The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-11

concerning the reported death of the Gu
ban leader Maceo.
Senior Palma said to a reporter: 81 re-
gret that l can give you no news to-day
l will say, however, that l am more conf
dent than ever that Maceo is alive and
We'll Though l have not received any
word as yet from Cuba. 1 base my belief
upon the dispatches in the morning papers
to-day. One from Key West, by way of
Jacksonville, is very encouraging. 1 be-
leVe, as 1t states that Maceo is near the
trocha and is causing the enemy much
trouble If the Spaniards had Maceo' S
body it would have been placed on view
long ago, and the fact that this has not
been done only strengthens my belief that
the great patriot and soldier is alive and
that we will hear to that effect within a
very few days"
New York, Dec. 10, 11:3O p. m.-Cubans in
New York do not believe that Maceo is
dead. AS soon as Senior Palma heard the
report he telegraphed to his private infor-
mant at Key West, and this afternoon he
received a dispatch which came to Key
West from Cuban sources at Havana. alb
solutely denying that Maceo was dead. The
dispatch read as follows: "Maceo passed
the trocha Dec. 4. Report of his death alb
solutely false. Contradict it on my author
ity."
Gen. Palma said that the dispatch came
from source in which he has entire con-
fidence.
OF DR.. Zertuche, who is said to have
been Maceo's physician, and confirmed the
report of the Cuban generals death, moth
ing is known at the junta.
Dallas Tex, Dec. 1O.-The head of the
local Cuban committee to-day received
dispatches from Key West making abso-
lutte denial of the Spanish report from
Havana of the alleged killing of Gen. An
tonic Maceo. The dispatches state that at
9 o'clock last night Maceo was safe in
Pinar del Rio province, and his army was
making successful operations against Gen.
! Weyler's forces; that since the turning of
Weyler's left flank on Dec. l, Maceo had
captured more than 1900 stands of arms
and immense quantities Of ammunition,
medicine and commissary supplies. The
dispatches also stated that within the
next three days the Cubans are likely to
turn Gen. Weyler's other flank and win a
decisive victory.
Francisco Gomez has not been with Ma
Geo in any of his recent movements, and
is safe in Matanzas province. The head
of the local committee said I'VE know
positively that the most sensational and
glorious news for the patriots will come
from Cuba on or about Dec. 15 Texas is
doing more to help the patriots than any
other state in the union just now, and is
favorably located for effective aid. Dal-
las and Galveston will be in closer conf
dental relations with Key West than will
any point in the east for some time to
! come"
The Dallas Cuban committee, through
| o. Paget, tonight issued a call for a pub
! lie mass meeting to be held III the audi
! torium of the city hall at o'clock next
! Sunday afternoon. Col. j. T. Trezevanl,
| president of the Texas state fair and Dali
| las exposition, and a confederate officer
| of prominence, has consented to preside
/ An effort will be made to have a large
| representation of ex-confederate and eX-
! federal soldiers in the meeting. One OBJ
! ject of the meeting is to give moral sup
| port to Senator Mills in pressing his Cu-
ban resolution in congress. Luis Penez,
official head of the Texas state Cuban
! junta, located in Galveston, and other
| prominent Cuban leaders in Texas have
! been invited to be present.