The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-09

This letter bore the Signature Of NJ DO
mes IL = stsTed In addition 20 she above
pasaeaAsrs that there was found on she
~ os1s % sas yoang man = letter written IN
-. -, s.aA as asss rather than ab&ndon
the corpse OF his general. Macsa.
such are the sesaias ~ -, s-ss,ssss~s.s,.,
upen Nasca she Spanish o.neers rely for
sAssI @ nain1y expressed conviction that An
sossao siaceo nas met his end. No news
nss eeea r~cciyea ssnce the outbreak Of
tne ansatreSssen that has caused SO great
=. 'sA.len ~ havans or has been deessf-
GO - snSoaragsnx TO the Spanish cause.
Sihce toe famous raids az sse fs,hans
across the whole of sha fslan.f nas4 -.
wAen Macee invaded Psnar siel Rso xh5s,
GoFne& returned 10 the ea=fery, .,-,xsn..as
1he MaiASeo general has held his ow, in
the western prorances grasrst she trtn,sxr
euorts OF the Spsn.aras n, ssslodre htu,,
- re tfansieffea the whole seat % the war
from th- cast to the west. ard whil. n8x
enemies claimed A~ Asd sT,n sn.a ! rra,
and built strong trocha across she s,,un-
try 70 keep him there he continued has
campaign and perssetenrfv claimed agwax.
that he could cross the sroena urhsn =.
wished and effect Junction with e,omss
in the east.
The dairy of MaeeSs operations rouna
with the body. sn ADDITION 10 she sesssls
already stated. says Mxrso hsmssss y-s..
wounded before crosssnr the trorha 4,
q skirmlsh at Ve5erAnsrn nera,,h.r =
After crossing the troeha Dersraber 4 re-
joined the local Havana bands OF the in
surgents.
MAJ. cirujeds arrived 10 Havana az ncon
with the documents which had been taken
from the bodies or AAceo and Fr&ncssco
Gomez.
Gen. Fugiera yesterday ief, the plansa-
ton OF Santa Amelia. thiE province. mov-
Ing IN the direction of platano He unnf
the advance guard of an trsurxeut Array
at Rio Hondo. opened Gre unon n ara
later captured the heights or Moralczanf
ana volcano wnere however, the troops
met force OF 4aa insurgents aw aisinr
them. They promptly attacked the Span-
tsh troops, but were repuxsed by a bril-
liant charge OF the cavalry u the spAntxh.
The insurgents were dislodgei after thar
ty-nine shells had bcen nr~a tato thrir
camp and ssxty-nine men killed, OF the
Spanlards Lieut.. Col Miguel Auico Cur
rien was killed and one lieutenant ard
twenty-four privafes wounded
Maj. Cierajodo. being informed that a
strong force OF insurgents Was AGAR
Punta Bravs, and hearing the sound OF
firing In that direction. moved hts coIsara
towards Zugasti and Hayo Colorado.
where the enemy was reported In force.
Passing range OF mountains the Span
ish commander went In the direction OF
san Pedro. and there faund q body OF
about 1000 insurgents occupying q strong
position behind stone walss. The troops
disiodged the insurgents. bat night Asa-
preaching the cavairymen returned to
camp. The insurgents had forty men
killed and le<f many horses on the hcsd.
The troops lost three men and had two
lieutenants and twenty-eight soldiers
wounded.
Valencia. the insurgent leader. was kill
ed yesterday In the engagement near San
Pedro.
The steamer Guadeloupe. having on
board 1.sa5 soldiers. has arrived hcra
Spanish Report Of the hattie.
NEW YORK, Dec. S-The Worlds copy
r.ghted cable from Havana says The
afternoon papers are out with extras
seeming 10 confirm the reported death cs
Gen. Antonio Maceo. The runor which
first reached Havana last night was that
the rebel leader had left Pinar del Rlo
province and was killed in Havana pro-
vince yesterday In an engagement with
the spanish troops under MAJ. Csrujada.
on the Mafilde estate. near PnntR HyaSa.
When attacked by Ciruje<is's little column
of gs infantry and 1a3 cavalry Gen.
Maceo. with some 800 10 1910 followers. .oc-
eupied positions under the cover OF . stone
fence Maceo was driven from the posi-
fion by a brilliant Spanish bayonat charge.
The insurgents finally attempted 10 make
new STANDS. Successive efforts 70 uss
their machetes we're each time parried.
until finally upon the adjoining estate Of
San Claudio. they broke in disorder. Tns
insurgents abandoned moro than forty
dead.
Macco the Greatest Cuhaa.
WASHINGTON, Dec g--Antouic Maceo
was without question the most brilliant
figure Of the present revolution In Cuba.
He effected a landing at certe de Bar
anco on March 81. With him were Flor
crombet and a number OF officers. Maeeo
had been a member OF Gen. GcfnsT stAm
during the ten years war from, lws 20
1878. and commanded large bodies os troops
tn the province Of Santiago de CubA, 10
which province his family had lived and
where ne owned a large plantation.
After the ten years war Maeeo frAveled
in Central America. attempting 70 raise
a large force 10 invade Cuba and contest
the sovereignty of Spain In iSsS hs Wcns
20 Hayi 20 try TO get ASSISTANCE TOT an
invasion OF Cuba. but ne was driyen out
and lived for a long time In retirement IN
Jamaica, and after thai he returned 10
Cuba and lived very quietly on MS p'anfa-
sson In the the Eastern province. where -
was very popular. In 1850 be was dTiven
out of Cuba and came 10 New YORK
AT The time OF the present oufbfeak ~
was In Florida, and he Joined large ex-
petition which set out from Fort iamoa ~
1896 on the steamer Adirondack. span
i'm man-of-war pursued the steamer tor
eight hours. and az last the leaders Nere
compelled 90 land on Fortune island. ons
OF the West Indies Thence Macso ana fns
other leaders made their way 10 Cnps*
In the great raid against the Island. Isd
by Maxine Gomez in Ls9S, Maeeo waf nis
chief coaaiutor. and when tapt ssss
Carnpos had finally recedfd with nE nes1-
quarters 20 Havana. Msceo Ief dsrsnk
raid INTO the fertile province 81 Fgnar ars
Rio where he 6evastnfe3 the &reSt To-
barcs, district and raised che whole prov
fnce IN revolt against Srssln- There he h&s
been ever since. and the spanish aAsHvI
Ity in The province IS practicahy "s
turned TINE and again reports Hsvs
been received from S.ziba OF Bis affsa, 80
rgut. mis- death in action or his sn'elhs-
always 10 be rsfuted by his later actfsl-
ties.
There In no doubt that many r~opls WI
doubt the auehenEicity ~ me repoFN 10y
OF his death. No previous ree"rs Is
given such exact details o. shs sfsss
stanrss az s,lS death and OF the facts OK
Identification.
combipea for n General AssssIt.
NEw YORK Dec. s.-Tne Herald. COM
rnentfng on the report fnst "e' aAs
crossed the trocI4s. says
The report that Macec has crosre1 10
frocha ~ In lire with ire expersatipns %
me csstsan innta I'm this city ranrs sen.
Mace3. by order ~ Gen. osu1. 49, :"
defiance cf Gen. weyleT. issvsn~u a. 49,
snra ~ pinar Del Rso IN Mareh last. sp@n-
t.s, a. wei ss cs,f,an repsfts heve repre-
sensea hs-a again and srasn taavihE
crossed the trocha ronserFie1 " oen-
wsv1@r - keep ftrn fro<s joining Gomez.
The sr,aniarsfx declare ns has c1ossn s. fhs
Nre IN disguise a way =. k~tsabs oAs
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