The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-28
CUBANS V1LL-CONPLAN,
But Will Accept Our Governments
Loan of S3,000,0O0.
GENERAL LEES PROPOSITION.

He VIII Recommend the Formation OF
Regiment of One Thousand picked
Cuban Soldiers TO BE Used as Pro-
vincial ConstabuIary.
Havana, Jan. 2s.-The chiefs Of the
Cuban army win learn in a day or two
from the members of the returning
Cuban commission Of the impossibility
Of obtaining from the United States
government the sum Of 10000, 900, or
any amount approaching that, to pay
the Cuban army. Consequently it will
rest with the army to disband or TO
continue TO hold together until the
sum of S3,00O,0O0, which has heretofore
been regarded as trivial, is received
The military administration has had
no communication with the Cuban
commanders regarding the question OF
pay but Governor General Brooke is in
a position to learn quickly the pur-
poses of any considerable portion OF
the army. The expectation is that the
Cubans will accept the situation, after
complaining a little or a good deal, and
then disintegrate.
Lee, department governors, having
been in communication with the gov
ernor general regarding the possibility
of the discontented taking to brigand-
age, they will know what to do in
such an event. That a few small
groups will take to the woods is quite
probable, but that the numerous large
bands will follow this course is quite
friendship of the country people, and
would be unable to exist long, while
the United States would have 10000
ex-volunteers from among whom to
choose auXiliarles and guides.
Major General Lee proposes to rec
ominend to Washington, as one step in
Fastening pacification and the restora-
ton of order in the province, the for
nation of a regiment of 1000 picked
Cuban soldiers to be used as a provin-
cial constabulary. AS a second step ne
will recommend the establishment by
the military government of banks that
would loan at a moderate rate of in
terest on land security, so as to enable
land owners, for themselves or their
tenants, to get a yoke of oxen, 20
chickens, couple Of pigs and about
so cents a day until a crop could be
raised.
1t is reported that a quantity OF
dressed beef brought here by the Uni
ted States transport Michigan and
hung up on the docks Thursday night
was found in a Shiny condition yester-
day morning. 1t is also reported that a
quantity of canned beef which had
been issued to Cuban sufferers was can
ned for the japanese army in the
Japan-China war.
Colonel S. S. Dunwoodie, chief signal
officer on the staff of the governor gen.
eral, is expected to complete the over
land telegraph to Santiago before the
end of March. Holguin is practically
connected with Santiago and Sanct
Spiritus is connected with Havana
Lieutenant Mitchell, of the signal
corps, is engaged in stringing wires
over the intervening $50 miles OF rough
country. The lines in the province OF
Santa Clara are operating we'll. The
proper establishment of land lines has
hitherto not been attained, and the new
system will probably mean a loss of a
good deal of business to the submarine
line. Colonel Dunwoodie has been ex-
pecting the active opposition of the lat
ter, but thus far his fears have not
been realized.
The commemorative tablet that is to
mark the house in which Marti, the
famous Cuban patriot and first presi-
dent of the revolutionary government
was born, has arrived and will be put
In place tomorrow, with an elaborate
ceremonial. All the Cuban civic and
political clubs will participate in the
festival.