The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-28


paid S75 each as the result of the first
days distribution of the money allotted
by the United States for the payment of
the Cuban soldiers. The cabal of the
members of the former military assem-
bly, to prevent the soldiers from accept
ing the gift of the United States and
giving up their arms is successful,
therefore. so far as Havana is con-
cerned. 1t is too early to predict what
viii be done in other cities and in the
interior, but the indications are that
the money will not be asked for to any
great extent. Some arms may possibly
be turned in voluntarily.
The anti-GomeZ and anti-American
element are cheerful tonight, thinking
that the Americans are baffied and an
cry Governor General Brooke does not
regard today as settling the question
or as especially significant. A few pri-
Yates in this city and a number of Off
GERS have had sufficient influence to in
timidate some who were otherwise
willing to accept the American terms,
but different results are expected in
the country districts.
The payment will continue tomorrow,
and it is considered likely that more
Cubans viii accept. The applicants in
most cases SO far are little more than
boys, and are mainly those sGhom the
Cubans called '.blockaders," and who
joined the army after the American
blockade of Havana made food scarce.
The names of four of these appeared
on the list, and each man was sent to
bring an officer to swear to his identity
and to his service. Where all appeared
to be above board, the men were paid
on the spot, even though their names
did not appear on the lists
Gold Did Not Tempt Him.
At 9:57 this morning. the hour set to
begin the payment of the troops, Ma
jor Francis S. Dodge of the paymas-
ter's department drove up in a four
mule team with $4,000 in gold and
$4,000 in silver. Six guards accompan-
led him, and details of men from the
Eighth infantry were under arms TO
preserve order among the mobs which
ii was supposed would gather Colonel
George NJ. Randall of the Eighth in
fantry was present as commissioner of
the United States.
General Ruis Rivera, who was today |
inducted into the office of civil gov
ernor of Havana, was there to receive |
the arms with a representative of Cen |
eral Gomez, four or five Cuban officers |
and fifteen reporters. Half a dozen /
American clerks, with the rolls of the |
Cuban army, sat about a long table at |
the headquarters OF the Eighth regi- |
menL A bag of gold was displayed, |
but there We're no applicants for a |
share of it.
The spectators spent the time in dis |
cussing why no Cubans appeared. Cen
eral Rivera said that though there |
We're 4.319 enrolled privates and nom
commissioned officers in the Fourth |
corps. few OF them lived in Havana. He |
explained they We're outside the city, /
and would probably appear at other
slzafs.
appOrtionment. Nearly all the officers,
he added, are in Havana.
Jeered By Cubans.
The representative of Gomez who has
been acting for the latter in the inter
views with Governor General Brooke,
took a gloomy view of the affair. He
said the Americans, in STIMULATING that
the CubanS must give up their arms,
had caused a bad impression among the
Cubans.
A group of Cuban officers. who proved
to be some of General Mayai Rodri-
guez's staff. had, in the meanwhile, as
sembled. They smiled at each other,
twisted their moustaches and grew |
confident as the quarter hours passed
and no soldiers appeared. Finally they
jeered in a quiet way at the whole pro-
ceeding.
Towards II o'clock an unarmed COL
ored man in a Cuban uniform came
across the dusty square, attended by
all the American spectators. He was
shown to the paymaster, but turned
out to be an assistant" or camp fol-
lower. The American military men
consulted, and as it was thought he
was not entitled to share of the So
GOO, eco, and his name not being on the
rolls, he was dismissed.
Convict to Be Paid.
Major Scott. General Ludlow's adju-
tant. sent word that a man named
Harris, a Cuban-American serving Il
sentence in the penitentiaTy, would be
sent under guard TO get his $40, so at
least one man was sure TO take rhe
sratuity. About 400 men had been eX-
pe=ted. and possibly many of these viii ;
come later But the scheme of pay
Inent, so far rs Havana is concerned,
looks like failure. Quite different re-
suits are expected in the country dis
tricts, where the Cuban military as ,
sembly and anti-Gomez influence is not {
as strong.
At noon General Rivera left. remark
ing that it was wasting mis- time TO stay
there. and Major Dodge went to the
Hotel Trocha, informing Governor
General Brooke OF the state of affairs
-Four professed privates appeared at
about 1880 without arms. but as their
names were not on the rolls they We're
not paid.
The English edition of La Lucha pub
fishes an editorial which has caused !
comment among the army officers, in
citing the men not to receive the ,
money; though, strangely. the Spanish
edition of the paper n few days ago
advised loyal Cubans to accept the
American terms.
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