Arizona republican., 1896-12-09
BODIES IN THE BATTLEFIELD
Identified as Those of Maceo
 and Young Gomez.
Other Reports Have the Cuban Leaders Knocking at the Gates of Havana-Massacre of Prisoners on LuZon Island.


 cially admitted that Antonio Maceo, the insurgent leader passed the mili- tary line at Pinar del Rio Friday, near Mariel Port, at the northern extrem- Iaximo.
 HAVANA, Dec S.-It is stated in most positive terms by the Spanish authorities that Antonio Maceo, the great insurgent leader and head and soul of the Cuban cause, has been killed in the Havana province after having effected the passage of the western. trocha near Mariel, at its northern extremity.
 With the Cuban leader died the youth, Francisco Gomez, son of Max imo Gomez, who accompanied the mu latto general on his passage of the trocha
 It is said the two corpses were found and identified after an engagement yesterday with the Spanish con- mander, the insurgents having crossed the trocha and passed into the Havana province No details of the engage ment are given out for publication here.
 After the fight the Spanish troops engaged in a reconnaissance of the ground previously held by the Cuban forces. Here was found the two corpses lying together-one body that of a mulatto, stout man with gray, crispy, curling hair, and the other of a slender, rk-haired youth. Both men were dressed in white linen duck suits.
 When the linen suit was removed from the corpse of the elder of the two it was found to have under it fine undershirt with the initials, "A. M upon it. The pair of black silk socks on the body contained the same mi tials worked in red ink. There was a gold ring on the finger containing on the inner rim the engraved inscrip- tion, Antonio Y Maria"
 There was found on the body of the younger man a.silver watch, an ammu- hilton bag and several handkerchiefs bearing the initials, 'F. G." It is stated that there also was found on the body of the younger man a letter written in pencil, saying:
 'I die rather than abandon the corpse of my general, Maceo.'
 Such are the details of the identif- cation upon which the Spanish officials rely for their firmly-expressed convic- tion, that Antonio Maceo has met his death.
 No news received since the outbreak of the rebellion has created so grea1 a sensation in Havana or has beer deemed so encouraging to the Spanish cause
 It is officially announced that the Spanish troops yesterday defeated twt large bodies of the insurgents in thi province and dislodged them iron their positions.
 The exact whereabouts of Weyle is not known, but he is believed to b. hunting Maceo in the mountains of tn, eastern part of Pinar del Rio, while th insurgents chief has seemingly dou bled on his tracks, turned the flank 0 the Spanish general and passed in hi rear in the direction of this city, cross ing the military line at will and pos sibly being by this time in the vicin ity of the capital of Cuba. If Maxim Gomez carried out the plan attribute to him-that of pushing westward t support Maceo-the junction of tn two main bodies of the insurgen forces may be expected shortly. seems to be admitted and believed tha Maceo will strike before Weyler ca hurry back from Pinar del Rio.
 It is currently reported that Captain General Weyler had been wounded i an engagement with the insurgent before the latter crossed the militar line and he may not be able to retur here except as prisoner of the GU bans. The friends of the insurgent here are overjoyed at the new tur in the campaign and are boasting thf Maceo and Gomez will soon be knocl ing at the gates of Havana. The SUI porters of Spain here today are looE ing discouraged.
 MADRID, Dec. 8.-Unofficial di'