New-York tribune., 1896-12-10

ro covrp MAJOR CORUJEDA's DEFEAT
THE sPANIARDs UNABLE TO PRO
DrcE THE BoDIEs OF
YOUNG GOMEZ AND
GENERAL MACEo.
Washington. Dec. 9-Ricardo Diaz Aioer'ih''
..oo,a sacretarv Of the unrecognized CUBAN
,oco,,on bere was seen this morning regarding
the alleged killing of General Antonio Naceo
IN ba,,Ie He had no official informatoh' ou'
said the story obviously untrue anu ''"
this was about the twentieth time tha' Nia'''
had been killed. according to Spanish au.'oe
He further said that the reported seh-lni0'V1
death Of young Gomez was eQnaiiy run u.''a' 90
ms, as much so the reported oea'h Va no
to.h.r General Gomez, who had recently pee"
reported killed just as ne had won al ''''p''
tant victory. .,ooror,
-, %au-york last night telling him that
49,. destb would be printed broadcast TO-
-,,,-eno vvor,Id create excitement Mr' N'pei-
,,ni held the opinion that as the Spahia'u9 O
no longer conceal the fact that Maceo hau ue
,sated the Spanish commander CoruJeua VIII,
groat loss of life and had successfully crosseu
the trocha they had put out the ru'no'S VI
Maceo's and young Gomezs death TO oHse' ''ie
effect of Corujeda's official report OF HIS uei''
and also to head off, If possible, any acuoh os
rrsress in the way Of Cuban recognition.
The only official intelligence received at 'iie
snan;sh Legation respecting the engagement
IN tho Province of Havana in which Gehera'
,,.oao end Francisco Gomez were reported 10
hors baen killed is contained in the following
d,snatch received little before midnigh, ues
aav by Minister Dupuy de LONE:
Havana. December g.
span,sh Minister washington o,,,r,o ., Major
Of
cdr,;sda with an insurgent force OF apoar au,6nio
men the probable indications are s,od va. Our forces
siso capured the correspondence ana le'so"''
effects and clothing OF coth S lluiS ''i tn commando
~ AHUMADA tseconu III coi''|'
cna,ish Minister has received cable dis
., ,,a Duke Of Tetuan. Minister OF
ro.o,r, ,oairs at Madrid. which officially con-
err,s tho death Of the insurgent leader Antonlo
Wacso and the suicide of the son or Maxlh'o
Gomez. The engagement is c!lai r., a. .. - ~ ~
"glorious battle fought by our troops
M.dra Dec a-The correspondent Of the I'M
narcia," describes the battle on December T. III
which Z, 70 alleged that Antonio Maceo lost MS
No .ra ada, that after the bodies OF young
c., o,a c.o,eral Maceo had been searched,
,h. go Co.. ,bo time abandoned. and that
second reconno,ssance showed that they had
been ,ake, avav But the correspondent auuS
Their identify however. was clearly es'a'
lished" .
The report Of the death OF . ''le .rnnns and
the battle between the Government uo'lo l,d .,
insurgents at San Pedro. on December T. ~,
the greatest enthusiasm here. 'r"up, " oakinq
cd students rushed through the 81. st. me- and
demonstrations at the Government Offices 'n hiiu
the United States Legation. ara Veii.In1 No ior
feelings In cheers for Spain. her army anu '""'0'
Ciruteda. ao
The Government has received o'ncla ~ inader
ton Of the death cf the Cuban insurgent Ieausa, a
Antonio Maceo The Government ieaI!Ia i!,,d,, 80 -
Havana that Major Coruteda sent "a ained
IN San fui
confirmation Of the death OF Maceo anu un 1919
Gomez. son Of the rebel leader MAXINE ,,n5 s,
the dispatch adding that Gomez commi'ted SUI
eide upon seeing Maceo lead. IT., ann,
Havana Dec 9-Major Ciru)eda, VINO To'n :.
handed the Covernn, cnt troops In the bat',e AZ a.
San Pedro where General Maceo is saln 10 .a I.s (
been killed has In his possession seNeraI '.ne ~
articles taken from the body alleged 10 be that
dMaceo. Among them are goid wa.,h, pa,. -
magnificent cuff buttons, mace py MoI r,nsaoo ="
Paris with five pointed stars upon their suriace'
agold-mounted hunting knife with ebony nan
dk. and a good waterproof. all OF VIII" M 49,. mer
taken from the body by the Government soou'
santa Ana.