Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-03-13
Gomez ImpeaCh0d.
Cuban Assembly DiSmiSSes the Gen
eral in Disgrace.
Three Million Dollars to Pay the Army
Declared 20 Be INSULT
cient.

The Cuban military assembly, 10
public session has lmpeached General
Maxine Gomez and removed him
from his command az general-in- chief
Of the Cuban army, the hrst ballot
taken resulting in 90 votes being cast
10 support Of the motion 10 lmpeach
and remove General Gemez. against
four in opposition. The meeting
lasted from o'clock until Saturday.
General Gomez only supporters were
General Cespedes and General Nunez.
The original motion, which was In
trOduced by Senior Manuel Sanguilly
provided for the abolition OF the
grade Of general-ln-chief. but an
amendment was offered 10 this by
Senior Aguerro, which read:
"To abolish the grade Of general-ln-
chief aud remove General Gomez for
failure in his military duties and dis.
obedience TO the assembly,.
Senor Aguerro declared that Gomez
was insurbordnate, aud should be
punished, and Senior Sanguilly In
sinuated that the general was tral.
tor TO Cuba.
Much passion was evident 10 the
speeches, In some OF which Gomez
was declared 70 have been delinquent
10 his duties and disobedlent because
he had accepted the proposition Of
Robert p. Porter, President McKln-
ley's special emissary, without con-
sultirg the assembly; because he had
taken upon himself the arrange
ments FOR the payment and disarmlng
Of the Cuban troops independent Of
the assembly, and because he had de-
clared to the assembly that he would
observe It's rulings in so far as he
could see them beneficial TO Cuba.
The assembly then declared that
the S3,eOO,OOO Is insufficient and
that It has not yet accepted the prop
Ositlon. The discussion OF this ques.
tiOn Will soon be taken now that Gen
eral Gomez has been removed.
Senior Gonzales de Quesada, who
accompanied Mr., Porter in Cuba was
attacked by Seuors Gualberto Gomez.
Sunguilly and Aguero, who declared
he had acted Ia bad faith aud had
deceived them. Senor Aguero, likened
the present conditions confronting
the assembly To those which con.
fronted the French chamber when 1t
vas proposed 10 impcach President
MacMahor.
Colonel Mora and General Nunez
declared that the present STEP was
useless aud would make the assembly
ridiculous In the eyes Of the world.
Among the principal speakers were:
Senors Sanguilly, Andrade, Aguero,
.Gualberts, Nillalon, Nuez, Cespedes
and Lastra.
Tomorrow General Gomez will be
olllially notified Of the assembly's ac
tion
General Gomez is believed To he |
stronger than the assembly In the ar !
fections OF the Cuban army.
Many prIyates are anxious to leave |
the army aud 20 TO work, especially /
when they are able to obtain money
to start In life anew,
The position Of the assembly is
notably weak, as the military admin.
istration supports Gomez, also the
planters aud property -owsing ele-
ment who are tired OF the Cuban
army which subsists half upon char.
ity aud half upon contributions lev
led 10y means OF threats.
General Gomez received 40 Mollnas
this evening telephone message au.
nouncing the assembly : decision lie
answered calmly;
IAN right; enjoy the situation. "
lie then came 90 Havana % keep a
dinner engagement with his daugh.
.er at the house ota friend.
Al the termination ot the session