The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-15
IA1oRRE,s BnUrAE DEoRrn
mere It II In the Original spanish rsr Thess
who Dispute The sun's Translation.

The decree OF Don Agustin Latorro y Riyas,
military commander Of the city of Nueyitas.
Puerto Principe, Cuba, translated from the
Spanish by our correspondent in Havana and
published on last Monday in THE SUN, was
printed AZ an official document In La Luehd,
Havana, on Dec. o, 1897.
Here is the Spanish original a. printed in La
Luchd, page 2. column z:
"El Comandanto Militar de Nuevitas conan.
dante don Agustin Latorro y Rivas:
"Articulo 1'-Todo aquel que con obgeto dc
producer alarma, dispare petardos 8 nrmas de
fuego dentro do la poblacion. en- los momontos
en- que estuviera esta amenazada por el encmigo.
sera pasado por las armas.
"Articulo 2'-En la misma pena incurrirk
cualquier v~ecino. sin distinction de sero nj edad.
quo ~pretenda salir de sus cssas, nj a1n q los por-
tales. So exceptuan do esta prohibition, los ON
plcados del Gobierno. voluntarios y bomberos.
81 Of ataque o asedio durase. SO hard saber 4 las
familias para quo uno solo. y q bora determine.
da, pudiera salir q la Gale. on busca dc 10 precise
para Ia subsistoncia, regrcsando en- cl menor
tempo possible q su casa.
"Articulo 3o-Tambien Queda prohibido con
fdentfcd peId, a cudtQuier reci'io o enlpleddo dc
cudtQuier. depeitdencfn, ell liar haudera differ
entiasd Sc considera perjudicado coR esta pro-
hibicion, debera acudir a mi Autoridad para
rcsolvor on consccuencia do las razones que mo
"Articulo 4'-Asi mismo queda prohibido
que ninguna familia sc retugie on los fuertos y
cuarteles, exceptuando las de los voluntarios,
bomberos y Empleados del Estado. Estas
ultimaB habr6n de tener mi orden expresa.
81 algun %fuerto6 Quartet SO viesc invadido nor
familias que no Ueven esta orden mia, Sc evitara
dltimo ertremo."
The translation of THE SUNS correspondent
was ms follows:
THE military commander Of Nuevitas, Don
ARustin Latorre y Rivas, orders:
Article Amy person who. meaning to cause
alarm, shall fire firecrackers or firearms within
the town at a TIM when 1t Is threatened by the
enemy shall be shot.
ARTICLE 2-The same penalty shall be imposed
upon any resident. without distinction of sex or
age. who shall go out from his homo or even
excused the employees OF my Government and
the volunteers and the fremen. Long.continued
danger to the city from the enemy will DO made
known to the families, for them to choose ono
only of their members to go out at q given hour
to procure provisions, such person to return
home as speedily as possible.
Article BIT is also forbidden, with tho same
penalty of death, to any resident or head en-
ployoe of any kind of office to hoist any flag
which Is not that of Spain. II any foreign Con.
sui shall have any objection to make to this
will decide about his case in the way 1 shall
deem best.
Article. At Is also absolutely forbidden
that. any family shall take refuge in the forts
and barracks, excepting the families Of the vol
unteers and employees of the Government, who
will show an express order from ne. If In any
fort or barrack families of the residents OF this
city shall attempt to take refuge. the soldiers
shall use their arms to repulso the refugees"