New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30
NEWS FROM CrBA'S CAPITAL.
4 MEDAL FOR PEREZ WHO CARED FOR THE
poD1rs OF MA -EO AND YOUNG GOMEZ.

Havana oct 29-At a meeting held to-day
in Cristo Of the local committees OF the Cuo"'
League and the Cuban National party IN honor
- General Maxine Gomez and OF the fe'e@
family who's, head buried tn" bodies OF zen
eral Antonio MaceO and young Gomez AFTER '"es
were killed nj Beiucal. Senior Saya characterize
the action Of the Perez family as most hoDi'
and said n was particularly fortunate tha' uhe
autv # eua-ling bodies sacred 10 all Cubans
had fallen to one who had 60 honorably 1u'-
filled his mission Cuhans. the speaker con
tinucd must cease shedding useless tears and
press on toward the goal showing themselves
as brave as those who had died for Cuba. He
declared that the page Of history which recorded
The death of Naceo should he stamped with let
ters ~ gold and he concluded by exclaiming:
The Cuban people absolutely bound to
carry out the noble purpose Of Maceo il they
do not il Will he to their eternal shame.
Senor Sarainz who said that General Gomez
was present. in spite Of the fact that he was
not we'll asserted that the Cuban chief would
ALWAYS be cordially received by the Cubans. az
he was recognized as the leading Cuban, not
representing any particular faction nor even
representing the army.
This speaker then handed General Gomez a
medal with the request that he should present
it TO Perez as token Of the esteem in which
the latter is held by the residents Of Cristo.
General Gomez pinned the medal upon the
breast Of Perez, and then made brief address.
He said:
When I heard Of the death Of Maoeo and my
son. I did not think should ever learn where
their bodies lying but. thanks TO Perez
to whom not only l, who am doubly grateful az
both father and fellow soldier. but all Cuhans
as we'll able TO honor. the remains OF those
brave soldiers are saved TO us.
Senor tonzaies said.
The Cuhans went into the war with a fixed
programme. the programme of independence.
Gomez MART and MaceO will 60 into history
as the triangular keystone Of Cuban greatness.
The Cuhans are bound TO obtain INDEPENDENCE.
when they have such dates In their annals as
the Tenth Of October and the Twenty fourth OF
+ hruary and such men as Cespedes and Maceo.
cuba has only two great dates but she wants
a third 1t will come with the day when her
flag floats her fOrtresses. The sons OF
Cuba owe gratitude TO the American women
who working nObly 10 help our poor,
ignorant and sick.
Many thousands visited Cabanas to-day, the
day selected to commemorate the death Of the
Cubans who were executed there by the Span
iards \ fac-simile Of a bronze plate to De
laid later was fastened upon the wall near
which the victims were shot with the follow
ing inscription
This plate is placed here an eternal record
Of those who died for the liberty Of their
country
The plate Will be about eight feet by twelve.
-Four tugs conveyed the people from Havana free
Of charge.
General Wilson says there is no section Of
Cuba. laboring under the same disadvantages,
which is more rapidly recovering from the ef-
fects Of the war than Manicaragua Valley.
which Is twenty miles from the railroad and &C
cesslble only by almost impossible roads. yet IS
so enterprsing and so rapidly being recon
structed that in two years in the opinion Of Cen
eral Wilson. It's tobacco output Will surpass that
Of any previous year. Capital from Boston and
Baltimore has transformed the district into quite
an American settlement.