The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-01

&c NEW YORK, Jan. GA special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Maxine Gomez, the Cuban command
Ing general. has demanded nearly $780,
4 100000 from the United States. and re-
fuses TO dishand his Army unit! the
money is paid. He has rcpudated the
arrangements made by Caiixto Garcia,
who came 20 Washington with author
lily TO provide for the return OF the Gu
bans to their peaceful pursuits, and
whose work was barely accomplished
before his sudden death on December
II. 1t was then agreed that the United
States, In order to secure the prompt
resumption OF labor on the plantations
I OF the island. with view to promoting
the speedy revival of prosperity and set
tied conditions, would distribute about
S3000,O00 among the 10000 said to be
still under arms in the ratio OF 500
man, the officers in proportion to their
rank to receive u greater amount. the
ordinary enlisted men TO be discharged
wish sums less than 500. depending on
the length of service. and other consld-
erations. For over n month the pay
corps of the army has been mixing
ready to carry out this arrangement.
the national defense fund being avaiia-
BILE for this purpose.
Accurate lists OF the soldiers entitled
to compensation had to be prepared and
other formalities gone through. 1t was
intended that the Cubans at the proper
time should apply at established Amer
lean garrisohs In the various provinces,
whore, on throwing down their arms
and presenting the proper credentials
they We're to receive their quota OF the
allotment from the pay officers ut the
stations. In the meantime General
Brooke and his chief subordinate have
been endeavorinS to give employment,
mostly OF permanent character, to
large number OF Cubans, in order to
reduce the number requiring n bounty
and at the same time to give the inhnb-
Rants opportunity to begin governing
themselves.
Gomez has come out against this
scheme. which was operating sat;sfac-
toriiy to most Cubans. and has struck
for greater stakes. 1t Is officially known
here that he Is endeavoring to dissuade
Cubans from accepting Office under the
American occupation and Is urging all
the natives OF every grade to stay with
him in the field until the United States
Is compelled to accede to his terms OF
disarmament" Gomez alleges that his
army consists OF forty thousand men,
and he insists that most OF them shalt
be paid for three years service at the
rates which prevail In the United States
army. He fixes the date OF the Cuban
declaration Of independence, February
a. 1896 as the beginning of the period
for which himself and his forces are to
be remunerated. and for himself, with
the rank OF lieutenant general, he will
be satisfied with $1,000 annually, the
American rate for that grade.
Gomez has also about twenty major
generals. for each of whom he wants
$500 annually. and his "army" Is
equipped with nearly 200 brigadier gen.
erals. each rated according to the
United States army pay table OF $500
annually. This aggregates the nice lit
tie sum Of s3.7S3.000 for generals alone.
Then there are colonies. lieutenant
colonies and majors. whose numbers
run into the thousands. The prlvates
do not amount TO much, for they are
comparatively few. but each OF them
will require s64S. and the army paymas-
tiers. who figured out the total. have re-
ported that over S"I.OO0,COO Will be re-
ouired to crafty all the demands Co.
mez has made. which is an average OF
Sizes a man.
II Is to meet these demands and show
Gomez their absurdtty that Gonzalo
Quesada. who for the last three years
has been the representative OF the Gu
bans in Washington. started for Cuba
last week after reaching thorough UNI
Outstanding with the war department
authorities. Robert P. Porter went
along with him as the official represent
alive OF the United States In the mat
. ter