The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-14

Life that was spared.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec. l3.-Thc
Citizen yesterday morning contains the
following relative to the death az Auto.
MO Macso:
Jus;o Carrlilo. n wcll-knpwn Cuban
OF this city, brother Of thc Cuban grncr-
III Garlic, has received the following
letter from a trustworthy correspondent
in Havana. confirming the reports OF the
death OF Antonio Macco and showing
that he was killed by an act OF trcnch-
cry before which the crimes OF Judas Is
CARROT an Benedict Arnold pale Into Sig
Significance. The letter follows:
"HANASA. Dec, 9.-Dear friend Jus-
to-Our brave general. Antonio Maceo.
and the greater part OF his stRfr have
been murdered by the Spnniards, the
Spanish Major ClruJed1 acting the part
OF assassin with DIR. Maxine zeTtucha
T as an assistant In the horrible drama.
convinced. that Notwithstanding his
enormous army, he could do nothing
against our gallant loader, who had so
repeatedly defeated the Spanish gcncr-
ais In P!nar del Rio. Weylcr conceived
the idea III appeasing HIS Density In
stlncts by cold-blooded murder: and
making the best OF the secret relations
between DR.. Zertucha and the Marquis
Of AhumHdu he planned with the latter
his hell!Sh scheme.
Died Under ~ Flag ofT'rure.
"weyler took the field, and In his alb
sence Ahumada proposed through Xertu-
hca u conference with Maceo. to take
place Under u flag Of truce al q certain
point in the province Of Havana, with
the view of arranging plans for n cessa-
ton OF hostillties. The basis was to be
Cuba's independence and 4 monetary In
demrity TO Spain. together with GER
tain advantages that should be agreed
upon for Spanish commerce and Span
ish capital invested there.
ITO SarrY out this plan the agreement
was that orders should be given to the
attachments OF troops stationed on the
thochl In the section where the meeting
was set, 10 ailnw Maceo with his stan
10 pass the military line unmGleS;ed.
Thine was required to matGr. these
flendish arrangements and 20 Eiyc them
all the ~appeararScc OF truth. so the
Marquis Ahumada feigned, thar before
acting he must make known his plans to
Weylcr Tor his previous approval. This
explains the sudden arrival OF Weyler
in Havana and his prompt return 70 Pr
mar del Rio.
The conditions and place OF meet
ing having been agreed upon. Maceo
crossed the trocha over the road to Gu
nnaJay. without being m0Iested by the
forts, but as loon as he arrived al the
place decided uphr he and his party were
greeted by q tremendous volley from
the troops under Major Cirujeda, who
lay conveniently in ambush, and follow
ed up the rifle vollsy with a machetc
charge.
Most OF the officers IN his san fell
with General Meceo. Zsrtucha Is alive,
because he remained in the rear like the
coward and traitor he was"
Cuha will Fight Harder than Ever.
]. A. Huau. agent for the Cuban junta
in this city. received 4 long letter this
noon from his confidential correspondent
in Havana. confirming the details given
above OF the assassination OF AIaceo.
Mr.. Huau said tonight: The Span
iard5 say they do not know where Ma
cen's body IS. They know full well.
They have buried K to cover their
treachery to Il degree. and will exhume
It o o and say. All. here Is the body OF
Macco.'
From to-day on Cuba Will fight hard
er than ever before. This will he 4 sad
day for Spain. | do not know who will
succeed Maceo. but | think It Will be
Colonel Rus Rivera. Il brave and In
telligcn: soldier"
The letter give some additional de-
tails. II says that Is Maceo crossed
the trochI, going TO the place appointed
for the mestinc. he passed the Spanish
sentlnels under Spanish protection. md
that they presented arms in his honor.
Going forward some four miles from the
trocha, Mace0 and his staff. numbering
thifty-iive men and officers, came to a
hillside thlckly studded with small pincs
and underbrush. Here 4 Spanish out
post was observed. Nncco sent forward
his flag OF truce, and In n. few moments
he was signaled 10 advance. As the par
~ did so hundreds of Spanish soldiers
arose out OF the u~nderbruHh. completely
1. surrounding his pnrty. Major Clrujcdn
gallOped up and demanded Maceo's sur
render.
"Never!' shouted the intrepid Cuban
leader, drawing his sword, as he saw
that he was entrapped. .
Forward. my men, Death TO the
cowardS," said CirujeGI.
At this the Spanish soldiers poured In
q fire of leaden bullets. Macco fell ut
the inst fire and young Gomez next.
The fire was continued until every man
was killed except DR.. Hertucha. The
machete charge then followed, The
bodies or Maceo and young Gomez were
next tied TO the tails OF the soldiers
mules and dragged over the field. so ms
TO dlsfgurc them, as the SraniardS did
not wish 10 have them discovered and
identified ut first. The letter states that
this murder leaked out through a
drunken Spanish soldier while In Ea-
vara q day or Two after the asa1sS!nn-
tion. It also says tha; the IasurgeHt
leader, Carlos MendistA, was wounded
in the same engagement In which Mlceo
was killed.
DIR. Zrrtucha. in an interview here,
A y that he has not the slightest idea
OF the place where the insurgents have
buried the remains OF Maceo and young
Gomez,
In Jacksonville the Cuban3 are In n
state OF great excitement and swear that
Cuba shall be free. Over $1,000 was sub
scribed to-day for the junta.