Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-11
THE PAYMENT OF
CUBAN TROOPS.
Army includes Sixteen
Thousand Officers.
GOMEZ SNUBS THE ASSEMBLY,
she "id Hero Declines TO nivuIge Ems
'crvic" Had with General Brooke
'dir t""a"s nrc Becoming Brig.
n,d> Musfcring OUT Onicer wcls
c"m,h by s.cc's torps ChnnGe fu
Cuban Government.
(Dy telegraph to v.rslnian.rllo,.,

Nby Iolcsraph 10 N!rslniln- Pilot,
Haven. ~, 80
ne ohiy o.
''"c'e III 'ne way of paying oil the Gu
ban troops is the complction of the rolls.
a work which * hair,- b,s4,,aa ,,,, ~
e,,,.,,. 49,.
Fo'''' i'o'o"' ne says that III some
cases The rosters of the commands must
he created ms the old roe.ers ,re e,.hor
,n,ssirr o
''o 'e'oC''Ne 60 DE "seiai.
iic points ou' mat the insurgents often
have no paper pens or ink.
"'\ zen THOUSAND OFFICERS.
Gomez explains thar six thousand
commissioned ,rd .,o,s,,a
c,,,,,,,,i..i,,
V'''''''sS'U''u OH a:e relatively
large numbers in rGiy of 81, 900 pri-6
vatos, hut these officers. in many cases
received their appointments because the
Cubars have had no other way OF rec
cSn2.ns bravery and stimulating en-
thusiasm. 1T may SEEM" he says. "a
eno0D sort OF promotion, but ii meant
y 500" deal 10 the Cubans. G5fUr1t--
Gomez continues Ia produce an excel 4
tHt IMPRESSION upon the American Mill
'''fE authorities
GOMEZ DENIES ASSEMBLY'S. RE-
QUEST.
The stories printed here and else
where, to the effect that Governor Ger
tf.i lfrDCkN intends to rNuuirp the III.
ban military assembly TO discontinue its !
meeting are officially denied. Another
secret session, though IT is said there
WAS no quorum. was held to-day. THIS
morning the committee appointed yes
to-day by the Assembly called upon
General Gomez to ask an explanation of
his conduct and definition of the up-
Outstanding reached between him ana
Gehe,ai i'roohe'Whlch .the committee de-
cuarcn hau prevented q successful issue
~ ~, ,IsS , sSiSseihpiy hnanclai nrulee!.
.i sss,iorie4 ueeiihed 10 comply Win
ny, ~ 1 stSs.,.iSs,; ,.. y z, ss5
t tHeN r-i ia btsoeNti , NtNSS<ASfla's III
,,,,',t,,,. ~, Iruohe iliesaaSr,,
not ranns-,'i., ~ e, ,,.eu Nj. VI
nnto,oS ii,I .' .l. on ,,,i
80 ,.,'' W. i,i'o ~ any petsoits ciaiii,hs 3
10 represent tne people OF CUBA, With
.,Si;,nsa =, nv ''u.s,o.;M'' i , waa,
ia,.oto,,o', III" <asSoi.'p.? , mas not
mcnhnrs of rhn so,n',. 't go nv, nv . me
innocence IN, ~, S1ii,S 80 s.int t'tS
49, ..,;, 80 ,v''vM I" ,, - o.i'eis ..
n,o,ro,,. In MN ne SEASON 70
80. ,';,, ~, "nn .uc pus'
49,, ~ ',' SNi. .''. vi WHAT nus
Cussio,, ~ ~, ,N,,r ,, .a','' a. us
AZ o,c,or,, ~, c,,,,,i',, 81 e'oli'eA'
,e,.',,,,r 49,, - i''3 80 ''g ~ tie teii-
,,,-,,,r ~ w ~, :, .cs, = r ,l,
c,,tia,, ,,,,,,n MI, ~ - ~, r..
,'' "'Nn ne re-
vomo &C e p,'ES ir,nusurnoeo at ma
me- r,n,.i,r ,,h puo''u Morks IN
en,n,nvwcnt 'rn 'n. Wv ,"S men OUT OF
ynstordav civ h,rai,. w.n, ..'% ~ suoW w.
~, , uiS IN "Hi'us's we're aptureu IN
whom ,rn', '' fnr -, 'mvepie.oh' an OF
road roncs Thav cav t,,n,. Nv -. 'ne
money and n,,et ai,ho,. raI, .'a ~, Z ~
Thev have hem ,,d',nd ~ U ia y, ,t s." taS
l,ut consiIarabi. ,,,C,o,, =, ~ 5"m,
their behalf by the uoDulace.
Nuch thn so,on 90, ~ t,,i,,
penine in ths district of I1o lI,nS Is hnp-
ihn BRUSH bofween bonh,,s u,m, Wire
darmes resulted in rhn HtII,n NV sen.
NJ thn -e.r-,lti - JIG
oxnnrtod I'M ,hn.a .r,,,,,rs ~ IL noc
a serious turn owing ~ the nro ~, hn,,'s
that work viii ba reeumnd ear,,. Ivy
week. "eAe
MAJOR GUTHRIE wrr.coNED
Havana. March l0.-ll:o5 A, MNTbe
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