The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-14
DIFFICULTY
HAPPILY
SOLVED.
General Gomez Chosen as Repre-.
sentative of Cuban Army
In Settlement
WITH THE UNITED STATES.
He Makes a Very Patriotic and
Sensible Statement OF
Cuba's Situation.

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HAVANA, April 13.-Twelve generals
and many other officers Of the First and
Second army corps OF the Cuban forces
met at Bayamo yesterday and decided
to name General Maximo Gomez as the
representative OF the Cuban army to
the Americans with full powers to treat
for the army. There were 120 votes
In favor Of Gomez and IL against him.
At the same meeting 1t was decided 70
extermlnate the bandits OF the prov
ince of Santiago.
In this connection there seems to be
q conflict Of opinion, General Leonard
Wood, in command of the district Of
Santiago, has telegraphed to head1uar-
ters here that there are no bandits In
the province, while the news dispatches
give names, dates. places and incidents
In connection with the bandltti.
The Cuban generals this afternoon
waited upon General Maxine Gomez
officially and Informed him they de-
sired him to represent the army in any
negotiations with the United States
military authorities In Cuba.
General Gomez accepted the trust,
after which nll waited upon Governor
General Brooke to dIscsss with him the
details Of disarmament and payment.
Generals Carrillo, Dlaz, Alexandra Rod
riguez. Rafael Rodriguez, Carlos Roloff,
Nunez, Nodarso. Boza. Castillo and
Vega were present at the official noti-
fication, representing the Fourth. Fifth,
and Sixth army corps. which had re-
quested Gomez to accept the represen-
tation of the army.
General Gomez. In his response said:
"Slnce by the dissolution Of the mil
itary assembly the Cuban army has
been without a representative in a
position to serve Its interests and the
general interests OF Cuba as connected
with the army. gladly accept the post
you offer for the purposes specified, but
insist upon q council OF generals to
advise and assist ME, and that these
generals shall receive the arms of the
soldiers and hold them as trophies and
souvenirs of the last glorious Cuban
struggle for liberty.
a Sensible Conclusion.
las, sogn--as this work Is completed
]. desire full liberty to withdraw TO u
foreign country or TO any part of Cuba,
there to spend the remainder OF my
days. WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT
THE ONLY POWER TO-DAY IN
CUBA is THE POWER OF THOSE
WHO HAVE INTERVIEWED, AND,
sTHEREFORE, FOR THE PRESENT,
THOUGHTS OF a CUBAN NDE-
PENDENT GOVERNMENT CAN BE
NO MORE THAN DREAMS"
General Gomez also proposed that
after the work OF disbanding was COM
pleted the council of generals should
be continued under the presidency OF
General Bartolome Maso. us the head
and front of Cuban interests. pro-
visional government. assisting In pro-
noting Cuban welfare under the con-
troll Of the Americans. In his opinion
the Cuban officers, as well as the men
OF the rank and file. should receive a
share of the S3000,O00. especially as
many Of these he said, were to-day In
extreme want. His suggestion was that
such officers Us did not need the money
allotted TO them might turn It back to
| the account OF the soldiers.
On the suggestion of Gomez that they
should all visit General Brooke, COM
municate to him their resolutions and
talk the matter over In his presence,
each fully expressing his opinion. the
generals repaired 10 the Hotel Trocha,
where the governor general received
them cordially. The conference lasted
two hours. With regard to the pay
ment OF Cuban officers the fact was
! developed that the American authorl-
ties had already decided to make them
a payment after the soldiers had been
settled with. The preparatory details
will probably be agreed upon to-mor-
| row.
Rolls of Cuban Army Given up.
The original rolls OF the Cuban army
were delivered to General Brooke ut 8
o'clock this evening. Senior Domingo
Mendez Capote, vice president Of the
recently dissolved military assembly,
and long prominent In Cuban affairs,
volunteered to attempt to obtain them
from the special executive committee
that survived the assembly. The rolls
were delivered to him on his first re-
quest
The land owning and banking inter-
ests are keenly anxious as to what
Washington viii decide In the matter
of mortgage extensions. The debtors,
who probably owe from $50. .0OO, 900 TO
sl0O.00O,00. predict n general, as well ~
personal ruin II the mortgages are
enforced. The creditors on the other
hand. insist upon their contract rights,
and assert that 1t Will be impossible for
the island to contract further loans
for its restoration unless existing debts
are collectable. The question Is con-