The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-29
THIRTY CUBANS WERE PAID.
APPLICANTS FoA CASH MORE NU-
MEROUS YESTERDAY.

hut Ont of III of Them, All Except
Thirty Were Turned Down-Many
Fictitious Names and Names of
Dead Men Found on the ROIIs-EIe-
Iieved That More VIII Apply.
Meeting of the Military Governors
at Havana.
Havana, May 2S.-There were III appl-
cants to-day for shares in the $1,000 900
which the United States has offered as a
gratuity to the Cuban troops. Thirty were
given SO each.
The others were not on the rolls al
though they had guns which they were
ready to turn in, and certificates of SER
vice.
The United States military authorities
consider that the rolls are very unreli-
able. Indeed, the opinion is freely ex-
pressed that a large proportion of the
names are fictitious. and that the rolls
omit majority of the names of those
rightly entitled to share in the gratuity
The object of this apparently, is to dis
credit the entire proceedings and to show
the Cuban public that large number
of troops refused to take American money.
Lieut.. Col. George NJ. Randall of the
Eighth United States infantry, the COM
missioner experimenting the distribution
here, went carefully over the rolls of one
battalion with its commander. He point
ed out thirty-four names Of men who are
dead, and names Of others who had not
been heard of outside the rolls
OF those paid to-day, twenty-five turned
in arms-Mausers, Remingtons and car
bines. The other five showed receipts
from the alcaIde vouching for the dellv,
cry of their arms.
Payment VIII Go on To-day.
The payment will continue until noon
tomorrow in Havana city; but Col. Ran
dan believes it will be necessary to have
| additional days after while here, and ex-
| ira pay rolls for men who have undoubt-
| edly seen service He also believes thar
were the payment to be continued in Ha-
vana for the next three days, at least 80
per cent. of those entitled to apply would
| do so. Most of those who received shares
| to-day asserted that they only heard by
| accident that the distribution was now
| actually taking place.
| Col. Randall will send to Senior Perfecto
Lacoste, the Mayor, all the arms turned
| in to-day.
The first payment outside of Havana
will be made on Tuesday at Santiago de
las Vegas, whittier Col. Randall, the clerks
and thirty soldiers win go with the pay
| master.
Meeting of the Governors.
Gen. Carpenter, military governor of the
] Il 90 L
| day to attend the meeting of military gov
ernors summoned by Governor General
| Brooke for Thursday next. He reports
that affairs in that province are in good
condition; that the people continue al
| work, and that there is no trouble from
| brigands. The muster out of the volun
teers there leaves the Eighth United
States Cavalry numbering 300 men, ant
the Fifteenth United States Infantry
numbering 700, as the force of occupation
Gen. Brooke intends to modify the mort
| gage extension decree so as to exclude
properties that were bankrupt before tn
rebellion, and the city property.
An artillery sergeant has been reduced
to the ranks for interfering with the po
lice Mai. Gen. Ludlow, military cover
nor of Havana, in approving the sentence
said the matter was grave one, ant
that the soldiers must learn to respect TIL
difference between the civil and militar.
| authorities.
The temperature at Havana at 9 o'clocl
this afternoon was 81 degrees Fahrenheit