The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-14
MaceO Was Murdered Under
a Flag Of Truce.
LETTERS TO THE CUBAN JUNTA
DecOyed Into a Trap by Spaniards, and
Then Shot Down in Cold
Blood.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 12.-The Cit
izen tomorrow will contain the follow
ing, relative to the death of Antonio
Maceo:
Justo Carrillo, well-known Cuban of
this city, brother of the Cuban general,
Carrillo, has received the following let
ter from trustworthy correspondent in
Havana concerning the reports of the
death of Antonio Maceo, and showing
he was killed by treachery:
HAVANA. Dec. 9.-Dear Friend Justo:
Our brave general, Antonio Maceo,
and the greater part of his staff have
been murdered by the Spaniards; the
Spanish MAJOR, Cirujeda, acting the part
of assassin. with DIR. Maxine Zertucha
as an assistant in the horrible drama.
Convinced that, notwithstanding his
against our gallant leader, who had 80
repeatedly defeated the Spanish gener-
ais in Pinar del Rio, Weyler conceived
the idea of appeasing his beastly in
stincts by cold-bIooded murder, and
making the best of the secret relations
between DIR. Zertucha and the Marquis
Ahumada, he planned with the latter
his hellish scheme.
"Weyler took the field, and in his ab-
sence Ahumada proposed through Ter
tucha conference with Maceo, to take
place at certain point in the province
of Havana, with view of arranging
plans for the cessation of hostilities,
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ence, and a monetary indemnity to
Spain, together with certain advantages
that should be agreed upon for Spanish
commerce and Spanish capital invested
there.
''To carry out the plan, the agreement
was that orders should be gwen to the
detachmeats of troops stationed on the
trocha on the section between Mariel
and Guanaday, to allow Maceo, with his
staff, to pass the military line unmolest-
ed. Time was required to mature these
arrangements, and to give them all the
appearance of truth. Ahumada feigned
that before acting he must make them
known to Weyler for previous approval
"This explains Weyler's sudden ar.
ure TOR Pinar del Rio. The condition.
and place of meeting having beer
agreed upon. Maceo crossed the trocha
over the road to Guanajay without being
molested by the forts, but as soon as ht
arrived at the place decided upon, be
and bis party were greeted by tremen
dous volley from the troops under Major
Cirujeda, who lay conveniently in am
bush.
"Most of the officers of his staff feI
with General Maceo. Zertucha. is alive
because he was aware of the scheme ano
remained in the rear.
"The Spaniards know where the
bodies are. but are bent on feigning ig
norance to blot out the vestiges of the
crime.
'sHavana and all Spain are rejoicing
because in their stupidity they hope the
war may end with the death of this lead.
er. Far from it. The spirit of the Gu.
they are resolved to make every sacrifics
before surrendering their arms to theii
relentless tyrants. In this very prov
ince of Havana, in which our army il
least and has the least means of defense
the Cubans are operating with create
and greater activity, and not da,
passes that we do not hear in this cit,
the firing on Guanabacoa.
''The Spaniards may treacherousl,