New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-24
AFFAIRSIN CUBA'S CAPITAL
.,p,PKAT1ON OF VOLUNTEERS PRO
CEEDING RAPIDLY.
,.ScrNENTs FOR PAYING AND DIS
pANpING THE CUBAN ARMY-sECRE-
r,py AIGERS PROGRAMME.

Inv CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l

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,a March 23-The embarkaton OF the
.o.r regiments which are to be returned TO
,-o;,ed States for mastering out Is proceed
-.,dlv. The Olivette yesterday took away
% i'e oomnanies Of the I'd South Carolina, and
-. connanies Of the same regiment sailed TO-
an the Yarmouth These two vessels wi
- raturn trips from Tampa for the rest or
~. ~sginent. one of the Ward Line steamers
n,cb arrived this morning was also chartered
,rin 10 Savannah. and will carry to that
". orother regiment from General Lees COM
The camp at Buena Vista Is rapidly d.
,shine in size but the site is such an excel
that some OF the Regular troops now
''" .rod elsewhere near this city will be sent
80 as the volunteers are withdrawn.
~, T.. said that one of the results OF Secretary
,,u.r,s visit 10 Havana will be the consolidation
., ao,.eral Of the present military divisions. In
- ease this city and province. now separate
sor.rtnents will shortly become a single COM
s.a,d Pinar del Rio might also be conveniently
,,oched 10 the new department estaohsheo
xora The Secretary of War is expected 10 ar
I've here tonight or tomorrow morning. ne
un spend Friday in consultation with coi'-
handlers stationed in this neighborhood' anu oh
saturday will start on a Pullman car Tor snort
,r,n 10 Pinar del Rio. Matanzas. Sagua ana pos
Hbly Cienfuegos. ~.
Postmaster-General Smith returned from Ma
..nzas this afternoon. and will sail for Florida
tomorrow. ,u
.s the result of fresh conferences between
General Brooke and General Gomez. Coionel Cai
,os cssnedes started this morning for the eastern
end Of the island to arrange with 'ne ai ,i'
cb,efs Of the First and Second corps for the dis-
an intimate political and personal friend or Cen
eral Gomez. and resigned seat III the Niii'ay
,.ser,b,, ten days age when that body abolished
the Generals post as commander-ih-chiel VI ''''
- Durinr TIE war he served as Civil Gov
ernor Of the Eastern Department, ana ne Is con
..o,a,tl,, familiar with conditions there. He
will visit Manzanillo, Santiago. Guantahaiho'
Bavamo and Tunas, returning in about three
weeks.
Perbeps to counteract the effect Of this 1nis-
,,or tho Military Assembly has just filed the
,scont most Of commander of the Department Oh
the East giving the place to Bar'oioiiie "q0'0'
ex- president Of the republic.
General Betancourt, Of Matanzas froVihce'
pedro Diaz. Of Pinar del Rio Gonzalez Robau
and other chiefs who favor immediate payihen'
of the troops have had another meeting ana II
,s understood that they are now ready 10 CO.
orerate with the Government paymas'elS ia
making the distribution. 1t is probable that
pavrnent will be made in Spanish silver lnsteao
Of In gold, American silver and United states
currency. In Spanish silver the total to be dis-
hursed would be $3,951.2 219. a much larger ap-
narent allowance to each man.
The Military Assembly held meeting a'
cx.o ,h,s afternoon and passed the resolution
offered on Tuesday by Gualberto Gomez for
REORGANIZATION Of the army pending the discus
sion Of the question OF dissolution. The radical
Assembly leaders hope TO be able TO retain IN
sort Of standing army about eight thousand or
ten thousand men. and the proposed reorganlza-
ton looks to the possible re-enlistment ana
maintenance OF a portion of the army, which
will be paid off under the terms Of the Despaigne
resolution. TO be voted on next Saturday.