Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-23
PAYMENT OF THE CUBANS.
II VIII Begin saturday-Arms Cues
ton ApparentIy Settled.

HABANA May 22.-The Cuban arms
question is apparently nearing a complete
and rapid settlement. The payment and
dispersal of half the armed bands that
have been voluntarily or involuntariy
quartered on the country will begin, ac-
cording to the present programme, LeXt
Saturday In this city.
To-day Governor General Brooke and
General Maxine Gomez had what both
consider a final interview on the ques-
ton Of surrendering the arms The pay
ment order was signed by the Governor
General on Saturday, but not published.
At the end of two hours and half de-
voted to it's examination General Gomez
said he was entirely satisfied, and felt
convinced that the order met all the CD
jections which had been raised
The text of the article disposing Of the
arms is as follows:
DISARMAMENT ORDER.
THE arms and equipments Of the Gu
ban soldiers will be turned over 10 the
civil governors or TO the alcades or mu-
inequalities, either at the place OF resi-
dence of the soldiers or at the place or
payment. Said civil governors and al
caldes are hereby charged with the pro-
per storage of the same until they can be
collected for storage in Cuban arsenals at
Habana and Santiago, as already ar
ranged.
Receipts will be given TO soldiers tor
arms turned in, and civil governors ana
alcaldes will forward TO headquarters a
report OF the number OF arms IN their
charge. Where 500 arms are stored in one
nlace. an ex-Cuban soldier will be en-
Moved as an armorer, and shall be paid
for his services by the General Govern
ment. The name OF such person shall be
sent 10 headquarters, to be placed on the
rolls for proper and prompt payment Tor
his services"
DISARMAMENT IN DISGUST.
Colonel Acea, who was at one time a
member of the staff of the late General
Antonio Maceo, today disbanded ms
force OF 300 men, who had been stationed
near Alqulzar, province Of Pinar del RIO
the men going quietly to their homes,
with their arms, resolved neither to ac-
cept the money Of the United States, nor
TO wait longer in n condition of suspense
4 meeting of the Cuban chiefs In the
western provinces has been called to con-
slider the situation, and Will proDaDly de-
eide to take the same course.
General Julio Sanguilly said to-day
"Our officers and men realize the impos-
StDllltN or TeSlSllHS lilt hlCAis IL " A'''t
TO force should be had. but they earnestly
wish to retain the arms. which are rightly
theirs and IL will be source or anlmOslty
If they are not allowed to do So
WILL. REFUSE AMERICAN MONEY.
La Discussion. in a spirited editorial
urges emulation Of the example of the
Cubans I'm the orient, and reprints the
dispatch from the veterans OF Santiago
TO General Mayia Rodriguez, announcing
that there Is no longer an organized
army I'm the orient, and declaring their
determination to refuse American money
The Spanish Lutehauies says the rine
represents to each soldier much more than
dollars. and it is not hard to prOphesy
that the rest of the Cuban soldiers will
initiate those in the eastern provinces
We are now standing over trouble
which, sooner or later, will break out,
if the Americans prohibit the use of arms
as they have already stopped the importa'
ton of them.
IMPOSSIBILITY OF WAR.
The English La Lucia, in an editorial
pointing out the impossibiilty or war
says: "Cubans are too intelligent not 10
realize the rashness OF such proceeding.
lie would simply bring ruin; and they 40
not wish to have the world thlhh tha'
they want war" ,
n Is now believed that the disease
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