New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
THE CUBAN ARMY FUND.
FORTY THOUSAND MEN TO SHARE IT-AMER1cAN
LAWYERS SHUT OUT.

LAWYERS SHUT OUT.
Havana. May Forty thousand will be used as
the divsor In fixing the shares OF the soldiers In
the 100000 allotted by the United States Govern
ment to be divided among the Cuban troops, and
the payment will begin next week. a general order
declaring the payment and setting forth the rules
to be Observed. being issued by Governor-General
Brooke on Monday next.
The Governor General and General Gomez have
decided that 1t would be impracticable to try to
verify further the army rolls as submitted by the
recently dissolved Cuban Assembly. General Brooke
to-day sent to General Gomez list of the com
mssoners for the several corps asking II he
wished make any changes. The commissioners
one Cuban and one American for each corps
Will be ordered TO meet at once in Havana and take
action 10 the details OF the division of the
money. The order in which the payments will be
made is as follows: First in Havana Province, then
In the provinces Of Pinar del RIO Matanzas. Santa
Clara. Puerto Principe and Santiago. The next i'm
portant rule laid down is that requiring the
giving up OF all arms as condition OF the payment
OF the SIS each is to receive. After all the
prlvates and non-commissioned officers paid
money will be left and this remainder will
probably be divided among the manned and desti-
tute officers OF the army. The rule excluding from
the division those employed by the Government
does not apply to the day laborers Government
work but only to those employed at a fixed month
ly salary
me widow or Major Maucas, who was killed
with General Maceo, has written a letter to Eel
Reconcentrado" suggesting that Generals Lacret.
Castillo. Nunez Cespedes and other officers OF high
rank give their shares IN the 50 900 to the widows
OF the men killed in the
MUST EMPLOY CUBAN LAWYERS
Major General Ludlow, Military Governor of the
Department of Havana recently asked Seior
Lanuza. Secretary OF Justice in General Brooke's
Advisory Cabinet, toZarrange to allow American
l. harn ha,a th1
the American syndlcates and merchants coming to
Havana to employ Americans to defend their In
terests. Senior Lanuza referred the matter to the
UnlversIdad. which governs admission to the Ha-
vana bar and its reply. which approved by the
Secretary OF Justice refusal of the request, IL
being held that II is not compulsory that judges
only speak their language 1t would be for the
best interests Of Americans to employ Cubans with
The citizens of Santa Isabel have sent request
to Major General Wilson Military Governor of the
Department of Matanzas and Santa Clara, to
move the Mayor OF the city whom they accuse OF
selling quantities Of raons issued to the city FOR
his account.
The receipts OF sugar at Havana thus far this
season amount TO 4O0629 sacks.
INCENDIARY TALK BY LACRET.
Utterances by General Iacret and other OF the
Assembst leaders are published here to-day, which
might be regarded tending to infame the minds
OF the Cubans against the United States and TO
incte them to outawry. General Lacret is quoted
as saying that. while he had no doubt OF the hon
orable intentions OF the United States toward the
Cubans troubles and misunderstanding arise
through the ignoran of departments as TO the
conditions in Cuba. The General is also reported
to have said that he could not see how the lower
classes will be able to live during the year. The
crops now harvested. business Is dull ana IN
| dustries are at a standstl. The capital OF the
islanders is boarded. while foreign capital Is tind.
The General said he confident that starving
| Cubans would soon be obliged to steal In order TO
keep body and soul together, and that were they
10 steal his property he could not blame them. As
for the s. 10000 sent from the United States for
the payment Of Cuban soldiers, that money would
soon be spent in saloons and would give no sub
stantial help. a.,
fuegos have again quit work.
The Sisters OF Charity Of Matanzas, who have
been occupying the Home OF the Benefcencia, a
cha rita bic society have been ordered TO move out
Major General Brooke asked to intervene. and
telegraphed to the Benefcencia officials forbddlng
| the expulsion OF the Nuns who are under American
protection. -. -, -.
Fifteen districts comprising fifty villages. have
| petitioned for authority 10 build wagon roads 10
and to furnish needed employment for laborers
General Brooke has ordered that In future SOL
| diers dying shall be buried in the military ceme-
terry at Marianao, instead Of In the Colon Cemetery
dred discharged soldiers. seventy-four prisoners
4 under escort and a few convaescents on board:
| General Hasbrouck, former Military Governor o..
| the Department of Pinar del Rio, and General
| gers Besides these there board number
| OF American officers who have been mustered out
| and who intend going to the Philippines.
| over thirteen hundred shop and cafe keepers.
| General Brooke against the order issued by Civil
| Governor FREDERICK Mora for the closing week
nights OF grocery stores butcher shops and bakeries
| at o'clock. and OF small cafes at 10 o'clock.