The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
SOLDIERS OF
 SPAIN DEMAND
 OVERDUE PAY A Mutiny in Puerto
 Principe. MOB CALLS AT THE PALACE cALMED BY THE GOVERNORS
 PROMISES. Spanish Cruiser and Two Gunboats Proceed to Neuvitas to Compel the Malcontents to | Emba
cALMED BY THE GOVERNORS
 PROMISES.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 14.-Private reports from Puerto Principe and Neu, vitas, Cuba, say that 1000 regular sol diers muuned and demanded their pay before en0arking for Spain. About 40oO armed men. the report adds, pre- sented themselves in front of the pal ace, calling on the Military Governor, Emilio March, for their overdue Pay. Thereupon General March drew his sword and ordered them to disband The soldiers refused to obey, and some of them. armed with loaded rifles, threatened the life of General March. who returned his sword to it's scab- bard, crying out:
 DO you wish to kill me? We'll, kill me-
 The soldiers in reply shouted; No, no we only want our pay before em- barking for Spain"
 General March promised them that they would be paid. and the soldiers re- turned to their quarters peaceably.
 The steamer Ava left Havana four days ago with $150,000 with which to pay these soldiers who were to embark immediately for Spain.
 The cruiser Alfonso XIII and the
 
 fanta Isabel, have proceeded for Neu- vitas to compel the soldiers to embark, after which they will proceed to Gi- bara for a like purpose and will then go to Spain, unless new orders are re- ceived.
 HAVANA, Nov 13 (yia Key West. Fla, Nov. 14.-The mutiny of the .Orden Publico forces, which for two days threatened the peace of this city, has resulted in the dissolution of that body to-day, when, after the payment of some arrears and the promise or full liquidation, the revolting troops laid down their arms. Captain General Blanco then ordered all the foot and mounted regiments of the Orden Pub lico to be disbanded, that organization teasing to exist from this date.
 As originally planned, it was fntend- ed that the mutiny should have ex- tended to the Guardia Civile and the artillery regulars and 1t would in that event have assumed much graver inn portance and might perhaps have tr1- augurated a reign of terror and blood shed in the island.
 For some time past the uprising or the troops in consequence of the non receipt of their pay has been feared. Not only is their money owing for months, and in some cases for years, but the reserve pay of the soldiers, their savings since the date of their en- listrnent, which were looked upon by them as sacred, have been appropr1- ated or stolen, as the men say, by the Government, which now turns deaf ear to their protests.
 What amount this reserve pay reaches 1t is impossible to estimate but 1t is known that it aggregates nil- lions. This is what has been precipi- tating riots, causing mutiny here, fTn- polling the men to insubordination at Neuvitas, and which may yet give rise to further widespread disturbances in the island.
 The Havana mutiny, which was started yesterday, was preeipitated by General Arclas, the Military Governor of the city, whose fiery temper and bru- tai treatment of officers is the source of daily spreading discontent.
 The city to-day continues to be pa trolled by regulars who are quartered in the principal thoroughfares, parks and squares of the city. This upriS- ing, which has been settled on the only possible basis, that of cash, affords a palpabie illustration of the condition of affairs here, and of the utter demorali- zation of even the army, where the of ficers have lost control of the troops.
 Although the possibility of further uprisings is secuted among the mili> tary authorities, there is reason to be- lieve that trouble is anticipated among the Guardia Civile, artillery and even other regular forces, s proved by the fact that the troops continue to be con- fined to their quarters, and that the city of Havana is practically in state of