Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-03


the London representative OF General
Maxine Gomez, issued, by order Of ,he
latter to-day. previous TO the receipt here
of the Remedies dispatch of the Asso-
ciated Press, showing the settlement OF
the great Cuban difficulty, bombastc
statement. purpOrting TO explain the SIT
uation i'm Cuba He said
"The proffered s. 10000 for the payment
Of the Cuban troops has been refused as
totally inadequate to meet the expenses
and losses OF the troops. many of whom
have lost all proofs that they were owners
of property, which is now being monopo-
liZed by American capitalists and railway
magnates. Even twice tho Se0.0O0oC0 de-
mandcd BY General Gomez would not pro-
perly reCOuL the Cubans. We all rcspec,
President Mckinley and the American
Government. but we have no respect for
the petty officials employed by the Ameri-
can Government who are exercising as
bad tyranny towards the Cub3ns as did
spain. Tyranny and lack Of money are
driving the Cubans headlong TO rebellion.
If their demands are not satisfied. tney
will follow in the footsteps of the Filipi-
nos. and resist 20 the death the authority
of the United States I'm Cuba. God knows
how IL will result. but carnage and the
snnihiIation of the Cubans Is inevitable.
God forbid that il should come TO tDat.
I will even add, 'Viye la Republica de
Amercanos.'
SPECIMAN AMERICAN TYRANNY
Fernandez recounts I'm his statement, as
an example Of the alleged tyranny OF
minor officials the story OF the alleged
employment of himself by United States
naval attdche in London 10 proceed TO
Spain on secret service during the war.
He relates the dangers he encountered
and the success he achieved, and says
that when he returned here the United
States Embassy refused TO make hiin
any further payment. although he was
$3.50 out Of pocket, above the travelling
expenses given him. lie further asserts
that the United States Ambassador re-
fused to see him, although he claims ne
had letter from the Department OF
State in reply To his complaint, telling MN
to see the Ambassador.
GOMEZ TO MKINLEY.
REMEDIES. SANTA CLARA, Feb
ruary . via juan.-lmmediately ar
ter Yesterdays conference, General Gomez
wrote the following letter TO PRESIDENT
Mckinley. in Spanish:
Republic OF Cuba. Headquarters or
the Army. Remedies. February l, lS99-
President Mckinley Washington: Ii mas
been q great pleasure for me To confer
with your representative. Mr.. Porter IN
troduced by my friend, Quesada, ana
am now aware Of. and pleased WIN your
wishes In a short time ! shail go 10
Habana and confer with General Brooke
SO that everything will go well. Follow
ing your advice. l will cooperate IN the
work of reconstructng Cuba.
CSigneD "MAXlMO GOMEZ
General"
To-day General Gomez is preparing for
the trip to Habana. The whole attitude
of the old fighter IS much more cordial
than was anticipated by Mr.. Porter. lie
told the latter he was proud To receive
the special commissioner of the Presi-
dent. and he Is evidently much gratihed
at the prospect of an early solution of the
Cisbandment problem.
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION.
Money will be sent, on Commissioner
Porters order, to General Brooke. and
will be paid out as called foi by distribu-
ton through subcommittee of Cuban
and American officers in the various pro-
vinces.
As agreed upon at Yesterdays confer
ence. the entire amount will be in Spanish
silver. At the ratio Of 90, II will amount
TO $42O0O00. or nearly 800 for each man
I'm the Cuban armv as estimated by the
delegation from the Cuban military as
sembly which went 10 Washington in
December and recently returned 10 cuba.
The late General CaliXt0 Garcia told
President Mckinley this amount would
be satisfactory.
CUBAN ESTIMATE, $57OOO0CO.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Prses learns that the delegation was eX-
amned by Mr.. Porter FOR the President,
and that a report was submitted which
has not yet been made public. The figures
given i'm it, as supplied to the corre-
spOndeut of the Associated Press yester-
day, call for S570o0O00 as the first esti-
mate of the delegation, but the delega-
ton said they would take less. and ac-
knowledged that they could hardly eX-
pect better pay for the Cuban priyates
than the American privates get, which IS
$l3 a month, or u per cent. OF their
figures, and the American basis would
mean 100000 for prlyates. As the sum
TO be paid is worth more than Si00JO0O
IN Spanish silver here, nearly half Of the
amount, calculated on the American
basis, is TO be realized by the Cubans
NOT WAGES. BUT \ RELIEF FUND.
At the conference Mr.. Porter laid spe-
cial stress on the fact that the &OWOOD
was not 10 be regarded as wages due for
services rendered. but as a relief fund
from the United States 10 expedite the
disbandment of the army and 10 further
the aims OF reconstruction. This article
of the compact previously cabled. was
the most delicate point under considera-
tion. as the question OF recognition Of
the Cuban army as a military body and
tacitly OF the Cuban revolutionary gov
ernment was involved.
q
more readily than might have been ex-
pected, i'm view Of his reputed hostility
to the United states.
PLEASED WITH PORTER.
WASHINGTON, February 2-The adj
ministration officials were very much
pleased ut the outcome of Mr.. Robert T..
Porter's conference with General MaXimo
Gomez. the Cuban leader as told IN the
Associated Press dispatches to-day.
These adyices were supplemented tonight
by dispatches from Mr.. Porter 10 the
officials here. They were brief, but left
no doubt as TO the successful perform
ance Of the mission with which he had
been entrusted.
PORTER AT HABANA.
HABANA, February 2.-Robert T..
Porter the special commissioner Of Presi-
dent Mckinley TO confer with General
Gomez regarding the disbandment Of the
Cuban troops arrived here this evening
from Remedies. He met General wood
OH his way 10 Santiago. General Wood
was delighted TO hear Of the conference.
lie said it greatly sImplilied the problem
Of Cuban reconstruction.
Several Cuban officers who boarded Mr.
Porter's special car in the province OF
Santa Clara expressed their satisfaction
at tile attitude Gomez had taken. remark
ing that he had felt sighted at being
unnotced and at the failure of the men
of Central Cuba To get appointments and
attention from Habana.
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