The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-04-18
THELEADERS KILLED
sPANIARDS DEFEAT INSURGENTS IN
A PITCHED BATTLE.
Crombet, One Of tho Prominent Leaders
Killed and Maceo Csptured-Saih This
Will Break Up the Revolution for the
Present at Least.

Present at Least.
HAVANA, April Is. -Maceois captured
and Cuba's last hope is gone. CromDet
has been killed. Without these TWO
leaders all is chaos in the insurgent
ranks. and liberty most ardent friends
admit that the Cuban cause is lost Inc
Spanish authorities are posting buiie'
tins. and the loyalists in Havana are
celebrating the ending OF the revoiu'
tion. Without Crombet and Maceo
there can be no war. On Saturday the
Cuban army and the Spanish sololers
met at Palmarito. The rebel forces
numbered 1000 men, while that OF the
Spaniards 5000. A desperate battle
followed. and according to official re-
norris. lasted two hours, at the END OF
which time the rebels retreated, were
pursued by the Spanish troops ana
Maceo captured. His secretary was
also taken, and all the personal ana
nrivate PAPERS of General Maceo were
then confiscated. The battle was haro
fought one, and the insurgents
BattleG Desperately Against Odds.
The Spanish soldiers resisted with re-
markable courage the onslaught OF the
rebels. In hand to hand conflict, a
number of Cuban officers, one OF whom
was a colonel, were killed.
Maceo was leader of the rebel forces
with Gomez during the last revolution.
Though but q youth, he achieved con-
siderable distinction. At the outbreak
of this revolution, Maceo landed at Bar
acoa. March 81. With him were the
following officers of the rebel army:
Brigadier General Flor Crombet, Cen
eral Jose E. Maceo, Colonel Augustine
Celerco, Patrick Caroona, Frank Agra
monte, Pedro Duvergar, Jose Martl,
Juan Jostiser, Joaquin Sanchez, Jorge
Estrada, Adolpho Pena, Domingo Guz-
man, Jose Palacin, Jesus Maria San
tana, Alberto Boy, Luis Guerinel Man
uel Ganda, Juan Limonta, Isidore Nor
iega, J. L. Jarvey, Silverio Sanchez,
Luis Soler.
Better Have Reen Killed.
Maceo's fate is known in advance. 1t
would have been far better for him IT
he had been killed, as was Crombet,
than to have been brought here to
Havana and put in old MORO castles
gloomy prison. He will be kept there
for some time and possibly he will be
given mock trial. 1t is certain he
will be garrotted.
1--WE have no need of Campos and his
troops now" said Spanish officer
when he heard of Maceo's capture and
Crombet's death.
Consul General Williams is prepar-
ing for an early departure, and Vice
Consul Springer assumes the duties of
the office at once.
Calleja, captain general of Cuba, who
is in supreme authority until the arrival
of Campos, who, by royal proclamation
is commander whenever he lands, was
seen at the captain generals palace,
and was asked if the news of the cap
ture of Maceo was true. He confirmed
the news of the capture of Maceo. He
added that all of the flibustering was
nearly at an end. Calleja seems to be
highly gratifed that the revolution has
been put down without the aid of Cam
pos troops.
w ucu yOu AuCIl oOO uOW easily
we can crush out the rebels here in the
island, without the aid of home troops
or with only few of them, you will
rea iza that the amount of anarchistic
sentiment in this land has been exag-
gerated greatly said Caileja.
!. ''Tsll your people, he added, that
Cuba is loyal to Spain, and that Spain
has never oppressed the island as rep
le:entad.'
Resuming the discussion OF the battle
at Palmarito, Calleja said that he had
official information concerning the cap
ture of Maceo and the killing OF Briga-
der General Flor Crombet. He also
had news that the Spanish loss was
little, while the rebels have met with
overwhelming defeat.
MARTi FOR PRESIDENT.