New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-19
THE BODY OF GENERAL PAEz
VENEZUELA WANTS A UNITED STATES 'hS9Nh ~
TAKE 1T TO HIS NATIVE LAND

ypNrzUrIA WANTS UNITED STATES VESSEL TO
TAKE 1T To HIS NATIVE LAND
An effort ia bslnr made the and friends OF "eherS'
paez to have this Government send his ooV 70
II n, lie. in the Marble this city Bref sketohes
of m. career have been pnbshei IRON tn' !" ,'no
"a interest IN the disposition OF his holy was revived
r. tho ar,r,. If the country whose President he was
60 oht,,n nearly all of those sketches
have boon at variance with facts He was born and
reared on tho wild plains OF Veneznea lie
came 10 this counry exile in 1857
altar one revolutions vhc the bane OF
south American progress and civilization President Fill
more and the cities Phade ha Baltimore and NswYork
his the Welcome and cvites due to his rank
and fame He three times President OF Venezuela by
popular ACCLAIM on All hon red by France under LOUIS
Philippe with tho OF the order OF the Legion OF
by sweeen and Norway with the Gran Gordon and
decoration Of the Military orler of the Sword
AMI by King William IVth. OF Great Britain
with beautiful sword AZ the breaking Of the War
ndepen encs after in his country he escaped from
imminent DANCE Of death bv MIRACLE IS 1t was thought
and retracing the Ill where he had BEEN impr
0ne overpowered the guard in hand-snd compelled
aer hundred prisoners sentenced TO
death, ike himself
At Estangues in the Province Merida indignant at the
hesnce the of the patriot force TO attack the
who rereang unmosstsd through deep canon
I'm the msunain he charged their with his lance
and the whole column into confusion
and killing Of them sngoha Later on he was
raised from captsuov to the position OF comm
OF donorazei but determined army In the struggle Tor
South American mi CD With " hafsavage and
herents plum into the wat OF wide river infested
with CT le electric tenants and
with nothing but captured the OF the
enemy obsucted ths passage Of the patriot army to
the shore subsequent against the
army Royast spanaris with 100 he swan over
the River the presence Of the two contendng
totally routed the spanish cavalry. He saved
Bovsrs after the DISASTROUS battle OF
Pueria from utter snnihilaon. and subsequently
lei victory at the battle OF CaraboDo
The contendug forces stood three TO one In
fha yhola ni4h
In the year 1880 dissolution of the oil Republic OF Co
agreement OF the three nation
ali les composing IT, Thsv Venezuela New Granada
Psez elected President OF tho
frsr while Bolivar compelled 10 retire from active e
One of the first edesvors OF the new President OF
Veneznea force INTO submission tile Indian bandit
who eleven after the expulsion OF tho
Spsniards carriet morcIess guerilla warfare in the
nsghborhood OF the capital Of the Republic
The President OF Venezuela General Lopez. Is anr-
Psezs body removed TO that country in
official and military hOnors and COM
Government OF Venezuela has the matter
charge. As that govern nant has no navy an effort
being made Congress furnish naval vessel for
that purpose Gsnera PAeZs has been to washington
ami President promised his cooperation He said that
gres would the vessel II the
matter presented in way committee consist
r. o. Boirns Judge Edward Browne and
Colonel Gibbons left this ely for Washington yes
terday to ta.e charge OF tns matter