Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-11
MACEO is SAFE.
so SAY DISPATCHES FROM KEY
WEST TO TEXAS.
has TURNED WEYLER'S LEFT FLANK.
Thus He Has Captured Large Quan-
titles OF Arms, Ammunition, Medi-
VIII Soon TGrn Other Flank.

DALLAS, TEN. December iO--The heau
of the local CUBAN committee to-day re-
ceived dispatches from Key West, making
absolute denial of the Spansh'report from
Habana of the alleged killing of General
Antonio Maceo. The dispatches state tnat
at o'clock last night Maceo was safe IN
Plnar del Rio province. and his army was
making successful operations against
Captain-General Weylers forces; that Dy
the turning OF Weyler's left flank on De-
cember 1st Maceo had captured more
than 1900 stands of arms and immense
quantities of ammunition, medicines. ana
commissary supplies. The dispatches also
state that within the next three days the
Cubans are Likely to turn Weyler's other
flank and win a decisive victory, Fran
cisco Gomez has not been with Maceo IN
any of his recent movements. and is
safe in Matanzas province.
The head of the local committee says:
1--WE know positively that the most sensa-
tional and glorious news for the patriots
will come from Cuba on or about Decem-
Der 18th. Texas is doing more TO help the
patriots than any other State in the
Union just now, and is favorabiy located
for effective aid. Dallas and Galveston
will be in closer confd ntial relations with
Key West than will any point in the East
for some time 10 come
The Dallas Cuban Committee, through
O. Paget. tonight issued a call for a pub
lie mass-meeting, to be held I'm the audi
torium of the City Hall at O'Clock next
Sunday afternoon. Colonel j. T. Treze-
want, president of the Texas State FAR
and Dallas Exposition and Confederate
officer OF prominence. has consented 10
preside An effort will be made TO nave
a large representation Of eX-Confederate
and ex-Federal soldiers In the meeting.
one object Of the meeting is to give moral
support TO Senator Mills i'm pressing his
Cuban resolution IN Congress. Luis
Perez. at the head Of the Texas State
Cuban Junta, located in Galveston. and
other prominent Cuban leaders in Texas,
have been invited TO be present.
ANOTHER DENIAL.
NEW YORK. December 10-Cubans IN
New York do not believe that Maceo Is
dead. As soon as General Thomas
Estrada Palma heard the report he tele-
graphed 10 his private informant at Key
West. and this afternoon he received a
dispatch which came to Key West from
Cuban sources at Babana, absolutely de-
nying that Maceo was dead. The dis
patch read a. follows:
"Maceo passed the trocha December
4th Report of his death absolutely false.
Contradict 1t on my authority"
General Palma said that the dispatch
came from a source in which he has en-
tire confidence.
OF Dr.. Zertuzche. who is said to have
been Maceo's physician and to have con-
armed the report Of the Cuban generals
death, nothing is known at the Junta.
Weyier in Habnna Province.
HABANA, December l0.-Captain-G Gene
raj Weyler. at the head Of a column OF
troops, has arrived in the Province OF
Habana from the Province or Plnar del
Rio. whittier he went some time ago to
operate against the rebel forces COM
nIad nv MacoO