Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
CUDANS TO Be PAID.
President Mckinley Willing to Dis
burss $1,000, 900 to the Troops.
GOMEZ SAID TO Be DISCRUS1LED.
The Insurgent Genera, Much Hurt vt His
Neglect by Amrricans-The President
Will Not Appoint Gen. Wood to
succeed ten. Brooke.

Havana, Jan. 81. President McKin-
ley is understood to have empowered
Robert y. Porter TO arrange for the
disbursement OF 50, 900 900 among the
Cuban soldiers. Mr.. Porter will prob
ably go with Senior Gonzales de Que
sado to Remedies to meet Gen. Max
limo Gomez, to persuade the Cuban
mmander-in-chief to dlsband his
forces and to lend his influence to the
United States military adminlstra-
ton. Mr.. Porter and Senior Quesado
conferred last night with the governor
general.
Dr. Castillo, who returned from
Remedies yesterday after a two-days'
visit with Cen Gomez, says the latter
is much hurt by what he regards as
American neglect Of his authority and
rights, and is determined not to adj
wise his soldiers TO 90 home pennlless.
Gomez purposes coming into the neigh
borhood soon and will review the Gu
ban troops at Marianao, though the
date has not vet been fixed. There is
some doubt whether he and the other
military chiefs will accept the 50, 0OO,-
900, no matter what othcr favorable
conditions may be offered. Mr.. Porter,
who it is understood, will act as the
personal representative OF President
Mckinley in the negotiations, has
been directed to learn the best terms
that can be made, and is empowered
to propose what it is hoped will be
agreeable terms.
Senior Galbis, president OF the Banco
Espanol, was notified Yesterday by
the special commission now investigat-
ing the finances OF the municipality
that he must appear before the com.
mission to-day to answer interroga-
tions or must lake the consequences OF
contempt, the penalty for recalci'
trancy, in the mind of the commits
sioners, being Imprisonment until he
is willing to testify. Maj. Gen. Lud-
low, governor of the department OF
Havana, has invested the commission
with the powers OF court and
will sustain its action in Furnishing a
refusal to testify. The Banco Espanol
is SO intimately connected with the
finances of Havana as creditor to the
amount of 81, 500, 900, that the commits
sion deems 1t necessary to get a com
plete accounting from the bank as to
past transactions and statement of
what II is doing now with the city's
market dues. Mr.. c. W. Haskins, the
expert accountant, and his assistants,
will explore all the books of the bank
accessible. Information has reached
the commission that some of the books
have strangely disappeared.
WOOD NOT TO SUCCEED BROOKE
Washington, Jan. 3l.-Careful in
quiry at the war department discloses
the fact that the president has taken
no action toward supplanting Gen.
Brooke by Gen. Wood as governor gen.
eral Of Cuba and there is also ground
for the statement that he has no such
intention. Gen. Woods splendid ad.
ministration of civil affairs in Cuba
has earned the admiration Of the pres
ident, but II is impracticable to place
him in command Of the whole island,
for that would involve the relief from
duty there OF all the officers, including
Gen, Brooke, Gen. Lee and Gen.
Ludlow, who can claim seniority over
Gen, Wood. This would amount to
the degradation Of those officers, not.
withstanding the excellent services
they have rendered, and there is not
the least disposition on the part OF
the president TIC do them this injustice.