The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-30
CUBANS WANT MONEY.
Paymaster Was Kept Busy All Day Taking
in Arms.
FRAUD BEING WORKED SYSTEMATICALLY
Guns Purchased from spauinrds Arc
Being Turned In mud Soldiers
Keep Their Weapons.

Havana, May 29Today's events 10 !
troops entitled to apply here for a share
in the American gratuity have effectively
killed off the opposition to the receipt oil
the bounty by the privates. In AIMS rican
military circles 1t is considered that
fine start has been made and that the OPP
position is defeated.
Three hundred privatss arrived during
the day to apply for payment. but though
Lieutoaant Colonel George NJ. Randall Of
the Eighth United States infantry kept his
office open until p. M. only liz could
could be paid during that interval, as each
man took several minutes.
Many who brought arms were not ON the
rolls at all Ninety nine rifles We're sur
roidered, most OF the applicants declining
TO take any chances in turning the weap-
ons over to the mayor Of Havana, evident
| ~ believing II would be better 20 give them
ulrect to the Americans. All day 1t was
| virtually impossible 10 get through the
! front door oil the office unless the sentry
cleared the way.
The Cuban officers, who, on the first
posed to apply, finding now that the tide
of feeling mas turned, are Offering all the
assistance possible TO Colonel Randall. AT
the conclusion OF the days work there
were more than 200 who had not bsen
heard. These will have to wait until after
the return of the pay car on June To- when
there will probably be extra days assigned
TO Havana
Tomorrow morning the pay car will
| leave
his escort, "a physician TO the paymasters
One thousand posters were sent this after
noon Into the province of Plnar del Rio
to announce the places and dates OF pay
ment.
General Pedro Delgado commanding the
Cuban forces around Guanaiay, called his
men together today told them they wer'
disbanded and ordered them to take thei
arms aad go home. OF the 200 some
thirty who were mounted on ponies sal,
, that they would ride to Havana and ge
| their money. Upon this remark, Delgado
who was formerly notorious bandit
called upon the rest to draw up into lin
and to shoot any man who took the roa
= to Havana. The thirty mounted men dis
x persed They will have an opportunity t
receive their shares later. Ii is said tina
J, most of the Cubans who. though havin
}, arms did not figure in the muster roll
. when they applied for payment, were fur
nished with the weapons by friends a
- Guanabacoa, where many arms had bee
I stored with keepers OF grocery shops b
= people who had purchased them from tn
Spanish guerillas and volunteers. Thes
J, were given out to enable the holders t
}, secure shares in the American gratuity
a Some Cubans, undoubtedly eltiied to pay
ment, have also obtained arms from tn
= same source and are thus able to retail
J, the weapons that they used during the wa
= The disbanding of the troops continue
Twelve hundred men, under the comman
of General Jacinto Hernandez, who wei
encamped at San Jose de Las Vegas, abb,
= twenty-one miles from Havana, have bee
mustered out They were given certificate
g of services rtdeemabIe under the fir
Cuban government. Some of these me
!, were in the Cuban service three and
half years One party of eighty, living
: Santa Clara, started Immediately for the
= homes The horses of many have died
= disease or have been killed of, and cons
quentIy most Of the men go home
e trains. which give them free passage.
g. Memorial day will be observed by Il
United States naval and military fore
l. here. Appropriate ceremonies have bee
arranged and the wreck Of the Unit
States ship Maine, the graves in Coli
cemetery and those at Camp Column
Is will he decorated with flowers. Duril
il, the afternoon General Brooke and his sta
~ will 20 by special train to Camp Colur