The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
GOMEZ NOT RECOGNIZED
Military Assembly Refused to Give Up
Muster Rolls.
WANTS ODE ASKED FOR THEM OFFICIALLY
The s3,oOO,o 900 Sent to Cuba % Pay
the Soldiers still on tho
Transport Burnside.
WANTS TOBE ASKED FOR THEM OFFICIALLY

Havana. March 25.-This evening a duel
was fought in the suburbs OF Havana be-
tween Carlist Aguirre and Ramon Her
nandez both former police officers. The
weapons used were small swords. Agurre
WAS seriously wounded.
The duel was the outcome of criticism
by Hernandez Of Aguirre's reasons for
resigning from the police force
The members OF the assembly have no
hope that the mission to Washington OF
Villalon and Hevia for the purpose of en-.
deayoring to obtain more money for the
Cuhans will be successful. The assembly
will do everything in Its power to obtain
a larger sum than 100000 before it's
dissolution, and hence the committee pro-
ceeded TO Washington on a forlorn hope.
Tho muster rolls of the Cuban army arc
still locked UP in the desk of Senior
Rafael Portuendo, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the military as
sembiy, and the s30OD,000 sent by the
United States to pay the Cuban troops
remains in unbroken packages on board
the transport Burnside, the military i'd
ministration being unable to partition the
cash among the battalions until they can
obtain the muster rolls. The thirty gem
erals composing the assembly crack foxes
at the expense of General Gomez and the
American authorities. thinking for the
| moment that they have the better of the
game Governor General Brooke only de-
fer8 adopting forcible measures 10 gain
possession OF the rolls, which he wants TO
consult regarding tho matter with Secre-
| lary AIger, who is due to arrive here to-
night The assembly wants to use these
rolls as lever to obtain some kind OF
| official recognition from the military au-
lhorites, which recognition. however, the
authorities will not give
Senior Desragne. a prominent member
OF the assembly, who framed the motion
providing for the disbanding of the army
and the dissolution OF the assemble
today: 9"'u
ne assembly will give the rolls 10
the military authorities as soon as thew
are ASKED TO do so, but emphRtirally de-
cline TO hand them to General Gomez
This can not be done honornblv In vieu
OF General GomeS's recent deposition. The
Anerlean military administration will get
tne rolls when asked for We understand
Shat General Brooke does not want to Of
holaily recognize us, Well and good. To
ask us TO deliver the rolls would mot
larry recognition OF the assembly as
pody' representing the Cuban people but
only recognition rs the representative of
the army
We have not been informed directly
tnat the Americans want the rolls. re-
quest has come directly through General
1omez' who told Inspector General RolofY
10 procure them, and General Roloff SPOKE
with Senior Portuendo regarding the mat
YER; II directly requested to surrender the
rolls ! am confident the entire assembly
would vote TO give them up. as we'll as
any other documents In their possession
which would facilitate the payment OF the
me military authorities will not consent
TO aellVer these rolls, They have dealt IN
the past with General Gomez and subse-
guent TO his deposition with Inspector
uenerai kolom. had the rolls in his nos
session and was on the point of delivering
mem 10 The Americans when the assemble
through It's executive committee ordered
MN 10 turn them over to that body which
MAS done, The rolls are considered NH
NC documents and tho authorities will No,
require an individual or body Of mai
,uuais 10 surrender them as their re-
SION s ny such body IS Irregular.
since January 10 the only army in cub.
r nAs been that Of the United States M
TTSpans In arms not constituting an army
'a' americans consider them simply as :