Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-08
ALL FOR GOMEZ.
Cuban Generals to ReinState
Him as Commander
Board Appointed to Assist Him in Dis
lributing the S3,OOO,O O,OOO'
Macarthur Keeps After the Fil'pinos i Inc
Charleston Shells Dasupan.

Havana. March THE Cuban gen
erals met, today. at Marian&o ana Oh
Dciallv decided to re-instate Gen. Max
iro Gomez as chief.
They also decided to appoint an eXecu-
tive board of three generals to assist
him in distributing the $3,OOo.0oO, IN the
details of disarmng and in the organ
ization Of the rural police for the prov
inces. He will be officially notified oi
their action and a proclamation VIII
probably be issued TO the Cubans-
Gen Portuendo, chairman Of the eX-
ecutiye board of the former Military
Assembly, called upon Coy. Gen.
Brooke, this afternoon. and discussed
with him the recent actions Of the As
sembly leading up to its dissolution.
lie did not offer the Cuban muster roliS
directly. though it has been intimated
by several former members OF the AS
scmbly that these are at the dlSpoS'h
of the military authorities whenever
they are wanted. The Americans,
however. will not make any requests Oh
the Assembly'S executive committee
The situation in this respect mas peeh
outwardly unchanged in the last Two
days, though it is understood that TO-
morrow will bring fresh Developments
Major Cen Wilson. military govern
or of the department Of MatanZas, says
in the course Of a private letter that
all the Cubans formerly in arms in the
MatanZas province are now understood
- Ic in industrial employ.
Four thousand one hundred cans Of
beef have been destroyed at the ReSla
warehouse during the last three
months without action on the part of
the boards of survey-one lot of 900
cans. another of 1900 and a third Of 400
under the direction of Chief Commits
sary Smith. and in accordance with the
regulations allowing such action when
the public health is menaced. Such ad-
ditional thousands of cans have been
destroyed after official survey. besides
the 1O.S00 cans that were condemned
when Inspector General Breckenridge
was here.
About per cent. Of all the meat
handled has been spoiled and about 10l
per cent Of canned tomatoes. There isl
but little decaycd meat in stock now.
but there are probably 25,0C0 cans of
tomatoes unfit for consumption. owing
to storage in damp climate.
Some of the beef is a remnant Of the
Porto Rico consignment. including the
unidentified Prairie state brand, sup
posed to have been brought from Eu
rope. No canned meats have been is
sued to the troops in cuba who have
invariably been supplied with fresh ~.
refrigerated meat. the canned beef go
ing to the Cuban destitute. From them
there has been apparently no com
plaint. In fact they have been eager
to get it.
The recently issued taxation decree
LAYS 81 00O. 900 less Of imposts upon Ha
vana. while still leaving a greater rev
cnue for the city, as none is no" ap-
Piled to the purposes Of the general
government.
Senor Luis Munez former secretary
Of state III the Porto Rican cabinet,
who has been here several weeks and
will soon proceed To Washington, un
being shown. this afternoon. the cable
report Of Gen. Roy stones statement
in New York regarding the destitutioH
in Porto Rico. said II" considered Gen.
Stones account much exaggerated.
Such conditions as Gen. Stone dcscria
ed did not cXis; as far as Senor Reverb
knew.
Evidences multiply that The National
Cuban party and Liga Patriotica will
soon affect a union ana proceed jointly
to organize the party Of Cuban indie
pcndcncc
1T Gen. Broole's headquarters. it is
officially denied that auv contracts
have been granted to the Peninsula
'ar Co, in the province uf Pinar dcl
Rio.
TWO n'Et" mechanics, WHO had Been