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Show COKPUSLORY DUELS. How the DlgnlTTiie Cuban Army V,'ill I?o Maintained. nanna, Dee. 3.-The executive committee com-mittee of the Cuban assembly agreed at its last session to make it eompul-sorv eompul-sorv on the part of any Cuban oflicer insulted by Spanish, American or other officers, to challenge the person so insulting in-sulting to fight a duel. The measure has two aims, according- to the Cubans, first "to maintain the digntiy of the Cuban army," and secondly "to check the impudence and insolence of many so-called Cuban officers, who, without having ever put their courage to a test, having enlisted after the armistice, armis-tice, are swaggering: about with Cuban uniforms, endeavoring to offend Spanish Span-ish officers'" It is learned on good authority that the Cubans have recently secretly acquired ac-quired quite a formidable armament, he ulterior object of which is not known. It is added that they have purchassed over 8,000 rifles within the last ten days. The fact is causing considerable con-siderable speculation here. |