Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-23

ing the market. Meanwhile says the Paris
correspondent, it has freely subsidized the
chief Partisan newspapers on condition that
they should print no unfavorable news from
Cuba
The trial Of NJ. st. Cere and. his associates
in the Lebaudy blackmailing case, now set
for March o, will be vigorously pressed If
the Bourgeois government sustans itself
meanwhile and will certainly be prolific of
shocking developments, both as regards the
press and corrupt officials.
BALLARD SMITH.
GENERAL MACEO NOT DEAD YET.
Report from Havana Founded on a
Hnseless RumOr.
Copyright, 1885, by Press Publishing Company
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 22.-(New York
World Cablegram-Special Telegram. )-The
report of Antonio Maceo's death originated
in remark Of peasant to civil guard
captain at Rio Seco station. The peasant
said he, had been told by some rebels, who
were in the skirmish atNths Catalina yes
terday, that the Cubans, weye demoralized
because General Maceo was mortally
wounded. Whether the story was true or
net, the peasant did not know After it
was a collapse today in prices on the stock
exchange, which had rapidly gene up points
Both Spanards and Cubans were greatly
agiated last night by a mysterious rumor
that something big had happened, nobody
knew what.
After a while it was said that Maceo had
been killed. Then it was ntimated that the
Diario de la Marina was getting out an
extra. Several correspondents went to that
Office, where the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. A strong guard of police was in
front to keep the crowd out. Director Riverio
was personally experimenting the handling
of this most important news. The CORE
spondents hurried to the cable Office but
found it closed and no inducements could
prevail upon the officials to open it. By mid
night the extra was on the streets and the
newsboys were shouting, "Maceo killed"
People rushed from their houses to get the
details. Those who had been asleep turned
out. At l O'Clock this morning / went to
several officers of high rank. who had Just
returned from the field, and asked them
about the report. They toldfm it was posi-
tive tina. Maceo was dead.
Havana people were about today much be-
particulars, but the morning newspapers
contained only reproduction Of last nights
extra, which admitted thats the report was
founded on rumor only. People rushed to
the palace, where all the local and foreign
newspaper correspondents were gathered to
get the official news.
One story flying about was that Maceo has
been killed by piece of bursting shell, that
the news was brought here during the night
by a Spanish officer. and that forty armed
guards with Maceos body would reach Ha-
vana before night.
! asked several officers Of General Weyler's
staff about the report. They only replied
that no official report was yet issued At
about IL a. m. General Ochanda entered the
gallery where the correspondents were wait
ing. He said Gentlemen, this report is
reserved
A dispatch from Cienfuegos states a band
of insurgentAinvaded yesterday plantation
twelve miles east of that city and burned
200 acres of cane belonging to Boston men.
Advices from Madruga. near Catalina, re-
port that Gomez and Maceo- are marching in
the direction of Vegas, carrying 200 wounded.
There appears to be no; doubt that Gomez
and Maceo have joined forces.
Gomez SENS to be devoting his attention
to destroying small towns. San Francisco
Paula, small village near Matanzas, and
the railway station. at Ibana, are said to
have ben burned yesterday.
A dispatch from Madrid reports that Spain
refuses the demand Of the French am
bassador that French citizens arrested in
Cuba shall be tried in the civil courts, as
that necessitates granting the same right to
other nations. RoEDER.
Crisis over in France.
PARIS. Feb. 22.-Most of the newspf pers
regard the conflict between the ministry
and the Chamber of Deputies on the one
hand and the Senate on the other as ended.
The moderate republicans praise the wisdom
of the Senate in bathing the hopes Of the
enemies of the republic and the socialists