The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
MAY CARRY THINGS TOO FAR.
Gen. Brooke May Send Back the
Three Million DoIiars-Go-
meg Disgostcd.

Havana, March 3l.--Gov. Brooke h1'
almost made up his mind TO send tb,
S., 900, 900 back TO the United States y
the Cuban military assembly does moi
give up the army rolls.
"You may as well do so and not
trife much longer" said Secretary Al.
ger, when discussing the matter two
days ago in a conference with Gen.
Brooke and Gen. Gomez. The latter
said that such a course would serve
the assembly right. Anyway the i'm
preston is spreading that the governor
general may return the money TO
Washington, and it is stirring up fresh
feeling against the assembly.
Refused to Surrender the Rolls.
Gen. Ernest called upon the Cuban
general. Rafael Portundo, chairman of
the executive committee of the assem-.
bly,, three days ago and asked for the
rolls.
do you come from Gen. Brooke"
asked Portundo.
yes" replied Gen. Ernest.
81 come unofficially," answered the
American officer.
Then / can not give them up" re-
torted Portundo. II can only do so on
official recognition"
A file of United States troops would
probably be sent to take the rolls IL the
military administration knew exactly
where they were, but there is feeling
that mistake might be made and the
administration placed in the light Of
over-anxiety, and possibly be laughed
at.
Gomez Learns Something.
In the course of conversation with
an old friend from Santiago yesterday
Gen. Gomez said:
Il am ready to go home. l am tired
of this jangle with the assembly. l
have learned something about this peo-
pie which did not know before. They
are an ungrateful people. They do not
appreciate what the United States gov
eminent is doing for them-a service
in which am assisting. These assem-
bly, commissioners have run off again
to the United States to beg for money,
W bile /, who have wife in San Domin-
go, have not money enough to bring
he- here. But there / do have n house
and might be sure OF enough to live
on. | am old and tired, and feel like
going back
Meat Tariff Taken on.
Although the meat taxes have been
taken off in Havana the retail prices
have not be correspondingly reduced.
Therefore the dealer makes a greater
benefit at all.
The so-CnlIed Cuban National Party.
The organization of the so-called Gu
ban national party is proceeding. Meet
ihgs are held nightly, and yesterday
the promoters issued manifesto to
the people of Havana, calling upon
them TO unite their efforts and to or
ganize ward committees with view
of disseminating information prepare
tory to a national convention. This
movement, it is said is due to the APP
preaching elections, but It has already
developed a split in eastern districts
where the Cuban federalists have or
gpnized to promote republic. The
latter undertaking Is not recognized
here. In Havana the national party
finds it's opponents in the Liga Patri-
otica, an outgrowth of the recently-dis-
solved Junta Patriotica, which is work
ing along the same general lines.
The Harvard Club of Cuba DiRner.
Last night ten graduates Of Harvard
university gave the first dinner here of
the newly-founded Harvard club of
Cuba. Among those present were Ev-
erett j. Wendell, Mayor Perfecto La
Costc, Ernest Lee Conant, of the spe-
cial commission investigating the
FRANCES of Havana, and Capt. Watkins
of the Paris, who responded to the
toast: Our English Cousins"
The temperature yesterday after
neon at three o'clock was 81 degrees
fahrenheit.