Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1901 — CONSTITUTION SIGNED. [ARTICLE]

CONSTITUTION SIGNED.

Cabana Agree as to the Fora* of Government Desired. The Cuban constitution in its final form, after being passed upon by the committee of phraseology, has been signed at Havana. All the delegates were • present except Senor I.lorente. Two manuscript copies were made, both of which were signed. One of these was delivered to Gov. Gen. Wood immediately after the meeting. The other copy was placed among the archives in Havana. Senor Cisneros efented a sensation by refusing to sign. He said: “Cuba is now independent and I can see no reason for sending this constitution to the United States for acceptance. The United States government has no right to bass on it, for it is a distinctly Cuban doctmient and was drawn up by this convention, which has assumed the responsibility of establishing the republic.” Several delegates crowded around him and endeavored to dissuade him from his course, but he was immovable. As the delegates retired Senor Tamayo remarked: ( "We are all Cubans, senor,” anil Senor Cisneros replied: “Yes; when the time comes to fight the Americans, we Will fight them together.” Then lie turned toward the press table nnd shaking his fist at the American newspaper men, he said: "The Americans are like the monkey. When the monkey doses its paw on a thing it never wants to let go.” Subsequently he said he would sign the copy of the constitution that had been filed with the records of the convention, but would wait until the other had been sent to. Washington in order to avoid any possibility of his name being attached to that also.