Arizona republican., 1899-02-01
The Situation Said to Be Grow.
 ing More Grave.
GENERAL GOMEZ ATTITUDE
Delay in Paying inc Cuban Army and Lack of SeIf-goVernment Causes of inc TroubIe-MuCh Expected of General Wood Who is Now in HaVana-Order to Day Taxes. Complain of 1iIifariSm.

Havana, Jan. 31.-Gen. Maximo Go meg intends to concentrate all the Gu ban forces in the island in the province of Santa Clara, and from there to come to the vicinity of Havana, where he will encamp, peacefully awaiting de- velopments. Several of his emissar- ies are now in Havana conferring with the important Cuban leaders concern ing the situation. The Cubans are keenly desirous of having their army paid and declare openly that it is un- just that the Americans should admin ister the finances of the island without paying the patriots. La Lucha re- marks that the Cuban song proclaim ing that Cuba is free is untrue, as the Americans with their military rule have not left autonomy anywhere, not even in the municipalities.
 There is wild talk of the possibility of another war. but the great majority of Cubans repel the idea and advise the people to accept everything the Americans ordain. The attitude of Gen. Gomez is not known here. and his views are awaited with much in terest. The discontented Cubans look to him to solve the present difficulty. Hitherto he has advised all Cubans to abandon politics and go to work
 A majority of the Cuban officers here, acting under orders from Gen. Gomez, left the city today to join their commands. The meeting of Cuban generals, which was to have been he'd at Marianao today to discuss the situ- atiOn has been postponed until to- morrow.
 The situation is becoming graver hourly. Discomfort, caused princi- pally by the non-payment of the army, is spreading among the CubanS. They have another grievance in the fact that little power has been granted to the municipalities. The members of the Havana city council, at their meeting today expressed a desire to call upon Gen. Ludlow, the military governor Of the city, and ask him what they are in their places for if they cannot do anything without the consent of the military government. Mayor Lacoste appeased the council by promising to see Gen. Ludlow The mayor cannot appoint a single employee without consulting the military governor.
 The Cuban assembly at Marianao has resolved to await the arrival of Senor Lanua, one of the commission CTS sent to Washington, who is ex- pected to arrive at any moment to give an account of the mission. If he confirms the report that the army is not to be paid, trouble is sure to fol- low.
 Major General Leonard Wood, mili- tary governor of the department of Santiago, has arrived here from Wash ington. Many Cubans have called up- on him to discuss the situation. He is endeavoring to smooth matters over. and much is expected from him. Dr. Joaquin Castillo, who accomp anied him, will leave tomorrow for Caibarien to confer with Gen. Gomez. It is gen erally believed that he goes on a mis- sion from Gen. Wood
 Governor General Brooke today re- ceived a letter from Salamanca, Spain, signed by several sergeants in the Spanish army, in which it was stated that more than three hundred Span iard5 who had left or were leaving the army were willing to return to Cuba and become American citizens if guar antees were offered to them
 The finance department will tomor- TOW issue a decree ordering all mer- chants and industrial concerns to pay their taxes before the end of the month. To those concerns working under a patent respite of a month is granted. The war tax of 20 per cent, imposed by the Spanish government is suppressed. The taxes must be paid in American money.