The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-09
GOMEZ WILL BE RElNSTATED.
PREPARATIONS MADE TO NOTIFY
HIM OF THE ACTION.

DIR. Drummer Using the DisinfectinG
PLANT for Outgoing NesscIs-Com-
miftcc of Generals 10 Ala in Dis
tributing the $1,000 ,O00-Munoz
Rivera starts Tor New Tork-VOI-
unteers Are All Coming Home.
Havana. April S-The generals have not
yet officially notified Gen. Maxine Gomez
OF his reinstatement In the command of
the cuban army.
Bauolome Maso and Mayia Rodriguez
have been named as members of the exec
utiyc advisory board The wrangling over
the naming of the third member continues.
Some OF the Cuban generals, who are not
actually in command Of forces. met in
formally at the Hotel Inglaterra last night
and protested against the action of the
other Cuban generals, declaring that they.
as generals, had as much right to assist
In the deliberations and to be heard as
those in actual command of forces. The
other generals insist that only command
ers of forces have a right to take action.
There is no doubt Gomez viii eventually
be- reinstated.
Disinfecting the Vessels.
DR.. Drummer, The chief quarantine Off
Ger of Havana, has begun 10 use the plant
established for the distinction OF outgoing
ships for Southern ports of the United
States. This is the first use Of the dis
injecting plant at the port OF departure.
The health authorities of Louisiana and
Alabama Will admit such ships. Those
OF Florida and Georgia will not do So
Gen. Maxine Gomez had a talk with
Gov Con Rrooke to-day in the course
of which he says that Gen. Mayia Rodrl-
guez and Gen. Bartolome Maso, former
President of the Cuban republic, would
act as committee of the army with him
TO aid Gen. Brooke in the distribution OF
the 100000 advanced by the United states
for the payment of the Cuban troops. Tho
governor general replied that he would
be pleased 20 have Gems. Rodriguez ana
Maso take part, as they were representa-
tives of the Cubans.
VIII Notify Gomez.
Gen. Maxine Gomez will be formally
notified by the Cuban generals tomorrow
at Quinta de Moinas, his residence. of
his reinstatement as commander-in-chief
of the Cuban army. The commanders of
the forces last night visited Gen. Gomez
and unoffcially Informed him of the con-
templated action, Another meeting was
held this morning, but several of the
COuliHdndeTS nhQ returned 10 the country
during the night, and consequently were
not present The whole matter has as
eumed a fareical aspect. The scoffers ex-
press doubt that any concerted action will
be taken, but tomorrow will probably de-
termine the matter.
Senior Luis Munoz Rivera, former secre-
tary of state In the Porto Rican cabinet,
sailed for New York to-day on the steamer
Seneca Scnor Rivera declares that the
annexation feeling in Porto Rico is strong
and unanimous, and that the only thing
that could alter it is the continuance of
the American military occupation, which
he considers incompatible with the prog
ress of the island.
Volunteers Coming Home.
The Ninth Illinois Regiment and a hat
TALON of the Fourth Illinois are the only
volunteer regiments left at Camp Column
bia The last six companies of the Forty
ninth Iowa left to-day by the steamer Ha-
vana for Savannah. They will be quaran
tined at Fort Pulaski
The Ninth Illinois will leave by tho
United States transport Logan for Tampa
as soon as the Logan returns from CON
veylng the Third Nebraska Reg ment 10 me
Dry Tortugas. The last battalion of the
Fourth Illinois will go on the next trim
of the steamer Yarmouth.