Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-23


Washington, March 20. 1889.
According to War Department
officials, Gen. Gomez will net re-
ceive q dollar Of the $4,000. 900
about to be distributed, entirely on
his say so, among Cuban soldiers
by this government. This state.
ment has caused everybody to wish
to know where Gomez got the mon
ey to pay for lis present very ex-
travagsnt mode Of living in Hava-
ia. 1t is known that previous to
his beginning the negotiations with
r. P. Porter, who acted as Mr..
McKinley's personal representative,
Gomez had no money, and that
ever since he has apparently had
plenty. Did Porter make an indi-
vidual payment of money to Co.
meg? IL 80, how much, and from.
what fund was it derived? These
are some Of the questions suggest
ed by the situation and asked on
every hand. Congress did not ap-
propriate q cent to pay Cuban SOL
diers, bat there was an item added
to the Sundry Civil Bill appropri-
ating %, 1000. 900 as an emergency
fund, to be expended at the discre-
ton of the President. That 10 the
money that will be used, but if the
claim that Gomez has got none of
it and will get none it, be true, the
source from which Gomez extracted
the wealth to pay his present enor-
nous expenses 10 left q mystery.
But it will be solved. The acting
Secretary of War says that the ad-
minstration intends to make Cuba
repay from its revenues, this money.
Senator Thursson, Of Nebraska,
isn't one Of those wild republicans
who regard the Presidential cleo
ton Of next year, as alread ' settled.
In aD interview, Mr.. Thurston said /:
1.-The Presidential battle next year
promises to be lively and exciting.
Mckinley will probably be renomi.
mated and | presume that Bryan
will head the Democratic ticket.
| believe the Republicans will win
il we stand together aud work hard,
but our Democratic friends will un-
doubtediy put up a stiff fight. We
must not indulge ourselves with the
delusion that we sre going to have
a walk-over?"
Secretary Alger doesn't appear to
care anymore about being consis.
tent than he did for the welfare of
the soldiers during the war. Sew
eral days before Congress adjourn.
ed, Alger announced that the jun
ket he had intended to conduct to
Cuba and Porto Rico was of, be.
cause his official duties would pre-.
vent bis leaving Washington. Of
course, it was we'll known that Al
ger abandoned the intended junket
because he failed to get sufficient
number of Democratic Senators
and Representatives to accept invi-
tations to accoEpa him. But
for consistencv's sake, it was sup
posed that Alger would remain on
duty and make q bluff of being
busy. Not he. He left immediate
ly after Mr.. Mckinley did, for a
trip to New England, which was
extended to Canada, and this week
he is going to start for Cubs and
Porto Rico, but he won't carry any
Congressman with him. He says
he 10 going to pay the expenses Of
himself and the two who accompany
him, but it would require the
vouchers for the payments to con-
vince the public.
II any proof we're needed that
Mr.. Mckinley isn't in tie South
solely for recreation, it 10 furnished
By the fact that he will, during the
week, meet Gear Reed in person,
on Jekyl Island, where Mr.. McKin-
ley will be the guest Of rich Wall
street banker, both at the same