The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-30
Presentation Was Made by Gen. Co
JOY at Perex's Considerate Deed.
THE MARTYRS OF CABANAS
TABLET PLACED To THEIR MEMORY
TO BE REPLACED IN BRONZE,
Celebration Was Very General I'm Has
vana-Evidences OF American Eq-
terprise I'm Interior DISTRICTS

HAVANA Oct. ss.-At a meeting held to-
day in Cristo OF the local colonels or the
Cuban League and the Cuban National
party in honor OF Maxine Gomez and OF
the Perez family. whose head buried the
remains OF General Antonio Maceo and
young Gomez after they were killed at
Bejucal, Senior Sarainz characterized the
action OF the Perez family as most noble,
and said 1t was particularly fortunate that
the duty Of guarding remains sacred to all
Cubans had fallen to one who had so hon
orably fulfilled his mission. Cubans. the
speaker continued, must cease shedding use-
less 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 Maceo should be stamped with gold
letters and he concluded by exclaimine:
THE Cuban people are absolutely bound
to carry out the noble purpose Of Maceo.
II they do not ii will be their eternal
shame"
Senior Sarainz, who said that General
Gomez was present in spite Of the fact that
he was not well, asserted that the Cuban
chief would always be cordially received by
Cubans, as he was recognized as the lead
ing Cuban, not representing any particular
speaker then handed General Gomez a
medal, with the request that he should pre-
sent it to Perez as a token OF the esteem I'm
which the later is held by the residents OF
Cristo ward. General Gomez pinned ths
medal upon the breast Of Perez and made
a brief address. when / heard or the
death of Maceo and my son." he said. Il
did not think 1 should ever learn where
their remains were lying: but. thanks 10
Senor Perez, to whom not only I. who am
doubly grateful as both father and fellow
soldier. but all Cubans as well, are able
to honor the remains Of those brave SOL
diers which are saved 10 US"
Senior Gonzales said: 1.-The Cubans went
into the war with fixed programme. the
programme of independence. Gomez. Maru
AMI Maceo will 60 into history as the
triangular keystone OF Cuban greatness The
Cubans are bound TO obtain independence :
when they have such da.es In their annals
as the 10th of october and the 24th OF Feb
ruary, and such men as Cespedes and Ma
Geo. Cuba has only two great dates. but
she wants a third II viii come with the
day when her flag floats over her fortreases-
The sons of Cuba owe gratitude TO the
American women, who are working so
nobly to help our poor. ignorant and sick
Many thousands visited CabaIlas to-day.
tn. day selected to commemorate the deaths
Of the Cubans who were executed there by
the Spaniards. A fac-simile of a bronze
plate to be placed. later. was fastened Hpon
the wall near where the victims were shot.
with the following inscription: This plate
Is placed here as an eternal record of those
who died for the liberty of their country"
The plate will be about feet by IL. -Four
tugs conveyed the people from Havana free
OF charge.
General Wilson says there Is no section OK
Cuba iaboring under the same disadvan-
tages. which is more rapidly recovering
from the effects of the war than Manacara-
qua valley, which is twenty miles from the
railroad and accessible only by almost i'm
passable thoroughfares. yet il so enterprise
ing and so rapidly being reconstructed that.
in two years, in the opinion of General VIII
scn, its tobacco output will surpass that Of
any previous year. Capital from Boston
and Baltimore has transformed the district
into quite an American settlement. A friend
of General Wilson. who revisited the local
ity recently, after a considerable interval.
said: II found a complete Transformation.
Formerly there were less than half dozen
houses standing. and the devastation OF the
district was heart-ending. Now new houses
are to be seen IN every direction. Several
hundred Cubans are employed and American
mules, moving machines and corn-planters.
have taken the place OF Cuban plows and
oxen" Taking into consideration the beau
tiful scenery. the abundance OF water. the
richness Of the soil and the fact that good
roads are being built. General Wilson says
he knows Of no section that yields quicker
results as 10 labor and capital or offers a
better illustration of the possibilities OF
American enterprise In Cuba
Gen. Ruiz Rivera. to-day. received offi-
cial notice of his dismissal from the gov
ernorship OF the province OF Havana.
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