Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-01
GENERAL CALlxTO GARCIA.
Has Fought Bled and Been Imprisoned
for Cuba LibPe.

OF Cuban revolution, Is by birth a
Cuban and formerly a resident Of New
York. He is about fifty-nine years
old. decidedly military In pose and
manner: his conversation vivaclous,
but always to the point and always
brilliant. By profession n lawyer he
impresses one as born to commando
man of big affairs who would carry
out any enterprise with honor and
success. Among his followers his
law and his counsel Is always sought
and followed in grave emergencies.
He was one of the organizers Of that
| first Cuban revolution of 1868. He
met with his friends nightly at farm
owned by Donate Marmol, near the
town of Holguin. The Cubans were
already In revolt under Cespedes, and
within two days Marmol and Garcia
took up arms with $50 resolute follow.
ers. Extraordinary success attended
them Town after town surrendered,
first Santa Rita, then Juguani, after
hard lighting, with It's 10000 popula.
ton. For his bravery Garcia was pro.
motei brigadier general under Gomez,
aSutCbt "hth thI PlON SONClu'
ment, for some reason not clearly ex.
planned, removed Gomez, Garcia sue.
ceeded him. Finding that Juguani
had, meanwhile, been retaken by the
Spanards, he proceeded to capture II
again. He next took Holguin, the
town where tie revolution was origl.
Dally organized. Other victories rap.
idly followed.
At the obstinate all day battle OF
Santa Maria, III 1860, he followed Won
Moltke's tactics at Sedan-surrounded
the enemys army and forced the sur.
render of General Vingues and his
men. They We're well treated and
given freedom.
so grateful We're they for the unexs
tected clemency that one Of the off1-
Gers, General Rosalcs, OH returning to
Spain, ISSUED a pamphlet extollIng the
generosity of Garcia. But victory did
not always follow the Cuban eagles.
September, 1878, brought reverses.
In the absence of his main forces,
Garcia With his guard of twenty men
was surrounded by five hundred Span.
iards anu, when at the last moment
capture ives inevitable, rather than
Surrender aAd die of torture, Garcia
fired his pistol into his mouth, and
fell among bis dead comrades. The
spauiards carried him to Manzanillo
ID triumph, also thinking him dead.
10 the amaSement Of Spanish doctors
and generate, Garcia revived, although
the bullet lad penetrated his palate,
following the line of his nose, and
emerging from his forehead. 4
II seemed a miracle that the General
lived. Then II was equally surprising
that recovering, he escaped executlonI
But he was spared and imprisoned af
Valencia AMI Samona, In Spain. 4
Fortunately for Garcia General Cam.
pos, Governor General of Havana, was
not vindicatlv9, for when peace was
declared In 1877, Premier Canovas
freed him, at the cabled request Of
Cnmpos. This explains why Martinez
Campos has always been respected
and admired by the insurgents. ,
Notwithstanding he was free, Garcia
did not fully believe In the sincerity
OF the peace treaty, and he came to
New York, 10 await further develop.
Dlents. 1t aoon transpired that the
spaniards were not keeping their
promises in good faith, and bitter dis.
satisfaction prevailed. Hostilities con,
tlnued, and General Maceo continued
to hold his ground against great odds,
The courage and patriotism of the
heroic mulatto general fired Garcias
heart anew, anu again he appeared In
the field during what was known as
the Little War" until he was defeat.
cd and again taken prisoner. /,
For the second time his life was
spared. He was sent to Madrid, how.
ever, where he was allowed limited
freedom and BOT permitted to leave
the country. Being a man of educa!
ton, refinement and indomtable will,
he soon made d career for himself Id
o humble way, and earned money bS
teaching French and English, Id
lived a quiet, retired life, but was all
ways under police surveillance. i
When the revolution of February.
1894, broke out, he was anxious I'd
leave Madrid, Eut the eye of the Cow
ernment was ever upon him. Then he
brought his intellect into play. He
| gave 1t out thai he should spend the
remaining years of his life in Spain,
This lulled the suspicious of the police
until suddenly he disappeared at mid.
night. Before the authorities were
aware of 1t he had arrived in Paris.
Reaching New York early In the au.
tnmn of 1895, he prepared to go to the
assistance of his countrymep, hut he
vas not Immediately successful. lie
organized and led the ill-fatad uaw.
kiEs expedition in January, 1890, and
fitted out the steamer Bermuda the
| following month. But the Washing.
ton government interfered. Garcio
was arrested and held for trial unde,
$500 bonds. Before the day set TO,
the trial had arrived he forfeited his
bail, and this tirie succeeded In get
ting away with an expedition fo,
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