Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-17
CONFIRMED ny THE INSURGENTS.


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Copyright, 1896. by Press Publishing Company)
HAVANA, Cuba (yia Key West, Fla)
Dec. 1G.-(New York World Cablegram--Spe-
cial telegram THE confirmation of General
Maceo's death from an authorized nsurgent
source, which wired to the World Saturday
night, was obtained by special emssary
of the World from Brigadier General Castillo
the second In command to General Aguirre,
and came direct Il ON the iusursent headquar-
tiers. AS Castillos Cuban brigade received
General Maceo his arrival in Havana
province, after crossing the trocha, and as
Castillo commanded General Maceo's van
guard in the fight with Grujeda's Spanish
column near Punta Bravo, where the noted
patriot leader fell, his message to the World
confirming the report of General Maceo 6
death, left no room for further doubt.
DR.. Zetucha's life having been threatened
by Cubans, he came to Havana Sunday and
took refuge in the Cabanas castle, while
awaiting an opportunity TO sail for Spain,
having been summoned there for a personal
conference with the minister OF war.
The Spanish naval authorities here resent
General Weyler's claim that Maceo passed
the trocha by sea. formal protest, signed
by numerous commanders of the coast guard
fleet, has been forwarded to the minister of
marine at Madrid with q request that he
lay 1t before the cabinet and recommend an
investigation to relieve the navy of an I'M
just charge.
Private Santa Clara advices say the town
of Mayabas was bombarded by the rebel
forces under Pancho Carrillo and captured
after a three days siege. The adjoining
town OF Placitas is now menaced.
Cubans here deny the Spanish report OF
General Lacret's death from dysentery. They
say he has not even been i'll and Is in active
command now of the insurgents operating
In Matanzas province rumOr is current
today that he was captured by Spanish
troops in hospital and put to the machete
ttrfsh NO.. I,,,, At
confirmed.
ENERGY IN THE EAST
The Worlds correspondent in Santiago re-
ports that the neighboring town of El Cobre
was raided lately by the insurgents, led by
Quintin Bandera. that the stores were sacked
and that several residents were strung up
to lamp posts The local fort made little re-
sstance. The rebels only retired upon the
approach of Spanish reinforcements from
Santiago.
Neuvitas letter reports a new rebel
dynamite explosion, the bomb wrecking a
military train on the Puerto Principe railway
near Mlnas. Several officers and privates
were wounded, but nobody was killed
News by way of Sagua la Grande reports
that the town of Quemado lie Guines has
been raided, that fifty houses there have
been burned. PacifCos. in the rural districts
about Satacra Matanzas province, are ter
ror stricken. Rebel bands are sweeping west
burning all buildings along their route in
Gomez Pacificos no longer are respected
The able-bodied farmers are compelled to
join the rebel ranks Or move within the
Spanish lines Neutrals no longer are rec
ognzed. Everybody must be on one side or
the other. The invaders from the east are
bringing dynamite gun and several mount
ain cannon. Most of the men are unmount-
ed. but all apparently are well armed.
The mchaced Spanish outposts in Santa
Clara and Matan2as provinces are urgently
requesting achievements. General Wey-
Ter Is hurrying assistance by both sea and
land Ten to fifteen thousand recruits fresh
from spain have been landed at Calbarein
1t is evidently the Spanish plan to cut off
General Garlic and prevent his invasion
In Matanzas.
WILL CALL OUT EVERYBODY
The Havana papers predict special decree
about New Years, calling all loyal able.
bodied males in the island into active mill
tary service. 1t is calculated that this will
give General Weyler at least 100 900 more
recruits, and avert the necessity of further
reniorcements from Spain.
Many Spanish sugar planters In the cen
trail provinces, disregardng General Wey,
lers order prohibiting IT, are preparing to
grind. influential persons are Issuing spe-
clal wires in Madrid to induce Premier Cano-
vas to have General Weyler withdraw his
opposition In cases where the planters are
willing to organize and maintain at their
own expense a special military force to pro
tect their plantations