The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-17
General Maxine demez, Who
Gave His Country Freedom
DIES IN HAVANA CITY
WAS SO YEARS oLp-sroRy or
HIS CAREER AND HOW HE
FOUGHT SPAIN TO A
STANDsTILL WITH
HANDFUL OF
MEN.
Havana, June 17.-General Maxine
Gomez died at 6 O'Clock this evening.
Died at Sunset.

| iiafaha' june lt.-General MAKING
Gomez died at 6 O'Clock this evening.
Died at Sunset.
"El Caudillo' (chiefainl as The
great leader of revolutions was callai
by his countrymen, EXPIRED at sunset
IN Inc presence of his family and his
old time friend, Estrada Palma. prasi
dent Of the republic.
Palma, accompanied by General And.
rads, arrived about quarter Of AIN
hour prey ous 81 the death of Gomez
The dissingrlfshelt PATIENTS hea,t
had weakened s eadfly since morning
and failed TO respond to stimuIants
The admiration Of the mass of q,
bans for Gomez amountad almos, -
iaolatry. His death admittedly is a
severe blow 10 any political intesess
y which he was all ell He was ,ne
of the most radical leaders of the na
tionai party.
Gomez leaves q widow, five SINS ana
one daughter
General @ fnez who commanded
the Cuban forces during the lnsurrec.
uon which broke out In 1896 ana and.
ed with the complete independence Of
the island, when on May goth. 1909
the control OF Cuba was formatlv
iran ferred to the new Cuban govern.
hent, was born al Bani, Santo Domln.
ga- in 1896. ana came of spanish
family.
Was Spanish officer,
IIe serve lasth Spanish army al 4
cavalry fllcer In san Domingo and
Hayti, then went to Cuba. NJ seyeraa
hls connection with the Spanish army
alter quarrel with General Vjflar
over The latter's treatment oi starying
Cutan refugees.
lie Joined the Cuban insarraetjar
u 1868, fought ten years beng com.
manderin-chief from 1879 to 1878
When peace was declared IN 1878. 90.
hez went 70 Jamaica, then to san Do
nlngo, where he remained until the |
cuban revolution gf 1895 broke ont
md Jose Marti had been proclaimed /
president.
His Daring Deeis.
His exploits during the war Of ipao.
lendence are well known. From Tfol
suint in the northern part of tba
lroyince OF Santiago de Cuba where
}omez and Mart landed with nfty
yell armed men from yacht, Gomez
ought his way inch by inch 10 n the
.ates OF Havana and into the province
y Pinar Del Rio, frequently crossing
spanish troaches or military walIa
when they were looked upon a. i'm.
'assablc.
he eosnpl9tely ou,gmeraled Marshal.
'e Gampos and Weyler, winning Vic.
ory after victory under the most dis.
advantageous conditions ana tboneb
ptimes, a very ok man. II
Wouldn't Be President. +
After Cuba bad obtained her inde.
endence there is no doubt that "a.
lez could have been elected presj. n
ent but he refused 10 accept the |
omlnatlon and would not enter poli I
ca and declined pension. Gomez
as of great service to the American .
uthorities in bringing ah,ut a settle.
ent Of the demands of dishanded Cu. i
an soldiers, who We're clamoring for i
Frears OF pay In June, 1902, Gomez
~ appointed inspector general of n
70 rural guard and commander az alI ! \
le Cuban militia forces. n
Wouldn't Take Soldiers Money e
N November, 1908, the Cuban gov. 1
presented Gomez with $50. +
y IN recognition Of his services and u
scelebrat on of his sixty.seventh \
rthday The general accepted fhe i
~ but would not draw any money
itll all the veterans had been paid 4
me IL last, the Cuban house unani. 4
onsly appropriated 100000 for tho +,
'neiit Ff Gomez, I
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