The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
me ARMY OF LIBERTY
"a Discipline Of the Cuban
Republics Troops.
- BOUNDED WELL CARED FOR
lockout Kept for Expeditions
.hc I-nftesd states Well Or
~-nsxes Military Government

80. reh T-pr Joaquin Cas-
gssssn general has tuet arrived IN
- =, - a mission from ire Insurgents
- go rgr Castillo states that the in
- save Instituted a service or coast
s. urssr which a careful lookout
s.~.s,rtsv maintained for arriving expe-
-. froru foreign ports. There Is
- orxzr!xed hard % coast snspec-
= xsrs arrned assistants. which patrol
= snseAez ard wsteh the gulf and ocean
- e9iitops Thus Il Is that the ap-
.~erhtng expeditions. alinoagh not Eer-
- 4 ssy&rce. are reasonably sure uf
80 s.ursp4srloss soon after lanalng at
= s,sss o. tbs ssard
- Castillo states there has been a new
-s-..sz.tlon % the insaFgent army OF the
49, divisions The army II composed
~sa eosies Tne first ard second are SRI
Z. xs.ssrn end. the third - IN Canagnay.
= sswrfh Is I'll Las Villas and the fifth IN
- .rs Pinar del Rio. Tfes-s bodies
- ssys1ea into sections. the sections into
s~rsass. shs brlga4es into regiments. and
- rsgsssnts into companies They also
/ -. annsred 70 the bodies OF military
~ss-<ers the health sections and military
~s.-lsssfrafion Every important column
q. Al Engineers section. which direr.s
=. construction Of trenches ard makes
1.eh Column. according to its importance.
= sss or more physicians. Antonio Ma
= had Ave when be invaded Las Villas.
| rwxry phys.c.au has three practitioners at
- scrannand. and each Of the latter has
II -. litter carriers With each doctor
L - asaie laden with two medicine chests
/ ~ the necessary surgical instruments.
~ wounded are never kept crowded In
- place When circumstances permit.
lz.s are built. where four or more wounded
- slaees. thus avoiding the accumulation
Il persons - contrary 10 sanitation and
Adorable results.
TIE military administration II complete.
sse Is IN charge OF projects. who provide
a. eolnmrs OF their procedures with vege-
nasss, meat and salt The projects also
hess care OF the postoffice stations, each
sAcs having one chief and several mes
oenxe-s ready 20 carry any message or
/. tocsgsent whenever necessary. said mes
angeFs always requiring a receipt OF the
hNY a. which they deliver documents.
Rsfecfs take care also OF the depots for
krss- which are many. some depots hav-
"a 30 horses ia good condition. They
40 oversee the farms worked by the
sAriots The employees OF these farms
sake nsjaxua ropes and mats for the cav
IlrT. The projects keep books. in which
sashs in their respective Jurisdictions,
and legalize marriage with their presence
d such ceremonies. They keep also books
ii which they record the names OF all men
sssful for war. thus easily replacing TIE
mn sho die or are killed in the ranks.
always preferring single men 60 those aho
haze families They have tanyards. shoe
sGG lesiher factories, carpenter and iron
sn9lbs shops and armories, said TO be -
good a. In the cities. one In Cama.s lay
deserving special mention. There is
boGy 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
IA good condition. The drums are beaten
q daybreak, and also at S D. IN. AT the
GsheFal headquarters these exercises are
gsnisred lively by the bands Of music, of
shich there are several Or. Castillo says
ths spirits OF the patriots in the field are
snshnsiastic. and they sustain strong
Aopes 81 ilaal victory.
Philadelphia, Feb. 26.--Ths taking OF tes-
tnoay Mas concluded IN the United States
ceart this afternoon IN the trial OF Capt.
Nioerg and Mates JohaRsen and Petersen.
~ the Danish steamer TIarsa charged
sssh carrying ar armed military expeesi-
tion 10 tha Cuban insurgents las Novem-
M taEt. NlO-rg only defense Was tina
h acted under orders from the steamship
eargany which employed him. The teca-
nnal defense Is that this was not an arm
q expedition under the meaning of the
kw. Argumeu. will be concluded tomor-
res
New York. Feb. s7.-~A special TO the
World from Havana says: Nicholson and
Esianeourt have been released provision
Ally.