The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-19
Hot Heads Have Already Begun to Retreat,
They Having No Followers.
Military Authorities in
the Island Much Surprised at
the Importance Given in the
United States to the Dying Kick
of the Cuban Generals Against
Disbanding the Army.

NEW YORK, May 1S.--A special to
the Tribune" from Washington says:
The tenor of advices received at the
War Department shows that General
Brooke and the American military au-
thorities in Cuba are surprised at the
Importance given in the United States
to the dying kick of the insurgent Gen
erals against disbandng the Cuban
army. They apparently supposed that
these things were as we'll understood
in the United States as in Cuba Gen.
eral Brooke is anxious, and if anything
he is excessively conservative in his
preparations for the final disarmament
of the army.
That he sends reassuring advices is
the best evidence that his plans are
fully matured. The misunderstanding
about the position of Gomez has been
cleared away and no doubt whatever is
felt about the benefit of his co-opera-
ton with the American authorities,
though he declined to accept the re-
sponsibility of distributing the money.
1t has happened two or three times
heretofore that little group of mall
contents have antagonized Gomez, and
it was necessary for the old General to
appeal to the Cuban people
Invariably there would be such evil
dence of his strength that the malcon-
tents would be forced to modify their
opposition. The Sanguillys and their
allies have all along been seeking to
force the American authorities to act
through them instead of inviting the
cooperation of Gomez. Every time
there was a hitch representations would
be made at Washington that if the
other military party which was oppos-
ing Gomez was officially recognized
everything would go forward satisfac-
torily.
These representations were at first
simply turned down with the intimation
that as General Brooke had the full
confidence of the Administration what
ever measures he took would be salts
factory.
After time the representations be-
came so monotonous that no attention
was paid to them. The Washington au-
thorities are fully satisfied from the
latest information received, that the
hot-headS among the insurgents have
already begun to retreat Everything
goes to show that they have no follow
ers
While they may make a good deal OF
noise in Havana for a day or two, that
is all it amounts to, and they show no
disposition to come into collision with
military authority.
There may be an occasional report
from somewhere in the island about in
surgents making the trouble and re-
fusing to give up their arms, but these
are not likely to receive more credit
than the periodical reports of brigand-
age The truth as it is known in Wash
ington is that a considerable number of
the insurgents have long ago given up
their arms, but the belief that they
We're in arms was kept up in order to
insure their getting. a quota Of the So
100000 When it is shown that they
have actually disbanded no obstacle will
be put in the way of their receiving the
money.
After the insurgent troops are dis
banded General Brooke may proceed
with the work of organizing a rural po-
lice, but it will not be an army, and it
will be a comparatively small force.
THE MAUSERS SURRENDERED.
HAVANA, May 1S.-The Importation
of 500 revolvers was stopped by the
coustom house authorities to-day, the
weapons being taken into military GUS
lOIl. Lit QtdltI IL WHOIn tuty were
consigned has been informed by Major
General Ludlow, Military Governor Of
Havana that he may sell to such ind-
viduals as shall give the authorities q
satisfactory reason for the purpose.
General Ludlow's instructions to the
dealer We're written, and they allude
to the 'lawless element to whom it
would be dangerous to allow the pos
session of arms"
Enrique Garay, the wholesale hard
ware merchant, in whose possession
800 Mausers, bought of the Spanish,
were found a few days ago, has been
required to surrender them, and, on the
orders of General Ludlow, they have
been stored in the arsenal, subject to
shipment out of the island.
General Brooke has caused inquiries
to be made in every direction where dis
order is reported. Little or none has
been found and such as there has been
could not be attributed to anti-Amar-
lean sentiment
A telegram from Camaguey says that
fifty armed brigands have attacked a
plantation near Guayabil and killed six
men but the report may prove te be
much exaggerated.