The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-31
GEN. GOMEZ DISCUSTED.
lie Says the Cubans Are an unerateful
People.
TALKS or GOING BACK TO SAN DOMINGO
Back IL the Rolls Arc Not
Given III.

Havana. March o.--The secretary O
war. General Ager left Ma,anxas today
Tor cicnfuegcs. The secretary visited the
sugar plantations OF Aguasate To-day he
visited the camps OF General Wilson.
Governor General Brooke has aliuos
made up his mind TO send tho Ssooo, Oo0
back to the United States Il the Cuban mil
uary assembly do not give UP the army
rolls,
''Nua may as well d, 80 and not tribe
much longc,. said Secretary Alger. when
discussing the matter two days ago, In
conference with General Brooke and GEN
cral Gomez. The latter said that such a
course would serve the assembly right.
Anyway, the impression Is spreading
that the governor general may return the
money 10 Washington and 1t is stirring NJ
fresh feeling against the assembly.
General Ernest called on the Cuban
general Rafael Portueudo chairman oi
the executive committee OF the assembly,
three days ago and asked for the rolls,
10 you coiue from General Brookef'
asked Portuendo.
Yes, replied General Ernest.
Officially or uuofflcialy?"
u come unofticially. answered the
American ofnces
Then | can not give them up retorted
POrtuendo, II can only do SO on official
recognition"
a nile of United States troops would prob
ably be sent to take the rolls II the mil
itary administration know exactly where
they We're, but there is a feeling that a
mistake might be made and tho adminls-
tration placed in the light of over anxiety
and possibly be laughed at
In the course OF conversation with an
old friend from san Domingo today, Gen-
eral Gumea SAID II G-n ready TO so homo.
! am tired of this jangie With the assembly
l have learned something about this peo-
pie which ] did not know before They
are an ungiatoful people. The don't ap-
precmte what the United States Is doing
for thenl---t service IN which I am assist
ing. These assembly commissioners have
run on again to the United States to beg
for money while !, who have wife in San
Domingo, have not money enough TO bring
her here. But there ! do have hope that l
might be sure OF enough to live on | ann
old and tired and feel like going back"
Although the meat taxes have been
taken off in Havana the retail prices have
not been corrcspondingly reduced There
fore the dealer makes greater pront,
while the consumer gets no benefit at all
nc organization OF the So-called Cuban
national party is proceeding. Meetings are
held nightly and today the promoters is
sued a manifesto TO the people OF Havana
calling upon them to unite their effort,
and to organize ward committees, with an
idea of disseminating Information pre-.
paratory 10 national convention. 1'his
movement It Is said, Is due to the APP
preaching elections, but II has already de-
Veloped spirit In eastern districts, Where
the Cuban feheralists have organized Il
promote q republc Tho latter undertake
ing Is now recognized here In Havans tho
national party finds It's opponent IN the
ligG patriotica. an outgrowth OF the re-
Gently dissolved iunta patriotIou, which Il
working nlung the same general lines
These disconnected efforts to establish !
national party are regretted by the best
Cuban element, as ultimate disaster Il
clearly foroseen.
narfg Marak a