The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-25
First and Second Corps Of the
Cuban Army the First to
Be DISbanded.
THE RUSH is TO BE RUSHED
Generals Ia The Cuban Army VIII AS
slst Ia Distributing the $4,000.
900 Among the Men.

NEW YORK March IA special 10
tho Tribune from Havana says; The
"mbafkati0n NJ yuluntc0r regiments
which arc 10 bo returned 10 tho United
States for mastering out 10 proceeding
rapidly Tho Oiyrilr Wednesday took
away two companies ~ the second
k;;;i;ii catollnaH ana 1yo companies OF
the same regiment sailed lbufHdny on
tho Yarmouth, These Two ycrso.B will
make return trips from Tampa for the
rest of The regiment one OF the Ward
llug steamers which arrived this morning
Nan also chartered fur q fgiufn trip TO
Savannah. and Will carry TO that port
another rcsimrht ffvqn Gvnaml i.oa's
command
Tho camp at IiUpna Vista ID rapidly di-
mlnlHhing IN slzc. but tho site In such
np excellent ono that some Of the rcgu.
lar troops nov quarierod elsewhere near
this ely win be sent there 40 the vol.
unIepfa ate Withdtaan.
II ia said tha, ono % the results uf
Secretary Ayers visit TO Havana will
be- Ihe consolidation 0f several OF tho
this ely and province noW separate de,
paftments. viii shortly become single
command Pinar dol iliO might also De-
conveniently attached TO The new depart.
mont established here nc secretary Of
war 10 expected to arrive here tonight
tFrlayJ of tomorrow morning lie viii
spend saturday m consultations With the
commanders stationed 10 the nc.Ehb0f.
na-'d ana uu Sunday viii start on
Pullman ear fot short Zip 10 Plnar
dol RIO Malansas, sagua and possibly
clcnfuog0p
A the result oi fresh conferences br.
tween llrnrfal iitnukr aud General 90.
mrz tNlonr. Caflos Cehpcdcn gdar,cd Ih,a
morning fot tn eastern end ot the
Island 10 arrange with TIC army rhiris
81 tho lfs, ana second corps lot the de.
bandmcng OF the soiuicrs Colonel Crr-
pc'lrH la so intimate and personal lflrnd
or GencraI uOmrE ana resigned from thr
military assembly grn days ago when
,naJ body abolished the generals pos,
an commander IN chief OF The army
During the War he served a. ciVll gov.
etnor ~ the eastern department. and la
r1atrgucnu, familiar Win conditions
there. lie viii visit Mansahhlu. Sa0tiugo.
Guantanamo ua)ama and TunaH re-
turning IN about three weeks
General ucgsncour, OF MaIaHEas pro.
vince. pcdfo Dms. % f,nar del ltlo. CON
EalcE Robau and other chIcfs Who favor
payment ~ the troops have
had auo,hrF meeting ana Il IN under.
stood that they Arv now ready TO CO.
operate with the government paymaHtcra
In making tho distribution. iI In proba-
Die that payment will Dc made IN Span
iph silver instead nf United States cur
rcnry IN spanish silver the total tp
Do distributed would be 1851 30, much
larscr apparent allowance TO each man
The military assembly held meeting
al Cctro this afternoon and passed the
resolution offered ON Tuesday by Guai.
bcrlo uomvE for rcorganisl ton OF the
army pending the discussion of the
question oil dissolution. The rau.cal as
srmbly leaders hope to Do able TO retain
% q nor, nf standing army about @0 or
luU0 mru and the proposed roorganlEa-
hon looks to The possible rc-cnlistmcnt
af - purti.n ~ tie army which VIII De
paid IN under the terms uf the Dcspaisno
resolution. g. hr voted on next Saturday.