The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-03-30
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Come is below the average height
and not impressive, but he has 0
strange magnetism about him which
draws good men TO him and makei
brave men die for him. When that lit
tie dried-up old man appears among
a group Of officers there is no need ts
ask who Is master, His personality
is compelling and attractive. lie wal
passionately attached to his boy. Fran
cisco, who died with Maceo.
IT 1t Is true that Maxine Gomez II
about to visit the United States, THU
Republic viii welcome man who's,
career is one Of the most romantic and
evcultul that can be imagined At G..
yeas al age his eye IL as bright, hi
form rs erect, his capacity for enduring
the hardshlps OF campaign as grea,
as when he was young lieutenant
wearing the uniform OF Spain
Gomez belongs TO an old Spanish
family who settled In Bani, Santo DO.
mingo. In that town he was born. Al
lieutenant he served in the Spanish
army during SPANS last occupation o.
his native country. When the revolu
ton Of 1863, which finally drove tn,
Spanlards out OF Santo Domingo. brok,
out Gomez decided to no longer hgh.
against his countrymen. He had seer
all the cruelty and futillty of Spanish
rule and dotted the uniform of SPAR
forever.
When the Ten years war" broke oul
in 1868 he cast in his lot with the Gu,
bans. His former military experlcnc.
and his high character gave him n
once prominent place In the Cuban
army, and wht% General Aeramont,
died he became commanders in-chlef o.
the insurgeut forces. Then In 1878
came Campos with the spocious prom
Use of Spain ON his lips and her gold IL
his Golfers.
Some of the Cuban leaders who sur
rendered did not suffer financially
but Gomez refused to receive cent
HIS personal fortune was exhausted
but he would take nothing from tn,
Spaniards. nor would he remain II
Cuba under Spanish rule.
But in April of 1895 Cuba called t,
MIN again, and he heard the cry. Th,
treaty of zanIon had not been kept b!
the Spauiard8 IN spite Of the effort
of Campos to have the promises he ha,
made in the name Of the Spanish ma
ton fulfilled
One April nigh. Gomez Mari ant
Maceo met at the plantation OF Mejor
ana, having secretly landed upon TIN
Cuban shores. II has been describes,
as a beautiful moonlight night so tha
the three men. as they sat consulting
could look out over landscape of per
feet tropical loneliness and peace.
They felt the magic OF the scene
and each expressed his sorrow tina
the wiekedness Of man should make i
necessary to again bring war upon tn,
beautiful isle he loved. It was in sor
row at the necessity which impellet
them on that they pledged their faitl
to each other and the sacred cause u
which they were about to embark.
Then they departed to their severa
posts, and the present war for indie
pendence was begun. Two OF the tire
who pledged their lives to the cause O
Cuba that night, when the moonligh
silvered the palms and flooded thu
glades Of Mejorana, have fallen In bat
tie to redeem that pledge.
An Alligator with Skating Teeth.
4 big alligator was caught recently
at the mouth OF Salt Creek. in the
Usage county, Oklahoma. It's mouth
was fun Of teeth and they all slant IN
ward. One OF tho Franklin boys had
MS coat caught In the CARS mouth and
came very near being q victim of the