The age-herald., 1899-05-02
HE PAY OF THE INsURGENT ARMY

Havana, May 1-During the last few days some of the local papers that are printed in English have published sensa- tionaI stories regarding the disputes be- tween the soldiers and the Cuban police, evidently with the intention of preventing an understanding between them and if pos- sible of stirring up more trouble.
 Without doubt there have occasionally been troubles when both the Americans and Cubans have been blameworthy Still there has really been nothing to warrant such comments as have appeared and con- sequently General Ludlow, military gover- nor of the Havana department, summoned an offending editor before him and warned him that he must desist trying to embroil the soldiers and the police.
 'If you refuse, know of two ways to compel you. One would be to put into force the military regulations and send you to the guardhouse; the other would be to send you before the local judges, for the appli- cation of the old Spanish law. Personally you may abuse me as much as you like, but for the future you must abstain from your present methods in the other matter" General Ludlow complains that one of the principal difficulties Havana is now suffer-
 
 less Americans"-men who come here virt- ually to change their usual sphere of idle ness. -~~~--~->-.--. , Tn~rhe opinion of General Ludlow ff IS advisable to wait until autumn before en- deavoring to raise the SIG 000O 600 or SIS 900 0OO necessary for the completion of sewerage and other public improvements in Havana.
 He believes it quite probable that the money can be obtained here in Cuba.
 Pay of Cuban Troops
 Governor General Brooke and General Gomez-both of whom are annoyed at the slow progress made in arranging for the distribution of the $3,0O0O00 to the Cuban troops-held another conference today at the Saloon Trocha, General Brookes head quarters. The latter emphasized the neces- sity of disposing of the question at once and General Gomez quite agreed with the governor general. At their previous con- ferences the Cuban commander had freely admitted that the rolls, as drafted by the Cuban military assembly, were too large and General Gomez undertook to get the facts from the individual commanders and to make the corrections accordingly.
 In the meantime General Brooke was to make independent inquiries The re- suits of the two investigations are nowhere near an agreement For instance, the agent Of General Gomez in the province of Santi- ago reports that there F 500 Cubans there entitled to share in the distribution Major General Wood, the military governor of Santiago department, does not give half that number. General Gomez estimates the entire army at about 32, ,000 men. The gov ernor general thinks it would be an un- business-like proceeding to begin the distri- button until something more definite is known, and he has been urging General Gomez to collect more facts upon which they could proceed
 The conference today consisted of an ex- change of oral. propositions, several of which were rejected but ultimately General Brooke wrote one out which General Co., meg took home with him for further con- sideration.
 Jose Maria Gomez, civil governor of Santa Clara, has sent dispatch to General Maximo Gomez urging him to use his in- fluence with the Americans to secure the construction of the projected Sancti Spr- itus railroad, that would give work to the starving population of the district.
 Village Sacked By Bandits
 According to dispatches from Puerto Principe province the village of St. An drews was recently raided by a band of forty outlaws, led by Barcelo, formerly of Holguin. The place was completely sacked, the bandits carrying off twenty horses, a large quantity of clothing and
 
 ed armed men, the dispatches say, attack ed a store in the village of Tiena An uzul, abducted the proprietor and his wife and carried away $200 in money. The peo- pie of the locality are frantically begging for protection, and a force of rural guards is greatly needed. The country folk are moving into the larger towns for safety, while the planters bring quantities of sugar cane in different localities and it is de- stroyed before 1t can be secured.
 MT. Beattie, wealthy sugar planter has arrived here from Manzanillo in the west ern part of Santiago and says there is no trouble in his district at present, but ow- ing to the expected early removal of the Fourth immunes property holders feel a good deal of anxiety. He points out that many laborers who were formerly soldiers in the Cuban army are greatly disgusted at what they know of the way many of the Cuban officers made money while the war was in progress. According to MT. Beattie, any Cuban general might give or ders for the purchase of cattle to be killed