The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-27
CUBAN INsURGENT ARMY
DR.. CASTILLO DESCRIBES THE
NEW ORGANIZATION.
A Service of Coast inspection to Look
Out For FiIibustering Ex-
peditions

Castillo, Cuban general, has just ar
rived in this city on a mission from
the insurgents in the field. DIR. Cas-
tillo states that the insurgents have
instituted a service of coast inspection
under which a careful outlook is con-
stantly maintained. There is a care
fully organized band of coast inspec-
tors with armed assistants, who patrol
the beaches or watch the gulf or ocean
from the hill tops. Thus it is that APP
preaching expeditions, although not
heralded in advance, are reasonably
sure of finding compatriots soon after
landing at any point upon the island
DIR. Castillo states that there has
been new organization of the insur-
gent army and Of different service in
the rebellion.
The army is composed of five bodies.
The first and second are in the Eastern
regions, the third is at Camaguey, 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 have also annexed to
them bodies of military engineers, the
health sections and military admins
tration. Every important column has
an engineers section which directs
the construction of the trenches and
makes the designs of the different To-
calities. Each column, according to
it's Importance, has one or more physi-
L \
he invaded Las Villas. Every physi-
clan has three practitioners at his com
mand, and each of the latter has three
litter-carriers. With each doctor goes
mule laden with two medicine chests
and the necessary medical instruments
The wounded are never kept crowded
in one place. When circumstances
permit large and ventilated huts are
built, where, at most, four wounded
are placed, thus avoiding accumulation
Of persons, contrary to sanitation and
favorable results.
The military administration is com
plete and is in charge of projects who
provide the columns of their project
ures with vegetables, meat and salt
The projects also have care Of the post
Of stations, each office having one
chief and several messengers ready t.
carry any message or document when
ever necessary, said messengers al
ways requiring a receipt of the hour
in which they deliver any document.
Projects take care also of the depots
for horses, which are many, some de-
pots having 700 horses in good condi-
ton. They also overseer the farms
worked by the rebels. The employees
of these farms make Majagua ropes
and mats for the cavalry. The pre-
fects keep books in which they register
the births, marriages and deaths in
their respective jurisdictions They
act also as judges and they legali1e
marriages with their presence at such
ceremonies. They keep also books IN
which are the names Of an men useful
for the war thus easily replacing the
Inen who die or are killed i'm the ranks.
always preferring single men or those
who have small families with least
necessities.
They have tan-yards, shoes ana
leather factories. carpenter shops and
arnories, said 10 be as good as in the
cities one in Camaguey deserving
special mention
There is a body of auditors or war
Judges, the ehIef OF WhOm IS the law
yer from Holguin, IL. d., FreXes.
Every brigade has one auditor.
The order and discipline OF the Gu
ban army are said to be good The
camps are i'm good order; the drums
are beaten at day break and the tat
too at p. m. In the general headquar
ters these exercises are rendered i've
~ by the bands of music of which
there are several General Castillo
said the spirit of the patriots in the
field is enthusiastic and they Sustain
strong hopes OF final victory