The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-09
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THURSDAY,
CEN. G0NEZ'S FUTURE.
Governor General Brooke Wants to
Provide a Place For Him.
GARCIA'S FUNERAL DELAYED.

All Arrangements Had Been Perfected
When Word Came That tho Gunboat
Nashville Had Not Started From Nor
folk With the Cuban Leaders, Body.
Brooke wishes to provide place in the
island administration for General Max
imo Gomez If one can be found or
created suited to his abilities and ac-
ceptable to his tastes. Thus far no
definite suggestion has been made. The
project Is merely an idea, and its de-
velopment will depend upon the result
of the governor generals interviews
with Gomez. Some of the friends of the
Cuban commander in chief think that
he will be indisposed to take an ap-
pointment or pension from what he re-
CARDS as a temporary military admin
istration and Is seeking 10 bring to a
speedy termination. J. N. Casanova,
a capitalist: Guilermo Dezaldo.
banker; Ricardo Sanchez and George
Bryson have started a subscription to
buy Gomez house at El Vedado,
where he may spend his declining years
in peace after stormy career.
Dispatches received from Remedies
say that most of the members Of the
staff of General Gomez have proceeded
to MatanZas by special train, and that
the general himself left yesterday
morning for Camajuani and Placetas.
His arrival here will be delayed by
these stops along the route, but the
delay in the arrival of the Nashville
will give him time to be present at the
interment of Garcia's remains.
All day yesterday Havana was ex-
pecting the arrival of the United
States gunboat Nashville with General
CaliXto Garcia's body. Watchers were
posted upon high buildings, and all
eyes We're turned toward MORO Castle
for the signals that would notify the
sighting of the gunboat and summon
the waiting committee, the pallbearers,
the hearse soldiery, patriotic clubs and
city council to the wharf to receive the.
remains and escort them to the city
hall, where the session chamber had
been sumDtuously prepared for the
lying in state. The council was unable
to meet yesterday in consequence of
the arrangements, and public business
was virtually held in allegiance in view
Of the expected functions.
Last night news was received from
the United States that the Nashville
had not sailed for Havana, and the
cablegram asked how the authorities
here came to be misled. Tuesdays
papers published an alleged dispatch
from Senor Estrada Palma to Mayor
Perfecto Lacoste, saying that the Nash
vile, with General Garcias body, had
left Norfolk for Havana on Saturday
last.
Lieutenant Colonel Smith, chief COM
missary of Cuba, thinks that the recent
condemnation Of canned meats by the
meat survey board was improperly
made, and as he regards the boards
action as a rejection upon him he de-
sires to have the whole matter made
the subjec, 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. con-
sidered that the meat, though not all
actually rotten, was unfit for human
consumption and distinctly inferior.
Upon this ground the inspectors con-
demned all of one lot.
Cuba's postal service will be the up
to date An crican system hereafter the
postmaster general having yesterday
approved Major Rathbone's recom-
Things unknown before
are to come into vogue-money orders,
a perfected registry, free delivery and !
two cents postage per ounce instead of !
three cents per half ounce.