The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-18
Thousands of Deserving Soldiers
Omitted from the Muster Rolls Pre-
pared by the Military Junto.
FRAUD EVIDENTLY INTENDED
MANY NAMES OF DEAD OR UNKNOWN
MEN PLACED ON THE LISTS.
Small Town Near Manzanillo Raided
by Bandits-Seven Guards Killed
by the Robbers.

HAVANA, June 17.-Governor General
Brooke in an official letter to Gen. Maximo
Gomez says, in relation to the payment of
the American gratuity: I'm the distribution
of the money have noticed that many men
whose names are not on the rolls claim to
belong to the Cuban army. AS Governor
General 1 recommend you to take the neces-
sary steps to ascertain if they have a right
10 portion of the 100000 and hereby au-
thorize you to make what arrangements
you think proper to carry out the plan Of
distribution with the idea in view that
wish no man who served in the army under
proper conditions to be deprived Of his just
dues"
General Gomez subsequently published a
short proclamation in which he says: In
spite of my proposition to separate myself
completely from political affairs, feel 1t a
moral duty to occupy myself with all that
pertains to our heroic soldiers. In confer
ence with Governor General Brooke yester-
day he informed me that under present con-
ditions some Cuban soldiers who wish to
collect their shares of the money allotted by
the United States government for the pay
ment of the troops are unable to do so be-
cause their names do not appear on the
lists. This should be changed SO as to en-
able these men to receive their quota which
they need and deserve. For this / am au-
thorized to take the measures needed, and.
in consequence, 1 have advised all the chiefs
to send more information, including every
detail obtainable If they think as do. The
soldiers need our decided protection
Judges Of the situation consider that after
the payment OF the Cubans has been con-
cluded throughout the island, measure
prohibiting the carrying of fire arms with
out license, explicitly stating the nature
OF the arms and reason why the license is
issued. will be adopted. The secretary of
justice is making inquiries In different prov
inces and within the next few weeks will
submit a proposal for such a measure to
General Brooke. and there is no doubt that
he will favor it and that the order will be
favored by all law-abiding people of the
island. Provision will be made for the use
of arms for hunting, the protection of iso-
lated places. etc. 1t is expected, however,
that the cafe politicians will see in the
measure a deep laid plot to deprive the
Cubans of their arms.
The complete collapse Of the agitation
started by the officers of the late Cuban
Military Assembly to prevent the insur-
gents accepting the United States bounty
gratifies all Americans and Cubans who
have at heart the welfare Of the country
Thousands of former soldiers flock to the
different places of payment, and the only
difficulty experienced in the distribution is
the number of men who are entitled to
share in the $3000,00O. but whose names CO
not appear on the rolls, while there are
on the lists an immense number of names
q n w we %
unknown. evidently placed there with fraud
ulent intent
AT Remedies to-day over 5000 Cubans
soldiers are waiting payment. Lieutenant
Colonel Rafferty,. so far has paid out $751;
275. The mayor of Remedies has received
323 rifles. The men awaiting payment fill
the hotels and houses and many of them
sleep in the parks. number of men ex-
pecting payment have incurred debts for
food and several of the names do not show
on the lists. Benito Hernandez. who served
during the ten-years war and who has
been in the field since 1895, has not been
placed on the list. This is an example Of
the way In which the lists are drawn up.
The American soldiers are restraining the
crowds who are anxious to be paid. but the
Cubans are orderly. The payment at Car
denas began this morning After an argu-
ment between the mayor and the Cuban
colonel, Mayato. the Americans agreed to
pay all men who were identified even II they
did not have any arms in their possession.
Rumors are current that Mgr. Santander
Frutos bishop of Havana, is thinking of
selling the Payla Hospital, which Is church
property and Is rented by the Spanish gov
ernment for the detention Of sick male PEN
sioners. The story circulated has It that an
American syndicate has offered to buy the
property and that the bishop will probably
agree to their terms. Monsignor Santander
will neither deny nor affirm the reports.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the temperature
in Havana was seventy-eight degrees
Fahrenheit.