The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-17
GOMEZ MAY BE PRESIDENT
MENTIONED FOR THAT POSITION
IN CUBIN REPUBLC.
1t is Likely That Several Officials VIII
Act With Him i'm Reference to the
Distribution of Funds for the Army
aud Thus Deal IL Death Blow to the
Military Assembly.

| Military Assembly.
Havana, March 16.-The United States
transport Meade, which left Newport
News on Monday with the $3,000,0O0 al
lotted to the Cuban troops by the Unit
ed States government, is expected to ar
rive tomorrow. ,As yet arrangements
have not been made for storing the
money, and until that matter is settled
the allotment will be left on board un-
der guard. Governor General Brooke Is
still waiting for the muster rolls, which
will probably need much handling be-
fore they can be got into shape to pro-
ceed properly with the distribution. To
this end a corps of clerks will probably
be installed at Ell Vedado near head
quarters.
| General Pedro Betancourt has arrived
| from Matanzas and conferred with Gen.
erals Pedro Diaz, Jesus Monteagudo,
Luis Robau, Alberto Nodarse and Fran
cisco Peraza, who last night decided to
act in conjunction with him in condemn
ing the action of the military assembly.
Considerable interest attaches to the at
titude they will adopt with respect to
General Gomez, because they command
over twenty thousand Cuban soldiers.
If they adhere to Gomez, it is asserted
that their action will probably be the
assembly's death blow. The general
fap1ipp ie, 30 hoy l.
but they would like to secure the CO.
operation of General Mayia Rodriguez,
commanding ground in the provinces of
Pinar del Rio, Matanzas, Havana and
Sanat Clara, but this may prove diff
cult, as he has already publicly express
ed his adherence to the assembly
Should Rodriguez continue to defend
the assembly's course and should these
generals declare in favor of Gomez,
trouble might follow. They We're corps
commanders under him, but their united
influence is considered stronger than his
The meeting they had arranged for this
afternoon was postponed.
General Gomez will visit General
Brooke tomorrow.
General Adna r. Chaffee the COVER
ii'i oNiiStai % SHltl VI SldiI, lS SttittIlilS
from malaria and unable to leave his
room.
The Official Gazette, the organ Of the
military administration complains that
1t cannot make its expenses, because Of
the large number of military orders
published gratis and because the local
papers publish official information ear
lier.
The talk of General Gomez for presi-
dent of the Cuban republic is increas-
ing, as very natural reaction against
the censures passed upon him by the
military assembly. The customs de-
partment has decided to collect former
taxes for improvements at the various
ports.
Havana, March 16.--S D. m.-An order
was issued by the United States mill
tary authorities to-day to the effect that
all rations distributed to the Cuban
poor, after the supply now on hand is
exhausted, shall be charged against the
customs receipts of the province In
which they are distributed. Monthly
requisitions will be made as heretofore
and the United States authorities will
supply, buying in the Cuban markets
such articles as sugar and rice if they
can be obtained to better advantage.
The rest of the rations will be bought in
the United States. The supply ship
Comal has delivered her entire cargo
and will return north, arriving at her
port of destination about the end of the
The next load she brings will be
to the customs. If what is
now on hand does not last until her re-
turn, whatever Is necessary will be
bought here. |