Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-04-12
CUBAN ASSEMBLY QUITS.
But One Member of the Body OPP
poses Dissolution and Dis
bandment of Army.
MUSTER ROLLS LEFT WITH COMMITTEE.
Gen. BrOOke-Army Given Permis-
sion to Accept Money from the
United States-Full Text of the
Resolutions That tWere Adopted.

Havana, April 5-The Cuban military
assembly yesterday voted to disband
the army and to dissolve. The voting
was 81 in favor against opposed. The
muster rolls We're left IN the possession
of the executive committee OF the as
sembly, who will facilitate the prepare
ton of copies for Gov. Gen. Brooke.
The resolutions for the disbanding of
the army with permission to the SOL
diers to accept money from the United
States are as follows:
II. Definite and final disbanding of the
Cuban army is ordered. Chiefs of brigades
or regiments shall deliver to the officers and
soldiers of their commands, when leaving,
documents setting forth the details of each
mans military services. The documents, to
be cOunterSigned by the corps commander.
shall agree with the muster rolls presented
to the assemb,y's executive committee.
''2. The civil officer of each province shall
provide the men in his service who former
ly belonged to the army with similar docu-
ments, properly countersigned.
'3. Noncommissionedo officers and soldiers
upon disbanding shall deliver the rifles and
ammunition in their possession to the COM
mander of the forces to which they belong,
the same to be then delivered to the proper
DrlSdOe or reSllHelldl COlllulduuelS, WIZ
shall finally deliver them to the city coun-
sells in the various civil districts, where
they shall be held subject to the disposition
of whatever permanent government shall
eventually be established in Cuba.
~. Commanders in the eastern and west
ern departments shall take such measures
as they consider necessary to carry out the
above instruction as quickly as possible.
consulting with the juntas of the generals
created March 81 when necessary.
rs. One month is allowed the new execu-
tive committee to complete the official re-
cording of all officers commissions and the
committee must cease to exist on July 30.
'6. The executive committee shall gather
all papers and documents of a general char
acter referring to the Cuban army and shall
expedite all certificates asked for by the
army.
81. This executive committee shall be
composed of one president and two other
members.
'S. Upon the dissolution of the assembly
the present executive shall leave, safely de-
posted and at the disposition of the definite
government finally established in Cuba all
archives in it's possession and also all cash
it may possess at that time.
20. Estrada Palma shall retain possession
of all the archives he now holds finally de-
livering the same to the definite govern
ment established in Cuba and such funds
as he may possess shall be devoted to the
maintenance of the assembly's new execu-
tive committee, any balance remaining on
July 80 to be used to pay the passage of
exiled Cubans back to Cuba.
10. The assembly being without funds
with which to pay the salaries of Cuban
soldiers, it once again solemn1y calls upon
the people Of Cuba to liquidate this debt
when the Cuban republic is established.
H. The assembly, considering it has ex-
hausted all it's resources, and in view of the
impossibility of undertaking other meas
ures to carry out it's objects and the pur-
poses for which it was elected, resolves
hereby to dissolve Immediately"