Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-16
'gE DEATH OF MACE0
,r,,rsH Ass"'r"Ar'oN THAT IT
.o,, PLACE IL loyal FIGHT"
,r7IOg IN BEHALF OF CUBANS.
80, Meetings, Noiuntccring, ana
othcr Evidences of sympathy in
.-tors Parts OF This Country
.,rong words from Ohio.

OIL. erar.sh Legation here furnishes the
'r.,ior translation OF a cablcgram, re-
...i thorc tonight;
Madrid. December 18th.
.~, ,he spanish Minister. Washington.
.,,,-so's death took place in loyal fight
,.-., Bravo. and was caused by our
,..-s' bullets This is evidently proved
t,l letter written 10y the son OF Maxi
c,mor in which he states that he
himself in order not to abandon the
.,rfl Dis general The handwriting Of
letter has been verified. and also
..-, detail OF the fisht, as to time and
-,.t.nce when Maceo and the son
Gomez were wounded. All these de-
... have been published in Europe by
..us from both Spanish and foreign
sroli onts"
suoD IEIOAN.
-.. f..son attaches 20 the cablegram
-te saving that the Spanish Legation
washington hopes 10 discover the
--r ~ thc report OF Maceo's assassina-
ana 10 trace 80 20 a certain Cuban
.-.rt in Jacksonville
note further says that the presence
.tsonylle Of several newspaper cor
.-fcrts at the time OF the reported
..frrtor Of Maceo explains the
... REGULATION of the SANDER
Meeting Called In ohio.
-.rr1r,US. o.. December 1.-THE
--.-- Press. fin IFS issue to-day. calls
~s..r. of citizens for next Friday
.rr 10 take action I'm behalf of the
-... ,rtri0ts IN their struggle for free
A Tt. Press also prints a very strong
- rr,-, Professor G. b. Galbreath.
So. Librarian. am intense Cuban sympa-
.-- who has been in correspondence
.. ,re Cuban Junta I'm New York for
-.f weeks. The following are few
+t.. ,'Euro1s sentences used by Pro-
ts-r Glbreath;
.r.- many months we have been con-
e-.-t- lv an extraordinary condition or
stripped of ell subterfuge and
.....rs these are the naked facts: An
,-s-can island community almost
r sight Of our shores is dedicated
.r-re and butchery. Day and night
.-. carnival Of slaughter goes on. Spain
fst. t~eqcher0us assassin. and the Gov
-.rart az the United States the chief
-rry TO the crime.
.0-. brave just word from the Presi-
r.-t. one prompt. patriotic act by Con-
--ss would stop all this. That word re-
.rs urspoken.
.- government virtually acknow-
hiss. state Of war there. but refuses
o.. Grant tho patriots belligorent rights
Or~ ,-- still does police duty for Spain,
rrrnhers lts guns against the friends
~ m orr great republic has not
Gle courage 90 he just.
.tr.- rho plain people are those who
.. -t- spirit Of Lafayette. and who
Ill. .fFsar
f-l tr those who fight with desperate
-1- f-- tho priceless boon of liberty
Texas ut Fever Heat.
DALLAS. TEX. December 15.-George
cl labor leader of local and State
r.roe. announces to-day that he has
company of twenty pick
p Ed Cd Cuba They will depart Tor
Gr..-.- tonight ana find means there
t-- secretly 10 the island. Judged
Hn.nt. ana surface indications.
rH Texas could furnish from $500 TO
-.. mon on short notice. Il equipment
A --rsrlrtltion could be procured.
r.- been no such intense war feel
.rr t..- section I'm a quarter of CEN
exists now against spain. Tne
rE 0r aau.r1l 1iaceo and the manner
witch &C. was brought about have
Texas fighting blood 10 fever
IrIfgnutiOr Meeting.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. December 10
ration % the Cubans OF jack
and the American friends or
r. over the reported c0Wardly assas-
r.r u General Antonio Maceo I'M
f.r OF truce was expressed to-
t fv great torchlisht procession
rr-s-meeting on q vacant lot.
building in the city was large enough
fr immediate the crowd. Judge y. j.
add one % the leading lawyers or
rresl1rd. and speeches denuncia-
t-- .r General Wevler and the Spanish
Government were made by prominent
Weetfng of COIOred Men.
rr~rrr ROCK. ARK. December ID
c0lcrcl men from all sections
20 Arkansas met IN maes-ineeting IN ms
r'~ '-.t rirht. and adopted a memorial
.. President and Congress, urgins
favorable 20 the Cubans IN their
er--l. for liberty Strong resolutions
r also adopted condemning the brutal
warfare ~ The Spaniards. and calling FOR
-loyre people 10 render an possible
Stretches were delivered by several
V.u-uovn colored men.
battalion, with Cannon
DENVER. coll. December 15.-Armei
u t. teeth. and equipped for war, q
rv Of 300 men, with cannon and
utensils. viii leave Denver IN a
DAYS TO est their fate with the
0.n Insurgents The men will be under
lersnlD Of Dr. IT. j. Darnen who
brother in the Cuban Junta In New
~.tv with whom he has been IN cor
lence for some time.
Company Leaves Boston.
BOSTON. MASS. December 15.-Eighty-
t- strong. intelligent men. well up in
military drll. left Boston last night for
c.a. They were commanded by Louis
Marshall who has seen service in actual
warfare as corporal in the army during
ue War between the States.
Interest Remarkable.
COLUMBUS. o.. December 15.-Gover-
r.r Bushnell is overwhelmed with in
.rlrs as 20 whether he favors such
r.oH.r0n Of the Cuban insur ents as
al bring the hostiiities ia cuba te
.- er1 but while he is heartily IN iaVoi
CA. Cuban independence, he thinks IT i'm
proper for him TO take position IN th'
matter ln advance OF the national al
Illustration.
NIost-Fnvored-Nati idea.
distinction. j. c.. December b
Ir Woodman, Of Illinois. introduced II
ts House to-day a. resolution difectni
DE- President to recognize tho Republic
~ Cuba az an Independent state anC
70 accord said Republic Of Cuba al th'
n2ats and privileges IN the ports an'
territory ~ the United States az are en-
.lyll by the most favored nation.
PETITION TO CONGRESS.
New York Aldermen Ask Hecogni
lion of Cuban DeIiiGerency.