Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-05

| against II.
The muster rolls were left In the pos
session OF the Executive Committee o'
the Assembly, who will facilitate the pre-
paration OF copies for General Brooke
The army question Is considered get
tied.
CUBAN FUTURE DARK.
"As the shadows OF night fall over the
city, we finish our work. SO is Cuba
future cloudy and dark. take leave OF
you with sorrow. and my last words are'
May Cuba some day be free and inde-
pendent"
With these words General Andrade,
president OF the Military Assembly. closed
It's last session. at I o'clock this evening.
The whole meeting was calm and dis
passionate. 1t lasted four hours. Gene
raj sanguilly's flights of oratory. in which
he likened the members of the Assembly
TO "band OF faithful workers devoted
to Cuba's good, but finally vanqushed By
uncomfortable conditions" were received
with applause.
ARMY DISARMAMENT ORDERED.
The Assembly ordered the dIsbanding OF
the army, in accordance with Senior Des-
paigne's motion, and passed upon the de-
tails and methods of the disbandment. A
new Executive Committee was then ap-
pointed 10 attend to the routine work
connected with the commission OF Cuban
officers, and this committee will supply
to General Brooke the copies of the Cuban
muster rolls.
twenty-five members attended the
closing session.
CISNEROS DISSENTS TO THE LAST.
Salvador Cisneros, who was chosen
President of the Cuban republic at the
meeting Of the provincial delegates at
Puerto Principe, September %, 1885, and
was ultimately succeeded by Senior Bar
tolome Maso was the only member to
vote against the resolutions to disband
and TO dissolve. To the very last he de-
clared that, in any event, the resolution
TO dissolve was unconstitutional, and that
he would never give up his position until
a new Assembly had been elected.
Senors Hevia and Vlllalon arrived this
morning from Washington, and the AS
sembly was convened this afternoon in
order to hear their report regarding their
efforts I'm Washington. Not until after
an hours delay was a quorum secured.
Senor Heyia then made detailed state
ment Of his and Vlllalon's visit to Wash
ington. and the failure OF their mission.
HEVIA AND vILLALON REPORT.
A report embodying the substance OF
Senior Hevia's statement was submitted
to the Assembly, after which Senores
Hevia and Villalon expressed themselves
as convinced that II would be impossible
to get another cent from the United
make a loan, and that 1t was equally
hopeless to negotiate the loan proposed
by Mr.. Cohen.
STRANGE SILENCE.
Strangely enough. this recital Of the ex-
perience of the committee was not fol-
lowed by any burst OF passionate criti-
cism. Silence reigned until General An
drade. President Of the Assembly, said
that Senor Despaigne's dissolution mo-
ton. with the amendments, would be con-
sldered. Then Senior Cisneros raised his
dissenting voice, persisting I'm that atti-
tude until the close OF the proceedings,
but his declaration was the only feature
which prevented the discussion aud the
decision from being unanimous.
TO ACCEPT THE 50. 600 600. |
Senor Despaigne's motion called for the |
iisbanding of the army. with permission |
20 the soldiers TO accept money from the |
United States. The various amendments |
lad to do with the details of the disband- |
nent.
RELIEF AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 4-The news of |
he Cuban Assembly's vote for imme-
late dissolution and disbandment of the
Irmy was received here with relief and
The prolonged struggle
'ver the payment of the Cuban army had
'egun 10 exhaust the patience of the
authorities here The administration now
ooks for more rapid progress In the work
Il reconstruction OF the island, and less
fticulty in institutng reforms generally.
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Dr.. Ta1mage's Resignation Accented.
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