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Show gexTgaiicia dead, i 1 FAMOUS CUBAN PATRIOT SUC- ; CUMBS TO PNEUMONIA. j ' ! Focttht Through Two Wars W.13 a Lieu- tenant ;:m-ml anil ('juwiil.nmiii.T to the (.'lilted St;tt:i - Ki-nilored KMicient Aid In the Halltluyo Campaign. Washington, Dec. 11. Gen. Calixto Garcia, the distinguished Cuban warrior war-rior and leader, ami the head of the i Commission elected by the ulian Assembly As-sembly to visit this country, died here this morning shortly after 10 o'clock at the Hotel Raleigh, where the commission com-mission has its headquarters. The sudden change from the warm climate of Cuba, with the hardships he had there endured, to the wintry weather of New York and Washington, is responsible re-sponsible for the pneumonia which resulted re-sulted in his demise. In his dying moments, as all through his busy and active life, his thoughts were for his beloved country and its people, anil among his last words were irrational mutterings in which he gave orders to his son, who is on his staff, for the battle which he supposed was to occur tomorrow, and in which he understood there was only 400 Spaniards Span-iards to combat. Just before he died he embraced his sou. The remains were immediately prepared pre-pared for burial and were placed on a bier in the room in which he died. A large Cuban flag served as a covering, with the mother at Thomasville, and Colonel Carlos Garcia, another son. i in Cuba. A daughter, Leonora, who married an American, is now living in faris. General Gareia's mother is still alive and resides in Havana. Gen. Garcia, whoe name will be ever linked with those of other patriots who have fought against unequal odds for the freedom of his country, was a man of culture and refinement, of splendid education and came from a distinguished family of Jaequani, of Santiago de Cuba province. He was born in Cogquin, October 13, 1839, and was therefore in his COth year of his age. Gen. Garcia was educated in Havana Ha-vana and In Spain. In lsot he was married to Isabel Yelez. Gen. Garcia was the original conspirator con-spirator in the uprising of the Cubans against Spain in l-SM-j, and in that war, under Gomez, he attained the rank of Brigadier-General. For his participation in the revolutionary revolu-tionary movement Gen. Garcia was sent to Spain, where for four years he was confined in castles and fortresses, remaining there until the peace of Zan Jon. lie then returned to the United States, and, together with Jose Marti, attempted another revolution. He landed in Cuba with a few followers, but the country was tired of war and wanted to try the home rule offered by Spain. He capitulated to tho Spanish forces in order to save his few remaining remain-ing followers and was again banished to Spain in 1830, where he remained under surveillance until 1806, when the f M I Mm GEN GARCIA. last revolution broke out in Cuba. Then he escaped to France and later ta New York. His movements since that time and his active participation in the war are familiar to many newspaper readers. After declaration of war between the United States and Spain, Gen. Miles, commanding the American army, sent his representative to Gen. Garcia, and subsequently the American and Cuban generals co-operated in their movements move-ments against Santiago. All the officers offic-ers who participated in the active work around Santiag'o bear testimony to the great aid, assistance and loyalty manifested mani-fested by Gen. Garcia during the campaign. cam-paign. When the Cuban assembly met at the close of the war, Gen. Garcia was one of the principal advisers aud was elected elect-ed chairman of the commission directed to come to the United States and confer con-fer with the authorities with reference to the work in hand. and the head rested on one of smaller dimensions. By direction of Maj.-Gen. Miles a detachment de-tachment of soldiers from battery E, Sixth artillery, at the barracks here, under the command of Lieut. Cox, was detailed to act as bodyguard for the remains. After Gen. Gareia's death steps were taken to notify the government also, and also the committee of the Cuban assembly, which has its headquarters at Marianao, Cuba. Secretary Jose Villaon of the commission sent a telegram tele-gram of notification to Mendez Capote, the president of the Cuban assembly, who is now in Havana. As soon as the death became linown a number of visitors, including many public men, came to the hotel to express ex-press their condolences. President MeKinley manifested his sympathy by sending a suitable worded letter and Vioe-President Hobart sent his card. Among those who called were Senators Foraker, Money, Proctor and Chandler, and Majors-General Lawton and Wheeler. General Garcia left a large family. Only one of them, Justo, and captain of his staff, was with him when he died. His widow and Mercedes, a daughter seventeen years of age, are at Tliomasville, Tliomas-ville, Ga., where the girl is quite ill; Mario, a son nineteen years of age, is |