The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-14
A QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE
Stirs up Ill-Fcclins on the Part OF
the Cnbans Against General
Brooke - Occurred ut General
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Stirs up lll-FcclinS on the Part OF
the Cnbans Against General
Brooke - Occurred ut General
Garcia's Funeral.
HAVANA. Feb. 13.--The ili-feeling on
the part OF the Cubans towards Major
General Brooke over the question OF
precedence that arose In regard to the
procession At the funeral Of General
CaliXto Garcia on Saturday, has great
ly moderated In the light OF eNplana-
tions that have been made. On the
other hand there is Il disposition now to
censurc the Cuban generals, who. talk
Ing offence when none was offered, or
dcred their soldiers ont Of line and re-
tired themselves. The other Cuban
generals are disposed to blame General
Ardrade for ordering HIS soldiers not
TO march In the procession.
The Cuban generals and an assembly
composed OF military men debated the
subject OF the supposed insult to the
Cuban soldiers until O'Clock Sunday
morning. After several officers had
spoken in strong terms against the
Americans 1t was decided TO appoint Il
commission TO investigate the occur
renee OF Saturday and determine
whether or not the conduct of Major
General Brooke constituted an offense.
The commission is instructed To report
on Tuesday.
Generals Laura, Capote and Memo
cal. who were present at the meeting,
talked OF rcsignlng the positions which
they had accepted under the United
States government but it was decided
not to do go Mt this time. because it
would be impolitic and unpatrlotic 10
suddenly break OF relations with the
military authorities OF the United
States.
Major General Brooke was not in
formed by the authorities at Washing
ton as TO what hon0rs he should render
the late General Garcia until inquiry
was sent on Thursday after the body OF
the Cuban leader had arrived here. In
response TO this inquiry General Brooke
was directed by cable. on Friday, to give
Il full military funeral. As the mayor
and city council of Havana had already
arranged and advertised an elaborate
programme, 1t seemed to the military
authorities here that II would be un-
wise TO destroy the Cuban programme
and make another conforming to the
United States army regulations. There
fore, as the programme originally pre-
pared for ample representation OF the
American military forces. General
Brooke made no suggestions concerning
his own place In the pageant except
that ut the palace instead OF taking the
ilrat carriage after the caskct, rs pro-
posed by the Cuban committee, he re-
Uucsicd that the son OF General Garcia
be given that position while he would
take the second carriage, which was
done The Cuban generals according
To the council programme, were to be
followed by all the American infantry.
inquired Of Major General Lee through
Lanusn. II General Lee had any ObicC-
lion TO their going ahead OF him. Cen
cral Lee replied that he had no obJcc-
tion. The Cuban generals then tried TO
get between Major General Brooke and
his stan. but they were crowded out.
This occurred half an hour after the
procession started though only four or
five blocks from the palace, owing 10
frequent stops. Generals l.annsa and
capUtr who staged to argue with The
Cuban generals we're left behind, The
other secretaries of the Cuban provis-
Ionnl government. McssrS. Dcavlinr and
Yauc2. We're IN the second earring" az
tcrsthc one occupied by Major General
Iirookc and after them rainr four
mounted ordCrlicS leading horses.