The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
LATEST NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Gomez. Proposed Hetiremen ent-Plans
for the Relief Of the Needy
An Unfortunate Affair.


festo of ten. Gomez is the principal
topic of conversation amCng Amefl-
cans and Gubans of all shades of pol
ties. The Americans. for the most
part. consider it an affecting address.
expressing the real views of the old
patriot and also his sincere intention
to retire from public life. His Cuban
admirers say the address will rank
among the most famous in history.
Only for short Time.
His opponents, especially the men,
bers of the former military assembly,
insist that he has no intention to re-
tire for more than d few weeks, and
that his real object is to gain public
sympathy. They say also that Col,
Carlos Cespedes virtually writes tie
greater part of what Gomez issues %
the public, though in THIS instance,
probably third was wr.tten by Go.
mez himself.
Gen. Gomez spent the moi ming at his
residence attending to business ana
he declined to see visitors, giving az
an excuse the weakness that followed
his recent indisposition. Toward even.
ing he was seen driving, accompanied
by an aide,
Return to Remove His sons Body.
After visiting San Doriingo he ex
poets to return to Cuba in order to re
move the body of his son, Francisco
Gomez. who was killed with Gen. An.
tonic Maeeo. He desires to re-inter the
remains in his native land. Many
residents of Havana who are neither
friendly nor unfriendly t. Gomez. be
lieve that if he lives, he Will soon wish
to resume his connection with the Isl.
and; and they also believe that Gu
ban sentiment in the main would favor
his being largely Interested in the fu.
ture Cuban republic, even Il not as its
president.
Lynched by the Cubans.
The lynching of Jose Fernandez lie
bregat at San Antonio de los Banos
Monday, by the Cubans, is universally
deplored. The general opinion seems
to be that it will give Spain an oppor-
tunity to claim indemnity. of which
she will readily avail herself. The pro
Spanish papers bitterly denounce the
incident. El Dlaro de la Marina says:
There can be no doubt of the eX-
pedency of government Intervention
in this affair. Gen. Brooke has shown
avaru Iacira ~ ,,ravaYt S.unh
trophe, and % discourage strife be
tween the Cubans and Spanards.
This incident will give basis for posi-.
tive steps long neglected.. If Gen.
Brooke fails. we must call the atten
tion of the Spanish minister at Wash
ington to the protection which the
United States promised Spaniards in
Havana. This situation is in fact be-
coming in this respect a farce
VIII Defer His Tour OF the Islands.
GIVING to the multiplicity of matters
requiring his personal attention Gen.
Brooke will not begin his scontemplated
ed here.
Gen. Brooke is considering a decree
$4,000 for public works
in the province of Puerto Principe, the
estimated by Sencr Rocio, the
civil governor.
senior Capote's Plan.
Senor Capote, secretary of govern
ment, has prepared decree for sub.
mission to the governor general, d.
recting that the animals now in pos
session of Cuban soldiers shall remain
theirs as the booty of war. The state
department. has authorized 4 municipal
tax of 25 per cent. on alcoholic liquors
The Agricultural Boards Plan.
The agricultural board of Matanzas
tion of the S25 900 which Gen. Wilson.
governor for the Matanzas-
Santa Clara department has appropri-
ated to relieve small farmers. The
scheme proposes an allotment of 500
as expenses for five months and of $2j
for building house 1t would allot
also plow, yoke, machcte, a pair OF
oxen, a dozen hens, COW and SOW
This experiment will be watched witt
interest, although the i'm
preston prevails among many Cubans
and Americans that those who do not
share in the allotment Will makt
Advices from Colonels
ID Ia11 tiSh N
work of paying off the Cuban troops
is preceding without special incident.
the applicants waiting their turn pa.
Too Closely Confined on Board.
As the sailors of the United States
Burnside formerly the
Spanish steamer Rito), which was as-.
signed by the United Stares govern
ment for special service in connection
with the distribution of the S3,000,000,
had begun to protest against undue
to the vessel--many Of
them not having been on shore for
three months-a number were given
shore leave Monday. Three men were
imprisoned aboard ship for refusing
to work unless they had at least Il
days leave.
The transport Ingalls,. which has
been fitted up as a dispatch boat for
Gen. Brooke, arrived here yesterday.
At three O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the temperature in Havana was 50 de-
grees Fahrenheit.