The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
s.e Great Soldier Who Has
Gone TO Help Gomez.
. .seo OF THE TEN YEARS WAR
presence Among the Revolution
-. = Heavy Blow 10 the SPAN
tsras-sxetch OF HIS Life.

~<s,.nee than Gen Caiixto Garcia,
-.ar,asar OF the af-starred Hawkins
s.sstflgu. Ike the TWO generals men
.as.~a oe ~ a tried man. one who was
$50, ia the thlckeEt OF the fight ia the
.sx1l.t,oa OF isss. who has had the baptism
= g.. ard whose determination and pa
s~,arlsrn have been put TO the sevsrss.
-. when the revolution OF 1888 was be-
- hatef.ss1 Garcia was the most ardent OF
= inxtixat0rs. Nightly he would join a
- 8, conspgraiors gho used 10 meet at
ssrn owned py . certain Donate Marmoi
: Hosxasn. OF course, they had to eli1ds
o. y.xil4oce Of Spanish spies posted
sv@~xx5ers By the authorities. who were
.xsre o. the prevailing discomfort How
81 Garcia and his friends were ready 10
~ the rssk, AID 80 well were their meet
e managed that tlse Spanish govern
nsn, had no inkling OF the conspiracy.
On oc4cner 10. isos. the Cunsns wers In
,rso.atioa at lara. under Carlos Manuel
lss<aes. Two days later Msrnoi and
Garcia took Up arms at the head Of 80
seTssed followers. For while their sge-
ssss vas phenomenal Town after town
III before taen. In every battle and slxir
SD they were victorious. Santa Rita ana
Rare we're tAs 6rst .esas 70 capltuIats-
xsxs Jig4ani fell after an obstinate strug-
"a This last was an important victory.
fsx Isgnanl Is the capital Of q district. and
asnaa4nsd q. coo Inhabitants. a large popa-
asson Tor Cuba. These mere the FIRST I'm
psr,snf moves against Spanish power. and
for hts great services Garcia WAS appointed
4 ss.gadier under the generalship of Max-
mo Gomez When the provisional govern
rssaf. which had despoic power. thought
Al 10 remove Gomez. Garcia succeeded ham
% command of the forces.
la the meantime Jsgagni had again come
sa4sr tbs control Of the Spanish, and Gar
az's hfst move In his new capacity was TO
ssk q repetition Of bis former triumph.
second time his endeavoFs were crowned
vita success. and Jigauni surrendered 10
tie patriots. However, there was another
nsrs Important town not far distant which
Bad hitherto been spanish stronghold.
Tas vas Holguin. the scene OF the mid
fzAf conspsracies. In IL Garcia concern
sEassd powerful force. and IL was not long
b-sere Holgusn. too. snccumbed 10 the dar-
hx young leader. Next came a series OF
szttlas In which fortune invariably favored
lAs patriots Garcia was victorious at
bsgaano. at C1peijal. where the Spanish
eslofssl. Huerta. fell. at Zarsal, where Col.
ESTRADA, the Spanish leader, Was Killed
ssa al Santa Maria. The last battle was a
particularly obstinate one, lasting for
Whole dag. IL was here that Garcia's STRAIT
soAl talents manifested themselves. On
snail scale be anticipated the tactics OF
fon Moltke a, Sedan. for he surrounded
tie Spanish army and compelled IL to sar-
ssnder. The leader. Col. Gomez viegues,
sas taken prisoner with all his men. To
sae credit OF the prisoners be IL said that all
&c prisoners were liberated and the off,
GERS treated with the greatest courtesy
spd consideration. One of the latter, Ro-
tsiss. after his return to Madrid. wrote a
pamphlet sxtolitng the ciemency and mag
fahlmity Of the Cuban general
The battle OF Santa Maria was fought in
30 For the next four years Garcia was
3 the thick OF the struggle. Sometimes
DE- army was fortunate. sometimes the re-
verse. Tor fortune did not Invariably smile
81 the patriots. on September 5, 1873.
cane the most decided reverse The main
body OF Carcass command had gone 10
zarsai 10 seek provisions. The leader him
st with twenty men remained at San An
iense del Bahar. Here they we're attacked
hy column Of so Spaniards. Naturally
seh resistance as the little party could
rake was OF no avail. Garcia and his men
we're summoned 10 surrender. The Cuban
hAaer. knowing that he would get but
tfors shrtft with The Spaniards. decided
hat u were better 20 die by his own hand
tan by that Of a common executioner,
Fat'ine the rluxzle OF hts pistol In HIS
rsath. he fred upward. intending TO shoot
sinasels through the brain THE Spanish
'elter- saw the action. and when the Gu
NJ irase~ fell concluded naturally enough
ess 10 was dad. In triumph they carried
Ne BODY OF % Manzaaillo. Here. 20 ths
punishment Of every one. the supposed
s-aa mar revived, and not only revived but
'sesxered completely The revolver bullet
20 entered h's palate and come ont on
re middle ~ his forehead IN a direct line
s'a fne nose. The scar - very noticeable
= re face 81 the old soldier today. for
re passage % the bullet has LETT a deem
sle. into which q man can put his finger
W course Garcia was a rebel caught
sgrante delicto. and MS life was forfeit 20
e hw. However, hs was spared and
sser period Of imprisonment IN Manxan-
As was deported 90 Snain. Here he was
Nsan.a N Valencia ana afterwara in sam
va Fortunately Martinez Campos bore
2 VI viii, sr4 when the reace Of Zanton
US sgned IN IsTS. the captain general teie-
EaFaea 70 the Spanish Premier Csnovas
tkinx Tor Gsrci8's release. Tire latter
se SCI AZ liberty. bat as ne felt doubtful
Snsnish honor. he dtd rot return ~ once
Vaeo. bat went &c Paris. whence he
nd Tor New York.
However The Cuban revoslfiSnssts haf
- N arms. ard Carols. whea b. heart
hses % the gallant struggle % tho null
70 general could not restrain himself
se ssS determine - sfrske another blow
= NEhan liberty. SO second time ~
NeS eammaud I'm Cuba This last Sc
faEsx ssrarsie. whsca astrsf from the
e<7e ~ 1anfon ann th@ revolution. and
- Hnaiiy crushed in 1873. Is known as
s,iie wa~" SIDE ey side with Mareo.
sFFsa foaght against overwhelming ODDS.
- TIE eavse uus now hopeless, ard tha
&c - R5yauso deprived the rebcis 81
- ast horA At Bayarso Carcass farce
- rrfneeilet - surrender. Mesilns PIo
,4sA well-k0owa patriot leader. ara
sisnA. an American volunteer, were
- Sarci2 was a second time a pris-
- ans a secand time. owing 20 the
@1siy - Gen. Danco. his lie VAS
fet of coarse - VS. eNilef. besnS
acried - Ma3Ts1 on the san Francisco
netkA Sinre this year. 1S7S. ansn hts
return - New York. Gsrria lived
@Sir'd under police surveiilance For
ssssy p was ~ educated ran. FOR ~
- ssxHsh.
80 "a pr~eenf revelation broke out.
seFaAry, lSst. thu veteran rebel became
el~nt a. the r,ouotory % his Efe. ~
- ae determined - reach tAe scene
800 81 al risks TIE first dlfsculty
sSeape from Madrid with tntS
res7sairet very quiet for & time AMI
ssSsinz - = prolonged stay. threw
49, e1 their vtssra Haxfnx taken
4 Neesatlens. ae suddenly left Madrid
1s 'ss2sle o. re nsrsst. ara before the
kneS tAat their bird was sewn Was
FaFtS Prom Paris Re proceeded at
NsS ferk. where he arrived ahsSss
1 = ease,As aEa.
4 49, enc orr s. - reacA C1aNas
4 - ~ nothing else. dreams - roth-
4 - Eses far nothing Else. HIS first
.s~ N2s STta tie ti'-sAscd Hawkins
1 49, % th's re w1li say absolutely
10 = distressed AZ SIS failure,
Sive - exploration However
- @ss tespsir. srG u - no secret thai