The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-09
Cuban General to Be Hauled Up BY
Assembly.
NO WELCOME AT HAVANA
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE WILL
SNUB THE GENERAL.
General Brooke Proposes to Appoint
Gomez to Some Good Office, If the
Old Warrior Will Accept-Why
the Canned Meat Was Condemned
Troops Have Yellow Fever.

Havana, Feb. SIT is reported that
a secret meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Cuban assembly has de-
cided that the committee will not wei
come General Gomez to the city; that it
will not be present when he arrives
in Havana, and, further, that if Cen
eraI Gomez does not go before the COM
mittee and explain ms reasons for ac-
cepting the propositions of Robert L.
Porter, the representative of President
Mckinley, without consulting the COM
mittee, he will be officially notified on
the part of the committee to appear be-
tore it and explain his conduct.
Governor General Brooke wishes to
provide a place in the island admins
uration for General Gomez if one can
be found or created to suit his abilities
and acceptable to his tastes. There Is
no definite suggestion made. The pro-
ject is merely an idea, and its develop
ment will depend upon the result of the
governor generals interviews with Co
mez. Some of the friends of the Cuban
COMMUNICATIVE chief think that he vii.
be indiSDoSed to take an appointment
or pension from what he regards as a
temporary military administration, and
is seeking to bring to a speedy term1-
nation.
mo de Saldo, banker; Ricardo San
chez and George Bryson have started
a subscription to buy Gomez a house
at Elvedado, where he may spend his
declining years in peace after a stormy
career.
Lieutenant Colonel Smith, chief COM
missary in Cuba, thinks that the re-
cent condemnation of canned meats by
the meat survey board was improperly
made, and as he regards the boards
action as reflection upon him, he de-
sireS to have the whole matter made
the subject of an inquiry by some
higher authority. AS the meat has been
sunk in the gulf stream, there is no
chance for an expert examination. The
meat survey board, however, considered
that the meat, though all not actually
rotten, was unfit for human consumo-
ton and distinctly inferior. Upon this
ground the inspectors condemned all of
one lot of 10,S7S two and four pound
cans. More of the same kind Of sup
plies is understood to be in storage at
Regla.
London, Feb. 9.-The Havana CORE
spondent of the Times says that Cen
eral Maxine Gomez has agreed to re-
fer to the Cuban assembly at Marianao
the American offer of 100000 to pay
off the Cuban army, on condition of dis
bandment.
New York, Feb. S.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says: General
Brooke's advisory cabinet of Cubans is
Sc eking endorsement for a plan of
guaranteeing a fixed loan for the COM
plete settlement of the insurgents pay
The proposition is to appoint a COM
mittee CT bankers and merchants to
formulate the basis of a $1,000 900 loan,
in addition to the $4,000, 900 from the
United States. This would be euuiva-
lent to one years full pay for the Of
ficers and men.
The American military authorities
cannot go beyond the action of Wash
ington, but there is no limitations on
what the Cuban assembly may pledge
itself to do when an independent gov
eminent is established.
The insurgent leaders who threaten
to oppose Gomez are becoming more
moderate.