Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-22
SURRENDER OF CUBAN ARMS
General Brooke's Plan Approved by the
President.
Secretary AIger Notifies the Governor
ment of the $3,O0O,0OO.

1t is believed that whatever difficulty has
existed as to the disposition of the weapons
held by the Cuban soldiers has been re-
moved by the action taken by Secretary
Alger He has instructed General Brooke
to begin at once the payment of the $1,000
0U0 set aside for the payment of the Cuban
soldiers, being entirely satisfied with the
provision made by General Brooke for the
safekeeping of the arms that must be sur
rendered by the Cubans in consideration of
receiving a share of the money. Last We'd
nesday General Brooke cabled the War De-
partment that he proposed to begin the
payment of the money to the Cubans the
arms to go into the custody of the mayors.
Secretary Alger did not reply to this, as it
concerned a matter in which the President
himself had given Instructions Saturday
General Brooke was again heard from, this
time saying he saw in the press reports
that the Secretary of War did not approve
of the plan he had formed. He explained
that all of the arms surrendered We're to
be deposited in the arsenal at Havana and
the arsenal at Santiago. This statement
changed the case completely, for the
arSenalS being in the possession of the
United States, the requirements of the
Presidents condition were fully met by the
proposed arrangement. Therefore Secre-
tary Alger, after submitting the matter to
llle fIeSlueIt SATURDAY evening, caDlGu
General Brooke to proceed Immediately with
the payment of the money to the Cubans.
Distribution of the Money
The method proposed for the surrender
of the Cuban arms is shown in an order
issued by General Brooke, a copy of which
has been received at the War Department.
According to this order, the $1,000 600 pro-
vded by the United States for paying the
frubaO soldiers will ri cd he
4th, 9TH and 9Th Corps of the Cuban army
by the following named officers:
Fourth Corps-Lieut. Col W. A Rafferty,,
ID Cavalry L. S. A; Gen. Francisco Car
rillo, Cuban army; Col. Francisco Lopez
Leiva. Cuban army.
Fifth Corps-Col. George NJ. Randall, Sth
| Infantry L. S. A.; Gen. Carlos Raios. Gu
| ban army: Gen. Norberto Nodarse Cuban
army
Sixth Corps-Lieut. Col William II. Bis
bee, 1st Infantry, L. S. A; Gen. Juan
Lorente. Cuban army; Gen. Indalecio So
| bradO, Cuban army.
Gen. BrOOke's Order.
| The order says: There will be given to
| each non-commissioned officer and private
| soldier of the Cuban army who was in serv-
! ice on or before July II, 1898, and who is
| not on this date employed in any public
| office, civil or military, nor as clerk, po-
| lice, or otherwise employed in government
| service al some fixed monthly compensa-
| ton, and who shall present himself with
| his arms and equipments, the sum of $75 in
| American currency. The money shall be
| paid by American paymasters under the di-
| rection of Major Francis S. Dodge, L. S.
! A., to the individual soldiers after proper
| identification by their company command
| ers. At the time of payment each soldier
| shall sign rolls in triplicate. Before signing
| the rolls and before payments shall be
| made to the soldier he shall give up his
| arms and equipments The arms and equip
ments received from the Cuban soldiers will
| be taken, under guard, to the nearest sta
| ton occupied by United States troops
| where they will be stored until they can be
| transported to Havana or Santiago, where
| they will be kept in the arsenal as souve-
| Mrs and cared for by armorers selected by
| the commandments Of the Cuban
| army"