The age-herald., 1899-05-15
NOT COMETS FAULT
Denies That He is to Blame for the
 Many Designations

Havana. May 14.-Generaf Gomez has sent message to Governor General Brooke that he will do himself the p.eas- ure of calling at headquarters tomorrow morning for further conference regarding the payment of the Cuban toops. The ap. pointment for the interview is the result of a direct inquiry as to what General Go- meg intended to do in view of the resigna- tion and non-appearance of all the Cuban officers named by him to represent the several corps in the. distribution of the Ss,00O0oO.
 General Brooke Is determined to disre- gard for the present the reports that reach him from various sources as to the alleged intention of Gomez to withdraw his CO., operation and throw into confusion tho carefully matured plans for distributing the fund.-
 lie believes that the personal interview tomorrow ought to adjust the matter, and point the way out of the temporary per- plexity He is unwilling to consider Co., meg as insincere or acting in bud faith, but the governor-general still retains the discretion reposed in him by President Mo Kinley to abandon the effort to disband the late insurgents witch the gratuity. and to send back the entire amount to the United States.
 The Cuban general, Rafael Rodriguez, speaking for Gomez today, said that the reports of a difference with General Brooke were absolutely untrue. The attitude of Gomez, he declared, had undergone no change and the principal generals of the Cuban army, as well as the rank and file, continued to support Gomez as they always had. He ffatly denied that there had been any meeting of Cuban officers at which Gomez had been present, or held with ms approval, where decision had been reacn-
 ed not to surrender the arms, and ne ex-
 nlained that all the talk about revolt in
 the army against the surrendering of the
 arms was the work of members of the for-
 mer military assembly-"a grooup Of mal-
 contents behind Manuel Sanguilly, who
 can give no trouble, and are not Wofua
 consideration. o
 Tn explaining the withdrawal of the Cu- han generals who were appointed to serve with the Americans in distributing the $5'- OOO GOO General Rodriguez said that hoJeras probably withdrew owing to the antl-1o- meg influence, Nodarse because General Brooke had not appointed him civil gov ernor of Havana and Monteguado, because | he was busy in the province of Santa Clara pivinc- Major General Wilson the benefit | of his cooperation there. Rodriguez ex- nressed himself as confident that other of- ficers of equal prominence and authority would be found to act with the Americans. As early as March p Gomez agreed that the arms should be stored in the military custody of the United States. This plan was clearly understood by the Cubans. Nevertheless the politicians and some of the more restless Cuban officers are today talking in a warike strain, spreading ex- citing stories about taking to the woods and fighting the Americans and attributine to Gomez things he never said.
 The mortgage holders will hold a meet ing tomorrow to fix upon basis for a proposition looking to a private agreement with their debtors. Any agreement must b signed by all the creditors and debtors or the scheme will not be feasible.