The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
That Three Million
Divided at Last.
EACH OF 10000 CUBANs
WILL GET S75.

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sheres of the soldiers 10 the $3.000,.
900 allotted BY the United States gov
srnmeas TO be divided among the Cuban
troops, and the payment will begin at
sbe end Of nexs week. A general order
declaring the payment and setting
forth the rules to be observed will be
issued by Gov. Gen. Brooke on Mon
day. next.
TIE governor general and Gen.
Gomez have decided that it would be
imprses,cable 60 try to verify further
the army rolls IS subni.ted BY the re.
Gently dissolved Caban assembly.
Gen Brooke today seat to Geo.
Gomez list OF the commissioners for
the several corps, asking if be wished
10 make any changes.
The eom0issioners-oae Cuban aod
one american for each corps-will be
ordered 10 meet at once 10 Habsna TO
take action as 20 the details OF the
disis;en Of the money. The order 10
which the payments viii be made is as
fellows:
Firte, 10 Hsbsna province ; then 10
HE provinces OF Pinss del Bio, Matan-
zas, Santa Clara, Puerto Principe aud
Ssntisgo.
Ths, next inportant rule laid down is
that ose requiring the giving up Of all
arms do condition Of the payment OF
S75 esch msn is to receive.
Aftsr all she privases and noa-com-
missio1ed of6eers are paid. money will
be lefs, and the remainder will probably
be divided among the maimed and
destitute Of the army.
Gov. Gen. Ludlow. military governor
of the department of Habana, recently
asked Senior Lsnusa, eecresary of JUS
sice 10 Gen. Brooke's advisory cabinet,
50 arrange 70 allow American lawyers
60 practice here, because Of the desire
Of The American syndica.es and mes-
chants coming to Habsas to employ
AnesScans to defend their interests.
Senor Lapuza referred the matter to.
the Uaisersidad. which governs ad
mission to the Habana bar, aud iss
reply. which was approved BY the score
tasy of justice, ras refusal Of the
requsss. It being held that it would be
for the best interests of Americans to
enploy Cubans With a knowledge of
the sosal laws.
Uttsrances By Gss. Lacres and other
Of the assenbliss leaders. are published
hers todsy which might be regarded as
tending 10 inaame the minds ct the
Gabans againss the United States aud
insise them 70 ou,lsvry. Gen. Lacret
Is qaoted as saying that, while he has
no dolbt Of the honorable intentions
scf the United States toward to Cubans.
troubles and misunderstanding arise
through the .gnoranee of department ss
to The conditions 10 Cuba.
The genera. is also reported to have
said that he could not see how the
lower classss will be able to live dur
ing she year. Ths csops are now
harvested, business is dull aud indus
tries .. q -ssaadstill. The capital Of the
islanders is boarded. while foreign cap
i.al is limited. The general said be was
confident that starving Gabaus would
soon be obliged to steal 10 order so keep
body aDd soul together, aad that were
they to steal his property be could not
blsne them. As for the $4,000. 900
from the United States for the payment
OF the Cuban soldiers, that money
would soon be spent in saloons and
would give 10 substantial help.
Tall; ike this. which is repeated By
other prominent Cubaos, is believed to
be causing outlawry.
Strikes are spreading. The steve
dores ss Cienfuegos have again quit
sork.