The news & observer., 1896-12-11
THE MUCH-KILLED MACEO
CONFlRMATORY STORIES MULTI
PLY 8uT ARE DOUBTED.
A Correspondent Who Was Long With
Maceo Cannot Believe His Com
rades Left rim

Havana, Dec 10. Through the cour-
tesy Of The Marquis Ahumeda, acting
Captain General, the correspondent of
the Associated Press to-day had the
privilege Of inspecting the articles which
were taken from the bodies Of the two
Cubans, asserted by Maj. Cirujeda to
be those Of Antonio AIaceo and Fran
cisco Gomez
These articles included gold watch,
marked ''Fhe Globe, Illinois," and a
field tumbler, telescope, a goblet, a
pair Of black silk socks, marked M" a
/ Smith revolver, nickel plated with an
! ivory grip and numbered 2465; a hunt
ing knife, twenty-four centimetres in
length, and which an inscription in
( dicated was a present from General Guz-
man Blanco; four cartridges; a machete
and scabbard; a pair Of magnificent
field glasses: a ring, with the inscription
Antonio and Maria" spatterdashes, and
, n rubber coat; a compass with q portrait
within ii of the mother or Francisco
Gomez; blood strained handkerchiefs; q
portfolio marked James Shea, stationer
and printer, 10 Nassau street." contain
ing diary of military operations; Fran
cisco Gomez's letter to his father, saying
that he had committed suicide, the text
Of which has already been cabled to the
Associated Press, and a letter from
MaXimo Gomez to his son Francisco, the
text Of which has also been cabled to
the Associated Press. Whether the let
ters are forgeries or not is probably
known only to the Spanish authorities.
11ACEO's PHYSICIAN QUOTED.
Havana, Dee. 1O.-Dr. Maxim Ter
tucha who was the personal physician
Of Antonio Maceo, has surrendered to
Col. Tort, the Spanish commander at
San Felipe, this province, according to
Spanish announcements. The Doctor is
said to confirm the report that MaceO
was killed on December 7th, near Punta
Bravo, in an engagement between the
insurgents and a Spanish column, com
manded by Maj. Cirujeda. DR.. Zertucha
says that Maceo was shot in the chin,
the bullet breaking his jaw and passing
out near the neck and shoulders. A sec
ond bullet wounded him in the abdomen.
A FLAT DENIAL.
Boston, Mass, Dec 10-A special to
lAt JOuIudl, from Aey 0tslY says
1T is learned positively that the report
of the deaths of Maceo and young Gomez
is false Both are believed to be near
Marie1 while Weyler is near CristobaI,
for Maceo. It is thought Maceo
will cooperate with Gomez and then an
advance on Havana is looked for"
HOPE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Washington, Dec. 10-The State De-
partment is still without direct official |
news Of the reported killing of Maceo |
and young Gomez in Cuba. Senior De-
LONE, the Spanish Minister, called at |
the department to-day, as is his custom |
on Thursdays, and communicated to Sec |
retary Olney the cablegrams he has re- |
ceiyed thus far bearing on the event. He
had nothing of later date than the cable |
gram OF yesterday from the Spanish for |
eign officers confirming the first report of /
Maceos death, and he now expects moth |
ing further until the mails come to hand. |
The Cuban delegation here has just /
received news to the effect that If things /
continue as they are in the Philippine |
islands they will be free before Cuba. /
The Spaniards are said to be coniiscating /
on mere suspicion OF frienlli- /
ness towards the insurgents. In a num- /
Der Of the principal provinces, the patriots |