Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-16
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
Gen. Rolof Anxious to Complete
Rosters to Pay Cuban Troops.
some CHANGES IN The GOVERNMENT
Army Men to be keDlsced by Civilians II
Many Positions In the Island IdieFs %
santiago Turning Bsndita-A Cuban
Navy to BE Formed.

Navy to BE Formed.
Havana, March 1.-THE only oil
stacle now in the way Of paying o.
the Cuban troops is the completion @
the rolls, a work which is being has
tened by Inspector General Rolofl
He says that in some cases the roster
of the commands must be created, a
the old rosters are either missing o
too defective to be useful. He point
out that the insurgents often have n,
paper, pens or ink. Gen. Gomez ex
plains that 5000 commissioned an,
10000 non.commissioned officers ar,
relatively large numbers in an arm,
OF $4,000 privates, but that these off
GERS in many cases received their ap
pointments because the Cubans have
had no other way OF recognizing
bravery and stimulating enthusiasm
ut may SEEM" he says, "a cheap sor
of promotion, but it meant good dea
10 the Cubans"
Gen. Gomez continues to produce ar
excellent impression upon the Ameri
can military authoritiea The storie.
printed here and elsewhere to the
effect that Gov Gen. Brooke intends
to request the Cuban military assem-
bly, to discontinue its meetings are
officially denied. Yesterday morn
ing the committee appointed by
the assembly called upon Gen. Gomez
to ask an explanation Of his conduct
and definition of the understanding
reached between him and Gen. Brooke,
which the committee declared had
prevented q successful issue Of the
assembly's financial project Gen.
Gomez declined to comply with the re.
quest
Whether Gen. Brookes message de-
claring that the United States will not
recognize any financial obligation
entered into by any persons claiming
to represent the people Of Cuba with.
out the presidents authorization was
delivered to the assembly has not vet
developed; but it appears that the
members OF the assembly fear that
this message will be followed by
others of a more stringent nature.
SOME CHANGES IN THE GOVERNMENT.
Washington, March II. The admin.
istration is contemplating change in
some features for the government Of
Cuba. 1t is probable that the military
government will to a certain extent,
be reduced by civil government. The
head of the government must, of
course, retain the military, but the
change in contemplation is to have
civil officers in place of military men
in the cabinet and subordinate posi-
tons. 1t is believed that experts in
different lines, such as finance and rev.
enue, and the management OF much Of
the general business Of the island and
of the different municipalities will get
along more smoothly than the army
officers. 1t is said that the officers, be-
ing brought up under strict military
discipline, hold not only the statutes
but the army rules and regulations as
the guide in all things while the
civilian officers would hold the
statutes as the supreme guide and
endeavor to get along under
them in the best manner possible and
with more diplomacy than is possessed
by the army men 1t is not known
whether the contemplated change has
reached a point further than discus
sion in the war department and with
the president, but its advantages have
been pointed out, and the authority
of the government to establish such
civil government under control of the
government has been deter.
mined.
OILERS TURNING BANDITS.
Santiago, March 1.-THE results of
the policy inaugurated at Havana of
disseminating public work in this
province and throwing men out Of EN-.
oloyment are beginning to show.
Thursday six bandits were captured
in the neie hborhood Of Conception all
IT whom were formerly workers in
the road gangs. They say they have
no money and must either rob ar
,tarve. They have been lodged in Jail, |
but considerable sympathy is displayed
N their behalf by the popnlace. Much
The same sort Of thing is happening in
the district of Holguin, where brush
between bandits and gendarmes re.
suited in the killing of one Of the for
ner. Neverthelesssi tit is not expected /
that these troubles'will take serious
turn owing to the probability that
work will be resumed early next week.
A CUBAN NAVY TO BE FORMED.
Havana, March ll.-Ambitious pa
riots are advertising in the city
papers for recruits for "the new Cuban
navy" which they profess is about to
be formed, adding that the lists will
be handed to Gen. Maxine Gomez.
The appeal is especially directed to
former employees Of the Spanish navy
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