Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-31
ANTONIO MACEO IS ALIVE Zertucha Failed In His Treach-
 erous Effort.
 tei3ei- ---.-- THE LEADER WAS WOUNDED And Ills Death Given Out in Order to Get Him
 SaieIyAway. HE IS NOW OUT or. ALL DANGER cubans Rejoice Over the Glad Tidings Which Are Now Positively Assured and
 Undeniable.
IS NOW OUT OF ALL DANGER
Wholesale Butchery of Pacificos by Span- ish Pirates--Even Loyal Spaniards Pro- test Against the Outrage-Secretary
 Carlisle Orders Papers Issued to
 the Steamer Dauntless. s

Havana, Dec. S0.--(Via Key West Fla, Dec. 30.)-'sMaeeo Is alivei" is the Gu bans joyful cry. The first rumors ac- cepted with incredulity are now gaining ground Information is coming into the city daily giving details. It is said that when he fell from his horse his followers thought him dead, but found that he was still living and spread the news that he was dead in order to carry him to place of safety. Under a strong escort they carried him to the Siguanea hospi- tai, where, under the skilful treatment of Drs. Formin, Valdez, Dominguez and Panchon Dominguez, the chief is now slowly recuperating.
 The acute period has now passed. It seems that only one wound is dangerous, that being in the stomach. Fortunately the bullet did not touch the intestines.
 It was feared that peritonitis might set in, but he. escaped this. The other wounds are in the jaw and back, and are only slight. No bones were fractured. Zertucha's treachery is being confirmed daily. It is said that lMaceos first words when he was able to speak was to order Zertucha's capture, but he had already fled to the Spanish lines. Zertucha wrote the paper found on Gomezs body. Go- meg was killed by a bayonet thrust, ana
 
 Guanabacoa City, on the other side or the harbor, is terribly excited by the crimes that the notorious Maj. Fonde- viela is committing daily Families are moving to Havana, being horror -strick- en. Since being placed in command or the garrison Vice Count OReilly, re- leased, being a Cuban, the former IS made responsible for the entry Of the rebels 9er' 2s.tt g. "e
 The daily .butcheries made by the span iards are said to exceed thirty, It IS hard to obtain facts, as the people fear to speak. But herewith is an incom- plete list and dates of those killed:
 On the 23d same day he took command, he ordered the brothers Ruiz, killed; on the 24th, one named Sotolonge; on the 25th, Nunez and others; on the Sotn, MOT aloz, 80 years of age, on the farm or Noria, and seven more besides young Pastoriza, well known in Havana as a base ball player 4....',5l.
 It is said that during the last three nights more were killed All were taken at night from their homes, bound and brought to the outskirts or the clty, slashed with machetes, and their bodies left in the field Their families were pro- hibited from burying them. No formal trial was given, not, even a sempiance of the same. All were killed at Fonde- viela's order. Some English residents ap- pealed to their consulate for protection. The news. when received in Havana, ere ated a great impression upon the Gu bans. The Spaniards admit the facts, and many of them strongly protest.
 Private reliable information received from Sancti Spiritus reports that Gomez, with a large force, is now in that section, moving west. Also that another expedi- tion was landed in that province. It is said that Marquis Apezteguia, conserva- tive delegate of the, defense committee sails today for Spain, commissioned by Spanish planters and merchants to ask Weyler's recall or request the Spanish government to. order Weyler to allow grinding. Weyler's great unpopularity amongst the Spaniards is increasing. pressed. It Is admitted that the cam paign in Pinar del Rio is a complete fail- ure, and that the marches through the province are simple promenades along the base of the hills, They are furious when realizing that 25,000 men dare not attack the rebels strongholds on the mountain summits. It is said that the rebels are quietly waiting to allow him to march unmolested. He will soon leave the province and declare the same pacf- fled. when they will.swoop down from the hills with fire and sword and lay the country to waste. s, .,s5a
 At the last moment news was received of a fierce engagement in Pinar del Rio. Ruis Rivera with 800 men defeated Col. Segura, infiicting heavy losses on the Spaniards, thirty of whom are reported killed and over 100 wounded During the fight Charles Dougherty, an Ameri- can citizen, strayed away and was cap tured by Spanish troops and slaughtered. A gold watch with his monogram was found on his person and is now in pos session of Segufa. No news of encoun- ters in Pinar del Rio are allowed to be printed and no official reports are given. Weyler's scheme is to declare the prov ince pacified and that the rebels have dis banded and offer no encounter.