The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-04-25
WILL CERTAINLY BE GARROTED
Jose Maceo, the Cuban Leader, in the
Spaniards Hands.

Jose Maceo, the Cuban Leader, in the
Spaniards Hands.
Havana, April 17.-Maceo is cap
tured and Cuba's last hope is gone.
Crombet has been killed. Without
these two leaders all is chaos in the in
surgent ranks, and liberty's most ar
dent friends admit that the Cuban cause
is lost. The Spanish authorities are
posting bulletins, and the loyalists in
Havana are celebrating the end of the
revolution. Without Crombet and Ma
Geo there can be no real war. Saturday
the Spanish soldiers met at Palmarito.
The rebel forces numbered 2, 900 men
and the Spaniards 5000. A desperate
battle followed, and according to Off
cial reports, lasted two hours. At the
end of that time the rebels retreated,
and were pursued by the Spanish troops
and Maceo captured. His secretary
was also taken and all the personal and
private papers of General Maceo were
confiscated. The battle was hard
fought one and the insurgents fought
desperately against odds. The Spanish
soldiers resisted with remarkable cOur-
age the onslaught of the rebels. In the
battle, hand to hand conflict, num-
Der of Cuban officers, one of whom was
a colonel, was killed.
Maceo was the leader of the rebel
forces with Gomez during the last rev.
olution. Though but youth he
achieved considerable distinction. At
the outbreak of this revolution Maceo
landed at Baracoa, March 81. With
him where he following officers of the
rebellion: Brigadier General Flor
Crombet, General Jose E. MaceO, Colo
mel Augustine Celereco, Colonel Juan
Justler, Joaquin Sanchez, Joerge Es-
trada, Adolfo Pena, Domingo Guzman,
Jose Palacin, Jesus Maria Santa Anna,
Alberto Alloy, Lis Garrienel, Manuel
Ganda, Juan Lemonta and IsadOra No
riega.
Maceo's fate is known in advance.
Far better for him if he had been killed,
AS was Crombet, than be caught, taken
to Havana and put in old MORO castles
gloomy prison. He will be kept there
some time and then possiblybe given a
mock trial. He will certainly be gar
roted.
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.
Calleja, the captain general of Cuba,
who is in supreme authority until the
arrival of Campos. who, by royal proc
lamation. is commander whenever he
lands. confirmed the capture OF Maceo,
and added that the filibustering is
nearly at an end. Calleja is highly
gratifed that the revolution has been
put down without the aid OF Campos
troops. "When the Americans see how
easily we can crush rebels here IN the
island without the aid of home troops,
or with only the aid of few OF them,
thew will realize that the anarchist SEN
timent here has been exaggerated great
w." said Calleja. 'Tell your people,
he added, "that Cuba is loyal to Spain
and Spain has never oppressed the ISL
and as reported.
Resuming discussion of the battle at
Palmerito, Calleja said he had Official
information concerning the capture OF
Maceo and the killing of Brigadler-
General Flor Crombet He had also
news that the Spanish loss was little,
while the rebels met with overwhelm-
ing defeat.
Consul-General Williams is prepar-
ing for an easy departure, and vice.
Consul Springer assumes the duties OF
tho Office at once.