The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
DELAYS HOME COMING
Cuban Army Question Keeps
Our Troops in Island.
DISGUST OVER ASSEMBLY'S ACTS
Report that the 80. .ooo. 600 viii he Re-
turned to the United states Has Aroused
Popular Feeling Against the Assembly
Its Next =, ssion to he Held on Thars-
day-Attitade OF Cubans Irritating Our
onicers-soldiers aud Police Collide.

Havana. April 3-Among military men
the talk is of the departure II the re-
naming Noluut ers. which Viii probably
be delayed for a couple Of weeks. until
the cuban army question - nearer a set
tlemont. As Gen. Gomez is unable t.
supply accurate lists OF the Cuban army,
and as the Cuban Assembly still retains
the official list. the American military au-
tEOrities Outwardiy appear 10 be simply
waiting, but, as a matter OF fact. they
are impatient and disgusted. The whole
attitude OF he CUbans In this matter Is
excessively irritating.
Meanwhile. the report that the S.e9.oO
may be returned TO the United States il
being widely circulated and has increased
the feeling against the Assembly. whose
members are apparently Indifferent. The
next session OF the Assembly will be hela
on Thursday.
When Secretary Alger was he.e he dis
cussed with Gov. Gen. Brooke the ques-
tion of charging upon the customs re-
ceipts the cargo of raticns expected on
the Comal. The matter was left open
To-day the Comal, with a million rations.
arrived, and as no decision has yet been
reached by the Governor General as 10
whether the supplies are 10 be charged
TO the United States or 10 Cuba. the dis
tribution IS likely to 60 Oh without re-
gGTd TO it.
Distribution of the Ratious
Seventy-five thousand rations VIII be
distributed at Nuevitas. 25.0a4 at Las Tu-
mas, <0,VO at Trinidad. 100000 at Matan-
zas, 10000 at Cienfuegos, and $4,000 at
Havana. The Ccmai did not bring either
sugar or rice, both of which Will be pro-
cured in The Cuban markets. The de-
clSion as 10 where to charge this paTticu-
lar shipment rests Win Washington
Whatever il may be, the next shipment
will be charged To Cuba.
Iae next regiment 20 leave will be The
Fourth Illinois, which will sail on
Wednesday by Plant Line steamer to
MulIet Key. where 1t will be quarantInei
ana then so to Tampa by the steamer
Margaret. Some delay in getting the
volunteers back 10 the United States will
arise from the scarcity of transports.
\ policeman arrested a DDisIsrous
Eighth Infantry private last night for
refusing TO pay chair hire In Central
Park and for threatening a man with 4
revolver. Many soldiers and policemen
were in the dense crowd, listening 10 ths
band. Three members of the provost
guard released the prisoner and cap
tured the policeman. Others officers here
began to draw their revolvers and were
knocked down by the unarmed privates,
who were off duty.
Policemen Greatly Excited.
TbereupOn the policemen became great
ly excited and held consultations in
groups, while the crowd rapidly dis
ptrsed. fearing shooting was about to
take place. The men of the provost guard
took the captured policeman 10 their Cor
poral, who released him. Several sol
diers were arrested for participation IN
the disorder.
The building occupied by the Spanish
CLUB at MatanZas was totally destroyed
by fire to-day 1t is not known whether
the fire was the result of an accident or
the act Of an incendiary.
Gen. Adna r. Chaffee has postponed
his departure for the United States until
Thursday.
The United States gunbOats Annapolis
and Vicksburg arrived here to-day from
Santiago de Cuba.
The temperature in Havana at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon was 50 degrees Fahren-
heit.