The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-04
BROOKE HAS FULL POWER.
ASSEMBLY MUST SURRENDER
THE CUBAN ARMY ROLLS.
OR THE MILLIONS WILL TAKE FLG4r.
All The important Towns In Cuba Now Linked
by Telegraph Four Bandits Captured.
A Store Looted

Washington. April 3.-The Cuban
Assembly must very speedily decide
upon the proposition of the United
States Government to pay that $1,000
600 to the Cuban troops 1t was said
that the entire matter is in the hands
OF Secretary Alger He has already con
ftrred with General Brooke, and, before
leaving Havana, fully acquainted the
military governor with his views, so that
the latter is competent to act at mo-
ment's notice. If the muster rolls of
the Cuban army are not PROMPTLY sur
rendered by the assembly, General
Brooke will order the S3,000000 re-
turned to the United States. Probably
the Government viii also feel that it is
warranted in withdrawing the support
in the matter of rations ii has been OK
tending these soldiers in view of what
amounts to a practical declination on
the part of their officers, as repres nted
by the Cuban Assembly, to accept the
terms held out by the Government. The
officials here are rather puzzled to know
why the assembly is inclined to rely on
some unknown syndicate. as against the
formal pledges of the United States.
DISGUSTED WITH ASSEMBLY.
Havana, April 3.--10:20 A. M.-The
overland telegraph lines connecting Ha-
vana with Santiago were completed by
the signal corps yesterday placing the
commanding general in communication
with every command and all the imp0r-
tant towns of the island. The corps has
constructed two hundred miles of line
in sixty days. The trunk line extends
from pinar del Rio, through the centre
of Cuba. to Baracoa, the extreme eastern
port. Nine lines north and south, cross
the trunk lines.
Among military men the talk is of the
departure of the remaining volunteers,
which will probably be delayed for a
couple of weeks until the Cuban army
question is nearer n settlement. As
General Gomez is unable to supply accu-
rate lists of the Cuban army and as the
Cuban Assembly still retains the official
list, the American military authorities
outwardly appear to be simply waiting,
but as a matter of fact they are impa-
tient and disgusted. The whole attitude
of the Cubans in this matter is excess
sively irritating.
600 NAV be returned to the United
States is being widely circulated and
has increased the feeling against the
assembly, whose members are apparently
indifferent The next session of the as
sembly will he held ON Thursday.
WORK OF THE BRIGANDS.
Santiago de Cuba. April 3.-FOur
bandits. among them Antonio Nunez,
a notorious desperado, We're captured five
miles from San Luis yesterday after
n lively fight with men of. the Ninth
immunes regiment. To-day they We're
brought here and locked up.
The Pimiento estate. near Cobre, was
visited by eleven brigands this morn
ing and n store ON the estate was looted
In this instance there was no hghtlng
4 regular battle. however. has taken
place near Holguin between the bandits
and nian of the Second immune regiment,
two outlaws and one soldier being killed.
Further serious trouble is anticipated
ot Holruin and Guantanamo.