The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09

Havana, May s.-Forty iouSand w.Il
pe Used as The divlsor IN fixing the
shares OF the soldiers in the Sc. eco 90
allotted by the United States govern
ment 20 b divided among the Cuban
troops, and the payment Will begin
a-<he end % next week \ general or
der declaring the payment and setting
forth rhe rules 10 BE- observed VIII De
issued by Governor General Brooke on
Monday next
The governor general and General
Gomez have decided that u would oe
impracucab!e - Try 10 verify further
the army rolls as submitted BY th- re-
Gently dissolved Cuban assembly.
General Brooke today sent 20 Gen
eral Gomez list OF the commissioners
for the several corps, asking = he wish
ed 10 make any changes.
The commiSsloners-one Cuban and
one American for each corps-will be
ordered 70 meet al once in Havana 10
take action as 10 the details of the di-
vision Of the money. The order n
which the payments will be made is as
follows First, in Havana province.
then in the provinces of Pinar del Rio.
Matanzas, Santa Clara, Puerto Prin-
cipe and Santiago.
The next important rule Laid down
is the one requiring the giving up OF
all arms as a condition OF the payment
OF the $75 each man IS 10 receive. Af-
ter all the privateS and non-commis-
stoned officers arr paid. some money
will be left, and this remainder VIII
probably o. divided among the MAIN
ed and esttute officers 81 the army.
Governor General Ludlow, military
governor Of the department OF Ha
vana, recently asked Senior LanuZa,
1 IL.
advisory cabinet, 70 arrange 10 allow
American lawyers 10 practice here be-
cause OF the desire Of the American
syndicates and merchants coming TO
Havana to employ Americans 10 defend
their interests. Senor Lanuza referred
| the matter 10 the Universidad, which
| governs admission 10 the Havana bar,
! and its reply, which was approved by
| the secretary Of justice, was a refusal
| Of the request, it being held that il
would be for the best interests Of
Americans TO employ Cubans with a
| knowledge of the local laws.
| Utterances by General Lacret and
| published here today, which might ba
| regarded as tending TO inf1ame the
minds of the Cubans against the Unit
| ed States and incite them TO Outlawry
| General Lacret is quoted as saying
| that, while he has no doubt of the hon
| Orable intentions OF the United states
| toward the Obans, troubles and ms
| understan arise through the ig-
| norance of departments as to the con-
diuOnS in Cuba
] The general is also reported to have
said that he could not see how lower
! classes will be able TO live during the
year. The crops are now harvested
business is dull and industries at &
standstill. The capital Of the islanders
is boarded while foreign capital is
| timid. The general said he was con-
fident that starving Cubans would soor
be obliged to steal in order to keeI
body and soul together, and that were
they to steal his property he could no
| blame them. AS for the SO, 900 from the
| United States for the payment of thC
| Cuban soldiers, that money would
soon be kept inshrdluetaOicmfwy
soon be spent in saloons and would Civ,
no substantial help.
| Talk like this, which is repeated by
| other prominent Cubans, is believed K
| be causing outlawTy.
Strikes are spreading. The steve
dOres at CienfuegOs have again qui
work.