The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-17
URGED TO DISBAND.
Gomez Wants the Cuban Troops to
Give Up Their Arms.
HE WILL ISSUE A MANIFESTO.
Cuban Soldiers will Be Advised to Ac.
Cept the Money Offered.
MILITARY ASSEMBLY Is DISCONNECTED
One Group Wants to Keep the Arms 80
Oppose American Pretensions."
PUBLIC FEELING IN HAVANA Is EXCITED
While Some Regard the Trouble as
Superficial Others Think the sit
uation IL Very Alarming.
ASSEMBLY is DISCONNECTED
One Group Wants to Keep the Arms 80
Oppose American Pretensions."
PUBLIC FEELING IN HAVANA is EXCITED

Havana May 1e.--The manifesto which
General Maxine Gomez is preparing to is
sue will not only review his own position
as to the payment of the Cuban army, but
probably will direct the forces to dsband
Its issuance is expected tomorrow Colo
mel Carlos Cespedes. who is engaged in
the supervision of copying the manifesto.
declines to give any information as TO It's
contents further than to say that Gomez
reoounts his faithful labors for Cuba; as
serts that he has no ambition further than
TO free Cuba, and calls upon all loyal Gu
bans to accept the money given by The
United States and TO return to work in or
der to show. by building up the country.
that they are citizens in the truest sense.
The manifesto will also slude. according
TO Cespedcs. to the difficulty regarding the
surrender OF the arms, and will say that
General Gomez has arranged with the gov.
ernor general that the mayors of the va
rious cities shall be responsible deposito-
ries for the same The manifesto will
call upon all Cubans 10 display real pa
triotism by laying down their arms and
Following It's application Governor Cen
eral Brooke will issue a modified order,
eliminating the necessity for the part.cipa-
ton of any Cuban commissioner in the
distribution OF the $4,000 900. The gov
ernor general regards Gomez as having
acted sincerely throughout and believes
that his withdrawal from the question of
the distribution to an attitude of friendly
inactivity has been thrust upon linn l'y
the desertion of those generals upon whom
he had relied,
Members of the late Cuban military 49,
sembly and other >discontented persols
belonging to the new revolutionary club
styled THE Veterans association met at
Cerro last night and INDUCED In pro-
longed debate on the question OF che cuban
troops surrenderlng their arms. On4 group
was in favor of entrusting the arms TO the
brigade chiefs of Cuban Municipalities
Another group was opposed altosether 20
surrendering arms, saying f. might be
necessary to "use them against Anne itSn
pretensions" The meeting was presided
over h. General Jose Lacret ami was at
/ tended by Sanguiliy Audrade, Ndai and
/ Juan Gomez. kilograms from all the
provinces we're reed. opposing giving up
! the arms, The so-called weakness oil q m
! oral Maxine Gcmez was contrssted wi h
| ''Aguinaldos patriotic courage No oe-
| cisl0n was reached.
uurms the meeting Colonel Myoris pro-
posed TO send the following telegram TO
santiago;
General discomfort. We refuse to sur
render arms Opinion unanimous
General Andrade declined TO agree To
the suggestion, saying 1t would not be ad
visable 10 make sucn a display OF feel
ing. Instead OF tlls course, the following
was sent: Reunited. Decided TO agrees
to muster out on the basis of the decree
of former assembly. Announced that
Brooke will modify his decree Await to
see II satisfactory. Concert with you T.
final proceedings"
The voting on this dispatch was SO II
favor against SO opposed.
Such meetings as the one Just held Al
Cerro would be regarded in less in
hammatory community as ominous aud
outside observers might think that cuba I:
on the verge of Instruction. Public
feeling in Havana is certainly excited. bu
those whose judgment is worth most con.
slider the agitation TO be superficial ana
to consist merely Of phrasings which viii
never lead to an overt act Governor
General Brooke will go ahead as inoften-
sively as possible in the disbursement o
the So 600 600 appropriated for the Cubsr
troops This ran rot begin, however. unit
next week. II the Cuosns wish to sur.
render their arms TO tbs municipalities
all will be we'll The American autnorI
ties will raise no objection.
The Americans residing in Havana lool
upon the present anti American outburs
as similar to the Garcia funeral inclden
aud the excitement which followed the pro
hibiton Of demonstrations on January I
II is really very simple matter.
Just now General Brooke is considerln'
the publication Of an order des'cned T.
check untruthfll and violent criticism o
the military government Sho1ld the o.
der be issued It will merely call attention
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