The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-25
ZERTUCHA ROASTED"
By President Palma, OF the Cuban JHnta.
Some ofIIis Statements Proven False b y
n Letter Written by Mac-o,


NEW YORK. Dec. 2I.-TomaSo Es-
;randa Palma. president OF the Cuban
jun;a. issued this statement to-day:
Il am nnt very much surprised 10 sec
Dr. Zertucha rush into print for the
purpose OF distractinS attention from
himself by attracting It 10 u scandalouS
charge which can only uId him with the
Spaniards.
For NE. Il is sufficient Indication OF
The mans character chat he surrenders
10 the enemy under the conditions IN
his case and that he IS treated In such
* kindly manner BY the Spunlards.
What more natural ;han he. In comblna-
:Ion with Spanish diplomacy. should be
-he instrument by which the revolution
should be dlScrediied. He certainly
knows tillt this Interview will be sent
20 Cuba, where Il cannot Ge received
b.? the Spanish otherwise than with DEM
onstra tons % gratitude.
II know from letters received from
General Maceo personally, as well az
from Il peTsOn % our mutual confidence.
through whom We frequently cOnMuni-
Gated, that NIlceo was not in the dcs-
psratC straits depicted b. Hnrtucha The
following extract from 4 letter lately
received vii! show that MaccO was well
satisfied with the condition. OF affairs:
"PINAR DEL RIO. Nov. II.
"'1iy distinguished Friend: The ac:iYe
opers.;lon5 u: ;hc campaign have pre-
vented nc. much against my wishes.
from answering Immediately your wei
come communications oc thc lgth and
ojth nit General RIus Rivera happily
dlsembnrkcd with all n" VA material
sent. which WAS well employed IN n Sc
ries Of hard COmkats which we gusiIIned
aEalnst cur enemies. but which We're all
most signal victories for US. The object
0r Tsylc: vas to impr!snI our army
between two fortified lines and make us
suffer q tremendous detca; by means Of
simultaneous attacks by forces previous
ly placed In th0sc positions. hut the most
brilliant success crowned our Efforts, six
of the cnemy's column. which tried 20
impede our progress after our saving
the expedition OK General RIus Rivera
being destroyed
AS latc as December 6. :hc day It Is
reported Naccp was killed. Il person Of
confidence and v1racity had 4 confer
"rcc With the general and ] am INFORM
ed that MlccO then stated that the
Cuban forces In Pinlr del Flo were in
excellent condition. In charge or Rius
Rivera anl that h. was we'll satisfied
%lth his p0git!on.
"Xer;uchaa last published interview
differs In detail from all others previous
IS published His assertion OF MaceO's
disappointment Is absolutely ground
lcss
''2ertuChls inEratltudc toward his
former companions IN arms i4 such rs
% los, for him the crcdcnce OF any hon
est man
The junta furnishes th!s Information:
Through his Uvers'."T. the Owyl"r oi II
plantation In Cuba. r.gideat n this city,
learned yesterday NJ the killing Of An
t1ni0 DIa2. owner II q. flrm neat JIrlIcO
Twelve miles from Havana, md his
Tounr son. Rrv"u years old. Soldiers.
both Cubans and SpanIIrdg. were In the
habit Of calling ii the tsrrn. on Dcc"m-
her II. Z parry Of SpIEI5h gu"rriIlag
rlll"d am! m1chctcd Dll@ and his nth"
hoy. IT.: hrd previously called up0n the
iusurE"ut In Command nf the district
and asked that he keep his FDllIrrs away
OUi IN Cubnu soldiers cam" uuerwHrJ.
On tha am day. Drmbcr II, the same
group OF EucrrilIas killed n man named
Manuel Crauap 4 r,irldent or the town
% tlSlRu1S and known to he loyal 10
Spain. II" had when killed 800 gold
coinf. which lie wJs carrying to pay
icbta"