The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-10

countered any body of insurgents.
The Havana newspapers all print leading
articles upon the alleged death of Maceo
and all'of them express joy over the report
OF his demise. They also publish more
detailed accounts of the finding of the bod
les alleged TO be those of Maceo and Young
Gomez, tending to verify the reports of
their death.
Tt is reported that band of rebels have
attacked Arroyo, Naranja, near Havana
setting fire TO many of the houses in the
town. After sharp fighting the insur-
gents were repulsed. Five of the soldiers
forming the garrison of the town were
wounded and one woman was killed. The
rebels, it is said, lost heavily, but carried
| their dead and wounded away with them.
Jacinto Collado Rodriguez was shot to-
day at Matanzas for the crime of rebel
| lion.
Two thousand five hundred more rein
| forcements for the army in Cuba arrived
| from Spain to-day. Captain General Wey-
| Ter, in view of the scarcity of the supply
| of meat for the troops and the residents
| of the towns in the Pinar del Rio province,
caused by the difficulty of getting cattle
| Tor slaughter, has issued a decree order
| ing the troops to assist the cattle men to
| get their stock into the fields The decree
| also prescribes rules for the payment to
| the owners of the value of their cattle.
The newspaper press of Havana remain
silent concerning the references to Cuba
| contained in President Cleveland's mes
sage to congress. Official circles also
maintain absolute reserve in regard to
| the subject.
1t is said that the death of the rebel lead
er Lacret was the result of natural
| causes
| Ihirty-four persons who had been con-
| Vlcted OF participation in the revolution
were to-day deported to the penal colo
mes in Africa. Among them was Ernesto
Jarez, whose sentence to death was re-
| Gently commuted by the queen regent. ia
rez is destined for the penal colony at
| Ceuta.
! Maj Cirujeda, who commanded the gov
ernment troops in the battle at San Pc
dro, where Gen. Maceo is said to have
been killed, has in his possession several
| other articles taken from the BODY al
legged to be that of Maceo. Among them
are gold watch, pair of magnificent
cuff buttons, made by Moreau of Paris,
| with tive-pointed stars on their surface. a
! gold mounted hunting knife with ebony
handle and a good waterproof, all of
which were taken from the body by the
| government scout Santa Ana
New York, Dec 9-Thomas Estrada
Palma, head of the Cuban tunta dis
credits the report that Antonio Maceo has
been killed, and expresses the belief that
| OpdQldTQS
| counteract the effect of Cleveland's mes
| sage.
"If Maceo were dead" he added, 'I
would know of it. A visitor who brought
news to me yesterday, has since communi-
| Gated with friends in Havana, and he now
| believes the report untrue. This is not the
| first time Maceo has been killed by the
| Spaniards. Gomez has also been killed by
| them. We would be surprised if we did not
| hear such reports from the Spanish from
| time to time
Jacksonville, Fla. Dec. 9.-The board of
trade to-day passed the following resolu-
ton:
| Whereas, from reports continually re-
ceived from the island of Cuba it appears
| evident that great atrocities are being
constantly committed by the Spanish sol
diers and officers upon the people of Cuba,
| often upon unarmed and unoffending men,
women and children and,
| Whereas, the Spanish troops in their
efforts to put down the insurrection, ut
| terly disregard all usages of warfare
among civilized nations, and treat prison
ers of war in the most barbarous manner;
| and,
Whereas the Spaniards have COM
| pletely failed, after nearly two years of
war and fruitless bloodshed to make the
least headway in putting down the re-
bellion, and have succeeded only in bring
| ing about the devastation and almost ruin
/ of the whole island; therefore,
| Resolved, That it is the sense of this
board of trade that the United States gov
| ernment in the interests of humanity,
| should, as soon as it may be deemed wise
and proper take such steps as may be nee
essary to put an end to the slaughter and
| destruction now going on and bring about
| peace in Cuba.
Resolved, further, That our senators
and representatives in congress be re-
| quested to use all the influence at their
command to bring about such results.
Key West Fla, Dec. 9.-Private advices
received in this city tonight from Havana
| confirm the report of the death of the son
Of Maxine Gomez, and on account of GER
tain letters found on the body the Span
| iards report the death of Maceo.
| In a letter which was addressed to his
| parents, young Gomez stated he would
not abandon the body of Maceo but would
| die at his post. He said he had been
| wounded in two places, and to avoid fail
ing into the hands of the Spaniards, nc
| intended to commit suicide. He.asked his
parents not to censure him for the act,
as he did it for the glory of Cuba.
1t is reported that Maceo's body is bur-
led near San Pedro or Poturo La Matilde,
both of which places are thickly settled.
| Spanish troops have been sent out to ma
| the body and bring it into the town, and
great confidence is felt at headquarters
that they will be successful.
1t is again reported that Gen. Weyler
is wounded, but the report cannot be con,
hrmed.
London, Dec. 9.--The Daily News to-
morrow will say that Conde de Casa Va
lencia, the Spanish ambassador in Lon
don had not heard the report Of the death
of Gen. Maceo until he visited the foreign
office this afternoon, when Lord Sails
bury congratulated him upon the news,
which Is confirmed from British sources.
FUNERAL OF COL. FELLOWS.
Flowers Sent From Every Section OF
the Country.
New York. Dec. 9.-Funeral services
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