The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-05

Havana, April l.-The Cuban military
assembly sthis. Afternoon voted to disband
the army and to disfolve.
The voting was twenty -one in favor
against one opposed. The muster rolls
were left in possession OF the executive
committee of the assembly who will ia
cilitate the preparation Of copies for Gov
ernor General Brooke.
The army question Is considered settled-
''As the shadows Of night fall over the
city, we finisb our work. So IL Cuba's
future clouded and dark. l take leave OF
you with sorrow and my last words are:
May Cuba some day be free and indspend
snt.'' With these words General Fernando
kroyss dc Andrade. president of the mill
tary asssmbly CLOSED Its last session at
seven o',lock this evening. The whole
meeting was calm and dispassionate. 1t
lasted four hours. General Sanguilly' s
lights Of oratory, In which he likened the
members OF tins assembly to "a band Of
faithful workers devoted to Cnha's good,
.SAt dnnily vHnquished by uncomfortable
conditions," were received with applause
1he assembly ordered the disbandiRg OF
the army In, accordance with Senior Des-
psign's motion and passed upon the de-
tails and methods Of the disbandment A
new executive committee was then ar-
pointed to attend to the routine work
connected with the commissions Of Cuban
officers and this COMMITTEES will supply
General Brooke with tho copies of the
Cuban muster rolls.
twenty-five members attended the
closing session. Seuor Salvador CisneroS
Of Puerto Principe, who was chosen presi-
dent Of the Cuban republic at the meeting
Of the provincial delegates at Puerto
Principe. September 3, 1895, and was
ultimately succeeded by Senior Bartolomo
Maso, was the only member to vote
against the resolutions to disband the
army aud to dissolve. To the very last he
declared 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.
Senior Cisneros Is very old man, his
voice is weak and his protests were hNrdly
hesded BY his colleagues
Senores Hevia and Villalon arrived this
morning from Washington and the as
sembly was convened this afternoon in
order to hear their report regarding their
efforts In Washington. Not until after an
hours delay was a quorum secured. The
following were present: Ssnorss An
drsde, Clsneros, Despaign. Parraga,
Nunez. Rivs. Coronado. Villalon, Gual-
berto Gomez, Lscret. Sanguilly, Vail
rente. Portela, Tirndo, Portuendo, Betan.
court, HeviA. Ducasse, Menocal. Trujillo,
Yanez and Aguerra.
Senior Hevia made the following state
ment:
ION arriving In Washington, with
Senior Villalon, immediately sought MIR.
Coen aud asksu him for a definite assur-
anoe as to carrying out the loan be had
proposed, giving him until Friday at
noon to answer. Iu the meantime wa
sought an interview with the Am. rcan
secretary of state, asking him either TO
increase the three millions or to authorize
the assembly to contract loan. Ihe
Secretary of State replied that neither
with the receipt by Senior Villalon Of the
following letter from MIR. Hay:
Il reported TO the President today the
subject OF our conversation this morning
and he directs me to cay that he has moth
ing to add to the old communication
which / then had the honor OF making TO
you and Senior Hevia.'
refusal of Gen. Portuerdo to deliver the
rolls at the request of General Brooke had
made q very bad impression IN the United
Stat,s. Senor Vilialon explained that the
matter had not been correctly reported.
assuring him that General Portuendo told
the representative OF General Brooke that
the muster rolls were the property of the
assembly as repre- senting the army and
that he could not deliver them, except on
the authority of the assembly without be-
ing guilty OF insuboIdination.
"Mr. Coen tried to arrange meeting
for us with the parties interested In the
loan scheme, but the attempt was not
successful. He then introduced Mr..
Rosenberg who said he was surs the loan
could be arranged but time was ns oessary
to carry out the project and the present
moment was inopportuDs to approach
President Mckinley who was busy with
the Filipinos. Mr.. Rosenberg suggested
waiting. 10 this Senor Vilialon answered
that We must Immediately inform the as
sembly of the situation.
I'm reply Mr.. Rosenberg said that un-
der such conditions loan W ould be i'm
possible and IL was better to cali the deal
ID. He spoke of certificate or deposit OF
che whole amount offered the assembly,
which he proposed ID produce for the
Cubans to show the President at an op-
FORTUNE time, but 1t was not exhibited to