The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-04
gen. GOMEZ HAS WHEELS.
The Cuban General Demands Nearly,
Sixty Millions Of Dollars From
the United States
He WON'T DISBAHD UNTIL he GETS IT..
Full Pay for Himself as Lieutenant-Gen-
eraI. Twenty Major-Generals and About
Two Hundred BrigadIers, and All the
Rest of His Officers and Army since the
Insurrection Began.

Two Hundred B~rigadIers, and All the
Rest of His Officers and Army Since the
Insurrection Began.
New York, Feb IL special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Maxine Gomez. the Cuban COM
handing general, has demanded near
ly S60,O0O,G5 from the United States.
and refuses to disband his army" I'M
til the money is paid. He has re-
pudiated the arrangement made by
CaliNtO Garcia, who came TO Washing
ton with authority from Gomez to pro-
vide for the return of the Cubans 10
their peaceful pursuits. and who's.
work was barely accomplished before
his sudden death on December IL.
AGREEMENT WITH GARCIA.
1t was then agreed that the United.
States. in order to secure the prompt
resumption of labor OH the plantation
of the island with a view of promoting
the speedy revival of prosperity and
settled conditions, should distribute
about $3,OOO.O 900 among the 10000 said
10 be still under arms, in the ratio OF
800 Il man, the officers in proportion
to their rank to receive a greater
moun the ordinary enlisted men to
he discharged with sums less than
500. depending on the length of sery-
ice and other considerations. For over
Il month the pay corps of he army
has been making ready to cary out
this arrangement, the national defense
fund being available for the purpose.
LISTS WERE PREPARED.
Accurate list of the soldiers entitled
to compensation had to be prepared
and other formalities gone through. 1t
was intended that the Cubans, ut the
proper time. hould apply at estah-
lished American garrisons in the va
riOus provinces where. on laying down
their arms and presenting the proper
credentials. they were to receive their
quota of the allotment from the pay
officers at the stations. In the mean
time Gen. Brooke and his chief subor-
climates nave been endeavoring to give
employment. mostly of a permanent
character. 10 large numbers of Gu
bans. in order to reduce the number
requiring Il bounty. and ut the same
time to give the inhabitants oppOr-
tunity To begin governing themselves.
GOMEZ BLOCKS THE SCHEME.
Gomez has come out against this
scheme. which was operating salts
factorily to most CubanS, and has
struck for greater stakes. 1t is o.
ficially known here that he is endeav-
min. ~ ,licr,,n1a fpbnp- frorn ,n..nt
ing office under the American oacn-
patton, and is urging all he natives
of every grade tn stay with him in the
field until the United States is com
PEELED to accede to his terms of dis
bandmcnt." Gomez alleges that his
army consists of 10000 men. and ne
insists that most of them shall be paid
for three years service at the rates
that prevail in the United States army.
He fixes the date of the Cuban d~eciara-
ton of independence. February -.
1895. as the beginning of the period
for which himself and his forces are
to be re%uIuncrated. and for himself.
with the rank of acknowledgement.
he will he satisfied with S11,0O0 an
nualIy. the American rate for that
grade.
AN ARMY OF GENERALS.
Gomez also has about 20 major gen
erals. for each of whom he wants 81
500 annually. and his army" is
equipped with nearly 200 brigadier
generals. zach rated according to tine
United States army pay table at $500
annually. This aggregates the nice
li,tlc sum of 3..SJ.On0 for generals
a,onc: then there are colonies, lieu
ttn~ant-coloncls ana ma jors, whose
nInlbers run into the thousand. The
privates do not mount to much. for
they are comparatively few, but each
of them will require SG4S. and the
army payluasters who figured out the
total have reported that over ST., OOu.-
600 viii be required To CRAFTY all the
l.. Porter went with Mr.. pIesada es
an average of S1.42J a man.
II is tu meet these demands. and
Gomez their absurt!itv. that Con
Zalo Quesrda. who. for the last three
years has been the representative of
tn" Cuhans in Washington. started for
Cuba last week after reaching Il
thorough understanding with the
war department authorities. isobcrt
PIP orter went with Mr.. Quesada n.
the official representative of II" Unit
ed States in the matter.
Severe AlOnZu IN Retreat. Eursu-d by In
surgrnt Troops
Lima. Peru. Feb. l.-Trdtyortby
adric"s received here from Bolivia say
the president of that republic. SenoI
Sercro AlonZo. Who has been operat-
ing with an army against tn. inS,Ir-