Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-24
AFFAIRS IN HAVANA
Continued from First Page,
SECRET SESSIONS

General Sanguily suggested Just be-
lore adjournment that to-morrow's ses-
SION be secret, and a motion to this Of
TACT was passed, though some of the
members professed ignorance of tho
reason for secrecy.
IL Is reported that secret meetinr, is
IN progress this evening at the house
OF Senior Parrangas, where the dissolu-
tloh motion, TO be argued on Saturday,
is under preliminary consideration.
LOYAL TO AMERICAN AUTHORITY
The Cuban Generals. Diaz, Montea-
guido. Robau, Nodarse, Betancourt and
Peraza, who held Il secret meeting last
nlSht, after consulting their commands
Win reference TO the course to be Ia
Ken IN the controversy between Gomez
ana the Assembly. reported that they
had decided TO accept the s., 900 900 for
the soldiers and also to help to organ
ne new Cuban army of 10000 men
"huer the American administration
CUBAN MUSTER ROLLS.
The Cuban muster rolls are not vet
IN the hands of General Brooke. They
were lhst seen by an American officer in
ouahanacoa, when they were in the
possession of General Roloff, the Gu
pm INSPECTOR general. From his hands
they probably passed 10 the Military
Assembly, and if the Assembly still
possesses them the payment can be in
deiinitely delayed merely by the with
noldlng Of the rolls from the American
authorities.
General Rrooke has issued nm ordor
iorbidding the sale or possession or Io,-
tery and rattle tickets of any descrip
enc. ''''' anu
CUBANSi RESCUE PRISONER
~ sentinel on the Toledo plantation
Yesterday ordered an armed Cuban
iu,",, entering to halt The Cuban
snoring the order, pushed on, and the
corporal of the guard. who wos eun,-
moncd by the sentinel. arrested th.
oiender and started to take him
through Marianao to General Lac
camp. While passing a house i'm Mar
alnao the two Americans were accos,cd,
oy eight Cubans, who came ont win
riiles ieveled. and We're told to release
o,.c prisoner. AS the Cubans had suc.i
an OBVIOUS advantage the prisoner was
released. but tho Americans imme-
diately reported the incident 10 General
Lee VINO sent Major Russell Harrison
me provost marshal. to General hovia
rodriguez with instructions To inform,
MN that' II the offending Cuban was
Hot suTrendered within three hours.
a sufficient force OF American so1diars
20 take him. General Rodriguez fonnd
,he man and gave him up. and he now
lies in the Marainao jail. ne no"
NEARING THE END
washington, March 23.-Advices from
Cuba received by Senior Queseda which
ne regards as trustworthy. are to the
effect that the Cuban Assembl,, viii
dissolve before the present week ends
probably on Saturday. NJ. Oueseaa "a,
CARDS this as most satisfactory OUT
come. as the dissolution is bron"b,
about voluntarily and without III as,i
tation which enforced action might
nave caused. 1t will clear the wav in
MS luGgment. to pacific adjustment
OF the affairs OF Cuba. so
TROOPS COMING HOME.
Havana. March 23.-The First North
Carolina Regiment Will sail for Savan-
nah on Saturday by the Seguranco
The First Texas Regiment will proba-
ply san on Sunday by the Fitzpatrick
formerly the Michigan, which. with the
Florida. will proceed to Galveston INV
way of the Dry Tortugas. where both
vessels will be disinfected The Fourth
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