The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-23
Arms and Equipments Of the Insur-
gents to He Turned Over to Civil
Governors or Alcaldcs.
TEXT OF GEN. BROOKE'S ORDER
RADICAL CUBAN CHIEFS STILL IN
CLINED TO BE REBELLIOUS.
some May Advise Their Men to Keep
Their Arms and Decline Pay When
Tcndered-Newspap Comment.

HAVANA, May 22.-The Cuban arms ques-
ton is apparently nearing a complete and
rapid settlement. The payment and dispersal
of half of the armed bands that have been
voluntarily or involuntarily quartered on
the country will begin. according to the
present programme. next Saturday in this
city. To-day Governor General Brooke and
Gen. Maxine Gomez had what both con-
slider a final interview the question of sur
rendering the arms. The Cuban commander,
on General Brooke's invitation. called at
headquarters i'm FL Vedado late this after
noon and the two generals, with Col. Carlos
Cespedes and Major Kennon, of General
Brooke's staff, went over the payment order,
which was signed by the Governor General
on Saturday, but not published. Every
word and phrase were re-examined and
nothing was changed. At the end of two
hours and a half devoted TO the examination
General Gomez said he was entirely satisfied
and felt convinced the order met all the OBJ
jections which had been raised, not only by
himself but also by those outside his coun-
ellis. The text of the article dsposing of the
arms is as follows:
1.-The arms and equipment of the Cuban
soldiers will be turned over TO the civil
governors, or to the alcaldes OF the NUM-
cipalities either at the place of residence
of the soldiers or the place of payment, TO
the United States officers in charge Said
civil governors and alcaldes are hereby
charged with TIE proper storage and care
D the same until they can be collected for
storage in Cuban arsenals at Havana and
Santiago, as already arranged.
Receipts will be given TO soldiers for
arms turned in. and civil governors and
alcaldes will forward to headquarters a re-
port of the number of arms in their charge.
Where 500 are stored in enc place ex-
Cuban soldier will be employed as an armor-
and shall be paid for his services by the
general government. The name of such per-
son shall be sent to headquarters TO be
placed on the rolls for the prompt payment
for his services"
Other parts of the order deal with neces-
sary details respecting the hiring of Off
GERS. the guarding of the money and the
giving of receipts. The American commits
sioners named are Lieutenant Colonel Will
liam c. Rafferty,, First United States Ar
tillery on behalf of the Fourth Corps. in the
province of Santa Clara: Lieutenant Col.
George NJ. Randall Eighth United States
Infantry. on behalf of the Fifth Corps, in
the provinces of Havana and Matanzas, and
United States Infantry on behalf of the
Sixth Corps. in the province of Pinar del
Rio. A supplementary order will be issued
later affecting Puerto Principe and Santi-
ago provinces.
A REBELLIOUS COLONEL.
Col. Acea, who was at one time a member
of the staff of the late General Maceo. to-day
disbanded his force of 900 men, who had
of
Pinar del Rio the men going quietly to their
homes with their arms, resolved neither to
accept the money of the United States nor
to wait longer in condition of suspense.
A meeting of the Cuban chiefs in the occi-
dent. or western provinces, has been called
to consider the situation and will probably
decide to adopt the same course. The staff
officers and the generals who composed the
late Military Assembly still say they do not
want money and will not surrender their
arms, but their assertions are not regarded
as specially significant. General Julio
Sanguily said to-day: "Our officers and men
realize the impossibilty of resisting the
Americans If resort to force should be
had. but they earnestly wish to retain the
arms which are rightfully theirs. and it will
be a source of animosity if they are not
allowed to do so.''
La Discussion, In a spirited editorial
urges emulation of the example of the Gu
bans in the orient and reprints the dispatch
Of the veterans of Santiago to General Mayi
Rodriguez announcing that there is no
longer any organized army In the orient
and declaring their determination to refuse
American money.
The Spanish Lucha says: 1.-The rifle rep
resents to each soldier much more than doll
lars, and it is not hard to prophesy that the
rest of the Cuban soldiers will initiate those
in the eastern provinces. We are now stand
ing over trouble which, sooner or later,
will break out If the Americans prohibit the
use of all arms. as they have already
stopped the Importation
The English Lucha, In an editorial point
ing out the impossibility Of war. says: Gu
bans are too intelligent not 70 realize the
rashness of such a proceeding. 1t would
simply bring ruin. and they do not wish to
have the world think that they want war;
NOT YELLOW FEVER
II is now believed that the disease which
attacked the Canary islander who recently
arrived here and which was thought TO be
yellow fever is only pernicious malaria.
Major General Ludlow. military governor
of Havana. accounts for the absence of the
epidemic this season on several grounds:
First. because the rainy season is overdue
and its delay is favorable TO sanitary and
healthy conditions generally; second. be-
cause the general health of the weaker ele-
ments in the population has been improved
by gratuitous feeding and those who
formerly were the edge of starvation
have been enabled TO work and to get homes
for themselves: third. because of the i'm
mense amount of sanitary work done In