Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-09
MACEO REPORTED DEA.

4fA1NLO MI OtA LIZ DLAA
Spanish Authorities TO Into Minute Details
OF the. Finding OF the Bodies of the
Mulatto General aad Francisco Gomez.
Havana December Sit is stated in
most positive terms by the Spanish au-
/ thOriUcs that Antonio MaceO. the great
I mSursenr leader, and the heart and
soul of the Cuban cause. has been killed
/ In Havana province after having at-
tected the passage of the western trO-
cha near Marlel at It's northern eX-
tremiy. With the Cuban leader died
Jhe youth, Francisco Gomez, son of
MaEim0 Gomez, who accompanied the
I mulattO general on his passage of the
Uocha.
-I0st explicit details Of the finding
Of the corpses of the fallen Cubans
and of the facts relied upon for their
Identification are at hand through the
t report on the Spanish commander, Ma
+ JOr Clrujeda, who contested the pas
sage of the trOcha Uusuccessfully on
f December = (last Friday, with MaceO
/ and who sustained another conflict on
yesterday with forces under the insur-
gent leader. It was in q reC0nuais-
saHce after the latter engagement that
the Spaniards fought the two corpses,
not separated i'm death, which they
have identified as those OF Antonio
Maceo and Francisco Gomez
The authorities now permit the pub
lica-ion of Major Cirujeda's official re-
+ pore that the engagement with MaceO
I Ul December 4, when he forced the trO-
cha was 20 fearful combat which is
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oi -taCeo- ne Aid iectiFed COuHueu-
,-..- --ol -ll'..,on OF .He pIuposeu move,
,-. ,-gl.,S ol 1he Cu9aNs, ana 3IIanseu
-.7 --- ',9 "CN'. "iAS-H' rae u''u' IN ""-
D--.cu' received Otloileu uescrlpt'ou
ol l-c Nurse "IlcA -A@Ceo was 'o rue
as "o" ,1a l's '--.'-' lsu--s. JIG SAl'0O'-
a." e.-le uCCulIr4 Ee7lri"~' -"- Ao
ee1alls OF me engagement ale gwen
/ our Tor puoicat-9n here.
made a reconnaissance of the ground
-ler1 were found the two corpscs lying
-her, and, indeed. almost locked IN
an embrace or death. The one body
was that of mula.to, a stout man.
with gray. crisDy, curling hair, and
the other that of slender, dark-hair-
I1ln men were dressed IN white
lren duck sulJs. When the Hnen
suit was removed from the corpse Of
the elder of the two he was found ID
have fine undershlrt with the initials
"a. ~ upon it,
The pair of black silk socks on this
body contained the same initials work
eli i1 red silk. There was o gold ring
on the finger containing on the inner
rim the engraved Inscription Antonio
y. Maria"
A revolver with an ivory hor''a
marked. together with small gold
mounted telescope. WeIe ,.sl l...-. .-l
the body. The head of the y9Gu0'r
u.us body was resting upon the body
of the first. There was found ON 1t
silver watch. an ammunition
several handkerchiefs bearing the in
itials "F. O..
-A---..-- .--" I't
written In the somewhat craOD'u manu-
writing or an asee ma man. .,..,,..,,,o Of ,r
This letter pore 'ue signature VI We
Come ,,...-. .,.o ot,,.o
JIG IS stated III aoUl.loll s,.,S 20 ,,,S az t1
particulars tAa1 l.ig-e "'S lo''.i0 o.- 1i.0
body OF Jhe younger I.laA 81 l5.-el w,
Ten IN pencil saying lha1 ne d. algs c5I r''l.J'
than abandon the corpse Oh ms Ue--e'''I'
A2ceo. ,.-- A.. ;s.,4,e-
such are the oel4lls on lHJ IIl'.i-'- g;.,,i.l
ca.lon upon "I-ll- .--e - I 49, o',', 5--,;
rely for their lrnIy expressed con ~ ~
tioa that Antonio NaCeo u'5 .lS;,.od me- .,'5
emu. 10 1--' ,.'.l i..-..,,.,-tiC,,,
since the ou11fe',A Oh l"e ,.,,,, il-7,,,i. ~
mas ca0s-o 50 lv"I - c. .@ c,.co,,,,-
I.''A1 o' -'e IN. -. Go ti,a
aSiA7 'o 1.-g ''- ''i1 C.5.., ,o.re tto
whole of the island last year when
Come returned to the eastern prcyln-
cos thp mu1atrC general has held his