The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-27
THE CUBAN ARMY.
1t Is Completely organiled-Deseription
ofIA Plan aad Equipment.


ofIts Plan aad Equipment.
NEW YORK. Feb. 96.-Dr, Joaquin
Castillo, Cuban general. has just ar
river in this city on a mission from
the insurgents in the field. DR.. Cas-
tillo states that the insurgents have in
sdruted service of coast inspection
under which careful outlook Is con-
stantly maintained for arriving expe-
dltlons from foreign parts. This is q
carefully organized band OF coast In
spectUrs. with armed assistants, who
pntrol the beaches or watch the Gult
and ocean from the hill tops. Thus II
is that the approaching expeditions, al
though not lleralded In advance, are
REASONABLY sure. OF finding compatriots
soon after landing at any point upon
the island.
been a new organization OF the insur-
gent army and OF the different SER
vles of the rebellion.
The army Is composed of flve bodies.
The first and second are In eastern re-
gion, the third Is in CamaBuey, the
fourth Is in Las Villas and the NTH
In Havana and Plnlr del Rio. These
bodies are divided Into sections, the
sections into brIgades. the brigades In
to regiments and the regiments into
ba&talIons They also have annexed 10
them bodies OF military engineers. the
health sections and military admins
trRtions.
Rineer's section which directs the con-
struchon OF trenchesand makes che de-
signs OF the different localities.
Each column, according 10 ITS I'M
portance, has one or more physicians.
Antonio Maceo's had five when he In
yaded Las Villas. Every physician has
t4rree practitioners, WIKI his command
and each OF the latter three lltder car
riera. With each doctor goes q mule
laden with two medicine CHESTS and me
necessary surgical instruments.
The wounded are never kept crowded
In one place. When circumstances per-
init. large an 4 ventilated huts are built.
where. at most four wounded are placed
thus avoiding accumulation OF persons
80 contrary to sanitation and favorable
results.
fhe military administration Is COM
piefe and IL in charge OF projects who
prdvide the columns OF the procedures
With vegetables, meat and salt, Inc
projects also have care OF the postoitice
stations, each office having one chief
and several messengers to carry any
document whenever necessary, said
messengers always requiring receipts
OF the hour In which they deliver any
document. Projects take care also OF
the depots for horses. which are many,
some depots having 200 horses In good
condition. They also oversee the farms
worked by the rebels. The employees OF
these farms make Majagua ropes and
mats for the cavalry The projects
keep books in which they register the
births, marriages and deaths In their
respective jurisdictions: they act also
as Judges, and they legallze marriages
with their presence ut such ceremonies.
They also keep books in which are the
names OF all men useful for the war.
thus easily replacing the men who die
or are killed In the ranks, always pre-
ferring single men TO those who have
small families and least necessities.
They have tan yards, shoe and leather
factories, carpenter and Iron ana TIN
smiths, and aFmofiss said to be as good
as in the cities, in Camaguey deserving
special mention.
The order and discipline OF the Cuban
army are said to be good. The camps
are in good order; the drums are beaten
nj daybreak and the tntto at p. m. In
the general headquarters these cxer-
cIss nre rendered lively by the bands OF
music OF which there are several. Gen
eral Castillo says the spirits Of the pat
riots in the field is enthusiastic and they
sustain strong hopes OF flnal victory