Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-30
CUBAN PALMS READY
Reluctant Hands Are Now 0utstretched
for American Gntuity,
THREE HUNDRED APPLY DURING DAY
Only 0no-Third of that Number Can Be
Given Satisfaction.
REMAINDER MUST AWAIT RANDALL S RETURN
Officers Turn with Tide and Give All
Assistance Possible.
ONE CHIEF THREATENS FOLLOWERS
PAY Cur Goes to Pinnr Del Rio, where
Posters Have been Distributed
MUST AWAIT RANDALrSRtTURN
officers Turn with Tide and Give All
Assistance Possible.
ONE CHIEF THREATENS FOLLOWERS
Pay Car Goes to Pinnr Del Rio, where
Posters Have Been Distributed
Announcing Places and
Dates of Payment.

HAVANA. May 29.-Today's events In
connection with the payment OF the Cuban
troops entitled to apply here for share in
the American gratuity have efectually
killed off the opposition to the receipts OF
the bounty by privates. In American mill
tary circles 1t is considered that a fine start
has been made and that the opposition 10
defeated.
Three hundred privates arrived during the
day to apply for payment, but though Lieu
tenant Colonel George NJ. Randall OF the
Eighth United States infantry, the commits
| sioner experimenting the distribution here,
kept his office open from 10 a. m. to p. m.
only 112 could be paid during that interval.
| as each man took up several minutes. Many
who brought arms were not on the rolls at
all. Ninety-nine rifles were surrendered
most of the applicants declining to take any
chances in turning the weapons over TO the
mayor of Havana, evidently believing 1t
would be better to give them direct to the
Americans.
Pnymastcr is Besieged.
All day it was virtually impossible to get
through the front door of the Office unless
the sentry cleared the way. The Cuban off,
GERS who on the first day tried to discourage
any who were disposed to apply, finding now
that the tide of feeling has turned, are offer
| ing all the assistance possible to Colonel
! Randall
At the conclusion OF the days work there
were more than 200 who had not been paid.
These will have to wait until after the re-
turn of the pay car on June 15, when there
will probably be extra days assigned for
| Havana.
| Tomorrow morning the pay car will leave,
| carrying money, Colonel Randall his escort,
a physician and the paymasters. One thou
sand posters were sent this afternoon into
| the province of Pinar del Rio to announce
| the places and dates of payment. General
| Brooke gave the order for printing and
Senior Domingo Mendez Capote, secretary of
government. sent special messengers to af-
fix the notices in prominent places.
General Pedro Delgado, commanding the
! Cuban forces around Guanajay, called his
| men together today and told them they
were disbanded and ordered them to take
their arms and go home. or the 200 some
| thirty who were mounted on ponies said
they would ride to Havana and get their
money. Thereupon Delgado, who was
formerly a notorious bandit, called upon
! the rest to draw up in line and to shoot
any man who took the road to Havana.
The thirty mounted men gloomily dispersed.
They will have an opportunity to receive
their shares later.
1t is said that most of the Cubans who,
though having arms did not figure in the
muster rolls when they applied for pay
ment were furnished with the weapons by
| friends at Guanabacoa, where many arms
| had been stored with keepers of shops by
people who had purchased them from the
Spanish guerillas and volunteers. These
we're given out to enable the holders to
| secure shares in the American gratuity.
| Some Cubans, undoubtedly entitled to pay
| ment have also obtained arms from the
same source and are thus able to retain
the weapons that they used during the war.
More Troops Mustered Out.
The disbanding of the troops continues
| Twelve hundred men, under the command
of General Jacinto Hernandez, who were
encamped at San Jose de Las Lajas, about
twenty-one miles from Havana, have been
! mustered out. They were given certih-
Gates of services, redeemable under the
first Cuban government Some of these
men were in the Cuban service three and
a half years. One party of eighty living
in Santa Clara started Immediately for
their homes The horses of many, however,
have died of disease or been killed OIL and
most of the men so home by trains, Whlch
give them free passage.
Major General Ludlow has been not lit
tie annoyed at the appearance In the United
States Of letters written by private indl-
! viduals here and the editorial comment upon
them, seeming to place upon him the re-
sponsbility for certain municipal regula-
tions in Havana which did not originate with
him. These communications and articles re-
fer mainly to such civic orders as bear on
smoking in street cars, theateIs, ETC.. and
the costume to be worn by working classes.
He says that the mayor and council OF Ha-
yana have almost the same civil liberty en-
joyed in any American city, although the
island is under military rule, As a matter
of form all orders Issued by civilian authori-
ties must have the Anal approval OF the
military governor, but General Ludlow
points out that he would not think Of veto
ing any order emanating from the mayor
of Havana.
La Discussion today attacks the system OF
"giving Americans preference in the GUS
tom house" 1t publishes a list of incum-
bents and salaries, and says the best JOBS are
given to Yankees, especially Nebraskans,
'The natives Of Mr.. Meiklejohn'a state" "
bays the paper, "are protected by the ad-
ministration, which is a sad reminder OF
Spain's government"
A Memorial day will be observed by the
United States military and naval flTces
here Appropriate ceremonies have been de-
clded upon and the graves in Colon ceme-
tery and those at Camp Columbia will be
decorated with flowers During the after
noon General Brooke and staff will go by
special train to Camp Columbia
The temperature in Havana at o'clock
this afternoon was so degrees Fahrenheit.
Mr. Lloyd, deputy collector at Guanta-
namo has arranged for ceremonies there.
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