New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-08
WILL REINSTATE GOMEZ.
CUBAN GENERALS TO MAKE AMENDS Io
THE VETERAN.
SPOILED SUPPLIES AT HAVANA DESTROY Ed
SENIOR RIVERA on PORTO R1CAN
DEsTITUTION.

DESTITUTION
Havana April The Cuban generals met to-
dav at Narianao and officially decided to REIN
state General Maxine Gomez AS Commander-in-
Chief They also decided to appoint an Execu-
tive Board Of three generals to assist him IN
distributing the S30000OO in the details OF DIS
arning and in the organization Of the rural po-
lice for the provinces.
Major-General Wilson. Military Governor oi
the Department Of Matanzas says in the course
OF q private letter that all the Cubans formerly
in arms in the Matanzas Province are no" un-
derstood to be in industrial employ
BAD BEEF DISPOSED OF.
Four thousand one hundred cans Of beef have
been DESTROYED at the Regla warehouse during
the last three months withoU- action on the
part Of Boards Of Survey Some additional
thousands of cans have been destroyed after
official survey, besides the 10S00 cans that were
condemned when Inspector-General BrechIn-
ridge was here. About per cent or all the meat
handled has been spoiled. and about I'D per cent
Of the canned tomatoes. There is but little oe-
cayed meat in stock now. but there are propa-
bly, q. 900 cans Of tomatoes unfit for consump-
tion. owing to storage in a damp climate some
of the beef is a remnant Of the Porto Rico con-
signment including the unidentified Pralrle
State brand supposed to have been DroushI
from Europe No canned meat has been issued
TO the troops in Cuba who have invariably peen
supplied with fresh refrigerated meat. the
canned beef going to the Cuban destitute FROM
them there has been apparently no complaint
In fact. they have been eager TO get It,
The recently issued taxation decree lays
50 600 600 less of imposts upon Havana, wnhe
still leaving a greater revenue for the city, as
fioI ha
general government.
Sehor Luis MunoZ Rivera, former secretary
of State in the Porto Rican Cabinet, who has
been here several weeks and will soon proceed
10 WASHINGTON on seeing this afternoon the re-
mort of General Roy Stones statement in New
York regarding the destituton in Porto RICO
said he considered General Stones account much
exaggerated. Such conditions as General stone
described did not, so far Sehor Rivera knew
exist and he discredted any suggestion or
possible revolution in the island The fact that
Porto Rico IS in a worse financial condition ana
knows more misery now than under the Span
ish regime" he said. is due to the lack or
market for her products. TO secure such mar
ket is the object Of my trip to Washington
which is in the interests of Porto Rican plant
ers." Senior Rivera expects to sail tomorrow
no CONTRACTS GRANTED.
At General Brookes headquarters II is orn-
cially denied that any contracts have been
granted TO the Pennsular Car Company in the
Province Of Pinar del Rio.
Two negro mechanics, who had been working
at the Offices of the North American Trust Com
pany, yesterday stole package Of bills con-
tanning $4,000. They spent SO 30 the balance
being found by the police at the house y one
of the thieves.
The United States transport Logan sails to-
day for the Dry Tortugas. with the Sd Nebraska
Regiment board