The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-06
GOMEZ DENOUNCED
CALLED A TRAITOR FOR GIVING AS
sISTANCE TO "LOs YANKEES" :
Banquet I'm Havana, mt Which Rad
zeal Cuban Generals Showed They
Are Still UnrecOnstructed.

HAVANA, May 5.-The banquet given
last evening by members OF the recently
dissolved Military Assembly in honor of the
aged salvador Cisneros. Marquis De Santa
Lucia, the first President Of the second re-
public of Cuba, and Of General Maya Rod
riguez, was the occasion for anti-Ameri-
can and anti-Gomez demonstration General
Manuel Sanguilly. Colonel Juan Gualberto
Comes. a member Of the assemblys execu-
tive committee, and other speakers de-
nounced General Gomez as a traitor to
Cuba in having given aid to the interview
ing power, 'los Yankees" who were re-
ferred to In terms Of dislike and suspicion.
The only voice raised in protest against
such assertions among the hundred WELL
known Cubans who were present, including
the editors of most Of the local papers
printed in Spanish, was that of Senior Ffdel
Piena, editor of FL independents, who said
that the Cubans would most speedily gain
their independence by cooperating with
the Americans, adding that the purpose
Of the United States military authorities is
to aid Cuba, to prepare for self-govern-
ment and to leave as soon after as pos
sible."
The local papers continue to fill their
columns with stories Of ~brigandage from
every part of the island. Some imply that
most Of these reports are unreliable, others
seem to adopt them by giving them special
prominence. In the latter class are La Dis
cussion and La Lucha, in the former are
FL Reconcentrado, La Libertad, La Patria
and all the Spanish organs.
According to a dispatch from Cienfuegos,
Senior Jicotea Perez, a Spaniard of high
character and standing, disappeared on
Sunday and to-day his corpse was found
near the city, terribly macheted. The crime
is attributed by the authorities to the same
band of outlaws that burned the cane on
the Constancia plantation. Bandits in the
same district attacked the plantation Uni
dad, owned by Mr.. Cullerach, and the plan
tation Angeles, owned by Senior Francisco
Garcia, but they were finally repulsed by
the rural guards, who killed two members
of the band that have not been identified
and a third one who was recognized as AL
fredo Rodriguez. a w~ell-known brigand.
largely responsible for the disturbances in
Santa Clara.
Governor General Brooke a~nonunce that
Senior FREDERICK Mora has accepted the post
OF Supreme Court fiscal, which was ofered
him yesterday, and which he had said he
would be unable to accept unless upon his
own conditions. No arrangements have yet
been made toward appointing his successor
as CIVIL governor Oh HAVANA, out q ueclSlOu
on this point will possibly be reached to-
Senior Domingo Mendez Capote will soon
forward to Gen. Russell Alger, United
States secretary of war, a report of 'the re-
forms needed in the province Of Matanzas
and of those already effected there. The
collector of customs at MatanZaS proposes
to construct a floating warehouse and to re-
ceive goods direct from vessels.
The Spanish minister of marine, Admiral
Gomez ImaZ, has cabled Captain Peral,
head of the Spanish Marine Commission in
charge of the Havana floating dock, an au-
thorization TO sell the structure at public
auction on May 81.
sending of recruits TO Cuba at this time of
the year, as such troops could not become
acclimated before the very worst part of the
season had set in. They believe il would be
better TO nave depots in the United States
and to send drilled men to Cuba in the
early autumn.
The stevedores here inaugurated a strike
for an advance Of wages to So a day in
| American money instead of $3.50 An at
tempt TO supply the places of the strikers
with Chinese resulted in a severe fight
| About one hundred Cinnamon were EN-
ployed. in spite of the opposition of the
strikers. Major Scriven, of Genera
Ludlow's staff. made short work OF
, was found that the government business
was being affected and the sailing Of the
transport Havana delayed. He took the
names of the ri~ngleaders and then gave
them five minutes to choose between resum-
ing work and going to Jail. The latter al
tentative they declined to face and the men
were soon at work again.