Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
GOMEZ ACTING QUEERLY.
COIIazo melting to Anti-Anerican
War-Lee Has Better Quarters.

HABANA, May 1S.-General Gomez is
acting queery regarding the distribution
of the S3OOOO00 advanced by the United
States Government for the payment OF
the Cuban troops, and the commissioners
chosen by him to assist in the distribu-
ton as representatives of the Fourth,
Fifth. and Sixth Army corps either re-
fuse to act or fail TO appear. AS the
arrangements TO pay the soldiers have
been pending for three and half months,
further delay is especially annoying This
evening General Brooke sent Major Ken
non, OF his staff. to see Gomez regarding
the situation. Gomez declared that ne
was unable TO explain why the Cuban
generals. appointed would not serve. and
expressed the belief that their action was
due to the Influence of his enemies. He
said also that he would call upon Cen
eral Brooke on Monday.
NEW GOMEZ ATTITUDE.
Senior Nolasco, GOmezs secretary, said
tonight that Gomez would not agree to
leave the arms in the arsenals under
control Of the Americans. and wanted
them TO be in the custody of the Cubans,
exclusively. As General Gomez saw the
order regarding the disposition Of the
arms before it was made public. and APP
proved II. this is a new attitude. The
fact seems to be that the Cuban COM
mander feels that he Is losing his hold
upon Cuban opinion He has been
startled by the caricatures and attacks
which have appeared in the local press,
and wishes apparently to prolong the
payment of the troops, and then gain
time for his political manoeuvres--possi-
bly, to withdraw altogether from the ne
gotiations laying the blame for his
course upon General Brooke and then 10
lead q violent anti-American party. Cen
eral Gomez Is said TO be greatly disap-
pointed at being unable TO get General
Brooke to agree to his suggestion for
an army Of 1900 Cubans.
ANTI-AMERICAN ALARM.
The Cuban Colonel Enrique Collazo. in
a letter to La Lucia, published to-day,
sounds an alarm, and calls the Cubans
10 witness the danger to the country in
longer submitting TO the Americans.
In his communication Colonel CollaZo
says The conclusion is logical that we
cannot serve Cuba and America. their
ideas being contradictory. We are treat
ed as enemies, our customs are destroyed.
and we are compelled 10 speak English.
The Americans have proved the falsity
OF the promises they have made. and our
ideal Of independence is endangered.
Fighting as we fought. to abandon II to-
dav is impossible The moment has ar
rived. without doubt, when we should
unite with the same energy with which
we fought the Spaniards."
MKINLEY CUBA'S ENEMY.
The writer declares further that the
Mckinley administration is the mortal
enemy OF the Cubans.
General Rodriguez has received a tele-
gram from Santiago signed Veterans"
saying: "Wire the moment IL Is decided
that the soldiers shall report. The sol
diers of the province refuse 10 deliver
their arms. Rodriguez replied that each
mans share would be SIS.
LEE IN BETTER LOCATION.
General Lee to-day removed his head
quarters from Buena Nisto TO Quemados,
which IL a much better location, and In
finitely preferable for the summer months.
The temperature of Habana at o'clock
this T.. NJ. was 80 degrees Fahrenheit.