The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-06-03

Washington, D. CA Havana dis :,
latch Of Saturday, says Not a soldier p r,
las thus far appeared at La Puhtato " "
aceive the honorafium of $75 allotted
Nv the United States for the surrender ,
4 arms and disarmament Of the men
,omposing the Cuban army. At s;o'
m the morning, the hour set TO begin
sbe pavment of the troops, Maj. Fran
lis 8. dodge, of the paymaster'' DE-
,oartment drove up in four mule team
With $50 900 in gold and 50, 900 in sill
var, Six guards accompanied him and
"details Of men from the Eighth imam
trv were under arms to preserve order
among the mob which it was reared
would gather. i
Gen Ruiz Rivera, who was inducteo
into the Office of civil governor Of ha-
vana, was there to receive tho Sfm''
with representative Of Gen. Gomez
four or five CUBAN officers and n1Ieen
renorters. Half a dozen American
clerks with the rolls Of the Cuban army
,at q long table at the headquarters OF
! the Eigth regiment A bag OF golo
was displayed, but there were no appli-
cants for share Of it. -.
4 The spectators sent the time IN as
A cussing why no Cubans appeared
General Rivera said that there were
4.31o enrolled privateS and non-com-
missioned officers in the fourth corps
few Of them lived in Havana III
explained that, they were outside Vn'
4 CITY and would probably appear a
I other places in the provinces ana &c
4 their apportionment. Nearly all I'LL
4 officers, he said are in Havana.
The representative of Gomez, WI
has been acting with the latter IN u
/ interview with Governor Gener'
Brooke, took gloomy view OF u
affair. He said the Americans be
4 made q mistake in STIMULATING that u
Cubans must give up their arms as u
|, had caused a bad impression among G
II Cubans.
At noon General Rivera lett
marking it was wasting his time
Stay there and Major Dodge went
She hotel to inform Governor Gene
Brooke Of the state Of affairs. FE
professed privates appeared st abb
Il 40 o'clock without arms. but
their names were not on the RI
ley we're not paid
A later dispatch dated 9 p
anne day, says: Seven GsoenS "
maid seventy FIVE dollars each as
yesult of the first days distr1bu'
of the money allotted by the On
States for the payment OF the %
soldiers The cabal Of the Nom
4 Of the former military assembly
H Drevent the soldiers from accepting
Gift Of the United States and q
mn their arms, is successful III
4 fore so far as Havana is concer
It is too early to predict WhaC
Ia done in other cities and In th
terror but the indications are
the money will not be asked L
any great extent. Some arms ma
b possibly turned in voluntarily
4 The anti Gomez and santi-A Anne
4 0lomerts are cheerful, thinking
"A tbe Americans are baffled and a
Gov Gen. Brooke does not T
this as settling the question or
4. pecially significant. A few pr
d in this city and a number OF o.
have had sufficient influence to
idate some who were otherwise "
n 10 accept the American terms
i different results are expected
country districts.
Two hours elapsed after tho 81
4 Non Of the four,,professed privates
demands were refused, owing 10
lack Of proof Of service, before a
4 pllcant appeared who furnished
factory evidence that he had Sc
vice in the Cuban army. Sewers
sons applied but were refused
thew could not furnish the ne
proof. Some were musicians and
hospital attendants but all wer
out the necessary voucher.
It seemed for long time as
none would qualify, but early in
\ terpoon one man, about tWer
y years of age, arrived and gave h
! as Hilario Esquivel Perez. He
that he had been an orderly at
Headquarters He had no az
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