The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-21
WEYLER BANQUETS
On the Sscnc OF the Assassination
of Gen. Macco.
A GREAT JOLLIFICATl0N HELD
Where the Act or TrrAchery Occurred.
While rhou'ands Nro Suffering and Dy-
Ing ofSinrVhtIun and Wounds the Span.
ish Commander Holds n Feast for 400
or TITS Officers In Celebration OF tho
Death OF the Cuban Leader.

HAVANA, Dec. Gothic correspond
cnt OF the Associated Press left Ha-
vana at an early hour this morning by.
rail, for Mariana and thence by coach
10 attend ;hc grand feast, rendered TO
Major Cirujcda at Inu,a BraTa in
honor Of his part In the killing Of Ma"
Geo. II WAS like summer day and the
road was lined with troops. the entire
distance, 10 protect tho persons at
tending tho feast from the C!ty-.
Before the feast. there was n grand
pageant whi"A wn9 witnessed With
great enthusiasm The feast was in
nuguratel with n military mass. Ma
jur Cirujeaa'S column and the Euer-
rilla forces under pCyal, which fought
NJ Pun,l Brava when MaCco was Kill
cd being the participants and tho
chaplain OK the san Qurien battalion
officiating
After the mass and the feast. the cor
respondent OK The Associated Press Vis-
tied the spot At Conception where tho
fight with MsCco occurred. He was ac-
ComInnlcl by the guide who led tho
troops on that occasion anl was shown
The exact sp0t where the clash between
the opposing sides took place.
The conversation OF the guide fully
confirmed tho reports OF the occurrence,
already Cihlcd 70 the Associated Press.
The feast to Major Ciru}cdl was CIV
en- under the auspices o! the central
Calico and was splendid banquet,
twelve hundred plates being laid. Ma
tor Cirujcdn. his officers and the men
OF the column were the hororcd guests.
The feast passed over In good order.
cheers being given Tor Spain. the queen
regent the minister OF war, Captain
General Wrylcr, the marquis OF Ahu-
VV0ui1 hn a nsrI W o.
Cirujcda.
l, was vo:ed unanimously by tho
participants 20 the feast 10 petition the
council to change the name ot Punta
Bravo 10 san QuIn;iH IN honor of
Major Cirujr1a's battalion. \ telegram
o. ieliCiiaiiOn was SEMI 10 Major Cir
uJedHS wife and before the feast broke
up a message was received from the
queen regent through the Marquis OF
Ahumada, congraiulattns her good
son. The young Alfonso, Marquis dc
Grltalba. who came voluntarily TO
serve as corporal unl": Major Cru
jrda.
1t was noticed along the route 10
Punta Nrava that many houses had
been destroyed within sight OF the
roadside.
CINCINNATI, Dec. CA special to
the CONGRATULATIONS from Tampa,
ria, says:
Passengers from Cuba state that re-
ports are openly accommodating that Ma
tanZas province IS overruu by Gomez's
-dvaNCc forces.
Numerous bands OF lnsurEeat GuerriI-
las also have created q reign OF terror
among the Spanish carrisons in the
smaller towns. who hardly dare TO ven
ture outside their picket lines.
All news from tho east side OF the
island is that the Insurgents are doing
rs they please in the hills beyond the
trocha. Two more EarrSons have just
dsscrtcdtot the Cubans, ,oneof i50, ,theoth
er OF 200 men. Their officers alone remain
faithful ard were permitted to escape
10 other Spanish StronEholGs. Various
ouEaEcmrnts are reported at Estever
between the insurgeut guerrilla forces
and an advancing column ~ Spanish
soldiers under Col. jose Nurez. The
Spanish. with considerable loss. drove
the insurgents OF tho field. Ncverthe-
less. the insurgents returned later and
renewed the assault OK the Spanish COL
umn. The SPaniards are reported to
have attacked n hospital filed with Gu
ban wounded near Aroma, Saturday. The
story says they killed twenty Of the
wounded and then burned the hospital.