The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-14
Will Serve Until Independence Is
Granted, When He Will Ask to
Retire to Private Life.
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ORIGINAL PAPERS TURNED OVER TO
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL.
Preparations for Disbursing Uncle
Sans S3,OOO,OOO-No Brigandage
Near Santiago.

HAVANA, April 1s-Popular disapproval
has caused General Ludlow, in command of
the department of Havana, to hold up the
appointment of Senor Aguerro as superin-
tendent of the relief of the destitute. The
local newspapers are opposed TO him.
Twelve generals and many other officers
of the First and Second Army Corps of the
Cuban forces met at Bayamo yesterday and
decided 10 name General Maxine Gomez
as the representative of the Cuban army
to the Americans, with full power to treat
for the army. There were 12O votes in favor
of Gomez and II against him. At the same
meeting it was decided to exterminate the
bandits of the province of Santiago. In this
connection there seems to be conflict of
opinion General Leonard Wood, in COM
mand of the district of Santiago, has tele-
graphed TO headquarters here that there are
no bandits in the province, while the press
dispatches give names, dates, places and
incidents in connection with the banditti.
Senor Portuondo, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Cuban Military As
sembly, visited Major General Brooke YES
terday and discussed with him the rolls of
the CUBAN army in the possession of the
Cuban Assembly. General Brooke has been
desirous that Bartolome Maso should come
10 Havana in order to aid and advise Gen.
Gomez in matters connected with the Cuban
army, which was opposed for the political
reasons by certain former assemblymen.
Senors Portuondo, Porfirio and Valiente.
who were recently discharged from the
United States service in Havana, have left
here for Manzanillo, where Maso is re-
ported to be. for the purpose Of dissuading
him from coming to Havana in accordance
with General Brookes desires Maso was
formerly president of the Cuban insurgent
government He resigned in November 1898
The Cuban generals this afternoon waited
upon Gen. Maxine Gomez officially and in
formed him that they desired him to repre-
seat the army in any negotiations with the
United States military authorities in Cuba.
General Gomez accepted the trust, after
which all waited on Governor General
Brooke to discuss with him the details of
disarmament and payment Generals Car
rillo. Diaz, Alexandra Rodriguez, Rafael
Rodriguez, Carlos Roloff, Nunez Nodarso
Boza. Castillo and Vega were present at
the official notification, representing the
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth Army Corps. which
had requested Gomez 10 accept the repre-
sentation of the army.
General Gomez in his response said:
Assembly, the Cuban army has been without
representative in a position TO serve its
interests and the general interests of Gu
bans connected with those of the army
gladly accept the post you offer for the
purposes specified, but insist on a council
of generals TO advise and assist me, and
that these generals shall receive the arms
of the soldiers and hold them as trophies
and souvenirs of the last glorious Cuban
struggle for liberty. AS soon as this work
is completed L desire full liberty to with
| draw TO foreign country 0r to any part
| of Cuba, there to spend the remainder of
my days. We must recognize that the only
power to-day in Cuba is the power of those
who have intervened, and therefore for the
present thoughts of a Cuban independent
government can be no more than Dreams
General Gomez also proposed that after
| the work of disbanding was completed the
| council Of generals should be continued un-
! der the presidency of Gen. BartoIome
| Maso the head and front of Cuban in
| terests. a provisional Cuban government as
| sisting in promoting Cuban welfare under
the control of the Americans. In his opin-
| ion the Cuban officers, as well as the men
| OF the rank and file should receive a share
of the $3,0o0.0O0. especially as many of these.
he said. were to-day in extreme want His
| suggestion was that such officers as did not
| need the money allotted them might turn
| it back to the account OF the soldiers
On the suggestion of Gomez that they
| should all visit General Brooke. communi-
cate 10 him their resolutions and talk the
matter over in his presence, each one freely
expressing his opinion. the generals went
| to the Hotel Trocha, where the governor
ference lasted two hours. With regard TO
| the payment of Cuban officers the fact was
developed that the American authorities
had already decided to make them pay
ment after the soldiers had been settled
with. The preparatory details will prob
| ably be agreed Oh tomorrow.
| The resolutions rendered to Gomez to-day
| by the generals coupled with those received
yesterday TO the same tenor from the First
| and Second Army Corps leaders made the
representation unanimous and gave him
power in the premises the representative
of the Cuban people until the final estab-
| lishment Of the Cuban republic. The Third
| Cuban Army Corps is already disbanded.
| The original rolls of the Cuban army
were delivered to Governor General Brooke
| at o'clock this afternoon. Senor Capote.
vice president of the recently dissolved
! Military Assembly and long prominent in
Cuban affairs, volunteered to attempt to OBJ
tain them from the special executive COM
mittee that survives the Assembly The
rolls were delivered to him on his first re-
| quest.
The feeling between the police and the
| American soldiers I'm Havana, growing out
| of the killing OF Patrick J. Tfghte Com
| pany NJ. Second Artillery, by Policeman
] Ramon Caesar Elyedado. is very much