The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-06
FoRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND MEN.
GOMEZ SAYS THAT is THE SIZE OF
THE CUBAN ARMY.

His Report, However. Is Not Full
Enough TO suit the American Au-
thorItIes-The Three Million DoI-
lar Fund to Arrive I'm Cuba Next
Week-spaniards Going to sant0
Domingo for work.
Havana, March 5.-Gen Maxine Gomez
yesterday sent Gov. Gen. Brooke, by tho
hand of Inspector General Roloff Of the
Cuban army, a statement of the number
of men in the army. 1t is understood that
the total reaches 4S,OOO-S2, 600 privates, 1O,-
900 non n-commissioned officers and the rest
commissioned officers, from major generals
TO sub-lieutenants.
About 10000 privates enlisted In 1895;
5000 in 1896 1900 in 1897 and 5000 in 1898.
In the case of 1900 the enlistment date
is not known.
These general statements are insufficient
as basis for the payment and more
detailed list of the various commands,
with the names and whereabouts of the
soldiers Is necessary. This, 1t is UNDER
stood, Gen. Gomez viii supply.
Gen. Brooke has received a telegram
from Washington saying that paymasters
with the 100000 will arrive here next
week II As not likely that any trouble
which the American authorities cannot
circumvent, viii arise in connection with
the actual payment.
In Manzanillo Spanish laborers are un-
able TO obtain employment on plantations
owned by Cubans the owners refusing to
give them work because of their national
ity Three hundred have migrated TO the
Island of Santo Domingo, the dispatches
received from them say that they have
found work and that there Is room for
1000 more. Many, however, prefer to re-
main In Cuba. Certain Spaniards In Ha-
vana are making arrangements for a
transfer to Pinar del Rio, where Gen.
Wllllston, the military governor who
favors the idea, will cooperate in the un-
dertaking.
Amnesty for Political Prisoners.
II is said that Senor Jose Ianuza, Sec
retary of justice In the governor generals
advisory cabinet, is preparing an amnesty
decree for Gen Brooke's approval re-
leasing all against whom prosecutions are
pending for alleged political offenses.
The newspapers assert that some of the
| regulations drafted for the new police
force are contrary to existing civil and
| criminal law, and that confusion surely
| VIII result when the two systems come
into conflict. The rule allowing a police
| man TO enter dwelling house when pur-
| suing an offender Is especially criticised.
| The Cuban industrial relief fund OF New
York Is establishing it's first station at
| Guines. La Union, a local paper there.
| devotes two pages TO public endorsements
| OF the plan to return to the cultivation
| of the land, remarking that the people.
while grateful for the army rations. de-
sire above all else to become seIf-support-
| ing.
Making Paupers.
The local relief committee asserts thai
Tations are distributed now to 3,70O per-
sons, and are mailing paupers of three
| fourths of them, as the recipients could
work If there were work TO be had Mr.
William Willard Howard, general man.
ager OF the industrial fund, decided to be-
gin at Gunes, because Il Is the market
garden of Havana.
Mai l.. w. V. Kennon of the depart-
ment Of agriculture and commerce called
officially upon Gen. Gomez this afternoon.
The United States armored cruiser
Brooklyn, which had received orders last
Friday to proceed TO Hampton Roads, IS
still here. IL is understood that the or
ders We're rescinded.
The supply ship Comal arrived this aft
ernoon.
The temperature IN Havana at o'clock
this afternoon was rs degrees.