New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18
THE NEWS FROM CUBA.
GOMEz's SERVICES APPRECIATED BY AMERl'
CANs-LEE's LAST GENERAL ORDER.

Havana, April 1.-THE Military Admnistra-
ton would like to compliment General Maxine
Gomez in some substantial way His services
have been and are exceptionally useful to the
Americans. No suitable official position Is visi-
BILE even IL he would accept one; neither does
it appear feasible to make him present OF
money He can live long as he pleases AT
the Quinta de los Molinas the ramshackle OH
summer palace OF former Spanish Captains-Gen-
eral where rations for his stan and forage Tor
the horses are provided out OF the United states
Army supplies The table OF Gomez Is very
plainly spread. and the marked stringency OF
pesetas and pesos around his headquarters Is
rot without significance. The General Is under
stood only a slender income from
his interests in Santo Domingo.
The organization OF the rural police VIII De
FASTENED, although the military authorities are
incredulous regarding the alleged incursions Oh
bandits and the reports Of the killing OF CUBAN
soldiers and civilians at Caimito. Nevertheless
the newspapers say that two persons who were
killed were buried yesterday. and that third
is near death as the result OF brigand violence.
The political future Is being most carefully
canvassed The Cuban League is growing, and
the election OF committees throughout the Isl
and is going ahead in an orderly way. The
cities are divided into districts each having Its
president and vice-president. with the nsces-
sary assistants
The projected census will be OF wide range
and will include full agricultural and Industrial
details General Brooke will ask Washington
70 send experts here to superintend It,
The last general order issued by Major-Gen-
eral Frtzhugh Lee to his command. the seventh
Army Corps, is. in part, as follows:
An order has been received which moves the
last regiment Of the Seventh Army Corps across
the sea. TO be mustered out OF the service OF
the United States and the ranks OF It's organ
ization will be forever broken. The record made
by the officers and men, however, Will be Tor
ever preserved on the pages Of the military his
! tory in which their country Will inscrloe their
] deeds. No troops have won greater repu'a
| ton for discipline drill, manly discharge oil
duty. soldierly conduct ana cheeiAui oDeu''"Ne
| to all orders. -
The Presidents assurance that had the war
with Spain continued the Seventh Army corps
would have been selected TO lead the assault on
the Havana lines proves that the corps possessed
the confidence of the Commander-in-Ch ief OF
! the Army and Navy, confidence shared py
| his fellow-countrymen.
| TT is gratifying in reviewing the career or the
corps TO remember the harmony which has ex,
listed among the 10000 soldiers who answered
| the rollcall at Tampa, Jacksonvlle' Savanna
| and in Cuba whether 1t were the volunteer
! who afterward at various times broke RANKS
| and resumed the duties Of citizenship or the
| Regulars whose standards, still flying are no"
| the advance sentnels of American progress anc
| civilization The soldiers Of the North ano
| south took the sunshine and storm OF camp to-
/ gerher and marched side by side under one
| flag. in one cause, and for one country 80
| Ii is announced that London syndicate VII
purchase the Sagua. Caibarien. Cardenas anc
| saba nilla Railroad This will put all the island
| railroads, except three small hnes' III Dri'iSi
| hands.