The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-26
cnBAN ASSEMBLY DISCUSSED.
Will NO DOUBT ACCEPT s3,-
D 100000 FOR THE ARMY

,ss,on sent to Washington Re-
and Makes a RepOrt-GreDAe
- an investigation As to Wild
80 Snanfsh Offcers-Cash and
p.cords Have Disappeared-Gomez
- conference With Brooke.
-, From Maj. Arthur Raises
a question.
INA Feb. 25.-The Cuban assembly
,o-dav and heard the report of the
-,ittaa which was sent TO Washington
sor,s time since to confer with the gov
..,,,,anr regarding Cuban affairs
Tho assembly was clearly dissatisfied
.,,b the doings of the commission, mas,
,b as its members had not acted in
-,.ord-one day telling the President that
.be Cuban army was composed of $4,000
men and the next that it consisted or
a5no while the emissary who was sent
60 frnba to ascertain the facts, on his re-
urn reported that there were 5000 men
ip the Cuban ranks.
The commission presented a report OF
its conference with Gen. Alger, Secretary
Of War, and the Attorney General; but
failed to lessen the assembly's apparent
feeling of disgust. 1t was finally decided
10 have the report printed and to hand
a CODY of il to each member of the as
sembly in order that they might study it
carefully.
The fact that 100000 on basis of 500
for each soldier, was accepted after ef-
forts to obtain more failed makes obliga-
tory the assembly's ratification of the ac-
ceptance Gen Gomez did not attend the
meeting neither did he send representa-
tive nor message. The next meeting Of
the assembly will be held on Monday.
Gov Gen. Brooke, Gen. Lee Gen. Lud-
low, members of the Cuban assembly, the
members of the City Council. the secreta-
tarles and other officials attended the ban
Quet at the Tacon Theater to-day.
Gen. Gomez spent the afternoon at Quin-
ia de Molinas, where he received several
visitors, among them Gen. DiaZ
GrebIe Finds Spanish widows.
Capt Greble has finished his inquiry
regarding the widows of Spanish officers.
He found that eighty-nine widows with
10 children occupy government buildings
and subsst upon army rations. These and
many others. who were self-supportlng,
were Spanish pensioners, paid out of the
fund maintained by deducting a percent
age from the pay of the officers. The fund
has been accumulating since 1854.
Capt Greble finds that the cash and
records have disappeared The books were
probably carried to Spain with other arch
ives and the widows have not been paid
their pensions for twelve or fifteen months,
and have been left to be supported by the
charity of Cubans or Americans. Most
Of them are refined women, whose hus-
bands died in the service of Spain
One case of yellow fever in the Fourth
Tennessee Regiment, stationed at Sancti
spiritus, has been officially reported to
the Office of the chief surgeon, and it is
reported unofficially that there are three
other cases there.
Gomez COnfers With Brooke.
Gen. Maxine Gomez, accompanied by
two aides de camp, called on Gen Brooke
at his resident at Vedado at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
He was received by the governor gener-
al, Gen. Chaffee, the chief of staff; Maj.
Kennon and Capt Page.
Gomez requested private interview with
Gen. Brooke, and the others, with the ex-
oepdon OF one aide de camp for Gomez and
Maj, Kennon for Gen. Brooke withdrew
The conference lasted an hour and half
does not adhere to the agreement arrived
at with Mr.. Robert P. Porter for the pay
ment and disarmament of the Cuban
troops. But, he submitted some considera-
tons verbally to Gen. Brooke. Their ma
ture was not disclosed The interview
terminated with the understanding that
Gomez is to put the substance of what he
said in writing by Monday next
The uniform of a Cuban general which
Gomez wore yesterday on his entry into
Havana was presented to him on yester-
day at Mariana by a Spanish school
teacher OF Havana, and the horse he rode
was the gift of Gen. Torros, who is now in
Jamaica.
Pinar del Rio Satisfied.
The citizens of Pinar del Rio have sent
q dispatch to Gen. Gomez to the effect that
they accept his policy and begging him to
visit their city. They have also sent a dis
patch to Maj. Gen. Brooke thanking him
1or the appointment of Senior DoFz as gov
ernor of the province of Pinar del Rio.
Inc owners of four Havana tugs have
put in claim for $4,000 in gold to the
havana agents of the Compagnie Generate
4rans-Atiantique for the efforts of the
tugs toward floating the steamship Yer
saiiies' When she first went ashore the
Jugs were sent to her rescue and their
owners are now charging the highest tow
ing rate allowed in Havana harbor for
eveIy hour between their departure and re-
tuIh 10 Havana, amounting to about S. COO
for each tug.
ne robbery of the sum of s., 900 by Unit
"a states soldiers from Maj. Arthur on the
hospital ship Missouri in Havana harbor
mas Drought up the question under whose
NsaI control Havana harbor is considered
10 De Ii rs not considered to be under the
control Of Gen. Ludlow, the Governor of
havana. The question has not vet been