The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-22
LATE ADVICES FROM CUBA.
4 Popular Neutrality-suspicious. Rolls
-Gomez' Stntcmcnt-Betan-
court for Civil Governor.

Havana, April 19.-Alejandro Rod
riguez has been appointed chief OF po-
lice of Havana, to succeed Mario Mem
ocal, who resigned yesterday. Rodri-
cueZ holds the rank of major general
in the Cuban army, and is chief of
staff TO Gen. Gomez. He is considered,
moreover, second to Gomez alone in
the affections of the Cuban sOldiery-
He is not related TO len Mayia Rod
rigueZ.
Approved by Cubans md S~paniards.
The new nomination is approved by
the Cubans and Spaniards alike. The
United States military authorities who
knew Rodriguez well think that they
have at last foundam man strong enough
10 discipline the force, and make it
capable of meeting the eNigencies of
the case.
Rodriguez. who was wounded three
times during the last instruction. was
Il spirited fighter and Il guerrilla chief
OF extraordinary activity.
Eliminated from the Army Lists.
The Cuban army lists are being X
amined b. name by Il large staff of
clerks. Out of Il total of 42.127 priv
ates and non-commTssiOned officers,
2.242 have been eliminated. 1.513 of
these as persons who have enlisted
since the surrender of Santiago, and
Coo as government employees ut pres
ent. OF the remainder, 1880, Capt.
Forrest, d Cuban, VINO directed the
preparation of the rolls, informs the
administration that all or nearly all
can be relied upon TO appear for a
share of the S3.OO0.O00.
Nothing Left for the Officers.
In that case the individual share
may be about So. with nothing left
for the officers.
Many OF the officers are as poor as
the privates, and several suggestions
have been put forward FOR their relief,
though none is considered available eX-
cept the proposal to employ as many
as possible in rural police duty.
Gomez ISSUED IA Statement.
Yesterday Gen. Gomez issued a
statement briefly reviewing the cir
cumstances of his removal by the re-
centIy-dissolved military assembly
from the post of commander-in-chief,
together with the conditions of his
statements and reasons for accepting
TIE delicate charge OF assisting in the
distribution of the S3,OOO.G0O offered
by the United States government
The statement continued in part on
these lines:
Realizing Exalted Aspirations.
with the assistance and good will
OF all we can count upon this (the
American otfer) to work for peace and
to initiate Il true reconstruction hat
will reclaim our beloved country and
all that conscience Imposes upon the
nation can be accomplished, thus real
iZing our exalted aspirations to be Il
republic of fraternity and good order.
The combined efforts of all are needed
to place us upon the highway to this
achievement, and TO promote the TAX
ing of measures indispensable for
crowning Il grand work in Cuba"
Tired and Want to he Retired.
Twelve hundred men enlisted for the.
war. out of LOO in the Second artil-
lery, wish TO be mustered out; 500 out
of I.sOO in the Eighth infantry; and
$50 out of $50 in the squadron OF the
Seventh cavalry regiment at Elvadado.
Besides these 100 men out of 135 in
Battery II. Second artillery, have APP
piled for their discharge.
BetnncOurt for Civil Governor.
Mai.-Gen. Wilson, of the Matanzas
department.. has accepted the reSigna-
ton of DIR. Eduardo Diaz. the civil gov
ernor. and has appointed Gen. Pedro
Bctancourt. who is approved by the
governor general. Gen. Wilson has re-
cCivcd valuable advice and Informal
ton from Gen. Bctancourt.
"~iEunGry Men viii Feed"
Discussing brigandage Yesterday
Gen. Gomez said: "AIl men are not
angels. and hungry men will feed"
Col. Ellis. of the Eighth infantry. is
about tn depart On five months sick
leave. Col. Randall arrived Yesterday
To take command of the regiment.
vt three o'clock yesterday afternoon
the Temperature i'll Havana was - de
grccs Fahrenheit.