The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-05
GOMEZ ACTION
HELPS BUSINESS.
The News in Havana Revived Values
and General Confidence.
OUR POLICY SHOULD BE DEFINED
Students Of Cuban Question say That
Would Aliay The Feeling OF ~
rcst-Many Cubans Ar9
Now Dissatisfied.

HAVANA. Feb. 4-Nalues on the local
Bourse and general business confidence
were revived yesterday bs the exclusive
news Of the Associated Press from Rcmc-
dios. of General MaNImo Gomez acccp--
ance OF the proposition of Robert =.
Porter. President McKluiey's special come
missioner. for tine payment of the cuban
army
Prominent Americans who are study
ing the Cuban question. express the Dee
licf that if the United States Government
Woud denn, its Cuban policy ll would
do much to amci0rate the feeling oi un-
rest. uncertainty and fear. as if' larh
of confidence which prevail among aH
elements lu the island Occasional scraps
of now, of partial explanation of Ame-
rica's future course they say. serve poe
luical operators with grounds ot apecu-
lation and cause misleading and inc0f-
rect statements 90 boz made.
From thc cuban standpoint. tne acc
tions of the United States arc full OF
mystery and evil DortonL f the gov
crnmcnts policy We're more definitely dee
fined. it is urged cuba would know who
is to pay the American army of occup1-
tion.
CUBAS ILLS.
I.a Lucha prints long list of cuba
list of alleged DDS. from the pen of Gef-
cral Enrique D0ilas0. from which the
following extracts are taken.
Tine Treasury Department expresses The
intention of giving an honest admnista-
ti0n but 80 employs men who were usef
90 the dishoucs les of tlc spanish regime.
and the Department of Justice is admin-
isforcd as under Spain. We hoped n't
vaiuly that the Americans would tearh
us new and better ways oI e1Fernm li.
r was logic to believe tina. they would
break the old mOulls and build on me.l-
ods prevailing iu line United States. mere.
laws based upon Tho demands of me
pconle prevails. hut in The American aH-
ministra-ion in Cuba caprice rules WIZ"
the sword and the Cuhans arc throw"
aside and also eXcOmmunicatcI-
THEIR DEMAND IGNDi.LD
Tho Cubaus demand with one voice th.
pavment Of tle.r army ana tne "-.1--
States responded with .nsulncieh1 ,""ti,'
and food. The United states cpiii-'i''.',
fo instruct us goyernin8 oul l"'s ~"
NOT LET ms Try 10 show what VIZ N'-'
They come 90 give us lnd- 'e'l'
seem Id prepare for arncAa.lu"'
eventually vote on anneAa'il" ''.
the relus Of gONClilili~lt .' " 49,. ..
Americans there Is little hope Oh 1ho e~-
rressto1 of the peoples wants. t"' ',"-
.-,l.,s,Ion Of power is estaol.sned ~ 'N'
S.... ,,,at General Brooke, or the Wieh-
80, eovernment makes the appoint
We are growing TO be a nation OF
pott, office seekers. we hAFe no p-I-
FFo,ouv The ways Of the Americans are
80. ,ecomlng more incomprehensioie.
- r,rei to see the return of prosper
~, Inn the country cannot pay even
me reduced taxes demanded.
SANITATION IMPROVED.
Dfoior-C;eueral Ludlow. Military Cover
nor M the Department of Havana, ycster-
Go, wired Secretary Alger that the death
rofe for January was reduced 40 per cent.
helovv that Of the corresponding month
last year. through the measures adopted
for the sanitation OF streets and houses,
The cleaning Of local points Of Infection;
the vieiience experienced I'm watching for
and isolating cases Of contagious dis
eases the supply Of medicines 20 the
sick. and food TO the starving
General Alger replied to-day as fol-
lows:
your dispatch Of yesterday IS most
gratifying Accept congratulations aud
keep the good work going
Much suffering exists among the dis
charged men of the snanish army who
are siill n Cuba They cannot md work
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