The herald., 1896-12-11
GENERAL MAC[O'S
PERSONAL DOCTOR
Surrenders Himself to the
Spanish
THE LEADERS, DEATH IS CONFIRMED
By Authority Regarded as Be-
y0nd Question
CONTRADICTION FOLLOWS
OF the Report and Also Of the Making
of II
The Doctor ls Not at Havana to Make
Reports
CONTRADICTION FOLLOWS
OF the Report and Also Of the Making
of II
The Doctor Is Not at Havana to Make
Reports
From Insurgent Sources Come Equally
Positive Assertions That Maceo is
Not Only Alive. but Ready
to Attack Havana
Annotated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Speclal wire
HAVANA, Dec. 10.-Dr. Maxim Ter
tuchy, the personal physician Of Antonio
Maceo, has surrendered to Col Lort, the
Spanish commander at San Felipe. this
province. The doctor confirms the an
nouncement that Maceo was killed Dec.
7th near Punta Bravo in an engagement
between the insurgents and the Spanish
column commanded by Major Cirujeda.
DIR. Zertuch was shot in the chin, the
bullet breaking his jaw, and passing out
near the neck and shoulders. The sec
ond bullet wounded him in the abdomen.
A LATER REPORT
HAVANA, Dec. 10.-Dr. Maximo
Zertuch. said to be Antonio Maceo's per-
sonal physician, and who was previous
ly reported to have surrendered to the
Spanish authorities and to have con-
frmed the announcement that Maceo
was killed Dec. 7th, has been liberated
and is now at Melena del Sur with his
family.
READY TO ADVANCE
BOSTON, Dec. 10.-A special to the
Journal from Key West says: 1t is
learned positively that the report of the
death of Maceo and young Gomez is
false. Both are believed to be near Ma
riel, while Weyler is near San Christie
val, searching for Maceo. 1t is thought
the latter will cooperate with Gomez,
and then an advance on Havana Is look
ed for.
News has been received of the depar-
ture Of Gen. Weyler's column from
Guanajara in Pinar del Rio, and the in
dications are that he is now in Havana
province.
REPEATED DENIAL
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10-A special to the
Republic from Dallas, Texas, says: The
head of the local Cuban committee to-
day received dispatches from Key West
making absolute denial of the Spanish
reports from Havana of the alleged kill
Ing of Antonio MaceO.
The dispatch states that at o'clock
last night Maceo was again in Pinar
del Rio province, and that his army was
making successful operations against
General Weyler's forces; that since the
turning of Weyler's left flank December
l, Maceo has captured more than 1900
stands of arms and immense quantities
of ammunition, medicines and commits
sary supplies.
The dispatch also stated that within
the next three days the Cubans are likely
to turn Weylers flank and win a decided
victory.
The head Of the local committee said:
1--WE know positively that the most sem
sational and glorious news of the patri-
OTIS will come from Cuba on or about
December 15."
NEWS EXPECTED.
CINCINNATI O., Dec. 10.-The Com
mercial Tribunes special from Tampa,
Fla. says: Every effort is being made
to get news from Maceos army, and
within "a hours the truth will be known.
Men who have gone outside the city in
search Of information have been turneA
back with threats. No news has been
received from any section of the Pinar
del Rio country.
Last night in an encounter some five
miles west Of Havana the Spanish troops
got confused in the darkness and fired
upon each other, five soldiers and one
officer being killed.
THE GOODS INSPECTED
HAVANA, Dec 10.-Through the cour-
tesy Of the Marquis Ahumada, acting
captain general. the correspondent of
the Associated Press today had the priv
ilege of inspecting the articles which
were taken from the bodies of the Gu
bans asserted to be those of Antonio Ma
Geo and Francisco Gomez.
These articles included a gold watch
marked THE Globe, Illinois," a field
tumbler, a telescope, goblet, pair of
black socks marked M" a Smith re-
volver. nickel-plated, with an ivory
grip. a hunting knife "a centimeters in
length and with an inscription indicat-
Ing that 1t was a present from Gen.
Guzman Blanco; four cartridges, ma
chete and scabbard; pair of magnifi-
cent field glasses, a ring with the in
scription Antonio Maria" rubber coat,
a compass with g. portrait in 1t of the
mother Of Francisco Gomez; blood
stained handerchiefs, portfolio marked
James Shea, stationer and printer. IS
Uassau street." containing diary of
military operations; Francisco Gomez s.
letter to his father saying he had COM
mitted suicude. The text of this letter
has already been cabled to the Associated
Press There was also a letter from
Maxine Gomez to his son Francisco the
text of which has also been cabled to the
Associated Press.