Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-15
1T is DENIED THAT GOMEZ HAS GONE;
BACK On BROOKE.
HIS HELP STILL COUNTED ON
HE WILL HOLD A CONFERENCE
WITH BROOKE TO-DAY.
General Rodriguez Says That All the
ruII> About IL Revolt in the
Army Is Wild-Many Excit-
Ing Stories Are Ahoat,
However.

HAVANA May 4.-General Gomez has
sent u message to Governor General Brooke
that he will do himself the pleasure of call
ing at headquarters tomorrow morning at
. o'clock for further conference regard
ing the payment of the Cuban troops. The
appointment for the interview Is the result
OF a direct inquiry as to what General
Gomez intended to do in view of the res
ignation and non-appearance OF all the
cuban officers nominated by him 10 rep
resent the several corps in the distribution
of the S5,00OGG0.
General Brooke is determined to disre-
gard, fer the present, the reports that
reach him from various sources as to the
alleged intention of Gomez to withdraw his
cooperation and thus TO throw into con-
fusion the carefully matured plans for dis
tributing the fund. He believes that the
personal interview tomorrow ought to ad-
lust the matter, and to point the way
out of the temporary perplexity. He is un-
willing to consider Gomez as insincere or
as acting in bad faith; but the governor
general still retains the discretion reposed
In him by President Mckinley to abandon
the effort to disband the late insurgents,
with the gratuity, and TO send back the
entire amount to the United States.
The Cuban general, Rafael Rodriguez
speaking for Gomez to-day. said that the
reports of a difference with General BROOKE
were absolutely untrue. The attitude OF
Gomez, ne declared, mad undergone nl
crange, and the principal generous OF the
Cuban army, as well as the rank and nle
continued TO support Gomez, as tney al
ways mad. He natiy denied that there had
been any meeting OF Cuban oincers, d,
winch Gomez nau been present, or held
with his approval, where Il decision had
been reached not to surrender the arms
ana he explained that all the talk about d
revolt in the army against the surrender
ing OF the arms was lne work OF members
OF the former military assembly-a group
ot malconrents behind Manuel Sanguiily
who can give no trouble and are not worth
consideration
In explaining the withdrawal of the Gu
ban generals who were appointed TO serve
with the Americans in distributing the
Sj,uv,,01y, General Rodriguez said that 10
Jas probably Withdrew owing TO the anti
Gomez innuence; Nodares. because Cen
eral BrooKe mas not appointed him civi!
governor or havana, and Monteagudo, be-
cause he was busy in the province of San
ia Clara, giving Major General Wilson the
benefit of his cooperation there. Rodrl-
guez expressed himself as confident that
other officers OF equal prominence and
authority would be found to act with the
Americans.
As early as March - Gomez agreed that
the arms should be stored in the military
custody of the United States. This plan
was clearly understood by the Cubans,
Nevertheless, the politicians and some OF
the more restless Cuban officers are to-
day talking in warlke strain. spreading
exciting stories about taking to the
woods" and fighting the Americans, and
attribtuting to Gomez things he never said.
\ report is in circulation this evening
that the Cuban colonel, Aguardin, who has
been employed in the preparation of Cuban
army lists, has been detected padding the
rolls so as to defraud the distributors to
the extent of $4,000. The military author
tiles, however, deny the report.
General Gomez called upon friends in Ha-
vana to-day and attended services in men,
ory of Captain Esvironde, who was killed
two years ago at Cienfuegos
The mortgage holders will hold meet
ing Tomorrow to fix upon basis for a
proposition looking to private agreement
with their debtors, regardless OF outside
influence. Any agreement must be signed
by all the creditors and debtors, or the
scheme will not be feasible. Considerable
comment is made in Cuban circles upon
the fact that Pierra and Junco, promoters
of the Cuban League and leaders in the
anti-anneXation movement, were chosen
to represent the creditors, most of whom
are anneXationiStS.