Evening journal., 1896-12-09

GENERAL ANTONIO MACEO.
Maceo and who sustained another conflict
on Monday with the forces under the in
surgent leader. 1t was in a reconnaissance
after the latter engagement that the span
iards found the two corpses, not separated
in death, which they have identified as
those of Antonio Maceo and Francisco
Gomez.
The authorities now permit the publica-
ton of Major Cirujeda's official report,
that the engagement with Maceo on Dec.
4, when he forced the trocha, was "a fear
ful combat, - which is the first official ad'
mission that Maceo brought with him
across tho trocha considerable and well
equipped following and fought hot en-
gagement to effect his passage
After the Cubans had passed into Ha
vana province the Spanish commander
effected a fresh concentration In that prov
ince and awaited the arrival of Maceo He
had received confidential information Of
the proposed movements of the Cuhans
and arranged his forces accordingly lie
had in addition received detailed de-
scription of the horse which Maceo was to
ride as well as of its caparisons.
The oxpooted battle occurred Monday
but no details of the engagement are given
out for publication here.
After the fight the Spanish troops made
n reconnaissance of the ground previously
held by the Cuban forces. Here were
found the two corpses lying together, and
indeed almost locked in an embrace in
death. The one body was that of a mulat-
TO, stout man, with gray, crisply curl
ing hair and the other that of a slender,
dark haired youth.
DIaceo's Identification.
Both were dressed in white linen duck
suits. When the linen suit was removed
from the corpse of the elder of the two, he
was found to have on "a fine undershirt
with the initials A. NJ. upon it. The
pair of black silk socks on this body &C n
taincd the same initials, worked in red
silk There was a gold ring on the finger
containing on the inner rim the engraved
inscription Antonio Maria. a re-
volyer with an ivory handle and marked,
together with a small gold mounted tele-
scope, were also found on the body
The head of the young man S body was
resting upon the body of the first. There
was found on it a silver watch, an ammu-
milton bag, several handkerchiefs bearing
ihe initials f. g.. travelling valise a
portfolio containing number of papers
and "A small book, which had apparently
Leen bought in New York, Judging from
the marks on it,
Among the papers was one containing
a daily record OF the fights in which the
force of the insurgents had been engaged.
beginning with Nov. "a and closing with
an entry for Dec. Z. According to this
record, Maceo forces had made a prelimi-
nary exploration of the line of the trocha
on Dec 2. The passage of the uocha il
a.. 4 H.. @ 4
they encountered Lieutenant Nasquez with
his forces. On Dec. again they met Colo
mel Acosta and Colonel Sartorius and on
Dec. General Sanchez. Here the record
ends.
On the body was found, it is said, per-
sonal letter signed " NJ Gomez
Heroic Young Gomez.
Il is stated, in addition to the above
particulars, that there was found on the
body Of the younger man a letter written
IN rencil saying that he dies rather than
abandon the corpse of his general, Maceo
Such are the details of the Identification
upon which the Spanish officials rely fol
their firmly expressed conviction that An
tonic MaceO has met his end. No news
that has been received since the outbreak
of the insurrection has caused so great q
nch.dllOn IN havana OF has Docu uttAlct
so encouraging to the Spanish cause. since
the famous raid of the Cuhans across tho
whole of the island last year, when MaceC
invaded Pinar del Rio, while Gomez re
turned to the eastern provinces, the mulat
10 general has held his own in the western
province against the utmost efforts of thu
Sraniards to dislodge him. He transferred
the whole seat of war from the east to TIN
west, and while his enemies claimed he haS
run into a trap and built a strong trochi
across the island to keep him there, H.
continued his indefatigable campaign an,
confidently claimed always that he coul,
closs the trocha when he wished and eifec
a ajunct!on with Gomez again in the east.
Maceo's Remarkable Career.
Antonio Maceo has without question
heen the most brilliant figure of the pres
ent revolution in Cuba. He effected
landing at Oerto dc Barancoa on March 81
1896. With him was Flor Cromhetan tn
following officers: His brother. Jose Ma
Geo, Augustin Celrooo, Patricio Corona
frank Agramonte, Pedro Duverger, Jual
Iustiser, JOACHIM Sanchez, Jorge Estrads