The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-01-20
CJBANS ASSURED OF PAY.
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so DECLARES GENERAL GOMEZ,
MEMBER OF COMMISSION.
FORTY MILLION DOLLARS REQUIRED
Custom Houses In Cuba TO Be Given as
Security For the
Loan.

A New York special says: Accord
ing to Brigadier General Jose Miguel
Gomez, member of the Cuban COM
mission now in Washington, the Gu
ban army is sure to receive the three
years pay to which it is entitled, $4O,-
OOO,O being advanced by the United
States with the custom houses of Cuba
as security for its payment.
Brigadier General Gomez is grateful
for the way the commission has been
received. The negotiations, it is ex-
pected, will be completed by the end
of this month, when the commission
will return to Cuba. General Gomez
said:
"Our hopes have all been realized.
At first, however, things looked very
dark for us. Poor Ganeral Garcia was
the most pessimistic member of the
commission. He had no hope for the
success of our plans when he left for
Washington. The rest of the commits
sion argued, however, that as the
Americans had taken charge of Cuba
and thus prevented us from raising
money, we had right to request q
loan with which to pay off our men.
General Garcia asked for only 500
for each man. The other commission
ers protested because of the small
amount. Then came the generals
death, and for the time being negotia-
tions were suspended. At our next
meeting it was agreed that an official
list of the men in the Cuban army
would be required before any agree
ment could be reached. Accordingly
I left for Cuba, whence I returned on
January 9th with the required docu-
ment.
''There are AT, 900 men to be paid
in the Cuban army. The amount we
have requested is $40, 100000, to be
turned over to us in either one or three
payments. We will give as security
the custom houses in Cuba. Should
the government not care to lend us
that sum, we are willing to take one
third of it and later pay the men the
rest.
Gas affairs now stand, however,
think we will receive the amount il
three payments. This, however, il
not decided yet. The late Mr.. Dingle!
was in favor of giving us the amour
in one payment. "
Speaking of the present condition o
affairs in Havana General Gomez SAT-
it was bad.
"There appears to be much disa
greement among the American off
Gals" he continued, "and no on
seems to know what his power is
Some one gives an order, and the mex
man countermands it, The result i
! the government of Havana is not o
smooth as it might be.
General Brooke, however, is vel
liked, and the Cubans are more tina
willing to help him. General Ludlow
orders preventing the Cubans fror
taking any part in the evacuation pa
| rade' caused great deal of i'll feeling
This is how done away with, and Their
need be no fear of a clash between tn
Cubans and the Americans.
General Brooke, 1 am told, is abou
8 to name a commission of Cubans VIII
: will act as his advisors. Mendez Ga
s pote, the president of the assembl
at Santa Cruise del Sui, will be place
at the head of the commission.
+ General Maxine Gomez will r,
main in the field until the army is dii
/ banded. He will then make his HON
, in Havana. After the men in the arm
I. have been paid off we will try to prov
, to the country that we are fully alb
to govern Cuba.