Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
Gen. GOMEZ ACCEPTS
The Cuban Commander viii Dis
band the Insurgent Army.
The TERMS TO WHICH HI AGREED.
BucceaA OF Suecial COmm,HsiOnsr P0rter's
Mission Greatly Aisnp iti-s the Return
OF the Cuban SOLDIER, Ia ihr Pur-
suits OF Peace,

suits OF Peace.
Remedies, Feb. a-sGen. Maxim
Gomez the commander.in-chief of tn
CUBAN army, placed himself squared
in position Yesterday al an active ally
ofthe United States govern ment in thu
work OF the reconstruction of Cuba
As a result OF the confer
ence which Robert p. Porter, thu
special commissioner of President Nc
kinley, has had with Gen. Gomez, the
latter cabed to President Mckinley
yesterday afternoon, assuring him
OF his cooperation in disbanding the
Cuban army and in dlstri bnting among
the Cuban soldiers the SO, 900, 600 appro,
prlated for the purpose of enabling
them TO return to their homes. Gen.
Gomez also telegraphed to Maj Gen.
Brooke, saying he would accept the
latter's invitation to 90 to Havana
The success OF Mr. Porter's mission
greatly simplifies the returning of the
military Cubans to the pursuits of
peace.
In view OF Gen. Gomez's supposed
prior attitude of hostility toward the
United States, Mr.. Porter came here
clothed with absolute authority, and
the tender OF 81, 00O, 900 was practically
verbal ultimatnm. Had it not been
accepted, no more uItimatums would
have been made. Mr.. Porter made
plain the purpose of the government
and was gratitied at the ready re.
Spouse of Gen. Gomez The confer.
ence took place in the house here oc-
cupied by the Cuban general as his
headquarters since coming to town.
In brief, the compact is as follows:
First-The Cuban officers In each province
shall assist the American officers In distrb.
uting tie funds
Second That the officers shall ut once meet
at some convenient point and devise when and
where the settlements are to be made and ar
'" nj ,- a"s ~, v'ne' uV'"iiN
mt he regor"sd '"' ,u '.'u 70 eacn nan snail
wages due for service rendered I'M, IN fac,,i.
tate the dlsbandment OF The army, as relief
o. suffering and as an aid Id getting the people
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arms to The cuban ASSEMBLY or 10 its re .nr.
sentatIvcs
fitth-~Tho committee on distribution shall
w, use US oss, en- oav9r' 70 distribute II among
S, purt ha, Nv ',l, ~, 'naS SECURE work
feet to ,hc order of Gen Brooke and that ac.
ton In The matter Sha b. immediate
Inc Caoan commander was cordial
IN greeting Mr. Porter and opened the
interview by referring to the change
ior lhe oeter wl'ich mad taken place
IN ouoa since ne was last here in Sep.
temoer lie also lald stress on the fact
tnae some people were asking where
was ouoas promised liberty. THE
answer 10 THIS" said MIR. Porter, ''is
.hat Vuoa now mas commercial and in
austrial liberty, and that President
mckinley mas directed me in framing
tne onoah tarlH TO made no discrim-
in favor OF the United States
IN .ne manner that spain favored her.
sell euoa Is Tree To-day to buy In the
cheapest market The people are re-
turning 10 the pursuits OF peace and
our military government will give
way 10 the government as fast as pos
S'ole'
Mr rorter also SAID that the purpose
d Tue american government is to lay
nrm foundation OF noble govern
neht Tor CUBA to give the Cubans all
we iloerty they had fought for, and
'"a' ueh' uomez must remember that u
'hu more sun For instance, there
ire '. so'ooo to $1,000 Spanish soldiers at
VINO nave not left Cuba;
nat we had only been month on the 9
sland, ana that President Mckinley h
'eeueu ana was entitled to the CO. /,
pera'lon OF all Interested in the wei .
are ana future OF Cuba, and that he q
eeoed the cooperation of Gen. Gomez /
oove al Others :,
me nrst problem Mr. Porter then y
o'nteu OUT was the disarmament of y
ne ouoan army and the return of the +,
"oan soldiers to work This was the :,
pecltc mission which had brought =
II. Porter to Remedies and in which "
resident Mckinley expected Gen,
omezs aid. The Cuban commander
''chief replied that he was ready and u
llling to give the aid required but u
'ked now he could do So u
10 inns Mr. Porter replied that Pres "
ent Mckinley would be glad to have IL
IN go to Havana and cooperate with "
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