l shows the lack of
/ quorum ON the basis ri the Original
n ganizatiou of Is members. but the.
-.
med Ivy the fact that numerous mem
.,rS of the assembly left it withCu.
cremCny ON account of its attitude.
7ILIBUSTERS WERE NOT SHOT.