Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-09
WRANGL|NG GOES ON
Some Cubans Protest Agalns
| Action Touching Gomez
MATTER IS NOW FARC|CAL
Reinstatement Of The General Probable
Though, Sooner or Later.
CONFERENCE WITH GEN. BROOKE
Gomez Says Roderiguex md Mass
VIII Assist I'm Distributing the
CONFERENCE WITH GEN. BROOKE
Gomez Says Rodriguez md Mass
Porto Rico Strong.

HABANA. April S.-The generals havs
not yet officially notified General Maximd
Gomez Of his reinstatement IN the COM
mand of the Cuban army. Bartolomo
Maso and Mayia Rodriguez have been
named as members of the Executive Ad.
visory Board. The wrangling over the
naming of the third member continues.
Some of the Cuban generals who are
not actually in command OF forces met in-
formally at the Hotel Inglaterra last
night and protested against the action
Of the other Cuban generals, declaring
| that they, as generals. had as much right
10 assist in the deliberations. and TO ba
heard. as those in actual command OF
forces. The other generals insist that
only commanders of forces have a right Ia
take action. There il no doubt Gomez
will eventually be reinstated.
DlSINFECTION PLANT IN USE.
DR.. Drummer. the chief quarantine officer
| OF Habana, has begun to use the plant
| established for the dislnfection OF out
going ships bound for southern ports oc
the United States. This is the first use
| Of dlsinfection at the port Of departure.
The health authorities of Louisiana and
Alabama will admit such ships. Those OF
Florida and Georgia will not do so.
General Maxine Gomez had a talk
with Governor-Genera Brooke to-day. I'm
the course OF which he said that General
Mayia Rodriguez and General Bartolome
Mo-. ~ f,p,,ar ,raeflant Of tina Cuban
republic. would act as a committee OF
the army with him to aid General Brooke
I'm the distribution Of the 100000 nd
vanced by the United States for the pay
ment of the Cuban troops.
The Governor-General replied that he
would be pleased TO have Generals Roderi-
guez and Maso take part, as they were
representatives OF the Cubans.
GOMEZ TO BIZ NOTIFIED TODAY.
|. General Gomez will be formally notified
by the cuban generals tomorrow. at
Quinta Molines, his residence. OF his re-
instatement as commander-ln-chief OF the
Cuban army. The commanders OF forces
last night visited General Gomez and un-
officially Informed him OF the contem-
plated action. Another meeting was held
| this morning. but several OF the COM
mundcrS h1d returned 10 tne country "
ring the night, and consequently were NOT
present. The whole matter has assumed
n %farcical aspect. The scoffers express
| doubt that Gay concerted action viii be
| taken. but tomorrow will probably deter-
mine the matter.
PORTO RICO SENTIMENT.
Senior LUIS Munoz Rivera. former Secs
retarv OF State I'm the Porto Rican Cabi-
net. sailed FOR New York to-day on tho
steamer Seneca. Senior Rivera declares
that the annexation feeling I'm Porto RICO
is strong and unanimous. and that the
only thing that could alter II Is a con-
tinuance Of the American military occu-
patton. which he considers ncompatple
with the progress Of the island.
VOLUNTEERS COMING HOME.
The Ninth Illinois Regiment and n bat-
TALON Of the Fourth Illinois are the oniy
volunteers left at Camp Columbia. The
last six companies Of the Sixty-ninth
Iowa left to-day. by the steamer Habana.
for Savannah. They will be quaranuned
At Pulaski.
The Ninth Illinois will leave by the
United States transport Logan for Tampa
as soon as the Logan returns from con-
veying the Third Nebraska Regiment 10
The Dry Tortugas. The last battalion ot
the Fourth Illinois Will go on the next
trip OF the steamer Yarmouth.