The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-15
GOMEZ WILL CALL ON BROOKE.
GOVERNOR GENERAL ANXIOUS TO
SETTLE WITH CUBANS.

Rodriguez Declares There Will Be
No NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Why Gu
ban Generals Declined to Act-Gen.
Brooke still Has Authority to Send
the Money Back-RumOr That the
Lists Were Notwithstanding of
Debtors and Creditors.
Havana, May 14.-Gen. Gomez has sent
a message to Governor General Brooke
saying that he will do himself the pleas
,re of calling at headquarters tomorrow
morning at O'Clock for a further con-
ference regarding the payment of the Gu
ban troops
The appointment for the interview is
the result of an inquiry as to what Gen.
Gomez intended to do in view of the resig-
nation and non-appearance of all the Gu
ban officers nominated by him to repre-
sent the several corps in the distribution
of the 100000.
Gen. Brooke is determined to disre-
gard, for the present, the reports that
reach him from various sources as to the
alleged intention of Gomez TO withdraw
his cooperation and thus to throw into
confusion the carefully matured plans
for distributing he fund.
He believes that the personal interview
tomorrow ought to adjust the matter and
to point the way out of the temporary
perp,exity He is unwilling to consider
Gomez as insincere or as acting in bad
faith; but the governor general still re-
tains the discretion reposed in him by
President Mckinley to abandon the effort
to disband the late insurgents, with the
sratuity, and to send back the entire
amount to the United States
No Difference With Brooke.
The Cuban Gen. Rafael Rodriguez
speaking for Gomez to-day, said that the
reports of a difference with Cen Brooke
were absolutely untrue. The attitude of
Gomez, he declared, had undergone no
change, and the principal generals of the
Cuban army as wei as the rank and file
continued to support Gomez as they al
ways had.
He fatty denied that there had been any
meeting of Cuban officers, at which Co
mez had been present or held with his ap-
proval, where decision had been reached
not TO surrender the arms, and he explain
ed that all the talk about a revolt in the
army against the surrendering of the arms
was the work of the members of the for
mer military assembly, group of NAL
contents behind Manuel Sanguilly, who
can give no trouble, and are not worth
consideration"
why They Withdrew.
In explaining the withdrawal of the
Cuban generals who were appointed to
serve with the Americans in distributing
the $4,000, 0OO Gen. Rodriguez said that
ROjas probably withdrew owing to the
ant-Gomez influence; Nodarse because
governor of Havana; and Monteagudo,
because he was busy in the province of
Santa Clara, giving Maj. Gen. Wilson the
benefit of his cooperation there. Rodri-
guez expressed himself as confident that
other officers of equaf prominence and au-
thority would be found TO act with the
Americans.
As early as March % Gomez agreed that
the arms should be stored in the military
custody of the United States. This plan
was clearly understood by the Cubans
Nevertheless the politicians and some of
the more restless Cuban officers are to-day
talking in a warlike strain, spreading ex-
citing stories about taking to the woods
ana hghtlng the Americans, and attribut-
ing to Gomez things he never said.
Alleged Padding of Lists.
A report is in circulation this evening
that the Cuban Col Agardin, who has been
army lists. has been detected padding the
rolls so as to defraud the distributors to
che extent of $1,000. The military authori-
ties, however, deny the report
Gen. Gomez called upon friends in Ha-
Vana to-day, and attended services in
memory of Capt. Esvironde, who was kill
ed two years ago at Cienfuegos
Inc mortgage holders will hold a meet
ing tomorrow to fix upon a basis for a
proposition looking to private agreement
with their debtors Probably they will
suggest a definite term of years, regard
less OF outside influences. Any agreement
must be signed by all the creditors and
deDtors, or the scheme will not be feasible
considerable comment is made in Cuban
circle upon the fact that Pierra and Jun
CO. promoters of the Cuban League and
leaders in the anti-anneXation movement.
were chosen to represent the creditors.
most of whom are annexationists
AT o'clock this afternoon the tempera-