The herald., 1896-12-17
GEN. MACE0 IS STILL ALIVE
According to Reports of Steamer
Passengers
FESTIVITIES AT HAVANA
Promptly Ordered Stepped on Receipt Of
the News
Cirujeda Writes a Letter Indicating the
Truth of the Charges of Treach-
cry Made by the Cubans
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 16.-Passen-
gers arriving here tonight from Havana
report that Antonio Maceo is alive and
we'll and is in the province of Matanzas.
The passengers say that all the festiv-
tiles that were going on in Havana to
celebrate his death have been ordered
stopped since it has become known that
he is alive.
MORE EVIDENCE NEEDED
DENVER, Dec. ia special to the
News from Key West says: Advices
from Mavana tonight by the steamer
Olivette state that the alleged death Of
Maceo is still shrouded in mystery and
q majority of the Cubans refuse to be-
lieve that the great chief is dead. The
body has not been discovered and con-
Trajectory statements made by the Span
iards lead the Cubans to believe that Ma
Geo is still alive. Even the people who
live at Punta Bravo, where Maceo is said
to have been killed, do not credit the
story. DR.. Zerturcha continues to make
conflicting statements. He says now
that the knife which the Spaniards have
belonger to young Gomez and not to
Maceo.
They say that this proves that Maceo
is still alive, and that If he is dead his
death will not injure the rebellion. There
is a multiplicity of stories current in re-
gard to Maceo. One report in Havana
is that the Spanish officer at Cabezas,
province of Mantanzas, has informed the
Havana authorities that Maceo passed
that place recently with large force
Then, too, it is claimed that a letter has
been received in Havana from Aguirre,
the insurgert leader. dated December
11th, in which no mention is made of
Maceo's death
Weyler is now in a quarrel with the ma
rine authorities because of the charge
that Maceo passed the trocha in boat.
The marine authorities deny the story
positively and have cabled the facts to
Spain. All these contradictory state
ments render it difficult TO believe that
Maceo is really dead.
CIRUJEDA'S LETTER.
HAVANA, Dec. 16-Captain- General
Weyler today presented 500 to the scout
OF Major Cirujeda's column who took
from the body Of Antonio Maceo the ar
ticles which the Spaniards claim estab-
the identity of the corpse as being that
of the insurgent leader,
Cirujeda, it is officially announced in
a dispatch from Punta Brava. dated De-
cember II, congratulated Captain Cen
eral Weyler on the success of his recent
combinations" adding that "the re-
suits obtained We're but the natural out
come of his Cirujeda's. own strict COM
pliance with previous instructions from
the captain general and the Marquis de
Ahumada, who acted as captain general
during Weyler's absence from Havana
The captain general. replying to the
message of Major Cirujeda, has assured
the latter that he will be rewarded for
the splendid services which he had rem
dered to Spain
A mulatto woman named Francisco
Horrorea, will be tried by court martial
tomorrow. She IS charged with rebellion
and incediarism. Francisco is describ-
ed as an Amazon and formerly belonged
to Castillo's band of insurgents.
CRISP FAVORS RECOGNITION
ATLANTA. Ga, Dec. ia special
election held today in the Third con-
gressional district to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Charles +. Crisp,
resulted in the election of c. r. Crisp,
the eX-speaker's son. Mr.. Crisp, in re-
sponse to a telegram from the Atlanta
Journal today wired that paper: Il am
in favor of the recognition of the indie
pendence of Cuba by the United Staes."
FEELING IN VIRGINIA.
WHEELING, w. Va. Dec. 16-Cap-
tain General Weyler was hanged in eff
gy at $50 this morning.
VOLUNTEERS CALLED FOR.
TOPEKA Kas., Dec 16.-Richard ~
bot, claiming to be an authorized agent
of the Cuban insurgents, today opened
an Office here unfurled the Cuban flag,
along with the Stars and Stripes, and
issued a call for 500 volunteers to take
the field for Cuban independence A
citizens mass messing, at which Gov
ernor-elect Leedy Will preside, will be
held here Friday night to manifest SYM
pathy with the Cuban patriots.