Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-12-15

finement, of splendid education anQ9 came
from: distinguished family Of Jiguani Of
Santiago de Cuba province. He was born
in Cogquin, October IA, 1889, and was there
fore in, the sixtieth year ofahis age. Gen
Garcia was educated in Havana and in
Spain. In 1854 he was married: to Isabel
@VeleZ= ) Gen." Garcia, was the original con-
spirator in the uprising Of the Cubans
against Spain in 1865 and in that war under
Gomez he attained the rank of a brigadier
general. In October of 1868 he captured the
toWns|of Jaiquani and Barre and recruit ed
many hundreds of patriots. He had COM
nland Of the eastern departments during
that revolution after 1873 and won many
notable victories. inGludng those at
was in a critical state in the other PROV
inces and it's outcome was uncertain he
maintained it with vigor in the territory
under his command. :, .
" Preferred Death.
In 1875 while accommodating with his es-
cort he was surrounded by 1900 Spaniards.
Preferring death to- capture and subse-
quent execution at the hands of his enemy
he attempted suicide by placing his re-
voIver under. his chin and firing. The bull
let came out between his eyebrows. For
months he lay between life and death, but
was saved finally by Spanish surgeons,
who possibly had owed their lives to his
mercy. The ,Spaniards believing he was
which the bullet made when it entered the
chin and came out between the eyebrows
Was always visible and shows plainly in
. the calmness of death,
For his participation in the revolutionary
movement Gen. Garcia was sent to Spain,
where for years he was confined in castles
and fortresses. remaining there until the
peace of ZanjOn. He then returned to the
United States and together with Jose
Marti, attempted another revolution. He
landed in Cuba with few followers, but
the country was tired of war and wanted
to try the home rule offered by Spain. He
capitulated to the Spanish forces in order
to save his few remaining followers and
was again banished to Spain in 1880, where
he remained under surveillance until 1885,.
when the last revolution broke out in Cuba.
Then he escaped to France and later to
New York.
His movements since that time and his
active participation in the war are familiar
to many newspaper readers After coming
to this country he endeavored to get an ex
petition to the island of Cuba in the steam
err Hawkins, but this met with shipwreck
IN storm and the cargo was lost. Gen.
Garcia was the last man to leave the YES
sci. -Undaunted by his failure Gen. Garcia
made another attempt to ship stores for
the insurgents, this time obtaining the ship
Bermuda. He was intercepted, however,
by United States authorities and was ar
rested on the charge OF nllDuSterlng, Dut
was released on $1,000 bail. He forfeited
this bail and in a final attempt landed on
the eastern coast Of the island with one of
the largest expeditions that ever reached
Cuba, After landing he succeeded Gen.
Antonio Maceo in command of the troops
for the eastern department, holding the
rank of major general Gen. Maceo march
ing west with his men.
Succeeds MaceO.
At Maceo's death Garcia was elected lieu
tenant general of the Cuban army, which
position he held to- the close Of the war
During this command he assaulted and
took by siege Tunas, Guisa and Guaimaro.
and cleared the interior of his department
o. Spanish troops. After declarion of war
between the United States and Spain, Gen.
Miles, commanding the American army,
sent his representative to Gen. Garcia and
subsequently the American and Cuban gen.
erals cooperated in their movements
against Santiago.
All the officers who participated in the
active work around Santiago bear testi-
mony to the great aid, assistance and 10y
atty manifested by Gen. Garcia during the
campaign. When the Cuban assembly met
at the close of the war Gen. Garcia was one
Of the nrincinal advisers and was elected