The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-16
CUBA'S HOPE CRUSHED.
The Rebel Troops Defeated in
a Decisive Battle.
MACeO, BRAVE LEADER, TAKEN.
After a Mock Trial He Will Be Killed
by the Cruel Garrote.
MACEo. BRAVE LEADER, TAKEN.
Ten. Crombei, Maceo's Lieutenant,
siain-The Loyalists Rejoicing Over
the spanish Victory, Which Means
the Utter Collapse of the Insurrec-
ton.

Havana. April l5.-Maceo is captured
ana tuba's last hope Is gone Crombel
has been killed. Without these two lead
ers all Is chaos In the insurgents ranks,
1 ana hbertys most ardent friends admit
l that the Cuban cause Is lost. The Span
ish authorities are posting bulletins and
the ioyalists In Havana are celebrating
the end OF the revolution
Without Crombei and Maceo there can
be no real war. On Saturday the Cuban
I army and the Spanish soldiers met at
falmarito. The rebel forces numbered
/ ZOO men, while that of the Spaniards
numbered 1900 desperate battle fol-
lowed. ana according to official reports.
lasted two hours. AT the end of that
time the rebels retreated. They were
| pursued by the Spanish troops and Ma
Geo was captured His secretary was
also taken. and all the personal and pri-
yate papers of Gen. Maceo were con-
Gated.
The battle was a hard fought one and
the Insurgents battied desperately
against odds. The Spanish soldiers re-
sisted with remarkable courage the on
slaught of the rebels. In the battle a
hand to hand conflict, number of Gu
ban officers. one of whom was a colonel.
were killed
Maceo was the leader of the rebel
| forces with Gomez during the last rev.
cd considerable distinction. AT the out
break OF this revolution Maceo landed at
Baracoa. March 81. With him were the
| following officers OF the rebel army:
| Brig Gen Flor Crombel, Gen. Jose r.
| Maceo. Col Augustine Celereco. Col.
Juan Justier. Joafuin Sanchez. Jeorge
| Estrada, AGolfo Pena, Domingo Guz-
man. Jose Placalin. Jesus Maria Santa
| Ana. Alberto Alboy. Lis Garri Etnel.
| Manuel Ganda, Juan Lemonta. Isadore
| Noriega.
Maceo's fate Is known I'm advance Ii
| would be far better for him II he had
| been killed. as was crombei. rather than
| TO be brought to Havana and put in the
| old Moro castles gloomy prison. lie will
/ he Kept there some time and then possi-
| bly, be given mock trial He will GER
tainly be garroted. I'VE have no need
| of Campos and his troops now" said a
| Spanish officer, when he heard of Ma
ceo's capture and Crombels death
Consul General Williams Is preparing
for early departure. and Vice Consul
| Springer VIII assume the duties OF the
/ Office at once. Calleja. captain general
| or Cuba. is supreme authority until the
| arrival OF Campos, who. by royal procla-
| nation. Is commander whenever he
| lands confirmed the report of the cap
ture OF Maceo. and added that all of
! the filibustering Is nearly at an end. Cal
| LEILA Is highly gratified that the reyolu-
tion was put down without the aid of
! Campos' troops. when the American
| see how easily we can crush the rebels
| here In the island. without the aid of
| home troops. or with only few of them,
| you will realize that the amount of an
| archistic sentiment here has been exag-
gerated greatly" said Calleja. Tell your
! people, he added. that Cuba is loyal
TO Spain. and that Spain has never OPP
pressed the island as reported"
| Resuming the discussion of the battle
! at Palmerito. Calleia said he had official
information concerning the capture OF
| Maceo and the killing or Brig. Gen Flor
| Crtmbel He had also news that the
Spanish loss was little while the rebels
met overwhelming defeat.
Gen Martinez campos who arrived NJ
Potto Rico on Thursday last sailed at
s o'clock yesterday afternoon for Guam
| tanamo. Cuba. The general met with an
| enthusiastic reception az Porto Rico, and
i was acclaimed by an immense crowd OF
! people as the ''peacemaker." He was ac-
! companed by reinforcements of troops.
/ The hopes of the loyalists Of the whole
/ island OF Cuba are centered on the arrival
J here Of the great Spanish general. who
once before paciiied the Island after
1 long rebellion.
In spite OF the alarming statements
sent out from Havana regarding the
/ spread OF yellow fever there. IL is stated
i fhat fhere Is only one soldier suffering
/ from the disease. he being in the hospital
4 dispatch from Gibira announces that
/ a detachment Of troops commanded by
/ Capt. Agurilla has defeated a body Of ie0
4 insurgents under .siIro Rt Pima. six og
/ the rebels being killed and several
l wounded.
Washington City, April 15.-It Is said
| AT the state department that United
/ States Consul General Williams at Ha-
vana has been granted sixty days annual
leave OF absence. and that It's allowance
/ has no significance. While the state de-
| partment attaches no significance 10
/ Consul General Williams leave OF alb
I sence. n Is known that Spain made
/ formal request for his recall about
/ month ago.
/ Tampa. Fla. April l5-An oflcial ;ele-
! gram from Havana 20 the Spanish Vice
1 consul here announces the battle ar Pal
/ rnerito at which Gen. Floro crOmbel and
/ a Cuban colonel were killed. and two com
/ r,,anders. Mace0's secretary and one Iieu-
! tenant were captured Estrada. another
chief surrendered himself. Further In
/ formation has arrived thst MART and
! NaxIrno Gomez have been In Cuha eight
! aavs having landed on the northern
] coast II has been kept quiet 20 be an
4 nourcea simultaneously with the arrival
Of Gen. Campos. who landed at Guam
tanomo Saturday.
IL Is an age OF practical economy. Or