The People's friend., 1896-12-11
SPANlARDS ASSERT POSI-
lively HE Is DEAD.
COMEzs SON DIEDWITH HIM
Their Bodeis Found Together on the
Battlefield-Identifica Claimed
to Be Complete-Grea Rejoic-
ing Among Spanish sympa-
thizers-- Maceo's Bril-
liant Career.

HAVANA. Dec lot is stated III
most positive terms by the Spanish
authorities that Antonio Maceo the
great insurgent leader and the heart
and soul of the Cuban cause, has beeh
killed in Havana province, after nav
| inc effected the passage of the Western
tr0cha near Mariel. at its north eX-
tremitv. With the Cuban leader died
Francisco Gomez. son of MaXimo
| Gomez, who accompanied the mulaIIo
general on his passage Of the trocha'
Most explicit details OF the hndlhS VI
the corpses and their identification are
at hand through the report OF the
Spanish commander, Major CiruJoda'
who contested the passage OF the
trocha unsuccessfully last Friday ana
who sustained another conflict yeSter-
dav with the forces under the mSur-
Uent leader. 1t was after the latter
enoagement that the Spaniards found
two corpses not separated in death,
which they have identified as those OF
Antonio Maceo and Francisco Gomez
, The authorities now permit the pub
lication of Major Cirujedas oflclal re-
6 port that the engagement WIN Mdceo
. on December A, when he forced the
r trOcha, was fearful combat Whlch IL
a the first official admission that Maceo
d brought with him across the tfocha
). considerably equipped following an"
! foupht a hot engagement to erect ms
n passage. 49,
: After the Cubans had passed INTO
It Havana province the Spanish com
d mander effected fresh concentration
i in that province and awaited the ar
ID rival of Maceo He had received con
r fdential information of the proposed
le movements of the Cubans, and ar
~ ranued his forces accordingly. lie had
1e IN addition. received detailed descrlp
+ion Of the horse which Maceo was t
as ride. The expected battle occurred
lie Yesterday, but no details OF the en-
mt oapement are given out for publcatlol
- here. ~
"a, After the fight the Spanish troop
y made a reconnaissance of the grOun
r. previously held by the Cuban forces
ed Here were found the two corpseS lynn
Ids torether. and indeed, almost locked
lp- an embrace of death. The one bod
ect was that of mulatto. stout MAJ
with GRAY. crlspy, curling halr an
7,iNN the other that of slender, darI
so haired youth. Both men were dresse
he in white linen duck suits. When u
2 linen suit was removed from u
ent oornea of the elder of the two 1T w
found to have under 1t hne unoe
W W,Wn shirt with the initials "A. NJ upon
ia The pair of black silk socks on u
tax BODY contained the same lnltla
j TO marked in red ink. There was a go
,ase ring on the finger containing on
the inner rim the engraved lnscrptlC
lods Antonio Y Maria" A revolver WI
lent an ivory handle, together with SIM
dC- Cro1d-mounted telescope, were al
,,ne,, ~ fonnd ON the body. The head OF I
,ort. vounCer mans body was resting up
: for the hodv of the first There was lou
-ests on il a silver watch, ammunition Q
few and several handkerchiefs bearing
~, tnU initials IF. q
~ particulars that there was loull"
the body of the Younger man I
written in pencil, saying that he I,
80 sn. rather than abandon the corpse o.
Sc of general, Maceo In
capi- Such are the details OF the yiden
mo- cation upon which the spanish oth'
rade' relv for their firmly expressed con
hole- ton that Antonio Mace8TT has met
ndeo and No news received since the
they ehu' ~ - 1900 49, 10 oa,,ea
e re- GREAT a sensation in Havana, or
)n of been deemed SO encouraging 10
the Spanish cause. ,.,
tons, No positive proof Of the deaf deaf
that | c.o,.a1 Maceo and Francisco tfo
case case has as yet been produced and n
their neHeVe SASa' +;,, ;r+apded
short is WITHOUT q +lo ,,os
ged TO to counteracJ Uhe e.e00 - .a.,1-,d
Their news that Maceo mas ouIlldnNeU
inde- oral Wevler crossed the "a IS tto
mt the a eIai =; },>as;+;on TO ioir y il
I'LL de- .l - uavap. or lli q