The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-16
In the Distribution of the So, 600, 900
Appropriated to Pay the Troops.
General Brooke to Go Ahead With
New Plan, Gomez Remaining
in an Attitude of Friendly In
activity - Cubans in Santiago
Province Protest Against the
Order to Lay Down Arms Be-
fore Receiving Pay.

| HAVANA, May ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
! Maxine Gomez to-day informed Gen
eral Brooke that he could no longer act
as representative of the Cuban army in
the distribution of the $3,000,O0O ap-
propriated for the payment Of the Gu
ban troops to the extent that he will
not name any other Commissioners to
replace those originally named by him
who have refused to serve.
| Governor General Brooke is to go
ahead with a new plan, Gomez remain
| ing in an attitude of friendly mac
| tivity.
| General Brooke will issue an order
for Cuban privates and non-commis-
| stoned officers to meet at specified
places on specified dates to receive pay
ment. They are to be accompanied by
their company officers, for the purpose
of identification.
| Both General Brooke and General
Gomez feel that the privates ought not
| to lose their share in the American
| gratuity because the schemes of GER
tain high officers in the Cuban army
have interposed obstacles. The belief
among the Americans is that the COM
pany officers will assist in this way.
General Gomez communicated this
view to- General Brooke at an interview
which continued for an hour and a half.
The Cuban General was attended by
Colonel Carlos Cespedes, son of the
| former Cuban President, who has been
mentioned as candidate for the Presi-
dency of Cuba.
! General Brooke expressed sympathy
with General Gomez. and said he re-
| GREETED the position he had taken, but
the American commander added, if his
| decision was unchang eable he would
proceed to deal with the question alone.
1t was then mutually agreed that
| General Gomez will issue tomorrow a
manifesto to the Cuban army. This doc
ument will be prepared this afternoon
and submitted to General Brooke. After
it has been issued General Brooke may
| make declaration concerning the
| manner in which he will proceed. He
| is determined not to be trified with.
| He has the rolls of privates and nom
| commissioned officers, who are willing
| to accept S15 EACH and this amount
will be offered on conditions previously
laid down. A forcible disarmament of
| the Cuban troops will be the ultimate
procedure, provided the events of the
| next two or three weeks show that
| such action is necessary.
| A dispatch from Puerto Principe says
| five armed men attacked a store at
! Quinta Navales, half a league from
Puerto Principe, killing the storekeep-
| er, YSidore Fernandez, severing his
| head from his body with a machete.
| The storekeeper'S assistant, Juan Par
RADIO, in defending Fernandez, received
| four machete wounds from which he
| will die. The store was sacked of
everything, and a quantity of money
taken. The advices from Puerto Prin-
| cipe also record the appearance of sew
eral bands Of armed men on the estates
near the boundary between the prov
inces of Puerto Principe and Santiago
| de Cuba. detachment of 200 cavalry
men and force of rural police. with
| packs and provisions for TWENTY-FIVE
| days, have been in pursuit of the
! bands.
| The independent claims that a
majority of the intelligent Cubans are
! opposed to the personnel of the Su-
preme Court, saying that some of the
members are SO deficient in qualifica-
! tionS that they would have better
| chances of success in undertaking a
| trip to the moon than in attempting
| to sit on the Supreme Bench The pa
| per also says the Cubans are so I'M
| used to expressing themselves in pub
| lie that the ignorant undercurrent of
| feeling of 50 per cent. of the popula-
| ton is not realized by the appointing
| officials.
| For itself, the Independent" says
it has no protest to make against any
| thing done, no matter how objection
! able, as this is much the easiest way
| to get along.
| TROUBLE AT CIENFUEGOS.
CIENFUEGOS province of Santa
Clara) May l., s p. m.-About 5 o'clos k
/ this afternoon a gang of Cuban dock
| laborers called upon Captain Barker.
CAPTAIN of the fort, and made demand
for back pay. AS they were violent.
| Captain Barker drew his revolver The
laborers retired, but returned soon after
with fifty others, and made a similar
demand, using obscene and profane Ian
| guage, insulting Captains Barker and
Offering threats.
! The Cuban police We're. ordered to ar
rest the malcontents, and a general
street fight followed, in which one la
bcrer was killed and several persons
We're wounded, including three mem
bers of the police force
| As the Cuban populace became very
| insulting and threatened revenge, an
outbreak was expected, and the Second
United States Infantry Regiment was
ordered into the city. TIE troops are
patrolling the town this evening.
| The Cubans are we'll armed, and
abe ut an hour ago firing was heard in
Declute street near the Custom House.
although this was probably only harm
less mischief. as the Second Infantry
patrol, on investigating the locality,
| found no one who could be made re-
sponsible.
! CIBANS PROTEST AGAINST LAY
ING DOWN ARMS.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 15-Con-
siderable dissatisfaction is expressed
over the demand by the United States
Government that the Cuban soldiers
relinouish their arms before receiving
| their shares in the distribution Of the