Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-28

UARANA, May Eli a. M.-Not SOL
deg has thus far appeared at La Punta
=, receive the honorarum Of $40 allotted
tr the United States for the surrender OF
arms and the disbandment of the men
eomposing the Cuban army. AT three
minutes Of 10 this morning, the hour set
,1 begin the payment of the troops MAYOR
Francis 5. Dodge, of the paymasteTS NC
partment. drove up in four-mne ''"'''
with $4,000 in gold and 5000 in silver 80
guards accompanied him, ana 3s'i''s -
ne, from The Eighth Infantry were uh-
s.r arms 10 preserve order among the
chs which it was supposed would
thor Colonel George VI. Randall, OF
10 Eighth Infantry, was present as com
-.ssioner Of the United States.
General Ruis Rivera. who was to-day
e.sYcted into the Office OF Civil Governor
,,Habana was there to receive the arms
with q representative Of General Gomez
..,- or five Cuban officers, and fifteen
..rorlers. Half dozen American clerks,
,..,h tie rolls Of the Cuban army, sat at
long table at the headquarters Of the
f,ehth Regiment. a bag of gold was dis
,.,veI but there were no applicants for
e. share Of ii.
FEW PRIVATES IN HABANA.
The spectators spent the time in discus
SILK why no Cubans appeared. General
Rivera said that though there were 45l9
enrolled privates and non-commissioned
oA.srs in the Fourth Corps, few of them
oN-plainqA that thew
usr. outside the city, and would probably
irter NJ other places in the province
and 60, their apportionment. Nearly all
ihs on,ers. he added. are in Habana. The
rerl,.gn,ative of Gomez, who has been
acting with the latter in the interviews
with U.nOr-General Brooke, took a
gloomy view OF the affair. He said the
Americans lad made a mistake in supu-
larr- thl. the Cubans must give up their
arms as this had caused a bad impress
sion among the Cubans
a group of Cuban officers, who proved
90 Doc some Of General Mayia Rodriguez
Staff had. in the mean while, assembled
They smiled at each other, twisted thei1
I0IsiaChes. and grew confident as the
quarter hours passed and no soldiers ap
I,4red Finally, they Jeered in a Quie
Way at the whole proceeding.
towards IL o'clock an unarmed colore'
nan in a Cuban uniform came across tn
Dusty square. attended by all the Ameri
IN spectators. lie was shown to tn
tlymaster. but turned out to be an las
sstant" or Camp-follower. The Ameri
can military men consulted together an
.- 10 was thought he was not entitled I
share OF the So $50 900. his name no
being on the rolls. he was dismissed.
A CONVICT CLAIMANT.
Major Scott, General Ludlow's adju
t.nt sent word that a man named Han
us d Cuban-American. serving a sentenc
500 the penitenuary, would be sent
under suard, 10 get his SO, so at leas
or, man was sure to take the gratuity
Acol, sour hundred men had been eX
pe.'el nd possibly many Of these wi
come later. But the scheme Of payment
So 0r as Habana is concerned, looks Xix
failure. quite different results are eX
je,,sI in the country districts, where III
Cuban military assembly and anu-Gome
Influence is not so strong
40 noon General Rivera left, remark
!ng that IL was wasting his time 10 sta
there and Major Dodge went to IN
Trocha TO inform Governor-Genera
Brooke Of the state of affairs -Four pro
fessed privates appeared at about 10,
without arms. but as their names wer
not on lIt lbl4Hf lA4fe N'A' AipA paul
SEVEN CUBANS PAID.
Seven Cubans were paid SIS each as tn
result of the first days distribution of III
money allotted by the United states 10
III, uavment Of the cuban soldiers. tn
cabal II the members Of the former Mil
uary Assembly 10 prevent the soldier
t4m accepting the gift Of the Unite
States and giving up their arms Is sue
cosfli therefore, 50 far as Haoana
concerned IL Is 100 carly 10 predict VIVA
Vl boz done i'm other cities and in IN
INTERIOR but the indications are that IN
money Will not be asked for 10 any grea
extent
SCORN IN SANTA CLARA.
SAGrA la GRANDE. PROVINCE o
SANTA CLARA. May 1.-THE generals
Ne C...ns i'm this district met here yes
'-'.sg ad0pted anti-GomeZ resolutions
n -r.ed 10 disband their command
aa- 'o cause their arms 20 be surrendere
t- AIDES. but 10 accept no none
~ usn.
OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN
WASHINGTON, u. G.. May 27.-Genera
~ b. made no report to-day TO the Wa
department. upon the reported non-succes
VI '.e EFFORT 20 induce Cuban soldiers J.
A-.-na ,o lay down their arms and ac
o't th. lIatuity provided for them. tn
.-.as are greatly disappointed, but fec
Ae' t, have done all that In fairnes
could be- expected of them, and If the re
"'flnF Cuban soldiers are OF the sam
mind as those in Habana. the government
vii no. long delay a withdrawal OF tn
EXPLANATIONS.
Suspicion IS growing here that Will
leaders o. the opposition 20 the pohc
INH |Hff0r In This matter a
contemplate the foolhardy attempt a
'-ifectlon. they are trying 10 retain IN
--en army IN organization and with
r eail 70 that they may dominate tn
tis NJ the island by force. If need b.
--A iAe United States forces are with
-"n and the independence OF the is.an
.ekn0Wiedged Another explanation OF
c'a is that the existence OF a larg
,an army has been exaggerated.