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WANTS A FIGHT WITH WEYLER.
coxcREsS TO BE ASKED TO ORDER
INVASION OF CUBA.

Joint Resolution TO-day-NO
Credence Placed in the Reports
That Mnceo Has Been KiIIed-Cu-
ION Leaders in This Country Conn
,,euts on the Message.
washington, Dec. S.-Senator Mills of
mas will tomorrow introduce the fol-
Il ,ouing resolution in the Senate:
DJoiut resolution directing the President
.e+ba United States to take military pos
,.ssion of the island of Cuba and hold it
NH its inhabitants can institute such
-oyernment as they may wish to organize
and arm such forces as may be necessary
n nrotect them against invasion
"Resolved, by the Senate and House of
CONSERVATIVES of United States of
America in congress assembled, that the
prasi5ent of the United States is hereby
siraated TO take possessionl of the island
Of C1iba with the military and naval forces
of he United States, and hold the same
mill the people of Cuba can organize a
government deriving its powers from the
Consent Of the governed, and arm and
equip such military and naval forces as
NAV he necessary to secure them against
foreign INVASION"
Havana, Dec. S.-Reports received here
state that Gen. Figuerva's command has
had an engagement with the rebels at Rio
4 Hondo. near San Jose in Havana prov
Z inee. The Spaniards came upon the out
q nosts of the rebels and Immediately open
Cd fire upon them. The fire was briskly
returned, and the engagement lasted un-
fills o'clock The rebel outposts were cap
ured, and the position occupied by their
main body in the Morals hills were then
attacked. A cavalry charge by the Span
iards was repulsed, but the insurgents
we're finally driven from the field, leaving
behind them over sixty of their number
dead. II is believed that they carried
with them many others. The Spanish
lost Lieut. Col. Aguayo, and a private
killed, and one lieutenant and twenty-nine
81 prvates wounded. During the battle
N thrty-fve canon shots were fired by the
rebels
e Mai Crujuda, having received informa-
& ton that a force of rebels had arrived in
the vicinity of Punta Bravo, in the Havana
province, started with his command in
81 the direction in which the rebels We're be-
& eved to be. The Spanish troops met the
main body of the insurgents, 1900 strong
at San Pedro, and engaged them in bat
81 tie. The insurgents entrenched themselves
behind stone fences, where they held
n their positions until nightfall when they
were dislodged and compelled to retire.
The Spaniards then returned to Punta
. Brava. They lost in the fight three pri-
Yates killed, and three lieutenants and
twenty-eight privates wounded. Over
forty of the rebels were left dead upon the
field.
There was found among the dead rebels
the body of a well dressed man, on which
there were documents, which led to the
belief that the dead man was the son of
Maximo Gomez. Among the papers
found was one on which, written with a
lead pencil, was confession that the
writer had committed suicide rather than
to abandon the body of Antonio Maceo.
Fl The war diary of Maceo was also found.
In it there is an entry which says the
rebels crossed the trocha on Dec. 4.
It is concluded from these circumstances
that Maceo was killed in the engagement
with Maj. Cirujedas' command. The news
OF his death has caused the greatest kind
OF a sensation in Havana. The loyalists
are jubilant believing that with the kill
n ing of Maceo a blow has been struck at
the rebellion that will result in its speedy
suppression. The rebel sympathizers,
though they dare not give public express
sion TO their views, apparently feel very
respondent over the loss of the rebel
ieader though a considerable number of
them place little reliance on the truth of
the news.
The government officials vouchsafe no
information as to how Maceo, with an
Overwhelmingly superior force operating
against him and supposed to be watching
ms movements could have eluded the
spanish forces, doubled on them, crossed
the trocha at what has been supposed
yhe strongest part of it, and reached the
province Of Havana without any known
interference until he reached a point COM
PIauVely close to Havana.
Though the Spaniards are confident that
%dceo is really dead this time, some of
sne Cubans profess to believe that the
nuulh8 OF the confession and the diary was
uue 10 trick of the insurgents to delude
le spanish into the belief that Maceo was
AIiel, While he pursues his plan of reach
ing Gomez
me important news reached Havana
as' night, but the censor would not per-
Hll Of its being cabled until this evening.
IdJ. ClruJeda is now in the city, and
nds neen proposed to hold a great DEM
u" dtlon in his honor. In the cafes and
o'uer public places, the Spanish resi-
me- are congratulating each other on
ual they believe to be a death-blow to
"a a.. ylllOll, ana II Is predlcted that capt.
el Weyler will now have an easy task
~ 9eIeating the insurgents under Gomez
@ Du lle minor leaders. For nearly two
'Is tnere has not been such joy in Erava-
as there is now, and the speedy estab-
s4lnent Of peace is confidently looked for.
thought that when Gomez learns OF
' ueath Of his chief lieutenant, he will
disposed to treat with Gen. Weyler for
TTgSsatlon of hostilities.
-"eIe Is some ground, nevertheless, for
@ supposition that the report is not
rgg The officials here declare that
|.e they believe that both Maceo aud
9sH.e4 son are dead, they lack positive
m,ii '4i mat tlon, and are awaiting condr-
NJ '4oh OF the report. This however, has
N rg ,o uo effect upon the popular jubilation,
I AaJ. Cirujeda is the hero Of the hour.
h. Is also reported that the rebel leader
/nent. - q 'e'eH' eHs"ss-
g comments have been published by the
l press on President Cleveland's mes
10 congress, and no news has been
eNed as to its effect in Spain. The si-
or the press here is attributed to gov
nNent Intervention. it not being desired
"cIle popular feeling against the United
Hdqrid, Dec. S.-The Havana corre-