The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-16

HAVANA, April l5.-Maceo is captured
s1d Cuba's last hope Is gono. Crombet
has been killed. Without these two
leaders all Is chaos in the insurgent
:lnks. and liber.y's mos. arden. freuds
sini. tha. the Cuban cause is los..
The Spanish authoritics arc posting
bulletins and tho royalists in Havana
are celebrating the ending Of the reyo.
luton. Without Crombet and Maceo
;hsre can be no real war. On Saturday
the Cuban army and the Spanish sol.
diera met at Palmarito. The rebel
forces numbered 1000 men, while that
Of the Sraniards 5000. desperate
battle followed, and. according to official
reports, lasted two hours; NJ the end OF
that time the rebels retreated. wero pur.
sued by the Spaniards and Maceo cap.
;Gred. His private secretary was also
taken. and all the personal and private
papers OF General Maceo were contis.
caled. The battle was hard fought
one, aud the insurgents battlcd desper.
atcly aSainst odds. Tho Spanish sol.
diers resisted with remarkable courage
the onslaught OF tho rebels. In the
battle. hand to hand conflict. a num-
Der ot Cuban officers, one OF whom was
acolonel, were killed.
MAcEo's PATE.
Maceo was leader OF tho rebel forces
With Gomez during the last revolution.
Though but youth, be achieved con-
siderable distinction. At the outbreak
Of this revolution Macso landed q,
Barscoa March 81. With him we're the
following officers OF the rebel army:
Brigadior.General Flor Cromoet, sGen.
Jose E. Maceo, Col. Augustine Celreco,
Col. Patrice Corona, Frank Agramonte,
Fedro Duvergar, Jose Marti, Juan
Josslser. Joaquin Sanchez, Jorge Es.
,rsda, Adolio Pena. Eomingo Guzman,
Jose Palacin, Jesus Maria Santana,
Alberto Boy, Luis Carmel, Manuel
Ginda, Juan Linouta. Isidoto Noriega,
J. |. Jssvey, Silvsrio Sanchez and Luis
Soler..
Maceo's fa.o is known in advance. 1t
would be far better for him il he had
been killed. as was Ctombe,. than to be
brought here to Havana aud put in Old
MORO castles gloomy prison. He will
be kept there for some time, and then,
possibly, he will DO given mock trial
It's certain he will be garroted.
I'VE have no need OF Campos and his
troop, now" said a Spanish officer,
when he heard OF Slaceo's capture and
Crombet's death.
CALLAjA GRATlFIED.
Consul General Williams is preparing
tor au early departure and Vice. .Coasul
Springer assume, the duties Of the Of
Zee at once. Callaia, captain general OF
Cuba, who /. in supreme authority un-
I'll the arrival OF Campos, who, by royal
proclamation, Is commander whenever
be lands, was seen at tho captain-gen.
erAi palace. aud was asked il the news
o! the capture OF Macco was true. lie
confirmed the news and added that all
OF :hc tilioustering was nearing an end.
Caiiaja seems highly gratified that tho
revolution has been put down without
the aid o! Campos' troops.
When the Americans see how easi-
y We can crush out tho rebels here in
the Island without tho aid OF home
troops, or with only few OF them, YOU
Will realize that the Rmoun, OF anarch-
i'tic sentiment in this land has been
exaggerated" said CalIeja. "Tell Your
people" he added, that Cuba is LOYAL
10 Spain, and that Spain has never op.
pressed the island as represented"
Ro'nming tho discussion OF tho battle
oi Pa.narito, Calleja said that hs had
n!hclal information concerning tho cap-
:arn OF Macco and the killing OF Erira.
die:'Gonera! Flor Crombst. TIc also
Lad nnws that tho Spanish loss vas lit.
lie. wailo tho rebels have mo. with
overwhelming defeat.
THE rEAcEMAxEE."
F'nn-al Martinez Campos, who arrived
a. Porto Rico on Thur4day last, sailed
At ; o'clock yesterday afternoon for
'aantaIno, Cuba. Tho general net
Mish an enthusiastic reception at Porto
Nr' ami WAS acclaimed By an Immense
crowd OF peopls as "Tho Peacenakcr."
me hopes Of tho loyalists Of the whole
SAM oil Cuba aro centorod on tho ar.
nSa' here Of tho great Spanish general,
Tnn once before paciaed the island aitor
along rcbsilion.
a dispatch received IRON Gibara an.
nouhro' that detachment Of troops
IIo''Iiants1 I, ey Captain A:uilar, has dc.
,sHtou W1 BODY Of lG0 insurgents under
. .n'so NJ Faima. Six OF tho insurgents
were kiI!oi and several woundci.
III" "ews Confirmed.