The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-07

whst ] had promised On ny honorable
word ;hs, Il did not die would have
Cuba. Is soon as possible among tte free
nations
In lis personal hjsto-! Maxine Gomez
has hesa fighter ,o- ana against the
liberties @, SEAL states He Is native
Ct San Domingo and began lis military
career a. soldier IN he Dominican
ar-uy In 1864. when San Daninsos Ru-
ierotay was attacked ny certain faction
Of rrsedy spIniErts who desired to an
rsS The island 20 spain. Gomes volunteered
70 fight arnius, hls oTn country and join
ed the army o. tie sHzriFh. lie was re-
wErdea vith csptRlrcy N u regiment
Of wnsch. rariousiy enopEh Naler7sno
Neyier Dow rzFtair general O. the Splu-
Lab iprcet in cuba WIS tAa colpre3 In the
tnufllr. heIwr-a he spanish and the
rburcluIczns CoT-s1 focr-f CALAMITY and
wen The t.tls o. mayer FOR his services.
When .he invaders were finally driven
FROM tie Island Conner Veli % 1--we ia Gu
b2 under the Vrgffc+iou ~ the Spanish
flag End VaF ihere rnslntsiu~i On haf
pay fer Z Yong iile 10y lie Spanish crown.
Nbea CgcR arose lu as6s. Gp-ic-, not
furEetfai q Tia r-al3uuentE BE hsd won
as Spanish soldier 20 the ul-AtAry al-
ihortues hoi h.t tender was declined
Gauaez. bsice a natural fg1teT. c9uld not
leok on IS e. 43ler VII 10 wa WAS ID
the All Hnd se 3of-ea TIE -svoirtlrris's
Es soon forged Us way - the f7on,. aad
YVES hailed ~ the Cahaat as great
leader ard a. ,reu-.itshle fighter Isle
par; II sac OH revolution IS a matter %
history. He Won biz eagles hardly foF
he was considered TIE nest man ln TIE
rebel army When BE- retelion WAS
eroshed-srd Gomez vas ile u.sH who
surrsndcrea o. good ,erfns--hs returned -
his old home lu san Do.nlngo but cot 70
live IN Iseaee. lie Was hy me part be
played ia tie ter years va. ho9elessly
eE OF from Advancement pudor Spanish
rule. and sE fighting Was his trade be
LACKED sbou; for sagthef AMY 20 ally
himself TO- certain that his talents would
BE- as true 70 his 'prtpres a. ever And
In this he was hight. Ia ihe bloody his
tory Of the nauous O. Latin America
Maxine Gomez IS q prominent figure A.
ter The first Zig Cuban revolution lie ls
found In Venezuela 81 the head n a raEi-
nent; he is seen fighting 10 Ecuador. Co
lo;nhia and other countries ard his lie
was by no means thc peaceful e,lsteuce
which he so ceSres IN his old age How
he came to ally h,mfel, with the cause 81
Cuba IN the present strife has been tod
above.
When hurs, Halttead returned from
Havana IN February ne was ven of.efi IA
bis criticism Of Conner, who. be made bold
to say had sifsAdy felt TIE touch Of
Spanish gold" II Was currently ypssff-,i
al that time that Gomez was very r1o-flt.
ant In his demands for pay. and it eas
said that in addition TO the 81 ono he
had received In advance he bad ie1ied
blackmail on Cuban planters FOR hfs uwf,
benefit. These stories do not COMFORT 4,
all with accounts OF Gomez conduct 10
Cuba reported by men who have ylsi,c.
him In his camps and have acco,npsnisd
him on his marches. These eyewitneese,
OF his life as soldier have only pleasant
things TO say OF the great fighter The,
speak OF his patriotism as II there could
be no doubt of lis gcnulneness. and OF hi,
character as being that OF an honest ma
battling for human liberty.
Whatever may be said OF General Come,
In the way OF criticism OF his persona
character. there can be no question as Il
his merits as a soldier. lie is willy, war
and watchful. He is moro dreaded by IN
spaniards who know the art OF war tina
was Antonio Maceo, for, while Maceo wa
hurricane in his methods Of fighting, h
was by no means the strategist that Gone
Is, In this case the older soldier is I'll
better. Just year ago, when Campos wa
recalled and Weylcr sent to take his pla,
as commander OF the Spanish forces
Cuba. Gomez predicted exactly what woul
happen. He admired Campos as a soldie
and more than admired him as a man. II
said that Campos did not want the wa
and abhorred bloodshed. He said that
the recall OF Campos the Spanish planl
Indicated that they did not desire an honor
able and fair war. at is a sad day.
said Gomez when he was Informed tina
Campos had gone. ut is a sad day 10
Cuba when Martinez Campos leaves. Nor
than that. Il IL q dark day for Christianic
$40 clyilixation." At this time Genera