The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-14
Being Ma de for Purpose
of Paying Off.
The CUBAN ASS MBLY
Gets Little s~ausfaction FrorA &c ue'si
Gomex-o9cia1 Dc6ins OF the Re, orr
Thai II. ,u-~cng.wuI Ne ProAseuc~!
Major Gushrfe Preparfsg 60 HusScr
Out the seventh Corpv-Deask Of .
Member OF the North Carolina veiua-
te~r~

Havana. MarctI le.-The oily oGsta-
Gle aow in the way OF paying of the
Cuban troops is the completion OF the
rolls. a work which is being FASTENED
by Inspector Rolon- He sayA that in
some cases the rosters OF the commands
must b@ created. as the old rosters are
either missing or too defectv,. 10 be
useful. He points cut that the Gnsur-.
gents of:en have no paper. pens N ink
Gomez explains that 5000 commits
stoned AMI 10000 non-cunnissionsa Of
ncers are relatively large number in
an army OF $1,000 priyates, but that
these officers, in many cases. received
their appointments because the Cuoans
nave had ne other way Of recognizing
bravery n stimulating enthusis sm.
1t may SEEM" he says. "a cheap SORT
Of promotion, but 1t meant a good dsal
to the CubanS"
General Gomez continues 10 produce
an excellent impression upon the Amer
lean military authorities.
The stories printed here. and else
where, TO the effect that Governor Gem
eral Brooke intends TO require the Gu
ban military assembly tn. discontinue
its meetings are officially denied. An
other secret session, though IL is said
there was no quorum, vas held today
This morning, the committee appointed
yesterday by the assembly called upon
General Gomez to ask an
OF, his conduct and a definition OF the
understanding reached between him
and General Brooke. which the COM
mittee declared had prevented a sue
cessful issue of the assembly's hnan-
cial project. General Gomez declined
TO comply with the request.
Whether General Brooke's message
declaring that the United States will
not recognize any financial obligation
made by any persons claiming To repre-
sent the people OF Cuba without the
presidents authorization was delivered
TO the assembly has not yet developed:
but 1t appears that the members OF
the assembly fear that this message
Will be followed by others OF a more
stringent nature. The session tomor-
row viii be public and the business Will
be an explanation Of what has been
done in secret session and a discus
sion of the course OF General Gomez.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the tenn
perature was IS degrees.
The Seventh army corps is welcom-
ing Major Guthrie, the muster-out Of
fcer. General Fitzhugh Lee has as
signed Major Blow, Of the Fourth VAR
China regiment to assist Major Guthrie
in examining the regimental books.
The soldiers OF this corps are a~issatis-
fed with the native beef furnished on
an emergency contract.
Ambitious patriots are advertising in
the city papers for recruits for the
new Cuban navy" which they profess
is about to be formed, adding that the
lists will be handed TO General Max
limo Gomez. The appeal Is especially d.
rected to former employees OF the Span
ish army.
Washington, March l0.-General
Brooks today telegraphed the war de-
partment Of the death OF Private Char
lie A. Johnson, Company g, First North
Carolina regiment. Of cardiac failure.
Privatee Johnson died at Camp Column
bia, Cuba.