Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
No Cubans Apply for Share Of That
100000.
ONLY One SOLDIER PAID OFF
He is Convict and Had to
Take 1t.
CUBAN OFFICERS PLEASED

HAVANA May -. II a. m.-Not a soldier
has thus far appeared at La Punta to re-
cetve the honorarium of SO allotted by the
United States for the surrender of arms
and disarmament of the men composing the
Cuban army.
At 10 o'clock this morning. the hour set
10 begin the payment Of the troops. Maj
Francis 5. Dodge of the paymaster's de-
partment drove up in four-mule team
with $4,000 in gold and 5000 in silver Six
guards accompanied him, and details If
men from the 9th Infantry were under
arms to preserve order among the mobs
which it was supposed would gather.
col George VI. Randall of the Sth Infan-
try was present as commissioner of the
L nited ST ites
Gen Rufs Rivera. who was today indicted
into the office of civil governor of Havana,
was there TO receive the arms. with rep
rasentstfve Of Gen. Gomez. four five
Cuban officers and fifteen reporters. Halt
a dozen American clerks, with the rolls OF
the Cuban army, sat at a long table at
the headquarters of the sth Regiment. a
bag of gold was displayed. but there were
no applicants for share of It.
Few Enlisted Men In Havana.
The spectators spent the time in discuss
Ing why no Cubans appeared. Gen. Rivera
Stlu IHdlr liipusH ll4clG "OAO f'o4" O+Ai O4'~"
privates and commissioned officers in
the 4th Corps few of them lived in Havana
He explained that they were outside the
city and would probably appear at other
places In the province and get their ap-
portionment Nearly all the officers, he
added are in Havana
The representative of Gomez, who has
been acting with the latter in the inter
views with Gov. Gen Brooke. took a
gloomy view of the affair. He said the
Americans had made a mistake in stipulat-
ing that the Cubans must give up their
arms. a this had caused bad impression
among the Cubans-
A group of Cuban officers. who proved to
be some OF Gen. Mayia ROdriguez's staff,
had in the meanwhile assembled They
smiled at each other, twisted their NOUS
taChes and grew confident as the quarter
hours passed and no soldiers appeared.
Finally they jeered In quiet way at the
whole proceeding.
Toward II o'clock an unarmed colOred
man in a Cuban uniform came across the
dusty square. attended by all the American
spectators. He was shown to the paymas-
ter. but turned out to be an assistant, OF
camp follower.
Not Entitled to Share.
The American military men consulted to-
gether and as 1t was thought he was not
entitled to a share Of the 100000. and his
name not being on the rolls. he was dis
missed
Major Scott General Ludlow's adtutant.
sent word that a man named Harris. Gu
han-AmeriCau, serving sentence In the
p=niteEtiary. would be sent under guard
- get his SO so at least one man was sure
20 take the gratuity
About An men had been expected and
possibly many Of these will come later.
But the scheme of payment, so far as Ha-
vana is concerned. looks like a failure.
quite different results are expected in the
country districts. where the Cuban military
assembly and anti-GOmeZ influence is not
rs strong
At noon General Rivera left remarking
that il was wasting his time TO stay there
and Major Dodge went to the trOcha to in
form Governor General Brooke of the state
u affairs.
Four progressed privstes appeared at
about 30 without arms but as their
names were not on the rolls they were not
bald.
Action at Sagua Ia Grande.
SAGUA La GRANDE, Province of Santa
Tiara, May 1.-THE generals of the Cubans
IL this district met here yesterday, adopted
aHti-GOmez resolutions. agreed to disband
their commands and 10 cause their arms to
be surrendered TO the alcaldes but to aC-
f4s.r.r no han