Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-28
RIVERA WAS FORCED OUT
Civil Governor of Havana Not in Harmony
With Brooke.
Trouble, 1t is Said, Was Over the
Question of Allowing
Cock Fighting.

A dispatch from Havana last night says
General Rus Rivera, former civil governor
of the province of Havana, whose with
drawal from the governorship cabled
last evening as a resignation, denies that
he resigned. He says he dismissed. and
| that he does not know upon what grounds
the dismissal was ordered. He admits that
he had recently remarked that he would
resign in the event that at least one out of
three nominations he had made to public
office was not approved, but he attributes
his dismissal to the direct influence of
Senior Domingo Mendoz Capote, secretary
of state in the advisory cabinet of Governor
General Brooke.
Senior Capote according to General Ri
vera, sent asking for the latter's resigna-
ton, which was refused.
General Brooke, when approached regard
ing the matter today, declined to talk for
publication, saying that he had preferred
that any explanation should be made by
General Rivera himself. Senior Capote as
serts that he requested General Rivera to
resign because he was an obstructinnist
and out of harmony with the administra-
ton, and that General Rivera replied that
he would wait until he was dismissed,
which was decided upon Immediately.
There was no objection, according to the
secretary of state to General Rivera 3
holding certain views as a private individ-
ual, but as a subordinate it was the duty
of General Rivera to carry out instruc-
lions and to not make himself an obstacle
There was no other way to solve the prob
lem, said Senior Capote.
La Lucia, referring to the dismissal,
says:
The sole cause was the refusal of Cen
eral Rivera to allow cock lighting, his
course in this respect being contrary to
previous order emanating from Senior Ca
pote permitting it,
La Discussion says: THE occurrence
Shp Ia a la ok Of "a
tween prominent Cubans occupying leading
positions. The government must have had
exceptional reasons for dismissing such
prominent man.
Ell Cubano. in an editorial on the general
state OF affairs abuses the Americans and
cOngratulates General Rivera on his dis
missal adding: Cuba is worse off than
formerly, when she only had bad Spanish
laws. Now she is worse governed than
ever, as both the American and Spanish
laws are in force, to be used at the option
of the Americans"
At last nights joint meeting of the dele
gates of the league and the national party.
it was agreed that future meetings should
not last more than three hours, and that no
teen minutes 1t was further agreed that
the president should nominate Il committee
of five to draw up rules and regulations.
The principal business, apart from the
details Of organization, was the adoption of
a resolution to submit a petition to Presi-
dent Mckinley to extend the franchise as
widely possible among the CubanS The
meeting decided that the reorganized party
should have its own daily paper.
In view of the movement among the San
ia Clara veterans to form a separate pOlit
zeal party, a commission was appointed
with instructions to proceed to Santa Clara
and TO urge the local veterans to cooperate
with the national veterans. As a matter of
fact, the Santa Clara organization has
made considerable Roadway and has issued
a program, to which nearly all the local
veterans and provincial clubs have sub
Scrbed.
A leading member of the league said to-
day that the committee of five to be nOmi-
mated by the president would consist of the
leaders of the league and the national party
and would determine the future move
ments of the joint organiZa ton in Difference
to the wishes Of the league. Whatever con-
illusions are reached by this committee will
be ratified, he explained. at another general
meeting of delegates. In the event. how
ever, that there should be no ratification
the delegates who sympathfZed with the
league will secede from the party, If the
expectation of many weIl-infOrmed persons
is realized The principal contention of the
league is that the Havana delegates should
not attempt the general direction of the
whole party, but should confine themselves
to electing delegates for the province of
Havana.
Senior Gonzales Perez says that the Ha-
yana council of delegates will direct and
organize the affairs of the party until the
national assembly is finally elected