Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-06-03
NOT A SINGLE CUBAN
SHOWS UP FOR CASH
General Gomez's Enemies Are Tri,
umphant So Far as Havana
Is Concerned.
NAY BE DIFFERENT IN COUNTRY
influence Of the Anti-Gomez Faction
Not Strong outside OF the Cap
itaI-Riyera Is Civil Gov
crnor OF Havana.

Havana, May 30.-Up to II o'clock
saturday not a single soldier APP
,eared to receive the $75 allotted by
The United States for the surrender of
arms and the DISARMAMENT of the Gu
ban army. At 10, the hour set for be-
finning the payment, Major Dodge, OF
the paymaster's department, drove
With a four-mule team and 100000
ing gold and silver to the place, accom-
panied by a guard of soldiers. Gen
.ral Rivera, today made civil governor
IF Havana, was there to receive the
arms with representatives of Gomez,
several Cuban officers, a bunch OF re-
borters and a number of clerks with
he rolls of the Cuban army. Gold and
silver was displayed, but none came
TO claim their snare of il.
The spectators spent the time dis
.ussing why no Cubans appeared.
General Rivera said that though
here were 4,3l9 enrolled privates and
aon-commissioned officers in the
Fourth corps, few lived in Havana.
lie explained they were outside Of the
llA dlb DIobdblN "ohIl hDlN"' -
5ther places in the province TO get
heir appOrtionmcnt. Nearly all the
officers are in Havana.
The representatives Of Gomez took
1 gloomy view of the affair. They
said the Americans made a mistake in
stipulating that the Cubans must give
up their arms, as this caused a bad inn
preston.
A group of Cuban officers, who
proved to be some of IiodrigucZ's stan,
meanwhile assembled. They smiled ut
each other, twisted their mustaches
and grew confident as the quarter
hours passed and no soldiers appeared.
Finally they icercd in a quiet way at
the whole proceeding.
Lone Applicant Turned Down.
Towards II o'clock an unarmCd coll
ored man in u Cuban uniform came
across the dusty square, attended by
all the American spectators. lie was
shown to the paymaster, but turned
out to be an assistant" or camp fol-
lower.
The American military men consult
ed together, and as it was thought he
was not entitled to Il share of the
~, OOD, OOD, anu MS llIllf IOl p'lIS W."
the rolls. he was dismissed.
Major Scott, General Ludlow'S adJu-
tant, sent word that Il man named Har-
ris, Il Cuban-Amcrican serving a SEN
tcnce in the penitcntiary, would be
sem under guard to get his $75, so at
least one man is sure to take the gra-
tuity. About 400 men had been cN-
pccted, and possibly many of these
will come later. But the scheme of
payment, so far as Havana is con-
cerned. looks like a failure. Quite diff
fcrent results are expected in the
country districts, where the Cuban
military assembly and the anti-GomeH
Influence is not so strong.
At noon, General Rivera left, re-
marking it was wasting time to stay
there, and Major Dodge went 10 the
hotel to inform Brooke Of the state
of affairs.
Four profcsscd privates appeared at
about 1890 without arms, but as their
names were not on the rolls they werd
not paid.
Sagua, la Grande, Province of Santa
Clara, May 3O.-The Cuban generals in
this district met yesterday and adopk
ed resolutions to dishaud their com
mands and cause their arms to be sur
rendered to alcades, but to accept no
money,