The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-09
Maceo Leads His Forces Across s
the Spanish Trocha.
EASILY SLIPS BY wEyLER.
City i'm eenssernasicn. AZ an Attack
Can Be Made by the United Ar
sates Before the Captain Generals
Return - second Report That
Weyf~r Has been Wounded
>panfards Circulate Rumor
That Maeeo Has Heen Slain,
Along with the SON OF Gcmes.

Copyrighted 1885. by the Associated Press.
HAVANA. Dee. S--Tt Is seml-officiaily
admitted that Antonio MAceo passed the
military lines of Pinar de- Rio Friday
near Aariel. accompanied BY the son Of
Maxine Gomex
There was much excitement here when
IL became known that Aaceo had crossed
the military line. with. IL Is understood.
a strong force OF Insurgents. especsaliy
when coupled with the fighting between
the Spanish troops and irsurgeats close
to tire city. II seems evident that the in
surgent command has not only cleyerly
turned the flank Of Capt. Gen. WeyIer.
but has succeeded In getting in the rear
and crossing the famous military lines
near the spot which has Aeea used as a
tsase OF supplies for the Spanish troops In
pinar del Rio. The Importance Of this
movement cannot be exaggerated.
The exact whereabouts OF Gen. Wey.er
IS not known. but be is believed TO be
hunting for Aaceo In the mogntsl3s IN the
extreme eastern part OF Pinar del Rio.
wfile the insurgent chief has. seemingly.
doubled his tracks, turned the flank %
the Spanish general. and passed in hts
rear Ia the direction Of this city. crossing
the military Lac az VIII and possibly being
by this time in the vicinity Of the capital
OF caba.
IL Maxine Gomez has carried out tho
plan attributed TO him. that OF pushing
westward TO the support or Naceo. tuEte-
tion OF the two main bodies of thu insur-
gent forces may be expected shortly
Nothing appears 10 be known OF the
strength OF the insargeut forces with An
tonic Msceo in this province. In fast.
the news was being passed from person
10 person on the streets tbs. the authori-
ties would give only haif-Aesrsed ad-
mission Of the rumor that Maceo had
crossed the military line
This is believed win alter the whole sit
uatton and important events may occur
within Il short time. There Is 10 doubt
that the insurgents have recently in
creased in number aboat the capital. The
stray bands OF twenty 10 thirty banass
met by the Spanish troops have swollen
the insurgent forces 10 2o.eo 10 seea. IL
seems to be admitted and believed that
Maceo viii strike before Wryier can hurry
back from Pinar del Rio.
Indeed, Il is curreatly reported that the
captain general was Wounded in an en-
gagement With the insurgents before the
latter crossed the military line. and that
he may no; be abe 30 return here except
as prisoner Of the Cashans
The authorities naturally are doing all
In their power TO minimize the crossing OF
the trocha by Maceo. and Intimate that
ne II. as usual according 70 The Spanish.
running away from them. This does not
alter the fact thss he has escaped che
hunter. and that the hunter may find din
Guilty in getting home.
The friends or the insurgents here are
overjoyed at the new turn taken In the
campaign an6 are hoasting that Maceo
and Gomez will soon be Knocking at the
gates Of Havana, To this the spanish Of
cials simply say:
Wait and see: the time Is not yet"
But there is no denying that the sup
porters of Spain here today are looking
much crestfalle1 and discouraged Even
defeat at the hands of the Insurgents IL
Is admitted, would have been better than
the humiliation which the Spanish troons
have suffered In being so skflifulfy out
maneuvered by the insurgents.
Spaniards Say Naceo Is Dead.
II il stated Ia most positive terms by
the spanish authorities that Antonio Ma
Geo, the great insurgent leader. and the
heart and soul OF the Cuban cause has
been killed IN Havana province. after hav-
ing effected the passage of the western
uccha near Mariei. at It's north extremity
With the Cuban leader died the youth
Francisco Gomez, son Of Maxino Gomez
who accompanied the mTIatto general on
his passage OF the frocha
Most explicit detsils OF she hHdinS OF
the corpse of the fallen leader OF ne Gu
bans and OF the facts relied upon for the
Identification are at hand through the re-
port of the Spanish commander Mai
cru iesa who contested the st5a s~age OF
the trocha unsuceessfully on December
with Maceo. and who sustained another
conflict yesterday with the forces under
the inSurgeut leader
ft was In a reconnaissance. after the lat
ter engagement that the spaatafds found
the two corpses. not separated IN death.
which they iienEiied a those Of Antonio
Maceo and Francisco Gomez.
-T+xe at3f ngrfffss@ GW sseFrrEf the gttfffra-
ton OF Maj Ciruieda's report 81 the en-
gagement with Naeeo un December e.
when he forced the isoeha. Tie report
is the frst official admission shat Maceo
brought with him scToss ths trocha a
considerably equipped following and
fought a hot engagement 10 easri his paa-
sage.
After the Cnbans had passed into Ha-
vsna province. she spanish commander
effected a fresh concentration on fnat
province ard awaited lne arriv8i OF Ma
GEO. re nad received confidential inf5r-
nation Of the proposed movements Of the
cuhanS. and arranged a3s forces accord
lagly He had In addition received de-
tstIed description OF the morse whseh Ma
eco vas 20 ride. as weil a. cf caparison..
The expected hattie occurred yesterday.
but no details Of tne engagement are given
for publication here.
sftsr the fiEht the Spau.sh troops made
a.
held hy the fdsaans. Here wzs found the
two carpsez lyiaa together. and. insieed.
Almost locked In the embrace 81 death.
The one was that OF usHast0 4 Stogt
nan. with gray. cFispy. curling AaSr. and
fns other shat OF 4 slender Asrx-baired
youth Beth men re cresssd n white
,fneu duck sgifp. WAFn tire linen was re-
moved fram the corfse ef az eisaF ~ the
tao Il Rss faxai 10 have 8nd~raeath e
a fne nnaerzhirt. wf.h fhe fritiass a.
NJ upon T. The Esalr % B3srk SIX socks
on this body contains the same Initials.
wo~kea n red sak There xas a gctd ring
On me gnEsr. containing o. sFse.4ansr rim
4 tae engraved inspfi3r tArtouie Y.
Naris- A revolver wlFa Al fv5ry handle
znd marked. together n.fh 3 small gold
mounted telescope. ners also Seasnu On the
body. THE head % he eoung mass bgdy
xas resting upon the body o the arst.
There ass f0Bad o. & a silver Natch. an
ammunition hsx arA several nsa6kes-
chiefs bezrsng she initials - e. Among
sAe pa3~rs. tte foloxlrg letter xaH found.
written ia the somewhat GRABBED band
writing 81 an aged man.
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