Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-15

Washington, Dee. l3.-GeneraI car
ixto Garcia, the distinguished Cuban
warrior and leader and the mead OF
,be commission elected by the Cuban
assembly to visit this country, died
of pneumonia Sunday morning at
Hotel Raleigh, where the commits
sion has It's headquarters. He leaves
a large family, only one OF Wnom,
Justo captain on his staff was with
him when he died. His widow and
Mercedes, daughter II years OF age
are at brownsville, Ca, where the girl
is quite III; Maria, a son, - years OF
age, Is with the mother at Thomas
Vile. and Colonel Carlos Garcia, an
other son, il in CuDa, A daughter,
Leonora. who married an American, IS
now living In Paris. General Car
cia's mother Is still alive and resides
in Havana The burial when 1t finally
occurs vii be In Cuba He was UNI
conscious for T. hours. General Gar
ella was one OF the three central iig-
ures In Cuba's grand struggle for lib
erty. The other TWO are Maxine
u
revolutionary forces, and Antonio
Maceo, the dead general, who was
shared and killed by the treachery OF
the Spanish. Like Gomez and Maceo,
he was baptized with the blood and
FIRE of the Cuban revolution OF 1868.
Like them. he unhesitatingly returned
10 give up his blood and If need be his
life when his country called him the
second time Had the Cuban wars
been wars OF big nation, instead OF
Il small island. Garcia would have been
a military hero Gomez will later
share the same honor and glory, and
Maceo had done 50, too had he lived
General Garcia was 60 years Old. IN
1868. when Cuba rose against Spain, he
was one of the earliest of the con
spirators il was on the 10th day
OF October OF that year that he started
on the warpath He led band OF
$50 patriots, and started upon a.
march of destruction from Holguin
Ills little army was victorious from the
first. II took every town 1t assalled
and lis numbers swelled as the march
proceeded. Santa Rita and Barre fell
before the dashing rebels, Jiguanl
with les population OF 10000 capiJu-
lated, and Garcia was made briga-
dier general under Gomez. who was
then, as now. The COMMANDMENTS chlet
When the new provisional govern
ment OF Cuba went into effect during
Bgs 1t,I ~ p.
moved and Garcia took his place The
Spaniards had meanwhile retaken
liguani and Garcia addressed himself
10 the task OF remaklng his conquest
of the city Once his victorious sol
diers marched on the city and again
now to take iolguin, consecrated to'
him by his early Conspirarles there
and the fact that il was from that city
that he set out on his march OF vic
tories, The unconquetable youns
man set his head toward Hog,tu aud
took it by storm, His name was wax
ing great
The record Of his Victories from
that time on is glorious one Bu-
agan, Cupijal, Zarsal ana Santa Maria
were oyerrldden aud beaten into sur.
render During this short but very
brilliant compaign several prominent
Spanish officers we're killed ana Others
taken prisoners His work after that
was often crowned with victory, al
though he sometimes met defeat. In
k.. ,P ~
bcrs drove him back aud his capture
10y the Spanish was inevitable, lie
had liytle faith in SPANS clemency
aud while his pursuers were in sight
of him he placed The muz1le OF his
pistol in his mouth and fred, The
ouliet tore lbs way to his palate and
came ouy through the skin OF his head
His enemies were certain that he was
dead aud carried off The body. Garcia
revived ANA gained complete recovery
His attempt at selG-desuuclou prob
ably saved his life. He was sent 20
spain aud was kept in prison unU. az,
The request OF Cumpos, he was re-
leased He spent a short time In Paris
and thence went to New York. Ru,
The rebellion was NOT yet completely
crushed, aad Garcia made one more
mad dash against tyranny an to- no
purpose He was again captured. but
was again released, this time by
Banco, The general was depor.ed
90 Madrid. whore he lived until lS,E
under the eyes or The police
When the las, revolution broke ou.
General Gomez was rendered the chief
UInship OF the Cuban forces n may
well be imagined how intense was
Gurria's desire 30 return TO the scene
OF his early .rumphs. He ser To
work 10 outwit the police, which he
did by laughing al the Idea of the Gu
ban revolution, and while den1uuclng
The rebels Wadc outward preparation
10 stay In Madrid indefinitely. Then
one nigat he suddenly slipped out OF
Madrid and was soon safe In Paris
He returned TO America and vas taken
up by the iuna and sent to The field
as a hrlgadier general
Garcia most, Important achieve