The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-10
CUBANS ARE PUZZLED
CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY AMER
ICANs HONOR A DEAD FOE.
AstOnishment at Santiago When the
Body of GEN. Vera Del Rey Was
Given a Military Escort.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. Sword
was received here late last night that after
a hard days search the body of General
Vera del Rey had been discovered near Eel
Caney. in spite of the efforts of the Cubans
to prevent it's discovery. AT daylight this
morning a procession escorting the body
commenced the journey towards Santiago
and arrived at the outskirts of this city
shortly after o'clock, where it was met
by four companies of the Fifth United
States Infantry and band of music. These
troops that escorted the body left the main
streets of Santiago, the band playing the
dead march from Saul" to the intense as
constituent of the Cubans, who unable
to understand why honors should be paid
to a dead foe, many of them saying that the
Americans are now favoring the Spaniards
The remains were taken to an undertaking
establishment and when the body of General
Santicildes, who was killed by the insur-
gents at Bayamo at the outbreak of the in
surrection, is recovered the two bodies will
be taken on board a mail steamer bound for
Havana.
Upon the departure of the steamer con-
tanning the remains of Gen. Vara del Rey,
the United States cruiser Cincinnati salut-
ed with thirteen minute guns. Though
pleaseda at the result and the evident graft
uCaIlOn OF the SpdnlaruS over the nOQOrS
shown the dead officer General Wood is
glad the incident is ended, as the CubanS
are unable to understand why any courtesy
should be shown a Spaniard, dead or alive,
and although the presence of the United
States troops prevented any disturbance
the Cubans made such cruel and uncalled
for remarks along the line of march of the
procession bearing the remains that several
Americans cried "Shame!"
General Valderrama paid his first visit to
General Wood this afternoon to express
appreciation of the kindness and courtesy
extended during his visit Had it not
been for Lieutenant Hanna the body might
never have been recovered. The lieutenant
paid a Cuban negro $25 to reveal the place
at the rate of 81 day every man engaged
in the digging, Notwithstanding that the
families OF the same men were drawing
There was a dramatic scene this morning
shortly after the arrival of the Spanish
steamer Maria Horrera. having on board
Colonel CaraVajil, a guerrilla chief, who, it
Is said, killed men. women and children by
wholesale during the late war and the for
mer Instruction He was recognized on the
street by boys, whose cry was soon taken
up by bowling mob. Caravajil had to take
refuge in a bank, where police escort was
sent out to bring him to the palace. After
he had remained there several hours he was
taken n a cab to the wharf and put on
board a steamer. with orders to leave i'm
mediately, General Wood thinking it best
not TO allow him to remain. A large crowd
followed the cab to the wharf hooting and
bowling, though the police were able to pre-
vent any violence.
the Hist for Guantanamo, where he will
remain two days, then going to visit Bara-
Goa, Gibara and Holgain He will return
to Santiago in about a week.
This evening Lieut.. George N Bomford
of the Fifth Regular Infantry was married
TO Miss Katharine Mueller of Albany, n.
Bomford in the United States, and came
here under her betrothal promise.