Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-14
GOMEZ CUBA's REPRESENTATIVE
Details of Observation-Disclosures
RnIIs I'm Hronke's Hands.

! HABANA April 13.-POpular ulSdp-
prevail has caused General Ludlow, in
command Of the Department Of Haoana'
TO hold up the appointment Of Senior
| Aguerro as superintendent OF the relief
The newspapers are opposed TO him.
| The Cuban generals this afternoon
waited upon General Maxine Gomez Of
| ncially and informed him that they oe-
sired him 10 represent the army in any
/ NEGOTIATIONS with the United states MILL
! tarv authorities in cuba. General Gomez
accepted the trust after which all walteu
upon Governor-General Brooke. TO as
cuss with him the details Oh uls"' ma
ment and payment. v
! Generals Diaz. Rodriguez. Carlos Rolon,
Nunez. Rafael Rodriguez, Garlic NO
| darzo Boza. Castillo. and Vega were
present at the official notification. repre-
| senting the Fourth. Fifth. and sixth
Army Corps. which had requested Gomez
TO accept the representation Of the army
GOMEZ ACCEPTS CHARGE.
General Gomez. in his response, said;
Since by the dissolution of the Military
Assembly. the cuban army mas beel
without a representative IN position -
| serve its interests, and the genera ill,e
rests of Cuba, as connected WIN those
Of the army, I gladly accept the, pos.
you offer. for the purposes speclneu, DIl
1 insist upon a council Of generals 10 al
wise and assist me, and that these seny
rails shall receive the arms or inc sol
diers and hold them as trophies anu sou-
venirs OF the last glorious cuban strus-
gle for liberty.
GOMEZ TO RETIRE.
AS soon as this work IS completed 1
desire fun liberty TO Withdraw To Tor
eign country. or to any part Of cuba
there to spend the remainder OF my
DAYS We must recognize that the only
power to-day in cuba Is the power OF
those who have INTERVIEWED ana. there
fore for the present thoughts of a
Cuban independent government can De
no more than dreams.
General Gomez also proposed that after
the work of disbanding was completed
the Council Of Generals should be con
tinued. under the presidency OF General
Bartolome Mas0, as the head and front
of Cuban interests. a provisional Cuban
government assisting in promoting Cuban
welfare under the control of the Ameri-
cans. In his opinion, the Cuban officers.
as well az the men of the rank and file
should receive share of the 100000
especially as many OF these. he said, We're
to-day i'm extreme want. His suggestion
was that such officers as did not need
the money allotted them might turn il
back TO the account of the soldiers.
VISIT TO BROOKE.
on the suggestion Of Gomez that they
should all visit General Brooke, cOmmu-
nicate 10 him their resolutions, and talk
the matter over in his presence-each one
freely expressing his opinion-the generals
repaired to the Hotel TrOcha. where the
Governor-General received them cordially.
The conference lasted two hours.
With regard 10 the payment OF Cuban
officers. the fact was developed that the
American authorities had already decided
to MAKE them a payment after the sol
diers had been settled with. The prepara-
tory details will probably be agreed upon
tomorrow.
The resolutions rendered 10 Gomez to-
dav bv the generals, coupled with those
received yesterday, TO the same tenor
from the First and Second Army Corps
leaders. make the presentation unanimous,
and give him cuil power in the premises
as the representative OF the Cuban people,
until the final establishment Of Cuban
republic.
The Third Cuban Army Corps is already
dlsbanded.
ROLLS DELIVERED.
The original rolls Of the cuban army
were delivered TO Governor-General
Brooke al s o'clock this evening. Senior
Domingo Mendez Capote, Nice-President
a. the recently dissolved Military As
sembly. and long prominent IN cuban al
fairs volunteered to attempt 10 obtain
them from the special Executive commit
tee that survived the Assembly. The
rolls were delivered TO him on his first
request.