Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
NOW It IS GOMEZ.
Some Think Uncle Sam VIII Have
Trouble With Him Yet,
FUTURE COURSE OF CUBAN
II Locks as II He Would Again Be Made
Commander r-in-Chief.
PROBABLY 4 CONSTANT DIsTURBER
His Political Programme Means the
Keeping Up of Agitation, and the
Weakening OF American Authority.
His Character irbitrarys
His Character Arbitrary

HABANA, April e.-The Cuban Military
Assembly being dead. General Maxine
Gomez will take up his programme Of
solidifying the Cuban people into a party
that shall. without ceasng. urge the
United States to withdraw from the is
land.
General Gomez considers the dissolution
Of the Assembly as his personal achieve
ment, aided by the military administra-
ton here and encountered at Washing
ton. lie believes that he energies from
the controversy with the Assembly
stronger than ever with the better class
es.
GOMEZ REHABILITATION.
Yesterday the Cuban General Pedro
Dlaz, who commands in the province Of
Plnar del Rio. invited several generals
and brigade commanders. who are friend
ly TO Gomez. to a conference regarding
the latter's future course. As many who
were invited were at some distance from
Habana. and could not arrive here in
time for the meeting, there were only a
few present; but the possibility Of rein
stating Gomez as commander-in-chef
was informally discussed, with the result
that little or no opposition to the proposal
developed
In order to get n more general express
sion Of opinion. it was decided to defer
the formal meeting until tomorrow
morning. No other candidate is possible,
and if any such action is attempted it
will undoubtedly be carried through.
GOMEZ's PROGRAMME.
General Gomez, II reinstated, would be
of great service to the United States in
the disbursement Of the S3.OOO.O0O but his
political programme means the keeping
up OF agitation and disturbance in the
minds of the people, and the weakening
of American authority, by producing the
impression that everything done by the
Americans is temporary, and may sooner
or later be overturned.
American observers consider any such
agitation as extremely harmful TO the in
dustrial revival and the restoration OF
Cuban credit Some who are high in
authority and who have exceptional op-
portunties Of knowing the character and
ideas Of Gomez think the United States
Government may have trouble with him
yet. His attitude has always been con-
sistent regarding independence for Cuba,
and he is still working for the same end.
His character is narrow, resolute, arbi-
trary, exacting. and likely to make him
u constant disturber.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
The National Cuban party and the Liga
Patrlotica continue their campaigns for
the formation of the party of Cuban In
dependence. Efforts are now being made
to effect a consolidation of the two move
ments. The probability is that union
will soon be effected. and that both or
ganizations will then proceed upon the
same lines throughout.
A leper was discovered to-day selling
meat in the town market. lie was sent
to the leper hospital.
THE ARLINGTON FUNERAL.
All the official flags We're half-masted
to-day, at the hour Of the interment in
Arlington Cemetery Of the S36 soldiers
who gave their lives for their country
in Cuba or Porto Rico during the war
with Spain.