The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-29
MACEO STILL LIVES.
He Issues Address to the CuDhhs
To Throw OF the Yoke.

To Throw Oh the Yoke
Santiago de Cuba, April 81 via Key
West Fla, April 2S.-(Staff Correspondents
of the United Press -Benjamin GalleGo.
the lieutenant of the Fifth battalion. rem
insular regiment, who was courtmartialed,
was shot today. He in command OF
sixty men in custody of arms and ammuni-
ton at Jura qua City. He was surprised
Sunday by the insurgents and disarmed
in a saloon. Seventy rifles and 5000 ROUNDS
of ammunition were captured. GalleSo ana
the soldiers were released. The authorities
placed all under arrest and condemned
Gallego to be shot. The others were con-
fined.
The battle at Ramon de Las Jugas on the
21st was the most severe yet. captain
Julian Miranda was killed Major TeJerlzo,
commanding government troops, was
wounded, and also other officers. Both
sides. it is reported lost heavily. Details
are unobtainable The guide led the troops
into ambush and the insurgents surround
ed them They took refuge in cemetery
erected barbados and held the posltlon I'M
til reinforcementS came.
General Salcedo, with nearly thousand
of the last arrived troops left here last
night in pursuit of insurgents. The latter
are led by Victoriano Garcon. Maceo Is
not believed dead. He IS reported to De on
his way here with thousand men. Maceo
is said to have offered to sell out TO cam
pos Confirmation of the story is lacking
Gomez reached the interior safely. cam
pos is now at Guantanamo He later pro-
ceeds on the steamship Vile Verde to Ba-
racoa and Gibara.
More troops from Spain are due tomor-
row. The government has ordered the rall-
road To keep up steam on locomotives night
and day. in readiness to move troops Cen
sorship of cable and press is more rigid
The report that the body of the man
found in the woods near Guantanamo IS
Maceo is not confirmed and is discredited
here
An Appeal to Cubans.
General Maceo is retreating from Jara-
cueca to the Doncela mountains. Gov
eminent troops are in pursuit. He mas IS
sued a long address pleading the justice OF
the Insurgents cause and calling upon all
Cubans to throw off the Spanish yoke
CronIbet Was AssasSinnted.
Kew West. Fla. April 2S.-Private advices
in this city state that Fltr CrOmbet was
not killed in battle, but was dssaSsiHated
by Spanish soldiers. He was surrounded
by SPANISH troops and requested an inter-
view with the Spanish officer in command
which was granted The conference ended
and Crombet turned to go, when soldier
in ambush shot him in the back of the
head A part of Crombcts band was cap
tured and the balance fled TO the noun
tains.
The killing Of Crombat was reported to
Campos. who ordered the officer in com
mand of the Spanish troops before him.
The officer was reprimanded severely and
sent to Spain to be court martialed.
A band of $50 Spanish troops was de-
feated by the il surSents near Guantanamo
on the 18th instant. one Spanish soldier
was left to report the defeat.
Gomez landed near Guantanamo. He has
1000 men under his command. Six bands
of insurgents are reported IN the province
of Puerto Principe.
4 Spanish gunboat sighted a steamer
near the coast Of cuba with 200
men on board. The gunboat chased her,
but she got away. The general belief Is
that the other expedition landed.
The Spanish paper La Discussion was
fined 500 for publishing the news of the
landing of Gomez and Narti. Tho Spanish
bakery in Santiago do Cuba refuses bread
to the Spanish troops The proprietor
claims that the government owes him $780,
coo already.
Marcos Garcia, n prominent leader in
the last revolution, at present mayor of
Santo Spiritu, in Las Villas district, tender
ed his resignation to the government, but it
was refused. The belief is that he Will
join the insurgents.
Senior de LONE in Washington.
Washington, April 2S-Senor DuPuy DC
LONE, the new Spanish minister to the
United States reached Washington tonight
TO a reporter ne expressed his grattica
ton at returning to a city containing SC
large number of his friends and 10 which
he has been twice previously accredited 10y