Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-12
OTHER CUBAN LEADERS WOUNDED.


When MnceO Fell.
HAVANA, Dec lit is officially stated
here today that Miro. the insurgent leader
who accompanied Antonio Maceo out of
Pinar del Rio. was also wounded by the side
of the great Cuban soldier and that Alberto
Nodarz, Alfredo Justir, Roman Ahumade and
Gordon, all staff officers OF Maceo, were
wounded in the fight during which their
leader fell. DR.. Zetucha, who has been given
his liberty, has asked for permission to
leave Cuba for Spain. and there Is little
doubt that his request will be granted. Busi-
ness on the bourse here has been suspended
in order that the members may indulge in
the manifestations of Joy at the death OF
Antonio Maceo.
There has been another attack by an in
surgent band on the town of Guanabacoa, in
which the nsurgent leader, Auguerln, was
wounded. The attack was repulsed without
serious damage
dispatch from Matanzas says the local
guerrllas there have killed an insurgent
leader Major Juan Pablo Toro. Advices from
Palma, province of Santa Clara are that the
local guerrilla force there has killed an
other noted insurgent leader, Nestor Palma.
R Diaro dea Marina in commenting on
President Ceveland's message, says, in part:
Tho president, II he is sincere, should have
expelled the Cuban filibustering agents from
American territory long since The paper
also disputes President Cleveland's asser-
tion that the insurgents hold two-thirds of
tho island. II says the United States should
attend to the solution of its own interna-
tional affairs and leave Spain to settle hers.
The United States war ship Newark ar
rived here this morning. Nothing can be
learned OF her errand, or whittier she is
bound
KEY WEST Fla, Dec. 11--Maceo's death
is still discredited by the greater number
of prominent Cubans here. Yet there are
number who fear it Is true. All await the
arrival of the steamship from Havana to-
morrow, however before conceding II to be
true. The Spanish consul received official
news OF Maceo's death yesterday. The re-
port that DR. Zetucha. who was Maceo's
physician, had seen Maceo's body exhumed
Is untrue. 1t Is learned from reliable
source that Zetucha never was Maceo's phys
ician. Some gentlemen here believe that
Maceo had formed plan with Gomez to go
TO the Havana district to meet Gomez
forces there as Gomez had sent 1000 men to
the Havana district. Maceo crossed the
trocha with 600 men, through Caye1abos.
In skirmish with the forces OF General
Arotas after he had crossed the trocha,
Maceo's forces wounded twelve OF the Span
ish troops. Ii is reported that Maceo LEFT
Rios Rivera his second In command, who
landed from the United States on September
l, In charge OF the insurgent forces In
Plnar del Rio. Rios Rivera defeated the
Spanish in the last war in the presence OF
Jovellarud.
CINCINNATI. Dec. IA special to the
Commercial Tribune from Key West, Fla,
saws: An engagement has been reported to
the west OF Havana, twenty miles out, be-
tween large forces OF the Cuban guerrillas
and a Spanish column The details are not
known but an unusual furry at the palace
today gives currency to the belief that the
insurgents gained the day. Dr. Pomero
Longiz, a prominent physician OF Matanzas,
was arrested yesterday, and will be summar-
lily deported. His offense is that his nephew
has left his house and is with the insurgents.
Many other arrests were reported in Havana
today but no names can be ascertalned.