The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-14
GENERAL BR00KE'S
CIVIL CABINET.
Two Members Have Been Named and
Others Under Consideration.
MAKING GOMEZ TALKS ENSIBLY
He SAYS All Glasses Shonid Corpora
Heartily With the United States
Authorities-H IL Not Suited
for "a High Office.

HAVANA. Jan. 1s--Two Of the mem
ners ~ the cabinet Of civil advisers
which Governor General Brooke wiz
form will be senior Deming Mchoel %
pote. former Nicc-Prcsident OF the Ouudn
Revolutionary government. ana no"
1e,eS,dont ~ the spccial Cuban Commits
sion I'm Washington. and Dr. Jose Con
zacs I,anuza. a member Of the Cominls-
DIR Ianuza wired from Washington to-
dav that he would probably be deiAlh'u
there for several days. 81.
Seven or eight names arc on the hs'
Of nossibilitics for the other TWO posi-
lions in The cabinet, among them senior
pablo Desvcrnine and Senior Adollo
Es,nze. Thus FAR only Havana men nave
been considered but 81 seems desirable
90 make one selection from outside the
capital.
CUBANs PLEASED
General u.udlOws civil appointment
announced last evening, 20 go into ti-
feet at noon tomorrow, please ihe W
bans but the Spaniards feel that thelr
element is inadequately represented
General Maxine Gomez. who Is sull IN
the interior. continued 10 keep his pro-
gramme before the people. ii is in SUBJ
stance.
FYrst-The island is not yet free and in
dependent.
second-Cubans and spaniards should
unite IN making 10 so.
Third-An the inhabitants Of the island
Should give tho United states full credit
and cooperate chcorfully for the pres
ent
General Gomez has written 20 the prin-
gipal Cuban commanders, instructing
fhcm 10 keep the Cubsns. soldiers and
/civlians. from committing any outrage
upon Spaniards and 10 aid i'm the arrest
and punishment Of any Cuban guilty Of
such an offense.
GOMEZ NOT AVAILABLE.
General Gomez Is regarded by the
United States military administration as
scarcely suited 10 any high office. lie
IS considered n solder of fortune His
manners are Of the camp and he is deh-
cient in education. but he will be receiv-
cd with all possible courtesy If he comes
20 Havana. though IL does not appear
how he could become part Of the civil
administration as the form If oath pre-
pared for civil officials pledges allegiance
10 the military government If the U;uted
States in Cuba. obedience 10 all the CT
ders OF the military gOvernm ,n.. and
conformity TO an the existing laws. nd
such changes as may hereafter be made
In them.
Advices from Matanzas city say that
tho last Spanish troops there embarked
on board the transport San Francisco on
Wednesday night. Captain-General cas-
tellanos also boarded the transport The
city bells were rung. the band OF the
Twelfth New York Regiment played al
the palace and there was a fireworks
display. The Cubans carried General
Pedro Betancourt into the palace on their
shoulders and he addressed them from
the balcony
(VOTRTFCTI-S FrNCTT hNGFn
Major-General Wilson, military COVER
nor Of the Department Of Matanzas and
General BetancOurt exchanged congratu-
lations. General Wilson has already re-
leased seventy Spanish prisoners. Nine
teen men Of the Ninth Illinois volunteers
had the measles when their regiment ar
rived here. The number IS now forty
five. in the Second South Carolina,
seven men are down with the mumps.
in the Fourth Virginia Regiment four
have the measles and I'm the Third Ne
braska Regiment. two men are suffering
with scarlet fever. American notes and
coin are selling az one per cent pre-
MUM over the regular rate of foreign
exchange for Spanish and American
gold.
Tomorrow the cOurt-martial will meet
10 try Private Joseph Buckley. Company
+. Second Louisiana volunteers, for
shooting and killing Private John -.
Hughes Of the same company. last Sat-
urday at Camp Buena Viso Buckley has
been confined al Camp Quemados.
} General Lee says II sentence OF death
Is imposed Buckley will be hung not shot.
The verdict OF the court will I'm any
event go TO President Mckinley to be
approved or modified 10y him.