Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-17
MACE0 WAS ASSASSINATED.
THE CUBAN GENERAL BE
TRAYED INTO THE SPAN
IARDS' HANDS BY
DR.. ZERTU-
CHA.
INVITED TO A CONFERENCE
Jacksonville, Dec. 70.

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Justo Carrilla, a ,well-known
Cuban of this city, brother Tof the
Cuban general, Carrillo, has re-
ceived the following letter from a
trustworthy correspondent in Ha-
vana confirming the reports of the
death of Antonio Maceo, and
showing that he was killed by
treachery.
Havana, Dec. 8.
Dear Friend Justo-Our brave
General Antonio Maceo and the
greater part of his staff, have
been murdered by the S%paniards,
the Spanish major, Cirujeda, act
ing the part of assassin with Dr..
Maxine Zertucha, as an assistant
in the horrible drama, Convinced
that Notwithstanding his enormous
army he could do nothing against
our gallant leader, who had so
repeatedly defeated the Spanish
generals in Pima del Rio, Weyler
conceived the idea of appeasing
his beastly instincts by cold
blooded murder; and making the
best of the secret relations be-
tween DIR. Zertucha and the Mar
quis Of Ahumada, he planned with
the latter his scheme.
Weyler took the field and in
his absence Ahumada proposed
through Zertucha a conference
with Maceo to take place at a cer-
tain point in the Province of Ha-
yaaa with the view of arranging
plans for the cessation of hostili-
ties. The basis was to be Cuba's
independence and a monetary in
demnity to Spain together with
certain advantages that should be
agreed upon for Spanish com
merce and Spanish capital invested
there.
To carry out the plan the agree
ment was that orders should be
given to the attachments of troops
stationed on the Trocha in the sec
ton between Mariel and Guanajay
to allow Maceo wiz his staff to
pass the military line unmolested.
TIE conditions and place of the
meeting having been agreed on,
Mac&o crossed the THocha over
the road to Guanajay,
without being molested by the
forts, but as soon as he arrived at
the place decided upon, he and his
party were greeted by a tremen-
dous volley from the troops under
Major Cirujeda, who lay conven-
iently in ambush. Most of the
officers of his staff fell with Gen
eraI Maceo. Zertucha is alive be-
cause he was aware of the scheme
and remained in the rear.
The Spaniards know where the
bodies are but are bent on feign-
ing ignorance, to blot out the yes
tiges of the crime.
Havana and all Spain are re-
joicing because in their stupidity
they hope that the wal may end
with the death of the leader. Far
from it. The spirit of the Cubans
has grown more ardent, and to-
day they are resolved to make
every sacrifice before surrendering
their arms to the relentless ty-
rants, In this very province of
Havana in which our army is
least numerous and has the least
means of defence, the Cubans are
operating with greater activity,
and not a day passes that we dc
not hear in this city the firing on
Guanabacoa.
Time was required to mature
these arrangement and to give
them all the appearance of truth
Acknowledgment that before acting
be must make them known tc
Weyler for his previous approval.
This explains the sudden arrival OF
Weyler in Havana and his prompt
return to Pima Del Rio.
The Spaniards may treacher-
ously murder some of our patriots,
but no earthly power can ami
hiiate the spirit Of liberty floating
now,as ever, over the Cuban peo-
pie.
Monroe Epouiror. On Taosdav