The herald., 1896-12-13

be given exclusively to Major Cirujeda,
who had the good fortune. If the encoun-
ter was an accident. to come unexpect-
edly on Maceo's party?
Fourth-From the first, even before
convincing proof had been offered, such
assurance was expressed at the palace
as Indicated a preconcerted plan.
Fifth-Zertucha' previous conduct. it
now appears, is not altogether free from
blemish.
Sixth-A manifest contradiction ap
pears between what is said by the au-
thorities in Havana and what the Span
ish minister of foreign affairs announces
in his confirmatcry telegram to minister
de LONE at Washington. The Havana
authorities distinctly say they have been
unable to secure the body of Maceo
while the telegra m from Madrid states
the body has been. identified. This vei-
sion was transmitted to Madrid, to give
the home govern ment full assurance
Of the fact; it was later thought best to
conceal the truth from Havana. in order
to conceal the dastardly crime.
The steamships San Francisco, Mont
serrat, Buenos AyIes and Sartrustegul
have arrived here with reinforcernents
of 5000 troops. Among the passengers
was the son of General Wc>.-,.
The insurgent lesder. Carlos Men
ditia. was wounded in the same engage
ment in which Maceo was killed.
Dr. Zertucha. in an interview mere
says he has not the slightest idea or the
place where the insurgents have buried
the remains of Maceo and Gomez
The Triton has just returned from the
rrovipce of Pinar del Rio with SAG sick
soldiers on board
A FOUL MURDER.
CINCINNATI, o.. Dec. 12.-The Com
mercial-Tribune special from Jackson
vile, Fla, says:
J. A. Huau. agent of The Cuban junta
In this city, received bong letter TINS
noon from his confidential correspond
ent in Havana, giving fu II "details of the
assa ss,ination, too foul 3or the civilized
nations of the earth to tolerate.
eyes" said Huau "Maceo is dead, but
Cuba will live long. The death of no
one man can crush the brave spirit OF
the patriots of Cuba. who are fighting
gallantly for liberty"
The letter of Mr.. Hluau gives virtually
the same account of the ambuscade and
death of Maceo as already given by the
Associated Press tonight.
Mr. Huau saidx THE Spaniards said
they don't know where Maceo's body
is. They know full well. They have
buried it to cover their treachery to
degree and will exhun.e it soon and say:
'Ah, there is the body of Maceo.'
From today Cuba will fight harder
than ever. This will be a sad day for
Spain. do not know who will succeed
Maceo, but 1 think it will be Col. Rios
Rivera, a brave and in telligent soldier
The letter goes on tlo say that as Ma
Geo crossed the trocha going to the
place appointed for the meeting he
passed the Spanish sentinels under
Spanish protection, and that they pre-
sented arms in his honor Going for
ward some four miles from the trocha,
Maceo and his staff, numbering 95 men
and officers, came to hillside thickly
studded with small pines and under
brush. Here Spanish outpost was Oh
served. Maceo sent forward his flag
and in a few moments he signalled to
advance. AS he did so, hundreds of
Spanish soldiers rose out of the under
brush, surrounding the party. Major
Carujeda galloped up and demanded
Maceo's surrender ''NeveT!' shouted
the intrepid Cuban leader, drawing his
sword.
Forward. my men; death to the-cow-
ards" shouted Ciru1eda.
At this the Spanish soldiers poured in
a fire of leaden bullets. Maceo fell at
the first fire. and young Gomez xt. The
fire was continued until every man was
killed except DR.. Zertucha. whom the
Cubans say is a traitor.
The bodies of Maceo and yourg Gomez
we're then tied to the tails OF the SOL
diers' horses and dragged over the field
so as to ,disfigure them, as the Spaniards
did not wish to have them discovered