The herald., 1896-02-27
A Service of Coast Inspection
Is Instituted
TnR ARMY REORGANIZED
All the Needs OF Soldiers Carefully
Provided For
ne Spirit Of Patriotism IL Enthusiastic and
the Revolutionists Sustain Hopes
Of Pinai Victory
lsseciatad Press Special Wire.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 26.-Dr. Joaquin Cas-
tillo, q Cuban general. has just arrived in
this city on mission from the insurgents
In the field. DR.. Castillo states that the
insurgents have instituted service OF
coast inspection under which careful out
look is constantly maintained for arriving
expeditions from foreign ports. There is a
carefully organized band of coast inspec-
ton with armed assistants, which patrol
the beaches and watch the gulf and ocean
from the hilltops. Thus it is that ap-
preaching expeditions, although not
heraIded in advance, are reasonably sure
Of finding compatriots soon after landing
at any point on the island.
DR.. Castillo states there has been a new
organization Of the insurgent army and of
the different services of the army. The
army is composed of five bodies. The first
and second are in the eastern end, the
third is in Camaguay, the fourth is in Las
Villas, and the fifth in Havana and Pinar
del Rio. These bodies are divided into
sections, the sections into brigades, the
brigades into regiments and the regiments
into battalions. They also have annexed
to the bodies of military engineers the
health sections and military administra-
cineer's section which directs the con-
struction Of trenches and makes the de-
signs Of the different localities. Each col
umn, according to its importance. has one
or more physicians.
Antonio Maceo had five when he invaded
Las Villas. Every physician has three
practitioners at his command, and each of
the latter has three litter carriers. With
each doctor goes mule laden with two
medicine chests and the necessary surgical
instruments. The wounded are never kept
crowded in one place. When circum-
stances permit huts are built, where four
or more wounded are placed, thus avoid
ing accumulation of persons. so contrary to
sanitation and favorable results.
The military administration is complete
and is in charge of projects who provide the
columns of their procedures with vegeta-
bles, meats and salt. The projects also
have care of the postoffice stations, each
office having one chief and several messen-
gers ready to carry any message or docu-
ment whenever necessary. said messengers
always requiring a receipt of the hour in
which they deliver documents. Projects
take care, also, of the depots for horses,
which are many, some depots having 700
horses in good condition. They also over
employees of these farms make Najagua
ropes and mats for the cavalry. The pre-
fects keep books in which they register the
births, marriages and deaths in
their respective jurisdictions and
lssaze .. marriages. rS wah their PSsy
keep also books in which are the names Of
all men useful for war, thus easily replac-
ing the men who die or are killed in the
ranks, always preferring single men to
those who have families. They have tan
yards, shoe ana leather factories, carpenter
and iron smiths shops and armories, said
TO be as good as in the cities, one in CANA
quay, deserving special mention. There
Is body of auditors or war judges. Every
brigade has one auditor. The order and
discipline of the Cuban army is said to be
good. The camps are in good condition,
the drums are beaten at daybreak and also
at pm. At the general headquarters
these exercises are rendered lively by the
bands of music, of which there are several.
General Castillo says the spirit of patriot
ism in the field is enthusiastic and sustains
hopes Of final victory.
THE HoRsA CASE
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-The taking of
testimony was concluded in the United
States court this afternoon in the trial OF
Captain Wiborg and Mates Johansen and
Petersen Of the Danish steamship Horsa,
charged with carrying an armed military
expedition to the Cuban insurgents last
November.
Capt. Wiborg's only defense was that he
acted under orders from the steamship
company which employed him. The tech
nical defense is that this was not an armed
expedition under the meaning of the law.
Argument will be concluded tomorrow.
INsURGENT DEFEATS
HAVANA, Feb. 26.-General Munoz has
been operating in the neighborhood of Ear
zal and Manzanillo, going afterward in
the direction of Isal, where the insurgents
main depots of sustenance are located.
Two columns of troops met the main force
of the insurgents at Gallego, where they
occupied strong positions. 1t took some
hours fighting to dislodge and disperse
them. During the fight the valorous Lieu
ant-ColoneI Lotorenitz was killed and
fifteen soldiers were wounded.
Colonel Molina has received notice that
on the farm of Condos near Limo, south
of the city of Matanzas. Rapid firing has
been near at the plantation of Ynacio. A
resident of the neighborhood brings news
that Maceo demanded the surrender of the
forts. A column was at once formed and
rapidly overlook the insurgents and OPEN
ed fire as they advanced up the heights.
Volleys were discharged as they advanced
and the insurgents finally retreated, leav-
ing eight killed and carrying away many
wounded. The troops lost none owing to
the good position they held. The paper
demanding the surrender of the forts was
signed by Maceo.
Cen Pratt set out on board a train to
come up with Maceo, the later going
toward Cardenas. But Mace o crossed the
railroad and destroyed bridge. thus pre-
venting the advance of the train with the
troops. The infantry left the cars and took
up the pursuit on foot. Meantime the
cavalry we're disembarkod and sent after
the insurgents.
Gen. Pratt's vanguard soon opened fire
upon the retreatinR insurgents. The pur-
suit was kept up all day on the Oath.
The troops finally came up with the in
surgents to the number of 1000 at Vale
Paila under Maceo's command. The troops
we're here divided into three columns, the
column under Gen. Pratt taking the ad-
vance, They charged with the bayonet
and dislodged the insurgents from the
plantation of Paria, Demente and Julia.
Dislodged by the troops the insurgents re-
treated by high ground to Guanamacaro,
in a demoralized condition. The troops
lost chaplain and sergeant and sixteen
soldiers, wounded. The insurgeants left
forty dead.
After the troops which have just arrived
from Spain passed in review before Csp'