Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-22
These Figures Are Exclusive Of Com
miSSiOned Officers.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE sa,ooo,ooo
II Has Not Yet Been Decided Exnctiy
Soldiers i'm santiago-This Great
Surprise.

HABANA. March 2l.-The Cuban army
has 132l9 men, all told. This number
includes corporals and sergeants, but eX-
cludes commissioned officers. The figures
are those of the official inquiry instituted
under the direction of the department
commanders, for the use Of the military
administration. The reports of the Gov
crnors Of the provinces are as follows:
Santiago, none; Puerte Principe, 300;
Santa Clara, 4,769; Matanzas 200; Ha-
bana province, 2,i5O, which includes S75 in
the city of Habana; Pinar del Rio. 3,JOO
General Gomez originally reported l2,e0o
priyates and non-commissioned officers.
no MUSTER ROLL YET.
General Roloff, inspector-general Of the
Cuban army was to have presented an
accurate muster roll TO Governor-General
Brooke. but he has not done so. As
creature of the Cuban Military Assembly.
he has joined with it against General
Gomez. His muster rolls in whatever
form they may be, have been given TO
Senor Rafael PortuendO. president of the
Executive Committee of the Assembly,
but the Governor General has assurances
that they will soon be turned over to
him.
Brisadier-General Ernst will assist the
military administration in distributing the
100000 1t has not yet been decided whe-
ther the whole amount is TO be distributed
pro rata. or 800 to each man, and the
balance retained by the United States
Government.
4 SURPRISE.
The statement that there are no Cuban
soldiers in the province of Santiago has
caused considerable surprise here, as it
was supposed that there were many
Cubans still in arms there. Nevertheless
this is the report of Major-General Wood,
the Military Governor.
THE CUBAN ASSEMBLY.
| At to-day's session Of the Cuban Assem-
| bly, motion was made i'm favor of dis
/ banding the Cuban army and dissoy.ng
| the Assembly, with permission 20 the Gu
| ban soldiers to accept gifts of money from
the United States, If they SO desired. AZ
| ter considerable argument. the gist Of
which was that the Assembly could not
discuss matters OF such Importance with
| Out previous consideration on the part OF
! individual members. IL was decided 10
postpone the public discussion Of the mo-
! tion till Friday. Another motion was in
| troduced I'm favor Of changes and improve
ments in the organization Of the Cuban
army. but the discussion of this was post
pOned until tomorrow. As a matter Of
| fact. to-days session was devoted almost
entirely to questions of order arising out
of the various motions made.
MORA SEEKS JUSTIFICATION.
Senior Federico Mora civil Governor of
Habana. has issued a document In which
ne summarizes the laws regulating public
gatherings and parades. and attempts TO
show that he acted within the law in the
course he took regarding the parade Of
March 18TH, in honor Of General Gomez, a
course which was primarily responsible
for the ill-feeing between the police and
people that eliminated in the bloody af-
| trays Of last Saturday and Sunday Mora
says If the law is bad 1t should be repeal
ed. but that so long as it is in force it
| should be observed.
ROUGH RIDER N TROUBLE.
Major f.. Martinez. of the Cuban forces.
| who was shot last evening at the Hotel
! Inglatcrra by POlice-L Lieutenant Emil Cas-
sin. former trumpeter of the Rough
| Riders. is not expected 10 live Cassin has
been placed i'm Jail. His action is general
| ly condemned as unwarranted. and due 10