The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-11
At Least the Cubans Deny
the Report of the
Spanish.
Said to Be Safe in Pinar del
Rio and Worrying General
Wey.er.
Advices That Escape Censorship Show
Clearly That the Insurgents Gain
Ground Daily.

DALLAS, lex, Dec. 1U.-Ine neao OIL
the local Cuban committee to-day received
dispatches from Key West, Fla, contain
ing an absolute denial of the Spanish re-
port from Havana of the alleged death of
Antonio Maceo. The dispatch states that
at 10 O'Clock last night Maceo was safe in
Pinar del Rio Province, and his army was
making successful operations against
Captain General Weyler; that by the turn
ing of Weyler's left flank, on December 1,
Maceo had captured more than 1000
stands of arms and an immense quantity
of ammunition, medicines and commissary
supplies.
The dispatch also states that within the
next three days the Cubans are likely to
turn Weyler's other flank and win de-
clsive victory. Francisco Gomez has not
been with Maceo in any of his recent
movements and is safe in Matanzas
province. The head of the local commit
tee said:
1--WE know positively that the most sem
sational and glorious news for the patriots
will come from Cuba on or about Deem
Der 10 Texas is doing more 10 help the
patriots than any other State just now and
is favorably located for effective aid. Gal
weston will be in closer connection with
Key West than any other city in the East
for some time to come"
Colonel J. c. Tezeveant, president of the
Texas State Fair and Dallas Exposition,
ana Confederate officer of prominence,
has consented to preside over meeting in
aid of the Cubans 10 be held next Sunday.
An effort will be made to have nun Der
OF ex- Confederate and ex- Union soldiers
af tho mo Tho nhiaof Of no
ing is to give moral support 10 Senator
Mills in pressing his Cuban bill in Con-
gress. Luis Pence, the head of the
Texas Cuban Junta, and other prominent
Cuban leaders in Texas have been invited
10 tie present.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec 10.-Cubans in
New York do not believe that Maceo is
dead. AS soon as General Tomas An
drade Palma heard the report he tele-
graphed to his private informant at Key
West, and this afternoon he received a
reply which came to Key West from
Cuban sources at Havana, absolutely de-
nying that Msceo was dead. The dispatch
read as follows:
'Maceo passed the trocha December 4.
Report of his death absolutely false. Con-
Iradict it on my authority"
General Palma said that the dispatch
came from a source in which be had en-
tire confidence.
OF DIR. Zertuche, who is said to have been
Maceo'S physician and confirmed the re-
port of the Cuban generals death, MOTH
ing is known at thes Junta.
= HAVANA, CUBA, Dec. 10.-Up to the
me OF sending this dispatch this evening
nothing has been heard of the where
abouts of Maceo's body. and nothing fur
ther has transpired TO confirm the reports
OF his death.
La Lucia, the Government organ, is the
first paper here to speak editorially of
President Cleveland's message. 1t pub
fishes long leader, in which it examines
all the points OF the Cuban paragraph of
the message and makes severe criticisms
of the whole. The paper makes a vigor-
Gus protest against the aggressive parts of
the message. 1t says among other things:
1.-The message is no more nor no less than
a series of hypothesis. 1t cannot please
Spain, but it does not wrong her."
1t adds that Spaniards cannot admit
Intervention in the crown affairs. They
have spirit enough TO repulse impositions
and will accept nothing degrading to con-
duct their own affairs. When their honor
is concerned they are of the same ranks as
the people of the most powerful and
colossal nation.
La Union Constitutional says the lee
ture is unpleasant to Spain, but admits
that Mr.. Cleveland's language lacks
haughtiness when com pared with that
which he has used toward other powers
1t adds that it expects that the message
VIII result more favorably to Spain. The
tone of the article throughout is rather
mild.
The Diario de la Marina, La Pals and
Ell Concrete make no editorial comment
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