Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-16

Havana, March 1i.-Whe Cuban mill
tary assembly, in public session Sat
urday afternoon, impeaChed Gen, Max
imo Gomez and removed him from his
command as general-in chief of the
! Cuban army, the first ballot taken re-
sulting in % votes being cast in sup
port of the motion TO impeach aud re-
move Gen. Gomez against in opposi-
ton.
Gen. Gomez's main supporters We're
| original motion, which was introduced
by Senor Manuel Sanguilly, provided
for the abolition of the grade of gener-
al-in-chief, but an amendment was Of
fered to this by Senor Aguerro, which
read:
ITO abolish the grade of grneralin-
chief and 10 remove Gen. Gomez for
failure in his military duti s and for
disoGedience to the assemb -
Senor Aguerro declared l. Ht Gomez
was insubordinate and should be pun
| ished, and Senor Sanguilly iDsinuated
! that the general was a traitor to Cuba.
Much passion was evident in the
speeches. In some of which Gomez was
declared To have been delinquent in his
duties and disobpdient becaCse he had
accepted the proposition of Robert +.
, Porter, President Mckinley's special
emissary, without consulting the as
sembly: because he had taken upon
himself the arrangements for the pay
ment and disarming of the Cuban
troops Independent of the assembly,
! and because he had declared to the as
sembly that he would observe its rul-
ings in so far as he considered them
beneficial to Cuba.
The assembly then declared that the
S3.000.O00 is insufficient, and has not
yet accepted the proposition.
The discussion Of this question will
soon be taken up, now that Gen. TO
mez has been removed.
The position Of the assembly is no.
tably weak, as the military admins
tration supports Gen. Gomez, as also
do the planters and property owners,
who are tired OF the Cuban army,
| which subssts half upon charity and
half upon contributions levied by
means Of threats.
Gen. Gomez received a telephone
message announcing the assembly'S
action. He answered calmly:
All right | enjoy the situation"
He then came to Havana to dine
| with friends.
Gov. Gen Brooke when seen was
much interested to learn the details OF
the assembly's proceedings. He said
he could not express an opinion as to
the effect of the assembly's acton upon
the future relations between Gomez
| and the United States, particularly in
the matter Of disbursing the S3OO0.ODO
offered by Washington to the Cuban
| troops as a condition of disbandment.
but the impression seems TO be among
| the American authorities that as the
assembly has never been officially rec
| ogniZad by the United States govern
ment its action, so far as Washington
! Is concerned, will not amount TO more
| than the resolutions Of any other body
of individuals. The assembly is being
strongly censured by Cubans on all
sides. and there were popular demon
strations in favor of the deposed COM
| mander-in-chief. the crowds shouting
81 long live Gomez" Death to the as
sembiy"'
Gen. Gomez during the day received
numerous visitors, all of whom assured
him of their affection and loyalty and
that the declaration by the assembly
, could not represent even the army. as
the elections which gave them their
present positions are voidable for He
gality and political jobbery. There Is
no doubt that the majority of the pub
lie support him as against the assem-
! bly,.