The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-14

mite constitution OF the government. Each
army corps will send eight delegates, max
ing total of forty-eight electors. There are
two separate and distinct tendencies in the
Cuban army, one strongly supporting the
present government and the other favor
ing Gen. Maximo Gomez. Already four
presidential nomination tickets are in the
field. On the first are the names of Bar
tolome Masso for President, and Meldez
Capote for Vice President; on the second
are the names of Mendez Capote for the
first place and Jose Miguel Gomez for the
second on the third are Jose Miguel Gomez
and Pedro Betancourt. and on the fourth
Calixto Garcia and~Jose Miguel Gomez.
At the camp of Jose Miguel Gomez a
newspaper called La Nacion has been pub
lished for some time. 1t is described as a
strong advocate of peace and harmony"
and carries with it the moral Endorsement
of Gen. AIaXimo Gomez, who is known to
favor the early disbanding of the Cuban
troops and return to the arts of peace.
General Gomez is still encamped on the
Narcsa estate at Yaguajay, Santa Clara
province.
El Noticeire, an evening paper. says that
last night at a fashionable mansion on
Armargura street there was an important
gathering to discuss the future of Cuba,
which, in the opinion of those present, will
witness the achievement of independence.
A central committee was appointed. con-
sisting of a president, vice president and
thirty-six advisers, into whose hands the
promoters of the movement hope TO deliver
the destinies of the island as soon as Spain
has formally relinquished her sovereignty"
The same journal announces-what had
hitherto been kept secret-that some of the
buildings, formerly state property which
were sold at auction, have not been paid for
by the purchasers, with the result that the
treasury has suffered serious loss. Ell
Noticeire insists that the government should
make a complete inventory of state property
sold under such conditions, in order to re-
cover 1t from purchasers who have not
complied with their contracts. The paper
adds significantly that at later date it
will have more to say on the subject
Several well-known Cubans arrived here
on Saturday by the Mascotte, ostensbly as
delegates commissioned by the Cuban Junto
TO facilitate the work of disbanding the
Cuban troops. There is reliable authority.
however, for the statement that they are
really commissioned to agitate the question
of Cuban independence. On Sunday night
residence of one of the most aristocratic
families, and the question oc independence
was then discussed at length.
Senor Benjamin Guerra treasurer of the
Cuban Junto. who arrived here on the yacht
Alfredo on Sunday, but was not allowed to
land, was to-day permitted to go ashore
to see his mother
This afternoon the American and Spanish
evacuation commissioners decided that. for
the present, they would discuss the more
important points to come under their con-
slderation by letter and only meet in Joint
session later to discuss details. Therefore.
no joint sessions will be held for some
time.
Lieutenant Roldan, OF the Spanish navy.
who acted for the local Spanish authorities
at the time the American correspondents
Messrs. Jones and Thrall, were released at
Cabanas, last May, and delivered to the
United States auxiliary gunboat Maple
has been appointed official interpreter to
the Spanish commissioners
AS precaution against the storm re-
ported to be travelling in this direction from
Barbados, all the war ships in the har-
Dor have been moved from their usual
moorings and are now lying in the lee of
the hills around Tricornia bay, close to the
dock. The United States transport Resolute
has not changed her position, as her origi-
nal mooring was chosen southeast of the
dock at the first buoy, where she is shell
tered by the Cabanas and the Casa Blanca
highlands.
Two of the local soup kitchens have al
ready been closed.