The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
Two More Cases of yell
low Fever Reported.
CARLIST AGENTS AT WORK
Trying 20 Secure Soldiers to Go TO
Spaln-Gomez TO Make Announce
Army-His Name Mentioned for Cue
ba's First Presfdenf-Hfssed by spans
ish Sympathfzers-Many Spaniards
Leaving the island.

Havana April 21.-Two new cases OF
yellow fever developed in Havana yes
terday, making fiv officially reported.
There are no Americans among them.
and, as far as is known at the Office
of the chief surgeon, there is only n
American in Cuba with the fever. a
man named Biscomb, who a been
on a plantation near Pamillas, Matan-
zas province. He is a discharged pri-
vate.
The carlists are moving through the
island, and their agents are tying to
secur men. They prefer the Cuban
soldiers around Havana Yesterday one
agent was openly Offering SIS a month
and a free passage to Spain as induce
ments to join the army Of Don Carlos.
La Gaceta Carlista, a carlist organ
recently established here, describes in
its latest issue The muniicence of Don
Carlos and his desire to rebuild Spain,
as we'll as to '~exterminate such men
as Weyler."
Senior Antonio Gonzales de Mendoza,
who has been chosen president of the
newly constituted supreme court, is
pAAC ~ NtiO Vs.
rama, and a man respected by all
classes and all parties. He is 81 years
of age and the head of the distin-
| guished Mendoza family. His great
wealth consists largely of plantations,
n his interests were preserved dur
ing the revolution owing to his con
tributions to both sides.
General Maxine Gomez is arranging
to publish tomorrow a list of paymas-
ters n assistants appointed at a
meeting held this evening. He will say
in connection Herewith, that owing to
the necessity Of the establishment of a
| peaceful republic at the earliest posi-
bic date, the only troops needed are
those of the intervening power, with
the assistance of the rural guards in
Isolated districts. Therefore, he will
contend and insist hat soldiers of the
Cuban army must disband, n deliver
their arms to their officers, who will
deposit them in a suitable receptacle
or museum where they will be guarded
as relics of a glorious struggle. The
men are then to go to work immedi-
ately.
Officials close to Gomez say that if
he were offered the presidency he
would probably accept.
La Discussion attacks him today
saying that he is not a representative
of the army or the people and that he
was only elected by a few generals,
who were forced to do so by the ty-
rannical Americans"
Several reports are in circulation
and have been cabled to the United
States-regarding the affront to Gomez
yesterday, while he was returning in
a launch after saying farewell to his
W. som and daughter, who sailed for
! San Domingo: but the exact facts are
these:
General Gomez vas Kissed by some
| people who were standing on the roof
Of a house hat overlooked the har-
Dor. They waved Spanish flags, cried
Long Live Weyler," and Long Live
SPAIN Death to Gomez" Death OF
the Americans and Death to the
Cubans."
The passengers and sailors on board
the Alfonso XIII repeated the cries
Even the papers that oppose Gomez
denounce the proceeding as an out
rage.
Since January LIST, 20, OOo Spanish cit,
'izens have left for Spain, the Alfonso
VIII tol-ior e0n x-actarIo-