Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-14
THE GOMEZ PLAN
He Says the Island is Not Yet
sroe.
Cubnns md Spanfards should Unite
and Make IL SO-The United states
should Have Full Credit-PuntsI,
Outrage.
CBy Telegraph to vlrglnlan-pllot.,

Havana. Jan. 13.-GeneraI Maxine
Gomez, who is still in the interior, con.
tinued to keep his program before the
people. 1t is this in substance:
First, the island is not yet free and
independent.
Second. Cubans and Spaniards should
unite in making 1t so.
Third, all the inhabitants of the is
land should give the United States full
credit and cooperate cheerfully for
the present.
General Gomez has written to the
principal Cuban commanders, instruct
ing them 10 keep the Cubans, soldiers
and civilians, from committing any
outrage upon Spaniards, and to aid in
the arrest and punishment of any Gu
pan guilty of such an offence.
NOT SUITED FOR OFFICE.
General Gomez is regarded by the
United States military administration
as scarcely suited to any high civil
Office. lie is considered n soldier of for
tune; his manners are OF the camp and
he is deficient In education. But he
VIII be received with all possible cour-
teSy II lie comes to Havana, though il
does not yet appear how he could he
come part of the civil administration.
as the form of oath prepared for ci-
WI officials pledges allegiance to the
ninitary government of the United
states in Cuba. obedience to all the or
ders of the Military Governor and CON
formity to the existing laws of Cuba
ana TO such changes as may hereaf-
ter be made in them.
MUSIC AT MATANZAS.
Advices from Matanzas city say that
tile iaSt spanish troops there embark
ed on board the transport San Fran
cisco on Wednesday night. Captain
General Castellanos also boarded the
transport. The city bells were rung.
the band of the Twelfth New York reg,
lment played at the palace, and there
was fireworks display The Cubans
carried General Pedro Botancourt into
the palace on their shoulders. and he
addressed the crowds gathered in
the plaza below.
Major General Wilson. military gov
ernor of the Department of Matanzas.
ana General Bctancourt EXCHANGED
congratulations.
The evacuation festivities included n
reception at the palace and n ball. A
committee, representing the Spanish
ars,uem , called upon General Wilson,
ana asked him to guarantee them pro-
tection against possible Cuban vio-
fence. He replied that. while ho was
confident there would be no difficulty
ne would give them ample protection,
as the United States forces were sum,
cient to prevent unlawful acts ar 70
punish them If committed.
CABINET APPOINTMENTS.
Two OF the members of the Cabinet
OIL ciNll advisors which Governor Cen
eral Brooke will form, will be Senior
DeminG Mendez Capote. former vice
president of the Cuban Revolutionary
Government, and now president of tho
,ie-ci
ton. and DR.. Jose Gonzales Lanuza n
member of the commission DIR. 1.an,izo
wired from Washington to-day that he
would probably be detained there for
several days: Seven or eight names are
on the list Of possibilities for the other
TWO positions in the Cabi0et nmonr
them Senior Pablo Desveraine and Sc
nor Adolfo Vanz. Thus far only ua-
Vana men have been considered. but il
seems desirable Ia make one selection
from outside tho capital
General Ludlow's civil anpointmonts
announced last evening. to go into Of
iect at noon Tomorrow. please the Gu
pans, but the SDaniards feel that their
element is inade1uately represented.
TO TRY PRIVATE BUCKLEY.
Tomorrow the courtmartial will
meet to try Private Joseph Buckley
company 70. Second Louisiana volun-
teers. for shooting and killing Private
Johh ID. Hughes, OF the same company,
last saturday at Camp Buena
buckley has been confined ut Camp
Cluemados General Lee says II SEN
tence of death is imposed Buckley will
be hung. not shot. The verdict of Ale
court Will. in any event. go to Prts-
dent Mckinley to be approved or modi-
fled by him.
SICK SOLDIERS.
General Wilson has already released
seventy Spanish prisoners. Nineteen
men or the Ninth Illinois Volunteers
had the measles when their regiment
arrived here. The number is now a..
In the Second South Carolina Regi-