The herald., 1896-12-14
FURTHER DETAILS
o. MAC[O'S DEIl
Which Are Guaranteed ~
be Trustworthy
he WAS NOT 4 VICTIM OF lREACH[7I
But Fell by Reason Of His OW6
Error
THE SPANISH GUERILLA1
We're Mistaken For The Friendly Fere0
Under Sanchez
The Insurgents Retreated and Abandsoe1
Their Wounded Leader
THE SPANISH dUERILLA1
Were Mistaken For the Friendly FofcO
Under Sanchez
The Insurgents Retreated and Abaa6eoo1
Their Wounded Leader
General Weyler Regards the Blow q
Fatal to the Cause and Promises
to Effect Pacification in
Three Weeks.
Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
HAVANA. Dec. 13.-Further inquirs
les by the correspondent Of the Azsoc1>
ated Press have ELECTED the followdne
additional details, which are positively
reliable of the manner in which AntOniu
Maceo met his death:
1t Is known that Maceo expected The
insurgent Brigadier-General Sanches -
concentrate his forces in Havana Prov
ince in readiness for Maceo when hA
should pass the trocha.
1t happened, however, that In passin9
the Spanish column commanded by MAJ
or Cirujeda, Maceo mistook the force %
guerillas under Peral for Sanchex's van.
guard and found himself among them
before he discovered his mistake. At the
first volley from the Spanish Maceo fell
wounded. The insurgents. taken by sur.
prise. commenced general fire a. they
retreated, and abandoned Maceo In .
dying condition.
Col. Feijo has had an engagement a4
Campo Florida, near Havana, with the
concentrated forces of the insurgents
which were with Maceo at the time he
was killed, and which are now foNow-
ing the leaders Aguirre. Castillo. Car
denas, Gallo and Lozo, and which num>
ber 1900 horsemen.
! Col. Feijo again met these forceo at
Tumbaquarto, where he dnfiicted loss
of eighteen killed, their wounded being
carried off. The Spanish had nineteen
wounded.
Private advices from Santiago de La
Vegas, in this province, state that the
prominent insurgent leader, Perico Dell
gado, has been seriously wounded and
has remained hidden in the woods since
the last engagement with General Fig
ueroa. These advices add that it is ex-
pected that several bodies of insurgents
will soon surrender to the Spanish.
The steamer San Ignacio has arrived
here, having on board l240 soldiers to
reinforce the Spanish forces in Cuba.
Upon the initiative of the chiefs Of
the volunteers there was grand demon
etration at the palace tonight in honor
of General Weyler. By o'clock the
streets along the line of march were
packed with moving mass of people
and the balconies of the houses were
crowded. At $50 o'clock a procession
of volunteer troops marched to the music
OF a band down Obispo street to the PAL
ace, amid the vivas of the population.
There was more enthusiasm. even, than
the day Captain Weyler returned to
Havana.
Colonel Dances, as representative Of
the volunteers, made an address to
Captain General Weyler, congratulating
him upon the success Of his plans in the
campaign and expressing desire for
the prompt pacification of the island
discovered by Columbus.
Captain General Weyler displayed
much feeling as he returned thanks.
He said that all brancehs of the SER
vice-the army, navy, volunteers and
firemen-were making an equal effort,
like himself, as the first soldier, trying
TO put an end to the war. He said the
volunteers were the bulwark Of the
national integrity.
Maceos death, he added. had taken
place while the volunteers were prepar-
ing their arms to strengthen the trocha.
Maceo, finding he was not safe on the
other side Of the trocha, had taken to
precipitate flight.
General Weyler expressed his pleasure
at he unity of the Spaniards. who will,
he said, after peace had been secured.
reconstruct he country by the agree
ment of the present parties. He ter
minated his speech with a warm tribute
to the mothers of those who had been
sacrificed in the war;
The captain general then passed to
the balcony Of the palace, where he was
greeted with the vivas of the crowd,
who added vivas for Spain, the king
and the army.
The queen regent has offered her con.
gratulations to Captain General Weyler.
WEYLER'S VIEWS.
MADRID, Dec. 13-In an interview
with a correspondent for the Madrid
News. Captain General Weyler states
he had returned to Havana in order to
disperse the rebels who are flocking into
the province of Havana. He says he will
then return to Pinar del Rio, where he
hopes to effect pacification in three
weeks. 3
Captain -General Weyler said to thiaa
correspondent that Maceo's death waa.;
terrible blow to the insurgents, that
they had no other general equal to him
in prestige and that many insurgents
were likely to abandon their arms In
consequence of his death.
SPANISH CABINET MEETING
MADRID, Dec. 13-A meeting of the
Spanish council has been fixed for Tues
day. this being the first meeting Of the
cabinet since President Cleveland'a
message was transmitted to congress,
on account of the illness of Senior C4ns
ovas, the premier. & K
According to some of the Spaninn
newspapers. the question will be rai9p6
at this council of the expediency of = Z
confidential note to the ambaUadnFQ 6
the powers in Madrid In regard to EfoI|&
dent Cleveland's message. The coNG n
ministers themselves. however. nl1t1
tain an absolute reserve - th1o ou> n