The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-14
THE MURDER OF MACEO.
REVENGE rs TIE VAR ORR NOW OF
CUBAN PATRIoTs.
Their Hatred OF Weyier Hs az Nothing
Compared with Their Bitter Feeling
Toward the Traitor Zertucha-Maceo's
Forces Under Rivera rs Strong rs Ever.


Forces Under Rivera ne strong ms Ever.
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| The belisf thu, Macao vvas mnrdsred near pm.
tn Brava 4, M, onlv held amono tho Cubans
bpt aiao auon, tho Snoniords ~ N,r,lIo and
Meroadercs s,ree,s rrbo latter reonr I'd the mur-
der of Naceo "a n very bright nIeoe of work.
The .Jinto n, d,f,ns, bos b.en a, tho pa,acs IN
commitment Gar wevlsr and af,ervard its
representat;ves .hoor bonda With the Ma, ouis
n fAbnm,do yho wos ,ho cor, ~ tho infamou,
Moi.
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nent man hors =, m. S,.r,.h n.r,r ,ho,rn .nv
nrintod commsn, vontd hr,rr nnon ,,s author
tho most cruoi rers.o,,i,n Tho snanish nevs.
nan.r mo, n.ra oro al ,,.,i .n.ront ,ho foo,..
but ,h.v dory th.rn ,,hon ,,.s,Ionoa ~, toro,,r
corr..nnrd.nts n, No, o uh.n Na,ao ,.s
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Mater C,rniedo ohon, Tho nion nr.n.r.a INV tho
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censor at Hovan, wa, moi instructed N spnnress
.nch novs nd In IN nGo,sn =. J., ,r,r,nn "a
linton Constu,cfonol and In I,,cho 4, was nub.
rshod on Nae A ana s,bot w.rI.r and Cirriea,
had an interv,ew nh. fnr,h.r de,niI. that FOL.
loved u.ro srnnr.s.oa no ,h. oanoor
Tho hotr.d -, tho Cnbors ,,word w.v,.r
which hos h,o, az intonso % no,hIro n a n,n,
"nNn na. i. % ihtonee, * nothins . oonn-
against DR.. Maxine Zertuoha. The Spanish
no,,oo ,,ord hi,r oo,ins, ,nr nossih,o a,,.cL
1t is said that zertucha, knowing the terrible
charges against him, will publish q statement
denying his participation In the death OF Maceo.
Among the Cubans all over the island the
1--we ., sne asse ssaniuaS ,, Wh'c n- esery ono o, oe-
e'o nas ooen e'' "'n 'Au's'
nation. Whenever two cubanS meet either in
H.. 80, go n,aoa "rononr., T.. ,hs wort
NC VI ~ w p.Ne'' io,enso ~ W.
that the death Of Maceo will weaken the revo-
int,on hrt tho ,rnth i.tha, tho vor,i,i NO.
iu'ion' oue 'ne 'fu.n n'h9' Nv war WIZ nv"
assume a more terrible character, as everything
indicates that the Cubans. who until now have
refrained from Initiating the sanguinary meth.
DDS of the Spaniards, will begin to infict all
sorts of retaliation.
What is most feared is the attitude OF Gomez
when he learns of the death of his son. The old
,aasasa ~. Eranot,,ah ~ $50
Hfneu 'nAt y '"iheu III Apeui'iou
and vb.n he agreed With Mart, Mt Monts
Ch.t.,, a, r...n... ,ooz -. 81. 49,,
Chrisu In feoruary' 1890. 10 20 to Cuoa ana
lead the military forces Of the revolution. he
called Franoisco To him and made him swear
49, :. worIa ..,oI, o. 800 Do,,I,.a -.
tn"s ne "ouiu reinain III S"n'o DotnihGo auFihs
the entire war and take care of the family.
When he received letters from Francisco and
the Junta Of New York Informing him that the
Young man had landed in cuba With the expedi.
lion Of the Three Friends ON the Pinar dei Rio
coast he did not ~ openly d,sopprove the fact. but but
What will most impress Gomez is that his son
crossed the .roena Win Maceo instead Of re-
maininu in Pinar del Rio with Rus Riyern. he
cause he wished to 5oin his father in The great
plan prepared by Come himself for the march
II ia n %no,itiye fact that Maeeo did not pasa
the trochn because his position had become
ACCOUNT Of Weyler,s advance. He Il crossed d
staff. but the best leaders and lighters he left
behind. Maceo was not a man to flee and leave
perfectly we'll that Rus Rivera could maintain
and he crossed the trooha only to take part in a
great act, which would hasten the defeat OF
Spain.
took possession Of the strongholds in the Sierra
de Organos with Maceo's four cannon. 1t is
proof OF his strength that since Maceo crossed
the trocha the Cuban forces have not ceased to
harass and fight the Spanish columns. In the
two days ago with Gen. Bernai and published
here in La Lucha. the spaniards carefully re-
leader Of tho insurgents in Pinar del Rio. Al.
thGaGh the asd oi asys1a T'P e9Tsr admits s%ns,, the ol {Sss of z I,
claims a triumph FOR the spaniards. but here it
is said that they were defeated. Rivera is not
only a man of courage but a scientific strate-
The first plan to assassiuate Maceo failed in
the province OF Santiago de Cuba at the begin
ming OF the war. Four men OF the Spanish
guerrilla. called the guerrilla OF death" re-
solved to kill the Cuban leader in his own camp.
They presented themselves to the outposts OF
Maceo and said they desired to Join the patriots.
They were accepted, but soon they began to
arouse suspicious. An officer of Maceo sur
prised them while they were discussing their
plan, and they were hanged at once.
Another man of the same band was more sue
cessful. as he succeeded. while disguised as a
Cuban in the ranks Of the patriots, In assassinat-
Ing the gallant Cuban leader, Victoriano Gar
Eon. This event happened also in Santiago de
Cuba in the early days of the actual revolution.
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No ono can deny that treachery and murder
ar. important elements In the cruel campaiHn
which the Spaniards are wavinr against the
Cubnns. A few DAYS after the uprisinu OF lSg5
Manuel Garcia, the Cuban leader, was assassin
ated in tho province Of Havana by n traitor OF
his own band. paid by the Spanish Goyernme1t
aud the sugar planter. senior Fernando de
Castro.
To the men who rovolted at Harra on Feb. "a.
1898. Captain. General Calleja promised pardon
for all their political acts against Spain, and
their liberty IL they surrendered. Juan Gunl-
berto Gomez. the well-known Journalist. was
one of them. He read the decree and surren-
dered at Sabanilla. He was conducted to the
presence OF Gen. CallejA. You are free" said