The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-01
CUBANs ACCEPT TIE PAY.
Opposition Defeated and "A Fine start Made
Gen. DeIgado Orders His Command to
Take Their Arms and Go Home.

/ Opposition Defeated and a Fine start Made
Gen. DeIgado orders Ills Command to
Take Their Arms and Go Home.
in connection with the payment Of the
Cuban troops entitled % apply here for
share IN the American gratuity. have
effectually killed OFT the oppo~.tfou Ia
the receipt Of the bounty bv prlvatts.
In American military circles it ! CON
sldered that u riue start has been made
and that the opposition i defeated.
Three hundred priyateS arrived during
the day to apply for payment. bat
though Lieut.. Col George NJ Randall
of the Eighth United States infantry.
the commissioner experimenting the
distribution here, kept his office open
from ten a. II. TO i've p. m. only IL
could be paid during that interval a
each man took up several minutes.
Many who brought arms We're not on
the rolls At al. Ninety-ninc ri he were
surrendered most Of thee applicants
declining to take any chances IN turn
ing the weapons over TO the mayor Of
Havana. evidently believing Il would
be better 10 give them direct TO the
Americans
All day Il was virtually impossible
to get through the front door OF the
office unless the sentry cleared the
way. The Cuban officers who. on the
first day. tried to discourage any who
We're disposed TO apply. finding low
that the tide OF feeling has turned. are
offering all the assistance possible to
Col. Randall At the conclusion of the
days work there were more than 200
who had not been heard. These VIII
have to wait until after the return OF
the pay car on June -. when there
will probably be extra days assigned
for Havana.
This morning the pay car win leave.
carrying money. Col. Randall. his e>-
cort, a physician and the postua~tcrs.
One thousand posters We're sent yester-
day afternoon into the province of
Pinar del Rio to announce the places
and dates of payment. Gen. brooke
gave the order for printing and Senior
Domingo Mendcz Capote secretary of
government. sent special messengers
to at1iX the notices in prominent places.
Gen. Pedro Delgado, commanding the
Cuban forces around Guauaiav. called
his men together yesterday. told them
they were di>baudcd and ordered them
to take their arms and 20 home. OF
the 600, some 30. who were mounted on
ponies, said they would ride TO Havana
and get their money. Thereupou Del
gado, who was formerly "a notorious
bandit, called upon the rest to draw up
in line and to shoot any man who took
the road TO Havana. The so mounted
men gloomily dispersed. They VIII
have an opportunity to receive their
shares later.
II is said that most of the Cubaas |
who, though having arms. did not Jig
IRE in the muster rolls when they APP
piled for payment, We're furnished with |
the weapons 10y friends at GuanabacOa. |
where many arms had been stored with |
keepers of shops by people who had |
purchased them from the Spanish |
guerrillas ana volunteers. These were |
given out to enable the holders to |
secure shares in the American gratuity. |
Some Cubans, undoubtedly entitled to /
payment, have also obtained arms from |
the same source and are thus able 70 |
retain the weapons that they used dur
ng the war.
The disbanding of the troops con
.inues. Twelve hundred men, under
he command of Gen. Jacinto Herman
lez, who We're encamPed at san Jose
lie Las Lajas, about u miles from Ha-
rama, have been mustered out. They
we're given certificates Of service re-
ieemable under the first Cuban govern
nent. Some OF the men were in the
1uban service So years. one party Of
%. living in Santa Clara. started imme-
lately for their homes. The horses of
many, however, have died OF disease or
been killed off and most Of the men go
home by trains which give them freq
passage.