The record-union., 1896-12-11
Comment of Havana Paper on Cleve-
lands Message.
Cubans Absolutely Deny That Either
General MaceO or the Son of GEN.
eraI Gomez Were Killed in Battle,
Claiming That the Former is Safe
in Pinar del Rio Province and the
Latter in T1antanZaS.

HAVANA, Dec. 10.-Up to the time
of sending this dispatch this evening
nothing has been learned of the where
abouts of Maceo's body, and nothing has
transpired to confirm the reports of
his death.
La Lucha,'' the Government organ,
is the first paper here to speak editori-
ally of President Cleveland'S message.
1t publishes a long leader in which it
covers all the points of the Cuban sec
tiOn of the message, and makes severe
criticisms of the whole. The paper
makes a vigorous protest against the
aggressive parts of the message. 1t
says, among other things:
THE message is no more or no less
than a series of hypothesis. 1t cannot
please Spain, but it does not wrong
her. 1t adds that Spaniards cannot
admit intervention in their own affairs.
They have spirit enough to repulse i'm
positions, and will accept nothing de-
grading or circumscribing their right
to conduct their own affairs. When
their honor is concerned they are of the
same ranks as the people of the most
powerful and colossal nation.
La Union Constitutional" says that
the message is unpleasant to Spain, but
adds that MIR. Cleveland's language
lacks haughtiness when compared with
shat which he used towards the other
Powers. 1t adds that it expects that
the message will result more favorably
to Spain. The tone of the article
throughout is rather mild.
REPORT OF MACEO'S DEATH DE-
MED.
DALLAS CTex.), Dec. 10-The head
of the local Cuban organization to-day
received dispatches from Key West abb
Solutely denying the dispatches from
Havana announcing the killing of Cen
eral Maceo. The dispatch states that
last night General Maceo was safe in
Pinar del Rio Province; that by the
turning Of Weyler'S left flank on De-
cember 1st Maceo had captured more
than 1900 stacks of arms and an i'm
nenSe quantity of ammunition, medi-
cines and commissary supplies.
The dispatch also stated that within
the next three days the Cubans are
likely to turn Weylers other flank and
Win a decisive victory. Francisco Co
mez has not been with Maceo in any
of his recent movements, and is safe
in Matanzas Province.
The head of the local committee says:
I'VE know positively that the most
sensational and glorious news for the
patriots will come from Cuba on or
about December 10Th. Texas is doing
more to help the patriots than any
other State in the Union just now, and
is faVOra bly, located for action"
The Dallas Cuban Committee through
o. Paget, tonight issued a call for
public mass meeting to be held in the
auditorium Of the City Hall at ) o'clock
next Sunday afternoon. Colonel j. &.
Trezevant, President of the Texas State
Fair and Dallas Exposition and a Con-
federate officer of prominence has con-
scented to preside. An effort viii be
made to have large representation of
eX-Confederate and ex-Federal soldiers
in the meeting. One object of the meet
ing is to give moral support to Senator
Mills in pressing his Cuban resolution
in Congress. Louis Penez, official head
of the Texas Cuban Junta, located in
Galveston, and other prominent Cuban
leaders in Texas have been invited to
be present
STORY NOT BELIEVED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Cubans in
New York do not believe that Maceo
is dead. AS soon as General Tomas Es-
trada Palma heard the report he tele-
graphed to his private informant at Key
West, and this afternoon he received a
dispatch which came to Key West from
Cuban sources al Havana absolutely de-
nying that Maceo was dead. The dis
patch read as follows:
'Maceo passed the trocha December
4th. Report of his death absolutely
false. Contradict it on my authority"
General Palma said that the dispatch
came from a source in which he had en-
tire confidence.
OF DR.. Zuertche, who is said to have
been Maceo's physician, confirming the
report of the Cuban Generals death,
nothing is known here.
DENIED AT KEY WEST.
KEY WEST (Fla.), Dec 10.-Cubans
here and at Tampa deny in the strongest
manner the truth OF the reports of the
death of Maceo and the son of General
Gomez.
While the reports from Havana are
of the most reliable kind, yet enough
has been received to show that the in
surgent friends in the Spanish Capital
DO not DeileNe the report.
The palace officials do not substanti-
ate the report any further which leads
the Cubans to say and think that this
is only canard tending to influence the
American Congress now in session,
thinking that the death of leader like
Maceo would have dispiriting effect
upon the Cuban influence in this coun-
try.
The leaders here have made many in
quiries, but nothing has been received
to induce them to think that Maceo has
been killed.
1t Is thought that he will cooperate
with Gomez and make an advance on
Havana.
MACEO MAY BE DEAD.
HAVANA, Dec. 10.-Dr. Maximo Ter
tucha. formerly General Antonio Ma
ceo's physician, has surrendered to
Colonel Tort San Felipe and confirms
the reports of the rebel leaders death
DEMONSTRATIONS PROHIBITED.
MADRID, Dec. 10.-The demonstra-
tions made yesterday over the reported
death of Maceo excited apprehension in
the minds of the Government officials
that the students might become disor-
derly and cause trouble. As a conse-
quence the Governor of Madrid to-day
issued an order forbidding renewal of
the demonstrations. Senior Cos-Gayon,