The times., 1899-05-26
FOMENTING TROUBLE
AMONG CUBAN TROOPS
The Army Payment Agitation
Vigorously Renewed.
General Rodriguez Issues a Secre
Order TO His Command.
The Mortgage Question Rcvivea-Thc
Slaughter House Tax to Re Re
mOvcd-Twc Pcraons Killed.

Havana. May 25.-The agitation for and
against the acceptance OF the money do
mated by the United States for the pay
ment OF the Cuban troops continues with
increased vigor Gen. Mayia Rodriguez.
who is a bitter enemy OF General Gomez.
is making every effort to foil the latter's
endeavors to get the soldiers to accept
the money. This afternoon a meeting OF
Cuban officers was held at Rodriguez 5
house in Marianao, and after a discus
sion, which lasted three hours it was de-
cided TO issue a circular letter to the SOL
diers in the occidente or western part of
the island. advising them TO initiate the
noble example of their brethren in the
oriente Santiago province, and refuse to
accept payment from the Americans. The
tone OF the letter will be calm. The men
will be urged TO return to their homes
and aid the reconstruction OF the coun-
Try. II is said that Rodriguez has secretly
issued orders 10 his whole command TO
refuse to accept payment. On the other
hand, General Gomez and his friends are
active in trying 10 have the terms of the
agreement carried out. General Gomez
manifesto on the subject is complete. He
VIII confer with General Brooke tomorrow
before issuing it
la Lucha" urges vigorously that the
money be accepted and that the arms OF
the soldiers be turned over to the civil
governors. 1t points out that all the civil
governors save one, Senor Dolz. of Pinar
del Rio, are division generals Of the lihe--
ating army, and that if the arms OF the
Cuban soldiers are surrendered to them
there can be no dishonor. The paper X
calls the fact that this plan was favored by
the late Gen. CaliNto Garcia. The Dis
custom today makes a plea for agrlcul-
tural implements. II wants the Sc. .O00. coo
returned and TO have plows and saws given
instead of money. Ii says that gifts of this
kind could be honorably accepted by the
Cubans, but that they should not be taken
in payment for surrendering their arms.
which must be retained
The mortgage question viii not down.
The committee OF creditors appointed to
confer with the association of planters.
with the view to reaching basis OF p-i-
Haie settlement under the two years de-
cree already promulgated, have faf.ed to
reach an agreement. Consequently the
commission that was recently appointed
will so TO Washington TO protest against
The decree. The commission will present
a petition 10 President Mckinley urging
the adoption Of the original Lanuza decree.
which General Brooke favored and which
was sanctioned by the planters, who were
mainly the debtors. The fact that the
creditors now insist upon its adoption
make it look as though the present so!u-
tion Is unwise
General Brooke is preparing an order
removing the slaughterhouse tax and max
ing it possible for any citizen to kill cattle
Under the Spanish law the business of
cattle killing was monopoly.
There was a heavy rain here today
which flooded the streets, as usual and
especially Obispo and o'Reilly Streets, two
of the principal thoroughfares of the city
The streets Of the city sometimes after
a rainfall resemble rivers, and this fact
is suggesting to General Ludlow the neoes-
sity of reporting to Washington how i'm
perative is the construction of a sewerage
system.
General Brooke has signed a decree or
dering that the securities deposited by
persons who. had contracts with the Span
ish Government be returned to them by
the finance department. The securities de-
posted amount in value to over 81. .090. 600
General Lee Commander of the Military
Department of Havana and Pinar del Rio,
viii go to the city of Pinar del Rio to-
morrow.
The judge at Guansbacoa has finally dis
missed all the charges against Mr. Hyatt,
the American mayor of that town. He has
also ordered that an expert examination
be made of the books of the municipality to
ascertain the responsibility of the cashier
who made the charge OF maladministration
OF the towns funds against Mayor Hyatt
An accident occurred today at the electric
plant at Regla, by which two Cuban work
men were killed and three wounded. One
American WAS eliphf3x hFfrt