Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-14
GOMEZ IN COMMAND
Restored to Old Position of Com
mander in Chief.
Asks For Councii OF Generals 10 Adj
wise nnd Assist Him Advises Com.
radios 10 visit General Brooke
Muster Rolls Delivered Up.
tBy Telegraph to virginian-Pnot)

(By Telegraph to NirSinidn-PIot)
Havana, April l3.-Popular disap-
proval has caused General Ludlow. in
command of the Department of lla-
vana. to hold uo the appointment, of
Senior Aeucrro as superintendent of the
relief Of the destitute. The local news
papers are opposed TO him.
Tho Cuban generals this afternoon
waited upon General Maxine Gomez
officially and informed him that they
desired him to represent The army ~
any negotiations with the United states
military authorities in cuba. General
Gomez accepted the trust. after which
all waited unon Governor General
Brooke to discuss with him tho details
of disarmament and payment
Generals Diaz. Rodriguez Carlos I}o-
loft. NuncZ, Rafael Rodriguez. Car
rillo. .Nodarzo. Boza. Castillo and Vega
were present at the official notification.
representing the Fourth. titth ana
Sixth Army Corps. which had requested
Gomez to accept the representation OF
the army.
THE ACCEPTANCE.
General Gomez in his response said;
Since by the dissolution of the
Military Assembly the Cuban army has
been without n representative in po-
eition TO serve its interests and the
general interests of Cuba as connected
with those of the army. l gladly accept
the post you offer for the purposes Spe-
Gifted, but 1 insist upon council or
generals to advise and assist me. and
that these generals shall receive the
arms of the soldiers and hold them as
trophies and souvenirs of the last glori-
Gus Cuban struggle for liberty.
ms soon as this work is completed ]
desire full liberty to withdraw To
foreign country or 10 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. and. there
fore, for the present, thoughts of a Gu
ban independent government can be no
more than Dreams
THAT THREE MILLION.
General Gomez also proposed that
after the work of dsbanding was COM
plcted the counsel of generals should
be continued under the presidency OF
General Bartolomc MaSo, as the head
and front of Cuban interests, = provis-
ional Cuban government assisting III
promoting Cuban welfare under the
control of the Americans In his opin-
ion. the Cuban officers, as well as the
mon of the rank and file. should re-
Ccivc a. share of the S. 000. 600. especially
as many of these. he said. were to- day
In extreme want. His suggestion was
that such officers as did not need the
money allotted them might turn II
back to the account of the soldiers.
ADVISED TO MEET BROOKE
On the suggestion of Gomez that they
should all visit General Brooke. COM
muncate to him their resolutions and
talk the matter over in his presence
each one freely expressing his opinion
the generals repaired to the Hotel Tro-
cha, where the Governor General re-
ceivcd them cordially. Tho conference
lasted two hours. With regard to the
payment of Cuban officers, the fact
was developed that the American au-
thorities had already decided to make
Them payment after the soldiers had
fbeen settled with. The preparatory de-
rails will probably be agreed upon to-
morrow.
The resolution rendered to Gomez
To-day by the generals. coupled with
chose received yesterday to the same
tenor from the First and Second Army
Corps leaders. make the representation
unanimous and give him power in the
premises. as the representative of the
Guban people, until the final establish
hnent of the Cuban Republic. The
Third Cuban Army Corps is already
cA banded.
EUSTER ROLL or ARMY DELIV-
The oiginal rolls OF the Cuban army
were delivered TO Governor General
Brooke al o'clock this evening. Senor
Domingo MendeZ Capotc. vice presi-
dent of the recently dissolved Military
Assembly, and long prominent in Gu
ban affairs. volunteered To attempt to
obtain them from the special executive
committee that survived the Assembly
The rolls were delivered to him on his
first request.