The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12
Had n Dispute with Gen. Brooke over
the Question of Precedence, and
withdrew in Anger.
OBSEQUIES OF THE PATRIOT
MADE THE OCCASION OF A GREAT
DISPLAY AT HAVANA.
People of the City and American Sol
Cuban Commander.

HAVANA, Feb. 1.-THE late Gen. Calixto
Garcia was buried to-day without the pres
ence of a single uniformed comrade in
arms. Immense throngs of his compatriots
paid honor to his memory wondering as the
long procession defiled through the streets
of Havana where the Cuban soldiers We're
The townspeople learned after the funeral
that the Cuban generals had had dispute
with Governor General Brooke's staff over
the question of precedence and had with
drawn in anger, ordering $50 other officers
and 200 privates out of the lines The mem
bers of the Cuban Assembly also withdrew
and it is understood that two of the mem
bers of General Brooke's advisory counsel,
Senior Lanuza, secretary of justice and pub
lie instruction, and Senior Domingo NJ
Capote, secretary of government, took the
view held by the Cuban generals and retired
from the procession. Senior Lanuza, who
was to deliver the eulogy over the body
of General Garcia, failed to carry out the
programme.
The whole city is talking of the affair
The Cuban generals and many prominent
persons in Havana held a session tonight
to discuss what course to pursue. 1t is pos
sible that an appeal will be made to Presi-
when the Cubans understand thoroughly the
point of the controversy they will modify
their present extreme feeling against the
Americans.
When General Brooke and his mounted
staff, with the escort of troops from the
Seventh Cavalry, reached the palace the
governor general was informed that his
carriage was to go Immediately after the
casket He suggested that the chief mourn
ers should be General Garcia's two sons.
Consequently, they and two friends occu-
pied a carriage separated from the coffin
by the priests on foot. After the sons came
Governor General Brooke, with Generals
Chaffee and Humphrey and Colonel Rich
ards, of the governor generals staff, in two
carriages The governor generals mounted
staff, consisting of ten or twelve horsemen,
was closing in behind General Brooke's par
ty when the point was raised by the Cuban
generals and members of the Cuban mill
tary assembly that they ought to be next
to Governor General Brooke, and that his
mounted staff and escorting troops should
come after them. General Brooke's posi-
ton was that a general and his staff could
not be separated. and General Chaffee di-
rected the mounted staff to stay with Cen
eral Brooke.
The Cuban generals aver that an Ameri-
can officer ordered them out of line.
Whether they were actually ordered out of
line or not they were informed that they
must not march between the governor gem
eral and his staff The Cuban commanders
in carriages and on horseback then with
drew. Among them were Generals Rodri-
guez Julio Sanguilly, Rafael Portuendo,
Mario Menocal, E.; Ducasse, Freyo, And
rade, Ahelino, Rosas, Armando and Rivas.
The crowd near by cried viva Cuba libre!
viva Aguinaldo!' "Viva Filipinos!' and
caisson with the casket then started, and
some Cuban officers on foot attempted to
get in line between General Brooke and his
staff, but were crowded out by the horse
men, who closed upon the carriages. Ten
blocks away in Central Park party Of
Cuban soldiers on foot formed on either
side of the street, and when the casket
reached the point at which they were stand
ing they fell in and marched on either side
of the caisson. No one interfered with
ped out so as not to be present at the ceme-
terry. The Cubans assert that General
Brooke wished to put them in the rear of
the cavalry escort, but this is not the case.
AS the place assigned for the Cubans was
not occupied, however, the cavalry escort
of the governor general closed up behind
his staff.