The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-12-17

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A1zAHrA, O.. Dsa lA--Ths Constl. !
lrHon'ss Kay wost special fives tho |
following 6ccounts 81 Maceo's destk,
indicating his betrayal and impliost- |
Ing DR.. zertucha;
Your corrsspon dent 10 now enabled TO
stats upon the most undoubted "a.
thority that the death Of Gen. Msceo
was . premeditated Assassination, and
that the failure TO produce. his body
d becsuse Il d mutilated and
wogld shock even Spanish otacisls
II seems that Gen. Ma-
tepghad planned . .successful crossing
Of the trocha and that taking the see
route with body guard, he was to re-
Join his forces east Of Mariel. This
was accomplished in safety and while
alone, within sight Of line
Of s<irmisherA the general was shot
down by men in hiding who were
awaiting their victim. His body was
then hacked up by the ssssssins.
Il has been we'll known for q yeAr
past that there was pr Ice set upon
Maceois head, and that Capt. 0eu.
WeylSr'D first o11eial sct upon resching
tie island Was 70 give rec0gniticn TO
the plAteodoe bands Of freebooterA
These men, following in the wake Of
both armies, would murder and plum.
der, and when chased down BY the in.
dignsnt Cubans, would find protection
within Spanish lines, white the latter
would officially deny al knowledge Of
the murders
Al few weeks ago . band Of these
men attacked : convent in the prov.
ince Of Puerto Principe, which was
filled with young girls who were most
shAmefully abused. Some Of these
men were caught by Gen. Lacret, the
insurgent leader, and executed, while
the, greater. part Of them found protec-
tion within Spanish lines. Although
the enormity Of their crime was known
and theif ,victims were convent school
girls, stheE crimiuals were protected
from molestation and are to-day free.
These are the men whom Gen. Wey-
ler has spent hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars to attach to his cause, and
through them he has ordered the kill.
Ing so1 Foreigners whom he dared
not call UP II court. 10 them
he has maze Offers Of reward
Tor the assassination Of innocent
leaderA For three weeks II has
been known In Havana that . clever
bribe was out for the surrender Of
Gen. MAoeo u was TO the eject that
he heh She ticket which called for the
grand prize Of SSo, 1000 In the Havana
lottery, and upon writers Weyler's de-
parture for the hills several days ago
It was bruited about that the man who
killed Manpo conld have the prize.
y The STORY Of Maceo's death, a. told
from of1cial sources, sustains fully the
theory OF assassination. Gen. Maceo,
instead Of crossing the trocha directly
with his men, was, through some
covert influence, induced to pass Mariel
ON boat, and to reach his forces
on the east side Of the death line.
There everything was In readiness
by the conspirators and the brave
leader fell victim to the trap In which
he had walked. It 10 considered very
singular that Maceo's physician.
CHICAGO, Dec. lA-The circumstances
attending the death OF Commander
Maoeo. Of the Cuban army, have
aroused . feeling Of intense indigns-
tion In this city. The stories pub.
lished in the morning papers were dis
cussed at the various clubs and hotels,
and the opinion was almost unanimoua
that congress would take summary
action during the coming week. All
agreed that the assassination Of Maeec
would do Spain moro harm than rood.
san FRANcIsoo, Dec. II The report
that Gen. Antonio Maceo had been as
saSsinated BY the Spanish officials We,
received IN this city with profound In.
dignation. The star Of the Cubsu
commander was larSely recruited from
California where the opening Of the
rebellion found . large number 81
restless spirits eager to take up arml
for Cuban Independence. A nephsw oi
Maceo, youth Of 10. left Oakland
on Wednesday. last 70 Join hi
uncle's command, and, although the
facts are suppressed, Il Il generally
understood that Q considerable party
OF fvoluntSeis wfit 4ollow Aim a
elubstaad "a the sttestS 1uhdd5 there
ported assassination was discusses
wish'sxceptional warmth. and there \
remarkable unanimityE of sofini6s
that the report should b thoeoughl,
Investigated by. the fedesal aaaAes
itieA
ST. LOWS, Dec. 1A-Upon the -
oeipt Of the 1sws IN INSET by ~
United Associated Press Of tn
circumstances OF Macso's death, wsv'
Of Sub}isxindigpattoA. a1ssp that q
cre06a d51lA INt4hS nbsorking top5
otdis1 1ns1 11o1swh58vef h1gh Itsthsred
snd4hk .}kes>hxy ~ thS'sr rSnish gen
ersl Il condemned in the stvonges
language. The nswspapsrs are givinl
It editorial attention In which sucl
terms - ssssvsgery.p '.mpfder" AM
.assassination, do double duty. ant
the Virginius sAair y given , new Ill
ing. 1t is we'll known that St. Loui
is the western depot Of the Cubai
Junts.s and inquiries pour In upol
every one connected With the Cubal
cause a. 70, the means Of enlisting &
the Cnbsn army. Within ten days u
Army Of 10, 900 men could b assemble
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