The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-03
The CUBANS UNDER ARMS
What To Do With Them a Puzlling
Question.
SAY THEY WONT DISBAND UNTIL
THEY ARE PAID.
Money Likely To he Advanced and q
Mortgage ON the Resources of tho
Island sken-Good Business at tho
Custom House.


Island sken-Good Business at tho
Custom House.
Havana, January 1.-The continuance
of the CubaDs In arms is the most puz-
istration of the island.
The negotiations for the payment Of
the soldiers are to be conducted from
Washington so MS to relieve Major Gen.
eral Brooks OF this difficulty. For the
present the Cuban commanders are hold
ing their men closely together and under
discipline Gen. Davis, military governor
of the department of finar del kio, has
gone into the matter fully with Gen.
Mario Mepocal and other Cuban Com
manders. They say that they expect the
United States to pay them and they win
not disband until they get sn answer.
The majority of military observers here
seem to think that the easiest way out
Is to make the payment, taking mort
gage on the revenues OF Cuba in the form
Of bonds. There are prot ably S5 600 men
able to work, but now sronging on
the country IL paid of on condition
would have no excuse for not working
lhe U. 5. military authorities do NO
look with favor upon the notion OF forci-
Bile disarmament
Gen. Brooke received the following de-
spatoh today from Gen. Snyoer, military
government of the department OF Santa
Clara:
Certain Cuban forces In the district
of Casilda, the Port of Trinidad, have
surrendered their arms"
There are IL vessels In Havana harbor
today unloading and the customs entries
for the first day figures count about $i2.-
900, the receipts In cash being el5. ~.
This is at the rate Of si3, 600, 600 year,
the best Spanish record having been es,-
COO, 900. 1odsy's receipts are presumably
heavier than they will be later.
\ Major kennan of Gen. Brookes staff,
while in the department OF agricu ture. Z
today. saw 40 clerks doing noth,ng.S
and told 3S of them to 90 home uatXa
there was something Tor them to do.
. Gen. brooke and Mrs. Brooke looked
through the palace today. The livi4 9
apartments as we'll as the offices are in
sufferaply dirty and 1t will take two
weeks to clean them. Gen. brooke ntw
governs the island from one small room
In the crowded hotel. Major Gene. al
Ludlow's headquarters will prooab.y
be at the former residence OF the span
ish military governor, next to the palace.
HIS department, on the new divisional
lines, Includes MORO, Cabanas, Casa
Blanca, Gunanabaoa and Rsgis, original
Iy included in Major General Lee de-
partment OF the province of havana. Gen.
/ udlow spent eight hours In the Sadule
today visiting these places. he fouIo
Moro and Cabanes tenantless except Tor
n few Garetakers. 5, rrlss will be de-
tailed there and 10Th tie '4rtresses will
be thor,t- ghly oleaa ed and hsrwise re-
paired. One hundred and eighty men OF
battery b. are enoamped on the plaza
fronting the palace.
Out Of sOOo men, only 80 left yesterdays
parade. Ihe first Nebraska regiment
marched to camp today. Inc U. ;.
transport Chester was aground fer eight
hours on Saturday, but was noated at
high tide. Capt. Thompson OF the sec.
ond Illinois, Capt Robertson Of the hsrt
second Illinois, and Lieuts. jackson and
Reynolds of the 16lst lnuiana, began
dlty today as police inspectors.
Lieut.. Col. Luis M. Naus, chief sur
geon. thinks 1t would be unwise to send
freshly recruited regulars here in the
Spring. 1t would be better TO leave the
volunteers, who have learned how to take
care of themselves.
lhe piping for the conduit water to
the various camps Is now In place. Win
the consent of the Washington authori-
ties Lieut. Col. Naus will equip general
| hospital in the city for Americans only.
| Three sick and destitute Americans are
| In the care of private charity today.
| One man, who was formerly railroad
manager, was found almost dead In
hoyel
Judge Advocate Dudley has taken over
| the judiciary department During the
| holidays the courts are in recess.
| Gen. Brooke has appointed Brig. Gen.
Ernest inspector general OF the division
of Cuba.
The cabinet Of secretaries in the au-
tonomist government rendered It's resig-
nation on DECEMBER 10.