The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-02
CLAIM MAcEO is C0RNERED.
THE sPANIARDs CONFIDENT HIS
DOOM Is SEALED.

They Feel Sure He Is Penned Up
West of the TrOcha Now Formed
by 10000 Men-The story of Go
mez's Death Not Believed at Ha-
vannR-An IntimatiOn That InfOr-
nation Against Dygert Was Fur
nished Gen. WeyIer by an Ameri-
can Correspondent.
Havana, April 1.-The government is
exceptionally reticent about the where
abouts of Maceo. Reports from other
sources indicate that he has entered Ha-
vana province, crossing the new trocha
along the Pinar del Rio line. between Ma
rie and Majana. The authorities declared
the line impregnable. Earthworks have
been built extending almost continuously
across the island Captain General Wey-
Ter is absolutely certain Maceo is penned
up in the west. The Spaniards are con-
fident he is doomed at last. Thirty thou
sand troops are stationed along the tro-
cha, with Gen. Arolus in command The
columns of Linares, Inclan and half a
dozen others have been ostensibly pur-
suing Maceo since the landing of Calixto
Garcia's Bermuda expedition, but no Sc
rous engagement has been fought.
The government urged the correspond
ents yesterday to circulate the rumor
of Gomez's death, which no one here be-
lieved The latest exploit of the rebel
commander-in-chef was to enter the cap
ital of Santa Clara province. His forces
swarmed into the city, filling the plaza,
mounted guard, patrolled the streets from
midnight until morning, and obtained
shoes, clothing and considerable ammu-
milton. Gen. Bazan, surprised with few
troops in the city, rushed about dressed
in underclothing only. He selected the
roof OF the theater as a safe place to di-
rect operations. The insurgents departed
at dawn, with a loss of two men. Gen.
Pando has been ordered back to Spain for
permitting Gomez to enter Santa Clara
province without battle.
Walter Dygert, the American prisoner,
about whom the Senate asked informa-
ton, and about whom the state depart
ment wired peremptorlly to Consul GEN
eral Williams, Is now doomed. While his
present whereabouts are still a mystery
Consul General Williams received a letter
written by Dygert while in Guines jail
The letter contained remarks which were
construed into an admission of an inten-
ton to join the insurgents. Consul Cen
eral Williams furnished a copy of the let
ter to the only American correspondent
here having close relations with Capt.
Gen. Weyler. Before the letter reached
the palace, the officials said Dygert would
probably be released owing to lack of evil
utllCts 1Hey nOW ueCldIS Alc tudlH Ol
| evidence is complete. Dygert will be
| treated as prisoner of war. The govern
ment claims a gun was found ten feet
away when Dygert was arrested. The lat
| ter denies this.
Three prisoners of war were shot in the
| Cabanas prison last week. One had his
| hand in a sling as the result of a wound
| when captured. Nine political prisoners
| were deported during last month. What
| becomes of all the prisoners of war and
| suspects arrested IL is impossible to learn.
The recent affair at Bainoa, which
| Gen. MelQuizo reports as a brilliant vic
tory, resulting in the insurgents losing
| Is, is now said to have been similar to
| the Delgado affair, in which Gen. Mel
quizo also figured. The only one of the
is who fought was negro, who, though
shot in the head seized a machete, nearly
| killed the Spanish captain and wounded
three others before being finished.