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Spain Officially Declares False Re-
ports Of Maceo's Murder.
SAYS THAT HE WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE
Investigating the Origin of the Rumor-
Cuban Colors Are HOisted in st. Louis
MANY Recruits for Insurgents
Reported.

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of Maxine Gomez, in which he states that
he killed himself in order not to abandon the
| body of his general The handwriting of
the latter has been verified and also every
detail of the fight, time and circumstances
4 when Maceo and the son of Gomez were
| wounded. All these details have been pub
lished in Europe by kilograms from both
Spanish and foreign correspondents.
"TETUAN."
The legation attached 10 the cable.
gram note saying that the Spanish le-
cation at Washington "hopes to dis
cover the origin of the report of Maceo's
assassination and to trace it to certain
Cuban resident in Jacksonville" The
note further says that the presence in
Jacksonville of several newspaper cor
respondents at the time of the reported
assassination of Maceo explains tho
whole circulation of the SANDER"
A Petition to Congress.
New York, Dec. 16.-A petition to
congress was signed by the members of
the board of aldermen Tuesday which
urges that body to use it's influence to
stop the barbarities and inhumanities
now being practiced upon the people
of Cuba by the monarchy of Spain. IT.
aghast at the atrocities committed
there under the guise of law, many OF
which were committed upon citizens Of
this country, and therefore calls for in
tervention on its part, and respectfully
prays that the congress of the United
States take cognizance of the fact that
war is now being waged in Cubu, that
the people thereof may enjoy political
freedom, and that the people of Cuba
in their efforts for success have the
sympathy and best wishes of the peo-
pie of the United States.
Eager to Fight for Cuba.
GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. 16.-The Ohio
agent for the New York Cuban junta
was here Monday night and held a Sc
cret meeting at room on Main street.
About so of the most enthusiastic sym
pathizers with Cuba were present and
rendered their services to fight for the
cause.
OF these 20 were accepted and will
leave the city five at time, arriving at
four points of rendezvous on the Gulf of
Mexico.
Port Huron, Mich, Dec. 16.-Cuban
sympathizers in this city have organ.
lied. AT a meeting behind closed doors
Monday night, military officers were
elected and 26 names enrolled as pri-
Yates for active service in the Cuban
army. The organizer of the campaign
is an attorney of thisci tyand the officers
and men are members or cx-,nembers
of the national guard. The accounts of
Spanish cruelty and assassination have
stirred up Cuban sylnpnthizers here.
Spokane, Mash Don--1 ia @iland of
sharpshooters is being organized here
to take part in the Cuban war. Already
IS men have Joined who are sworn TO
secrecy as to all movements, and it is
expected that the number will be much
larger before the party leaves for the
seat of the disturbance. Nothing can
be told as to their leaders or their i'm
mediate intentions, but some very prom
inent men are associated in the move.
ment.
Cuban CoIors Hoisted in st. Louis.
ST. Louis, Dec. 16.-A staff bearing the
flag of the Cuban republic was planted
at the corner of Ninth and Olive streets
Tuesday and received the respectful
homage of thousands that passed by.
The Cuban colors have superseded all
campaign buttons and flags, and since
the death of Maceo touch of crane is
occasionally seen.
he committee appointed at the re-
cent mass meeting have prepared a
memorial address to the congress of the
United States on Cuba's claims for rec
ignition. This will be passed upon by
massSmeeting to be held Saturday at
the exposition and sent throughout the
country for signatures. Edward Has
,lngs, Cuban sympathizer, called at
the city hall to learn If objection would
be made to his enlisting volunteers for
Cuba. He was told to go ahead. and
within an hour had 80 names on his
roll. Old residents here lilsen the pres
ent earnestness and interest taken in
cuban affairs to the conditions prcvail-
ing just before the first shot on Sumter
WIN lie Regarded AZ Dcsertcrs
Iittsburgh. Pa, Dec. 16.--There is a
ol1ference of opinion between officers
OF the national guard of PENNSYLVANIA
IS to whether a guarlsman can he hon
orally discharged for the purpose of
going to Cuba and fighting for the indie
pendeEce OF that republic. Several of
| me officers OF companies in this vicinity
nave been quoted in The newspapers as
saying that any euardsmcn Who dc.
sired to help the Cuhans To freedom
could secure an honorable discharge If
they desired to enlist in the Cuban army.
ms highly colored and romontically
sanguine picture was badly tlampered
Tuesday afternoon by the statement of
Col. John Glenn, of the Fourteenth regi-
ment, national guard of Pennsylvania,
10 the effect that all guardsmen who go
TO Cuba will go as deserters Col Glenn
1 emphatically stated that he will not
sign the discharge of any member of
the national guard who enlists in the
war against Spain.
Weyler Under Fire.
Madrid, Dec. 16.-The dissatisfaction
with Gen. Weyler's conduct of affairs
in Cuba grows apace here. The min
Isterial papers complain about his re-
turning to Havana to receive an inde-
served ovation instead of vigorously
pursuing the insurgents in the province
OF Pinar del Rio. Other papers resent
Gen. Weyler's alleged suppression OF
kilograms recording the ovations to
Maj. Cirujeda upon the receipt of the
news that his command had defeated a
largely superior force of rebels and
killed their leader. Maceo. This action
is attributed to jealousy on the part OF
Gen. Wcyler, who, the papers claim, de.
sires to have no one share with him fine