Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-17
WEYLER IN HAVANA
the CAPTAIN GENERAL RETURNS
TO THE CAPITAL.
lie Ii Given an Ovation and Il Con-
Eratusated Upon the Death of the
Cubna Lcnder-Cuhan Sympath
ern SIN Hope Thnt MnceO Is
Alive. but Will Continue the Con-
test Even III He Has Been Killed.

Havana. Dec 13.-Cart. Gen Weyler
arrived once more in this city to-day
on horseback. accompanied by menu
hers of his staff and cavalry escort
The streets of Havana were throng"u
with people and the houses of the
town had been gaily decorated. The
Marques Ahumada. vice governor gem
eral. accompanied by the colonel of
his staff. met Capt. Gen. Weyler at
the entrance OF the palace. Gen.
Weyler soon appeared on the palace
balcony bowling his acknowledgements
To the vivas which the multitude i'll the
square were shouting for Spain. Span
ish Cuba. the king. the queen. the
army. the navy and the volunteers.
Capt Gen, Weyler made a brief adj
dress in the course of which he said:
Il have oaly directed. The army has
done all Various civil and military
delegations were receive! later by Gen.
Weyler at the palace. Marques Alum
ada also offered his concentrations
upon the death of Maceo.
The Doctors story.
Havana. Dec. 13.-Dr. ZortucLa. the
personal physician of Antonio Maceo.
who. after surrendering to Col. Tort at
San Felipe. furnished confirmation of
the reported death of the great Cuban
header. has given to the press in an
interview at Maleila del Sur. addition
al facts in connection with the case.
1t seems that Antonio MaceO and his
companions did not cross the trOcha
or military line of Pinar del Rio in the
sense generally understood. They
1nssed from Pinar del Rio into Ha-
yana province by sea. in an open boat,
five trips being required to take the
whole party of insurgents from Pinar
del Rio to CarbeneZ. this province. and
as the boat would only hold eight men
in addition to the handlers. it will be
seer that Maceo's party was COM
posed Of only forty men. The night
was dark and stormy. M"oeo was ac-
e-ompanied by Miro, ;nGther important
staff. They landed near Banes. and
shortly afterward occurred the en-
counter with the Spanish troops under
Maj. Cirujeda. resulting as alleged, in
the death of the Cuban chief.
The meeting between the Spaniards
and the insurgents was seemingly of
an accidental nature. the former hav
ing no idea at that time that Maceo
had succeeded in leaving the Province
of Pinar del Rio. In spite Of the Of
fetal accounts of the death of Macao
and Francisco Gomez there are many
here who refuse to credit the report.
Friends of the insurgents express the
belief tlat either the jeWelry and 9TH
-er things alleged to have been found
by the Spanish soldiers did not belong
to Maceo or else that they We're placed
upon the body as ruse. in order to
throw dust in the eyes of the Span
IardS while Maceo pushed on east
ward and communicated with Maxine
.EcmcZ.
Still Dfscredited.
Key West, Fla, Dec. 13.-Aaceo's
death is still discredited by the great
er number of prominent Cubans here.
Yet there are number who fear it is
true. All await the arrival of the
steamship from Havana tomorrow,
however before conceding it to be true.
The Spanish consul received official
news of Maceo's death Yesterday The
report that DIR. Zertucha, who was
-Maceo's physician, had seen Maceo's
body e1humed, is untrue. 1t is learned
from Il reliable source that the doctor
never was MaceO's physician. Some
gentlemen here believe that Naceo had
formed a plan with Gomez to go to the
Havana district to meet Gomez's
forces there. as Gomez had sent 1000
men to the Havana district. Maceo
crossed the trocha with &C men, In
"A skirmish with the forces of Cen
Arolas after lie had crossed the troclla-
Maceo's forces wounded twelve of the
Spanish troops. 1t is reported that
Aiaceo left Rios Rivera. his second in
command. who landed from the Unit
ed States Sept. l. in charge Of the in
snrgent forces in I'inar del Rio. Rios
Rivera defeated the Spanish in the
If the report of Maceo's death be true.
then Cubans will cry viva Rios Ri
vera
The United States warship Newark
arrived here this morning. Nothing
can be learned of her GRAND.
Dauntles. Seized
Jacksonville. Fla, Dec. 13. The
steamer Dauntless, that has achieved
such Il reputation as filibuster, was
seized by the government last night
on complaint of the Spanish consul
that she was contemplating another
expedition. Her papers were taken
away and an officer from the Boutwell,
pnt on board. To-day. on demand of
Owner Bisbee's lawyer. her papers
were returned. but he was informed
that she could not leave the harbo1
until he had made affidavit that she
was not going on any expedition save
with revenue officer on board Bis
bee intinlates that the revenue office,
here will be sued. as also the captain
of the Boutwell, for seizure
Maceo EulOEi=ed
Eone. Dec. 13..-Sienor Imbr;ani. the
Socialist leader in the chamber of dep
uties, referring to the death of An
tonic Maceo, said that the house mus
feel i'll duty bound to do homage IL
Maceo. who died bravely fighting fol-
the independence Of his country. The
sentiments expressed by the speaker
were warmly cheered by the Ileftists
He added that rebellion was the dut,
of the oppressed and was glory to hiIr
who laid down his life for his coun
"try's liberty. There has been some
comment here over the fact that Sig
lmbrIani was not called to order ant
that no notice was taken of the cheer,
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