The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-21
anGIA N HIS GRAVE
Cuban General Reported Shot
al Sib0n8y.
JUyTA HAS NO INFORMATION
StOY Carried to Jamaica by
CubanS.

snenish Refugees Who Are Officially
Connected with Capt. Gen. BIancO
relieve the Report True-COunsel
Mt New York for the Junta Does
NOT Find il Hard to Credit story.
tie Infers That Garcia and His
Men Came Into Conflict With Span
ish Force From BOIquin to MAN.
YnnillO.
New York. July 2O-A Kingston, jam,
cable TO The Evening Post says: "Cubans
arriving from slboney bring reports of the
death of Gen. Garcia.
"Thcy make mystery of it, saying that
Il should NOT be known in Cuba yet, or in
the Uuited States, for reasons of state,
and give no particulars, except that he
wac shot
Spanish refugees here, who are official
" connected with Gen. Blanco, believe lie
story
The last word directly received by the
Cuban junta in this city from Gen. Garcia
was dated from near Santiago, July II.
il was cable message, and stated brief
ly that he was wei and that the progress
Of events was satisfactory.
All that time Gen. Garcia was to the
west Of Santiago guarding The approaches
from expected endorsements to the city.
Horaio s. Rubeus. counsel to the junta,
when ciyen the Information contained in
the Evening Posts Dispatch said this at
ternoon that news Of Gen. Garcia's death
had not heen received at the junta, but
that at best communication with the Gu
ban forces in the field was irregular.
u am greatly surprised" said he, "but
do not find it hard to credit the dis
patch"
Durng the assault on Santiago Gen.
Garcia was in the west with his COM
manj with the special duty Of intercept
ing endorsements and cutting off the
rerea, Of the Spanish soldery.
"When the city fell, his duty there was
at an end. But it appears the attack on
Nanzanillo was then planned Manzanillo
lies TO the west, and it is therefore prob
able that Gen. Shafter detailed Garcia's
command to cut off requirements there.
"Holsuin lies near this city and was
garrlsoned by a considerable force, as the
American general must have known.
1T is not unlikely that Gen. Garcia
and bis men came into conflict with
body Of Spanish soldiers bound from Hol-
gu.n for Maazanillo.
Ca.Xto Garcia was in his Goth year
and was regarded by the Cuban insurg
onts as one of their most intrepid Off
GERS. In the ten years war his skill,
bravery and energy won him continued
promotion, until he received a generals
star.
In an action in 1874 Gen. Garcia was
surrounded by Spanish troops. Rather
than surrender he shot himself through
the chin with suicidal intent. He recov-
cred and was sent to Spain. He was re-
leisod ln 1877 when the peace of Zenjon
was declared.
Gen Garcia at once set out for New
lotN and 0r-dnized an expedition to Cuba.
landed in Santiago de Cuba but was
'@-sh prisoner second time lie eludea
l' Fi4iltGce Of the prison guards in Spain
' ..'u ul utcr i fifteen years imprlsOn-
Mga and fed to England
f9- Garcia was the promoter of the
t@" "A0s expedition which left this city
'' JiHdlI5 l5go. with 800 men and large
-'NslF of suppiies aud ammunition The
N.isri sunk
lifted out the Bermuda, which
wa. .'4a upon The eve Of her departure
81 .tarS 1856. by an United States
"a' aad his deputies.
Garcia was arrested and released in
go ai He at once made another start
'a4ai ln Cuba several days before the
-r his trial ia this city.
' '.' i.St Two years he has been en-