The record-union., 1896-12-10
Not Known Whether He Has Encoun-
tered Any Body Of Rebels.
Havana Newspapers Elated Over the
Reported Death of General riaceo-
Insurgents Attack Arroyo NaranjO,
Near Havana, Setting Fire to rIany
of the Houses, But Were RepuIsed
After Sharp Fighting With the
Spanish Forces.

HAVANA, Dec "a correspondent
at Artemisa reports that General Wey-
ler, with his troops, passed through San
Christobal, in Pinar del Rio Province,
on the 1th, marching along the highway
east toward Candelaria. 1t it still un-
known, the correspondent adds, whether
or not the Captain General has encoun
tered any body of insurgents.
The Havana newspapers all print
leading articles upon the alleged death
of Maceo, and all of them express joy
over the report of his demise. They also
publish a detailed account of the finding
of the bodies alleged to be those of Ma
Geo and young Gomez, tending to verify
the reports of their death.
1t is reported that band of rebels at
tackled Arroyo Naranja, near Havana,
setting fire to many Of the houses in the
town. After sharp fighting the insur-
gents We're repulsed. Five of the sol
diers forming the garrison of the town
We're wounded and one woman was
killed. The rebels, it is said, lost heavily.
but carried their dead and wounded
away with them.
Jacinto Collado Rodriguez was shot
to-day at Matanzas for the crime of re-
bellion.
twenty-five hundred more reinforce
ments for the army in Cuba arrived to-
day. Captain General Weyler, in view
of the scarcity of the supply of meat for
the troops and the residents of the towns
in the Pinar del Rio Province, caused by
the difficulty of getting cattle for
slaughter, issued a deree ordering the
troops to assist the cattle men to get
their stock into the fields. The decree
also prescribes rules for the payment to
the owners of the value of their cattle.
The newspapers of Havana remain
silent concerning the reference to Cuba
contained in the Presidents message.
official circles also maintain absolute
silence In reg.rd to the message.
CLEvELAND'S MESSAGE DIS
CUSSED.
MADRID, Dec. 9.-The "Heraldo"
says: The Cabinet held meeting to-
day for the purpose of considering Pres
ident Cleveland's message to Congress.
Ex-Premier Sagasta declared that the
message is of such Importance that he
would wait for the full text of the doc
ument before discussing it.
Some of the Spanish newspapers de-
clare that the message provokes Europe,
not Spain alone. The opinion here is
that the references to Cuba and Spain
contained in President Clevelands S
message to Congress show that it is the
intention Of the United States to con-
form more and more to the Monroe doc
trine each time a case arises to which
that doctrine is applicable. The discus
sion to-day, it is believed, will result in
a modification of the relations between
the United States and Spain.
The ''Heraldo' says the message fore
shadows the intervention of the United
States in Cuba in March next but ad-,
mits that Spain will repel the arrogance
of the American Government.
DOES NOT BELIEVE MACEO DEAD.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Thomas Es-
trada Palma, head of the Cuban Junta,
said to a representative Of the United
Associated Presses that he did not be-
lieve the report from Havana stating
that General Maceo had been killed. He
declared that it was sensational piece
of news sent out by the Spaniards to
counteract the effect of President Cleve-
lands message.