The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-28
THEN GETS LONESOME
GUARDING DUCATS FOR TROOPS
WHO COME NOT.
NO MAN WHOSE NAME IS ENROLLED COVE S
Cuban { fficers Ieer in Quiet Way at The
Whole Proceeding. Gomezs Repre-
sentative Takes Gloomy
View IF the Matter

Havana, May 27.-Not a soldier has
thus far appeared at La Punta to re
ceive the honorarum of SIS allotted
by the United States for the surrender
of arms and disarmament of the men
composing the Cuban army.
At three minutes of ten this morn
ing, the hour set to begin the payment
Of the troops, Major Francis S. Dodge,
of the Paymasters Department., drove
up in a four-mule team with $4,000 in
gold and $1,000 in silver Six guards
accompanied him ar1 details OF men
from the Eighth infantry were Under
arms 10 preserve order among the
mobs which it was supposed would
gather.
Colonel George NJ. Randall. of The
Eighth infantry, was present Us com
missioner of the United States.
General Ruis Rivera, who was to-
day indicted into the Office of Civil
Governor of Havana, was there to re-
ceivc the arms, with a representative
of General Gomez, four or i've Cuban
officers and fifteen reporters. Half
a dozen American CLERKS, with the
rolls of the Cuban army, sat at "a long
table at the headquarters of the
Eighth regiment. A bag of gold was
but there were no appli-
cants for share of it.
The spectators spent the time in dis
GUESSING why no Cuban appeared Gen
nral Rivera said that though there were
1919 enrolled pIfyates and non-com-
nissioned officers in the Fourth corps.
few of them lived i'll Havana. He ex-
planned that they were outside the city.
and would probably appear at other
places i'll the province and get their ap-
Nearly all the Officers.
he added. are in Havana.
The representative of Gomez. who has
been acting with the latter in the inter
views with Governor General Brooke.
took ii gloomy view of the affair. He
said the Americans had made Il mistake
i'll stiHulating that the Cubans must
gave up their arms. as this had caused
Il bad impression among the Cubans.
A group of Cuban officers. who proved
to be some of General Mayia Rodri-
guez'S staff. had in the meanwhile as
sembled. They smiled ut each other.
twisted their moustaches and grew con
fident, as the quarter hours passed and
no soldiers appeared. Finally they
jeered i'll quiet way at the whole pro-
ceeding.
Towards II O'Clock an unarmed color
ed man i'll Il Cuban uniform came across
the dusty square, attended by all the
American spectators. He was shown
to the paymaster, but turned out to be
an Assistant" or camp follower
The American military men consult
ed together. and, as it was thought
he was not entitled to a share of the
S3,0O0,00O and his name not being or
the rolls, he was dismissed.
Major Scott. General Ludlow's ad-
jUtamt, sent word that Il man named
Harris, Cuban American serving a
sentence i'll the penitentiary, would be
sent under guard to get his $40, so at
last one man was sure to take the
About four hundred men had
been expected, and possibly many of
these will come later. BUT the scheme
of payment so far as Havana is CON
cerned. looks like failure. Quite diff.
ferent results are expected in the coun.
try districts, where the Cuban Military
Assembly and anti-GOmez influence is
not as strong.
At noon General Rivera left, remark
ing that it was wasting his time TO
StdH tHtlt. AIM DouSt was SSlt
to the Trocha to inform Governor Gen
eral Brooke of the state of affairs.
-Four professed privates appeared at
about II 80 without arms. but as their
names were not on the rolls, they were
not paid.
Havana. May 27.-Seven Cubans
were paid $40 each as the result Of the
first days distribution of the money
allotted by the United States for the
payment of the Cuban soldiers The
cabal of the members of The former
Military Assembly to prevent tnr sol
diers from accepting the gift Of the
United States and giving up their arms
is successful. therefore, so far as Ha-
vana is concerned. 1t is 100 early 20
predict what will be done in other
cities and in the interior. but the indi-
cations are that the money viii not be
asked for to any great extent.
INTERN ATIONAI Y NJ T.