The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-03
MONEY FOR CUBAN ARMY
GENERAL MAXIMO GOMEZ AGREES
TO ACCEPT $s,OOO,OOO.
commissioner Porter Very Particular
That Money Should Not be Regarded
as Wages for the Army-GOmez Sends
Greeting to McKinIey-Will Help i'm
Work of Reconstructing Cuba.


Work of Reconstructing Cuba.
Remedies, Province of Santa Clara
Feb 2--(Via Gamajauani)- )-Immedi-
ately after yesterdays conference be-
tween General Maxine Gomez and Spe-
cial Commissioner Porter, during which
the Cuban general stated that he would
agree to accept $3,0O0,000 for the Cuban
army and also to help in the peaceful
disbanding Of the same, he wrote the
following letter to President Mckinley
In Spanish:
Republic of Cuba, Headquarters Of the
Army, Remedies, February /, 1899
President Mckinley, Washington:
1t has been a great pleasure to me to
confer With your commissioner, Mr..
Porter, introduced by my friend, Que
sada, and am now aware Of and pleas
ed with your wishes. In short time
I shall go to Havan to confer with
General Brooke so that everything will
go well. Following your advice 1 will
willingly cooperate in the work of re-
constructing Cuba.
(SigneD Maxine Gomez, General.
To-day General Gomez is preparing
for the trip to Havana. The whole at
titude of the old fighter is much more
cordial than was anticipated by Mr..
Porter. He told the latter he was proud
to receive the special commissioner of
the president and he Is evidently much
gratified at the prospect of the early
solution Of the disbandment problem.
The money will be sent on Commission
er Porter's order to General Brooke and
will be paid out, as called for, by dis
tribution through subcommittee Of
Cuban and American officers in the va
rious provinces. AS agreed upon at
yesterdays conference, the entire
amount will be in Spanish silver.
At the ratio of 60 it will amount to $4,-
100000 or nearly $100 for each man in
the Cuban army, as estimated by the
delegation from the Cuban military as
sembly which went to Washington in
December and has recently returned to
Cuba. The late General Calixto Garcia
told President Mckinley that sum
would be satisfactory. The correspond
ent of The Associated Press learns that
the delegation was examined by Mr..
Porter for the president and that re-
port was submitted which has not yet
been made public. The figures given in
1T as supplied to the correspondent of
The Associated Press here to-day called
for $17,000,00O as the first estimate of
the delegation; but the delegates said
they would take less and acknowledged
they could hardly expect better pay for
the Cuban privates than the American
privates get, which is S13 a month, or
43 per cent. of their figures, and the
American basis would mean $4,000, 900
for privates. AS the sum to be paid
is worth more than 81, 900, 900 in Spanish
silver here, nearly half of the amount
calculated on the American basis is to
be realized by the Cubans.
At the conference Mr.. Porter laid
special stress on the fact that the $S,-
000,0 900 was not to be regarded as wages
due for services rendered, but as a re-
lief fund from the United States to ex-
pedite the disbandment of the army and
to further the aims of reconstruction.
General Gomez acquiesced in this prom
Use more freely than might have been
expected in view of his reputed hostil-
fly to the United States.
General Gomez made the point Of his
discussions with Mr.. Porter that the es-
innate of the amount wanted for the
army was not his, but that of the Gu
ban assembly 1t was then that he
brought in his reference to using the
grant like the loaves and fishes.
The correspondent of The Associated
Press understands that the estimate
furnished President Mckinley by the
delegation from the Cuban assembly
called for the payment for 5,519 commits
stoned officers; 9,762 commissioned
officers, and 30,16O privates, divided as
follows, with totals estimated as due
each grade:
Eleven major generals, $500 month,
S179,4 ,45O
Nineteen generals of divisions, $3.50 a
month, $296,175
Fifty-four brigadier generals, s4OO a
month, $6S2,S25.
One hundred and sixty-three colonels, /
1925 a month, 81, 1,491,O50
Two hundred and ninety-t three lieu
tenant colonels, s275 a month, s2362S0O. .
Five hundred and seventy-eight ma
jors, 1920 month, S3,S70,240.
Nine hundred and sixty-five captains,
$3.50 a month, s4561, 800.
One thousand two hundred and forty
five lieutenants, $100 month, $3,763,200.
One thousand seven hundred and
ninety four sub-lieutenants, 500
month, $4,952,SS0.
Two thousand one hundred and thlr-
ty-three sergeants, $50 month, $780,
N00
The thousand one hundred and twen-
ty-three second sergeants, $50 month,
50 eo6 500
Four thousand five hundred and nine
corporals, $40 a month, $5,23S, ,240.
Thirty thousand one hundred and six
ty-five privates, $50 a month, $21, 500, ,620.
Total, forty-four thousand and forty
one men, $57 ,9O4,3SO
The details of the actual allotment
will fall to a commission consisting of
Governor General Brooke, General Max
imo Gomez and various others. 1t is
whether as many men still un-
der arms can be found as was estimat-
ed by the assembly's delegation. Large
however, are scattered
the island, thought there is
no great force at any one place. Cen