The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-12
GEN. GOMEZ IS |MPEACHED.
CUBAN ASSEMBLY ATTEMPTS TO
REMOVE HIN FROM COMMAND.
The bathurst II Probably Futile, as
the Army Is Behind Gomez and
the Planters and Property Own
ers Want the Army Disbanaed.

HAVANA March 1.-THE cuban IaiA-
.a~v- assembly in public session thss att
ernoa,1 t9aneached Gen. Maxine Gomez
and removed. him from his command as
general srs-ctief ~ the tH.ssas array. he
ers- bsffc. taken resulting IN - votes
selrg cast In support o< ths motion 10
synreaeh and remove Gen Gomez, against
4 in opposition The meeting lasted sron
2 O'Clock untli :.
Gen. Gsor1ezs only supporters We're Gen
rssueAes and Gen. Nuaez. The original
motion which vas introduced ay senior
Manuel Sanguilay. provided for the Adolf
slor. os the grade % gsneral-iE-cssef. Bat
an amendment was offered 20 this ~
Senor Agasrro which reads: TO abolish
.hs grade % generat-in-chket and remove
Gen Gomez for failure IN hSs military
duties and aisobedience to the Assembly.
senior Aggerro declared thar Gomez was
insubordGnase ard should be punished.
and senior Sanguiily insiaaAtea that the
general was 4 traitor 10 Cuba
sFslsa PASSION Sss evident n ne
sz,-e.zh%s i'm sors,e OF which Gomez was de-
cgared 20 have teen delinquent n hts dta-
,ses and t5iacsse5gent because hs had ae-
cuD.ed the proposition Of Rooert +. Porter.
President Meksn2ey's sTec.ai eTsassaszFs,
without consulting tie assembly. because
be had taken upon himself the arrange
rrg4uss for the payment and disarrnlns OF
fae GUITAR. ,roogS ami hecsilss he rad &C.
c.aresI 70 the assembly thai he wEsaad so
serve It's rulings tns=o far ss ne could IS .
taem beneficial 20 Cuba
Tha ASSEMBLY, lfsEs declared that the &c.
t,sssss ~ insufficient. ami that IL Ssas faat
We accepted che proposition. The dszsssss~
szon II taAs question vii 5000 De taken
10, nsw that Gen Gomez has been re-
moved.
ssersar Gonzales de ess4eszssia eto accom-
panied Mr. Porte in csoa. was attacked
hy Sancr gssaaln-srto Gozaez. sanssssEy afsi
As~terx VINO declared he bad aefesf IN taaia
faith and had siecetved them. Senior
Axuaro l5scnexs sls sFazsen, conditions con-
froxtfns the Assembly 30 tho-s whAca ean-
fronting The assembly ~ ItsaEe aiaBn coss-
proposed 80 .,Egsseaea President AaeAaAen.
COL Mora and Gen Ngrex declared that
the present steI wss flSeles~s ans aou1!
rake fn- assembly si1sczsao5s n the eyes,
of th@ weird.
Aruong shse principal speakers we're seu-
ors Sang7galy AudraGe. AguerG, qua hegtGi
csossez. CesDayies. SB0ex. Nlllaion ans
IsastFa.
Tonorrow Goa. Gomez xiii be IN Alsf
ua;lneA q ihe asseFna,.xs acslQn.
Sisa. Gomez - believed 20 be- stronger
Than tire assembly "a tae affections u The
Ca1haf3 army.
Many pravates are anxious t. Ieaqe tae
army ard SO Is s1rs. especially when they
aEe able - oota3n snansy 10 start ia lie
anew.
The position - the assembly Is ably
weak. as the military administration sup-
parts Cs1uex. also the planters ara prep
erfy- owning element. w1o are tired Il fae
CaahNa zrIy. which *1E.3iSss aalf uroa
clarity ard ha1S EGpoa contributions levied
hy means OF threats.
GEN Gomez rsce&swd isis evening a Mo
inAs q Iekepn01a Usage azsa0sznn-
iug % BIN ne asss snoiy's decision
He answered calmly: -AIl right. enjoy
tie situation. ds then came 70 Havana