The herald., 1896-12-15
G[N RUIZ RIVERA
SUCCEEDS MACE0
In Accordance With the
Leaders Advice
AACE0'S LAST COMMUNICATION
Estimates the Qualities of the
New Leader
OUESADA HAS DOCUMENTS
Which He Thinks Entities the cubans to
Recognition
A Formal Promise to Obs rye the Red Cross
Agreement
QUESADA HAS DOCUMENTS
Which He Thinks Entities the Cubans to
Recognition
A Formal Promise to Obs rye the Red Cross
Agreement
The Reported Murder of Maceo kindles
New Interest Among the Legisia-
tors at Washington, But In
terventiou Not Probable
ssociated Press Special Wire

Associated PreSS SpeClai wire
NEW YORK, Dec 14-The last letter
that the Cuban junta in this city receiv-
ed from Antonio Maceo, curiously, con-
tanned an estimate of the qualities OF
General Ruiz Rivera, who, if Maceo has
been killed, as is now generally admitted,
will succeed to that insurrectionist lead
ers command
General Maceo wrote: General Ri
vera is not only brave. tireless and in
domitable, but he is a great tactician. He
is thorough soldier and has had mill
tary advantages enjoyed by but rev
of the men in my command.
He knows the map of Cuba, as we'll rs
the oldest guide jand can hold Pinar del
Rio against the Spanish army for ten
years if necessary. His ideas of noun
tain fighting have always met with my
cordial approval and in those instances
where he has been compelled to think
and act for himself he has shown
GOODNESS, wisdom and strategic talent
even superior to my own.
"On several occasions he has convert
ed defeat into victory. In others, when
it looked as if he and a small force were
absolutely shut in by a large army
he has escaped without losing a man.
In establishing his posts he has picked
out positions that were almost impreg-
nable and which at the same time per-
mitted him an avenue of escape in case
the worst should come.
In storing and concealing munitions
of war and camp equipments he has
shown a cunning that at times has
made even me laugh. I believe he could
conceal a regiment of horses inside of d
Spanish army and keep them there a
month.
He had a great record in the ten
years war and since that time he has
continued his military studies and ex-
perience. He is good organizer and
a good diciplinarian, and at the same
time is very popular with his men. He
is what is called a Yankee in his
methods, being very careful of his SOL
diers, cautious of losing life and eX-
tremely strict in keeping the weapons of
his men in the best possible order. 1t is
well to write you of these things, be-
cause any moment l am liable to be
killed by the enemy and some one must
take my place. If it be Rivera 1 am
ability and greatness"
Much Indignation is expressed by the
junta over the announcement made by
ex-United States Consul to Cardenas
S. 2. c. Henriques that General Weyler,
in gloatirg over the murder of Maceo,
had given authority to a band of 500
negroes to march through the island
and pillage and ravage everything they
met in the way. kilograms conveying
expressions of coincidence and promising
to purchase powder and arms for the
continuance of the fight in Cuba We're
received by the junta today from jack
sonville, Dallas, Tampa, Key West, New
Orleans, Atlanta, Guaymas, Mexico and
Port au Prince.
QUESADO'S DOCUMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Senor Que
sado, in charge of the Cuban headquar-
ters, has documents bearing on the
treatment of soldiers in Cuba which he
intends to use before congress in at
tempting to secure from that body ac-
ton favorable to the Cuban cause, and
which, he contends, accord the Cubans
the rights of belligerency.
They assert, he says, that the Span
iards agreed to abide by the terms of
the Geneva Red Cross agreement for
the treatment of soldiers captured in the
war, which they have failed utterly to
do, Notwithstanding the Cubans treat
ed the Spaniards captured with great
nsagnanimity. The most important of
the documents, Senor Quesada saws. is
the following:
I'm the cattle ranch Of Ell Platno,
state of Camaguay. on the I'd of No
vember, 1896. DR.. EduaIo Padro. lieu
tenant colonel of the military sanitary
department Of the army Of liberation
of Cuba. and Dr. Manuel Huelva Ro-
nero, physician of the first class of the
Spanish army. being present, Dr. Padro
said that by order and representation
of Major Calixto Garcia Ningy, chief
OF the military department, and by vir-
tue of communication that the said
chief had sent to the chief
of the Spanish army Adolfo Jiminez
Castellanes, in regard to the universal
laws of war, that the Cuban army
(though not observed by the Spanish
army be delivered in this account to
DR.. Huelva twenty-five sick and wound
ed, five sanitary empIoyes, four civil
ians, DR.. Fernando Peres de Ia Cruz,
an officer of the first class Of the military
department, Julio Perez Petrarch-said
individuals being all taken prisoners