Connecticut western news., 1896-12-10

Maceo and who sustained another conflict on Monday with the forces under the in- surgent leader. 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- tion of Major Cirujeda's official report, that the engagement with Maceo on Dec. 4, when he forced the trocha, was "a fear full combat" 1" which is the first official ad mission that Maceo brought with him across the trocha O 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 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. He had in addition received detailed de- scription of the horse which Maceo was to ride as we'll as of its caparisons.
 The expected battle occurred Monday, but no details of the engagement are given out for publication here.
 After the fight the Spanish troors made a 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.
 Maceos 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 con- tained the same initials, worked in red silk. There was a gold ring on the finger containing on the inner rim the engraved inscription Antonio y Maria A re- volver with an ivory handle and marked, together with small gold mounted tele- scope, were also found on the body.
 The head of the young mans body was resting upon the body of the first. There was found on 1t a silver watch, an ammu- nition bag, several haudkerchiefs bearing the initials "F. G., a travelling valise, a portfolio containing number of papers and small book, which had apparently been bought in New York, judging from the marks on 1t
 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. 24 and closing with an entry for Dec. 2. According to this record, MGceo' forces had made prelimi- nary exploration of the line of the trocha on Dec. 2. The passage of the trocha is recorded under date of Dec. 4. On Dec. 5 they encountered Lieutenant Vasquez with his forces. On Zee again they met Colo s~- Dec. General Sanchez. Here the record ends.
 On the body was found, it Is said, per sonal letter signed NJ. Gomez"
 Heroic Young Gomez.
 It is stated, in addition to the above particulars, that there was found on the body of the younger man a letter written in pencil 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 for their firmly expressed conviction that An tonic Maceo has met his end. No news that has been received since the outbreak f the insurrection has caused so great a pensation in Havana or has been deemed 10 encouraging to the Spanish cause. Since he famous raid of the Cuhans across the whole of the island last year, when Maoeo Invaded Pinar del Rio, while Gomez re- turned to the eastern provinces, the mulat- to general has held his own in the western province against the utmost efforts of the Spaniards to dislodge him. He transferred the whole seat of war from the east to the west, and while his enemies claimed he had run into a trap and built strong trooha across the island to keep him there, be continued his indefatigable campaign and confidently claimed always that he could cross the trocha when he wished and effect junction with Gomez again in the east.