New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-25
CUBANS AND THEIR PAY.
MUCH OF THE ARREARS FUND WILL
NOT BE Discussed.

Havana, May 24-The Sanguilys. Lacret' VI
DIAL Mayia Rodriguez and all the late members
NJ the Cuban Military Assembly. aided py the
opposition newspapers. are advising the Cuoah
soldiers not TO give up their arms-"Not 10 sen
the souvenirs OF the heroic struggle TOT lIo.
erty" and Not to part with honor lot 90
It is pointed out that even Gomez IN MS proc
lamation counselled the soldiers to go home Win
or without money. General Brooke, OF course
will proceed with his programme without need
ing the opposition.
The military authorities have lost all conf
dence in the rolls pre,-.red by the Cuban Mill
tary Assembly. Hence. II $1,000 or O.O0O men
appear for payment the expectations OF the
Americans will be satisfied. but the dissidents
will assert that. as $1,000 men were enrolled, any
number less than that appearing for payment
will represent armed Cubans who reject the
American conditions. In any event, large per-
contage of the S3OOOOOo will not be disbursed
General Maxine Gomez has received teie-
gram from General Sanchez. in Santiago Prov
ince saying, Division will not accept money"
He has replied. "Wlll use every effort compatl-
BILE with dignity and honor" The Havana pa
pers consider this answer evasive, and the Gu
bans generally. especially those belonging to the
fighting divisions which chiefly Westerners.
say that most OF the soldiers will accept the
money. as S75 each is better than nothing. Prob
ably there will be large attendance on the
first payment, as well as on those that follow
A member of the staff Of Gomez said to-day
that not more than 20 per cent would refuse
when the money actually in sight
HAVANA MERCHANTS SUPPRESSED.
A committee OF Havana merchants called
upon Collector Bliss to inform him that they
would not receive freight under the present
system. as II was too slow and costly. He ex-
planned that the rush of imports and exports,
occurring at the same time with the remodelling
of the custom-house rendered any radical
change impracticable at present. The mer-
chants asked for twenty-four hours to consider
his reply and the Collector said he would give
them five minutes At the expiration OF that
time they accepted the situation.
Major General Fitzhugh Lee will deliver the
Memorial Day address over the bodies OF those
who died and are buried at Camp Columbia
The victims of the Maine disaster will receive
appropriate memorial honors in the morning
and the Seventh Corps ceremony VIII take place
during the afternoon.
SHIPPING DISTURBED BY A STRIKE.
The continuance of the lghtermens strike is
causing serious inconvenience to shipping. Inc
great thrush OF vessels. unable to unload, hnaliy
led Collector Bliss to cable TO Surgeon-Genera'
wyman asking permission to lay the vesseis a!
the wharves. The surgeon-general replied 'has
this might be done between La Machina anu
Cahalleria but only between those wnarVeS
outside these limits the American sanitary reg
uations prohibit the landing Of vessels. OWING
n the fIth which the sewers deposit along the
harbor shores Nine hundred lightermen are IN
VOWED in the strike. They admit that they nave
hoan earning 500 n month and the difference be-
tween them and their employers is small They
refused a proposal TO submit the matter 10 arDi
| tration The Munson steamship Line Is the
only one not affected. that company having ltS
| ovn lighters and men. The police and military
guards at the wharves have been increased ano
| Sonmodore B. ]. Cromwell Captain OF the Por,
| of Havana. has ordered the marines 10 ho'o
| themselves In readiness.
= COY an American civilian. foreman or the
Department of Streets has been arrested on
| charge OF selling Government property for Ms
| personal benefit.