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month , landing at the mouth of the River 

 Mosquito (near Mariel) with all the mem- 

 bers of the expedition, twenty in number, 

 and the materials safe. At the end of the 

 war his services had won for him the rank 

 of Major. 



He became an officer of Police in Havana 

 and was entrusted with confidential duties 

 in the administration of President Palma. 

 He fought during the Revolution of Au- 

 gust, 1906, at the head of a mobile force. 



In 191 1 he was elected Representative 

 on the Conservative ticket, for the term 

 ending in 191 5. He has twice been candi- 

 date for Governor of the Province of 

 Havana and has been President of the 

 Conservative party in the Province and 

 Political Editor of El Dia. 



In April, 19 13, he was elected President 

 of the Commission for the examination of 

 the National Accounts and the verification 

 and inspection of the National Debt. 



On the entrance of Cuba into the War 

 in 191 7 Sefior Andre was appointed Direc- 

 tor de Subsistencias. 



HISPANIC NOTES 



