The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

wounded. The insurgents, taken Nv
surprise, commenced a general fire as
they retreated, and abandoned Maceo
In q dying condition
More Arms for Cuhans
Jacksonv lille, Fla, Dec 11.5,. Every
Indie ton points to the departure to-
morrow morning of another Cuban ex-
pedltlon. The steamer Commodore has
received y permission to leave port and
IS lying at one Of the railway wharves
preparatory to taking on a cargo early
in the morning. After LOADING the
arms the owners Of the steamer will
demand den clearance papers for a Cuban
port on authority of the decision of
Attorney General Harmon, and custom
mouse officials are expected to grant
leaSrance. If the steamer shall then
pe selzed by a revenue cutter the own
eTs VIII turn the vessel over to the
government and then institute suit to
recover the value Of the vessel and.
cargo. The Three Friends and the
Dauntless are expected to follow the
example of the Commod lore. y s.s.$
#5S. Kick to the Powers.
Madrid, Dec. 15.-A meeting Of the
cabinet council has been called for this
week, this being the first meeting OF
the cabinet since President Cleveland's
message was transmitted to congress-
on account of the illness> OF Senior
Canovas, the premier. According to-
some OF the Spanish newspapers, the
question will be raised at this council
OF the expediency Of confidential
i ie''es 70 the ambass adors of the powers
mere in Madrid in regard to President
Cleyeland's message. The cabinet min
lslers, however, maintain an absolute
reserve on this subject, and, therefore.
any newspaper statements on the sub
s Ject are premature
Havana, Dec 13.-Capt. Gen. Weyler
/ arrived once more in this city to-day
& on horseback, accompanied by MEM
Ders OF his staff and cavalry escort
Inc streets of Havana were thronged
I. with people and the houses of the
q town had been gaily decora ted. The.
marques Ahumada, vice governor gen.
s*eral, accompanied by the colonel of
his stan, met Capt. Gen. Weyler at
the entrance Of the palace. Gen
Weyler soon appeared on the palace
gba lcony, bowling his acknowledgements
{ to the ViVas which the multitude in the
6 square We're shouting for Spain, Span
7lsh Cuba, the king, the queen, the
army, the navy and the volunteers.
4 Capt. Gen. Weyler made brief ad-
dress in the course Of which he said:
Il have only directed. The army has
done all. 8 Various civil and military
delegations were received later by Gen.
NVeyler at the palace. Marques Alum
ada also offered his congratulations
upon the death Of Maceo.
The Doctors Story.
Havana, Dec. 13.-Dr. Zortucha, 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
] leader, has given to the press in an
Interview at Malena 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
passed from Pinar del Rio into Ha-
vana province by sea, in an open boat,
five trips being required to take the
Whole party of insurgents from Pinar
del Rio to Gardener this province, and
as the boat would only hold eight men
in addition to the handlers, it will be
seer that N1aceo's party was COM
posed of only forty men. The night
".
companied by Miro, snother important
insurgent leader, and others Of his
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 OF 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 Maceo
and Francisco Gomez there are many
here who refuse to credit the report
Friends of the insurgents express the
belief that either the jeNelry and 9th
er things alleged to have been found
by the Spanish soldiers did not belong
to Maceo or else that they were 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
Gomez.
& Still Discredited
Key West, Fla, Dec. 49, -Maceo's
death lis still discredited by the great
er number of prominent Cubans here.
= 1eI there are "A numDer VINO fear 1t IS
true. All await the arrival Of the
.steamships from Havana tomorrow,
however, before conceding it to be true.
The Spanish consul received official
news of Maceo's death yesterday The
report that DR.. Zertucha, who was
Maceo's physician. lad seen Maceo's
body exhulned, !. is untrue. 1t is learned
from reliable source that the doctor
never was Maceo'ss physician. Some
gentlemen here believe that Maceo had
formed a plan with Gomez to 60 to the
Havana district to meet Gomez's
forces there, as Gomez had sent Z 600
men to the Havana district. Maceo
crossed the trocha with Sec men. 81 In
skirmish with the forces Of Gen.
Arolas after he had crossed the trocha
Maceo's forces wounded twelve of the
+ Spanish troops. Tt is reported that
Maceo left Rios Rivera, his second in
command, who landed from the Unit
ed States Sept. 1, in charge Of the In
s1rgent forces in I'inar del Rio Rios
Rivera defeated the Spanish in the
B last war in the presence of Jovellar.
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