The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-19
Did NOT FOLLOW HIS ORDERS.
BROOKE is SAID TO HAVE DISOBEY-
ED INSTRUCTIONS.

Charged That He Agreed With Go
r,c1 THAT Cuban Arms Should BE
Turned over to Mayors of Towns.
corbin Has Gone to See the Presi-
aant-Nany RevOIvers Seized-Gen.
Cameo Issues a Manifesto and Tells
His story.
New York, May ia special to the
Uord from Washington says:
Cen Brooke was instructed by the
president to insist that the arms of the
Cubans be turned over to officers of the
United states army.
Instead Gen. Brooke agreed with Gen.
Gomez that the arms shall be surrender
al 70 the Mayors of the Cuban cities.
Gen. Corbin left for Hot Springs to-
night to learn from the President whether
or not he will insist upon his original
order to Gen. Brooke being carried out.
officials of the war department regard
Gen Brooke's disregard of the Presi-
dents implicit instructions as a moral
victory for Gen. Gomez and the dissatis-
fed Cubans.
Secretary Alger is highly indignant over
Gen Brooke's surprising disregard of the
Presidents strict orders. He tonight
te,eeraphed to the President full details.
II is generally conceded that these de-
ye.opments i'm Cuba viii greatly delay
the distribution of the 100000 TO the
Cuban army
ReVOlvers Held Up.
The Importation of 800 revolvers was
stopped to-day by the custom house au-
thori,ies, the weapons being taken into
military custody.
The dealers to whom they We're con-
signed have been informed by Maj. Gen.
Ludlow, military governor of Havana,
that they may sell them to such indivd-
Uals only as shall give the authorities a
satisfactory reason for the purchase, as
the present is regarded as an inopportune
time to offer weapons of any character for
Il sale indiscriminately
GOmez's Manifesto.
The expected manifesto of Gen.
i Maxine Gomez was issued this even
Il ing. It reviews his part of the
H negotiations with Gov. Gen. Brooke and
Il speaks OF his love for Cuba and his suf-
II ferings on her behalf In the past. Gen.
H Gomez says:
Tine hour has now arrived for me to
A raise my voice in justification of my posi-
H have done since my first visit to Gen.
H Brooke. I protested to him against the
n sum offered by the United States as in
n sufficient TO accomplish the good intend
n ed. While waiting an answer to my
n protest l sought a solution of the ques-
4 ton. Gen. Brooke, representing the chief
n magistrate of the United States, announc-
ed his inability to add to the sum already
settled upon.
Spectators then attempted to inter-
"A Vene, offering suggestions which were re-
"A fused by me. They presented a PROPOSE
a uoo TO the military assembly, but the
a scheme was frustrated by President Nc
hlnley refusal to recognize that body
l deemed the formation of militia a prac-
8 ucai solution, and Gen. Brooke, who ap-
proved the idea, asked me for a summary
OF my views on the subject. To this re-
pHei that 10000 men were all it would be
possiole 20 get from the former Cuban
amy without distinction to race NV
answer was sent to President Mckinley
toselher with q personal letter giving ex-
81 sary.
ms conferences with Brooke.
mad many conferences with Gen.
nlooAe IN my endeavor to discover such n
I 20" oi payment as would not exclude the
IieH VINO had never carried arms Cen
(.
atmS before the receipt of money, and
49, DESIRED that such arms as had already
gH surrendered and such as should he
surrendered hereafter might be delivered
- warehouses, in the care of Cuban ar
@ @,oie TO be paid out of the Cuban treas
~ do not think it a disgrace thai
NV CuDan soldiers should receive from
sovefnment that is able to nav. sums
:" teAeIe their immediate needs. snecial
n uHeates VIII be given to ALL redeemable
n ~ tIe cuban republic as soon as il is
N dul convinced that 1t is compatibIa
Na ooiaIning peace to have an army
4 "ioN arms reserved to defend Cuba against
enemies, and in the meantime To be
S''ios' as the relics of glorious strug-
SS. ID my judgment whether the arms
disposed of to the municipalities or
~ 'tihorers ii would be all the same un-
. tAe intervening government The Gu
va. commissioners. however, refused to
asIee with Gen. Brooke and the Ameri-
aus and declined 10 fix dates and places
mere ne Cuban soldiers could deliver up
-, '..-S ana receive payment from the Amer
IN paymasters after identification by the
respective chiefs"