The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-02
SAY MACEO IS DOOMED
Gen. Weylsr Absolutely Certain That The
Cuban Leader Is Safely Penned Up.
THE FATE OF W. DYGAR1 THE AMERICAN
fhree Prisoners of War shot ana
Nine Political Prisoners Deported
the Whereabouts OF ALL the Pris-
oners Taken IL source OF Niystery-
Gen.Pando Ordered Back to Spain.

Havana, April 1.--Via Key West.
April 1.-The Government is extremely
reticent about the whereabouts of Ma
Geo. Reports from other sources indi-
cate that he has entered Havana pro-
Vince. crossing the lew Trocha along
the Pinar Del Rio line between Marie
and Matana. The authorities declared
the line impregnable. Earth works
nave been built extending almost con-
tihuotisly across the Island. Weyler IS
absolutely certain Maceo is penned up
In the west The Spnniards are conf
ueht he Is doomed at last. Thirty thou
sand troops are stationed along the Tro-
cha, General Arolus is In command.
The columns of Linares, Inclan and half
n dozen others have been ostensibiy pur-
suing Maceo since the landing of CaliXto
iarcia's bermuda expedition. but no
serious engagement has been fought
me Government urged the correspon-
dents yesterday to circulate the rumor
OF GomeZ's death, which no one here be-
liered The latest exploit OF the rebel
cummander-in-chief was entering the
capital of Santa Clara province. His
forces swarmed into the city. filing the
plaza, mounted guards. patrolled the
streets from midnight till morning and
seized shoes, clothing and considerable
with few troops in the city, rushed
about dressed in Undertaking only.
de selected the roof of the theatre as n
safe place ON which to direct opera
tions. The Insurgents departed at dawn
with loss OF two men. General Pando
has been ordered back to Spain for
permitting Gomez to enter Santa Clara
province without n battle.
Walter DyGart. the American prison
er about whom the Senate asked infor-
nation and about whom the State De-
partment wired peremptorily to Consul
General Williams, Is now doomed. While
his present whereabouts are still a mys-
terry. Consul General Williams received
letter written by Dygart while in
Guine's jail. The letter contained re-
marks which were construed into an
admission of an Intention to Join the
Insurgents. Williams furnished a copy
of the letter to the only American cor
respondent here, having close relations
with Weyler. Before the letter reached
the palace. the officials said Dygart
would probably be released, owing to
the lack of evidence. They now de-
clare the chain of evidence is complete
Dygart Will be treated as prisoner of
war. The Government claims n gun
WAS found ten feet away when Dycart
was arrested. The latter denied this.
Three prisoners OF war were shot
III tne IapanaS prison last week. One
had his hand in a sling as the result of
wound when captured. Nine politi-
cal prisoners were deported during last
month. What becomes of all the pris-
oners of war and suspects arrested, 1t
is impossible to learn.
The recent affair at Bainoa. which
Gen. Melquizo reports as brilliant vic
tory. resulting in the Insurgents losing
eighteen, is now said to have been simi-
lar to the DelSado affair. in which Mel
qui2o also figured. The only one OF
the eighteen who fought was a negro.
who. though shot in the head. seized q
machete. nearly killed a Spanish captain
and wounded three others before being
finished