The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-05-19
GEN. GOMEZ MANIFESTO.
He Will Issue One to the Cuban Soldiers
Recommending That They Dis
arm it is Reported.

LA Ana, hdJ L. AC AdhAASoCO
which Gen. Maxine Gomez is prepar-
ing to issue will not only review his
own position as to the payment of the
Cuban army, but probably will direct
the forces to disband. Following its
publication Gov. Gen. Brooke will issue
Il modified order eliminating the ne
cessity for the participation of any Gu
ban commissioner in the distri button
of the $4,000, 600.
Col. Carlos Cespedes, who is engaged
in the supervision of copying the man
i1estc, declines to give any information
rs to its contents further than to say
that Gomez recounts his faithful labors
for Cuba; asserts that he has no ambi-
ton other than to free Cuba, and calls
upon all loyal Cubans to accept the
money given by the United States and
to return to work, in order to show by
building up the country that they are
citizens in the truest sense.
The governor general regards Gomez
as having acted sincerely throughout
and believes that his withdrawal from
the question of the distribution to an
attitude of friendly inactivity" has
been forced upon him by the desertion
of those generals upon whom he had
relied.
Members of the late Cuban military
assembly and other disconnected per-
sons belonging to the new revolution
airy club styled the Veterans associa-
ton met at Cerro and INDUCED in
prolonged debate on the question OF
the Cuban troops surrendering their
arms. One group was in favor of en-
trusting the arms to the brigade chiefs
or Cuban municipalities. Another
group was opposed altogether to sur
rendering the arms, saying it might be
necessary TO ''use them against Amer
lean pretensions."
The meeting was presided over by
Gen. Jose Lacret and was attended by
Sanguily, Andrade, Vidal and Juan
Gomez kilograms from all the
provinces were read, opposing giving
of Gen. Maxine Gomez was contrasted
with AguinaldO's patriotic courage"
No decision was reached. During the
meeting Col MiyOres proposed to send
the following telegram to Santiago:
General discomfort. We refuse to
surrender arms. Opinion unanimous"
Gen. Andrade declined to agree to
the suggestion, saying it would not be
advisable to make such a display of
feeling. Instead of the dispatch pro-
posed by Myores the following was
sent.
Reunited. Decided to agree to mus
ter out on the basis of the decree of
former assembly. Announced that
Brooke will modify his decree. Await
to see if satisfactory. Concert with
you in final proceedings"
The voting on this dispatch was so
in favor against SO opposed.
Such meetings as the one just held
at CerrO would be regarded in a less
| infammatory community as ominous
and outside observers might think Gu
ba is on the verge of instruction.
Public feeling in Havana is certainly
excited, but those whose judgment is
worth most consider the agitation to
be superficial and to consist merely of
phrasings which will never lead to an
overt act Gov. Gen. Brooke will go
ahead as inoffensively as possible in
the disbursement of the $1,000 900 APP
propriated for the Cuban troops. This
can not begin however until next
week. # the Cubans wish to surren-
del then arms to the municipalities all
will be we'll.