Evening star., 1896-12-31
SAID TO BE LIVING
Maceo, the Cuban Leader, Reported
to Be Recovering From Wounds.
SHOT IN THE Face BY ZERFUCHA
Four Physicians Are in Constant
Attendance.
GEN. RIVERA Is WOUNDED


, KEY WEST, Fla, December 3l-S.nora
Dolores Mirabel, the widow of Lieut.. Col
Mirabel OF the insurgent army, who was
Killed In machete charge at Tapaste in
september last. arrived here last night on
the steamship Olivette on her way TO Tam
pa, Fla 1t was at first reported that
Sonora Mirabel claimed to have como airect
from the Insurgents camp In the western
part or Cuba, and that she had been at
tending on Antonio Maceo Now. however.
II appears that Sonora Mirabel did not see
4naceo. But she says that just before her
departure from Cuba she was informed by
gentleman of Maceo's staff, who had lust
arrived from the field, that Maceo was
alive, but seriously wounded, with four
physicians in attendance upon him.
sonora Mirabefs informant added thar
Maceo was recovering slowly and he fur
ther stated that, during the engagement
oetween the insurgents and the Spanish
troops, under Major Cirujeda DIR. Zeru-
cha, unobserved, shot Maceo. and after
ward hastened to join the Spaniards For
TINS The doctor is said to have received
$4,000
Prior to leaving Cuba Sonora Nirahel
ived Tor eight months in a hiding place
known as the Jutia cave, i'm the province
of Havana.
Gen. Rivera Wounded.
HAVANA, December S1-General Ruiz
Rivera, who succeeded Antonio Maceo a,
The head of the patriot forces I'm the proy-
irce OF Pinar Del Rio, is wounded. accord
ing to advices received here from Arte-
msa.
The Juntn Incredulous.
NEW YORK. December 31.-A represent
| ative of DIR. Palma was seen at the Cuhan
Junta In this city today and asked about
| the dispatch from Key West which alleges
that Antonio Maoeo is alive and is in q
Cuban hospital recovering from his wounds.
his attention was also called to a state
ment that the wife of prominent Cuban
mad landed at Key West and confirmed the
| statement that Maceo is aliye
DR.. Palma's representative smiled in
| credulcusly, and said: You can say that
the Cuban junta believes that Maceo is
dead, and that he died in the manner de-
scribed in the circular recently ISSUED by
the junta. We have fully satisfied our
selves of his death. We place no credence
In these repeated reports that Maceo 10
| alive"
Watching the Bermuda.
Bermuda, which cleared yesterday for Ber-
muda, passed out quarantine al 9;5G this
| morning. The revenue cutter Manhattan,
| which has been watching her, passed out
just ahead of her. 1t is expected that the
cutter will keep in company with the Ber-
muda as far as the three-mile limit at sea
Wanted Peace a Year Ago
MADRID, December 31-The nevspapers
here publish what is said to be the text
OF letter which Maxine Gomez the in
sLrgent leader, wrote to Gen Martinez
de Carapos, four days before the latter
was replaced as captain general of Cuba
by Gen. Weyler. expressing wish for
! peace provided Spain offered acceptable
terms. 1t is added that Martinez de Cam
pos communicated the contents of the let
ter to Gen. Weyler and to the Spanish gov
ernment.
Information is said to be coming into
Havana daily giving precise details of the
attempted killing of Maceo. 1t 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 a place
OF safety. Under strong escort they car
ried him to the Siguanes Hospital where.
III der the skillful treatment of Drs Fer
min, Naldos. Dominguez and Panchon Do
ninguez the chief is now slowly recuper-
ating. The acute period has now passed.
1t seems that only one wound is danger
Gus. that being in the stomach. Fortunate
Iy the bullet did not touch the intestines
II was feared that peritonitis might set in
but he escaped this. The other wounds
are In the jaw ard back. and are only
slight. No bones were fractured
Zertucha's treachery is confirmed III is
said that Maceos first words, when he was
able to speak were to order Zertucha's cam
ture, but he had already fled to the Spanish
lines. Zertucha wrote the paper found on
Gomez's body. Gomez was killed by a
the Spanish say.
Cuban sympathiEers Meet.
OMAHA, Neb., December 31.-At a meet
ing of Cuban sympa thizers which was held
at Washington Hall to receive the report
of the committee appointed at meeting
held one week previously, there were fully
500 persons present and there was much
enthusiasm. Senator Thurston was the
principal speaker of the evening and he
made short but stirring address upon the
Cuban question. He expressed the opinion
that possibly action in the matter might
be declared by the President, but predicted
that two-thirds majority in both houses OF
Congress would keep up the fight until a
law Is on the statute books. with or without
the signature Of the President that will
solve the Cuban question.
Following Senator Thurston Judge Scott
read the report which had been formulated
by the committee appointed at the last
meeting. The report was a long document
and reviewed the causes leading up to the
present condition In Cuba and requests i'm
mediate recognition.