The Portland daily press., 1896-12-14
FOUL TRE&CHERY.
Antonio Nace0. the Cuban LeaGays azs.
red to His Death.


ence with the Spanish and Shat ia tcId
Blood Under a Flag of Truce Causes
Great Sensation in Washington
Cling to the Belief That Thoir Here Is
Still Alive,
CinciDaat Ohio, December l2-~pho
Scripps McRae league correspuudsnf ST
Jaokssnville. Fla, wired the Post today
as Follows:
This city was thrown into great ak
,c1teTuent by the news this Afternoon that
the patriots had admitted the eefrsc5-
ness OF the report that the bray leader
AntQuie Maceo, had been butch sli. q.
N. rehuau, chief OF the Florida Cuban
Junta, gave out the following TO the cor
respondents: "a letter received by
prominent Cuban in this city gives the
detailed account of the assassination Of
Gen. MaceQ and his entire staff with the
COOS physician. The letter came from
reliable source In Havana but the oorre-
spondent's name is withheld for the OBJ
vions reason. said Mr.. Dehuau, "thnt
he would be shot within an hour by the
Spanish authorities if they knew who
gave away the details Of one of the most
horrible atrocities ever ohronicled in
modem warfare From the letter, it ap-
pears that the Marquis Of Ahumada, who
ofhcsated as Captain General of Cuba
dqctng Weyler's absence 10 the field, sent
letter to Maueo inviting the Cuban
leader to q conference. MaUeo, never for
a moment thinking that treachery was
intended. especially as the invitation
cape from such prominent Spanlard rs
We Marquis Of Ahumada, Immediately
returned an answer saying he would be
81 %ox ID = hn Srav1 ioh
only accompanied by his staff he went to
the rendezvous. little dreaming Of the
fate in store for him On arriving at
the troeha, the Spanish soldiers there,
acting under orders, actually saluted the
rebel ohieftain as he passed and after
reaching the rendezvous the Cuban lead
or was surprised to find instead of the
Marquis large body OF Spanish soldiers
who seemed to come from every side.
The actions Of ths troops were SO snspio-
ious that Maceo felt they had him cruelty
trapped and his suspicions were con-
firmed when Q peremptory order came
from srlendidly mounted officer to sur
render. Never, was the reply and hard
ly had the words been uttered when vol
ley after volley WAS poured into the little
band of Cubans who, though hemmed in
on all sides, stuck spurs to their horses
and with cries of Cuba Libre, rode gal
laptly to their death. Maceo is reported
to have fallen at the ire with a bullet
through his head, breaking his jaw. An
other shot hit hin, in the abdomen. Both
were fatal. Only one member Of the staff
escaped and that was DIR. ZeItucha." ,"
The letter says the oorpsas were buried
to keep the details from being made pub
lie.
How Congressman Heard the Startling
Cuban News.
Washington, December 12.-The news
of the alleged assassination of Maceo un-
der the cover of what was practically a
flag of truce is accepted as true by the
Cuban legation here and was received
with thrill of horror by the Congress
men who learned of 1t. If authentic con-
firmation of the story should be received
from Acting Consul General Springer in
Havana, some Immediate action from
Congress may be looked for in the conn
ing week. There are facts In this story
which, as the Cubans here believe, tit In
with previous reports and make them in
telligib.e It was regarded as incompre-
hensible that q rough and tum BILE fighter
like Maceo should be found killed in silk
underwear and with all his ieIelry on
his person. But if he was rid: n out for
q parley nothing weuld be more natural
to Cuban than to attire himself in his
most gorgeous array. Revolutions of en-
quiry on the subject will probably be in
troduoed In one or both houses of Con-
gress on Monday next. 5t
Cuban Junta in New York Issues q State
ment.
New York, December 1s.-The Cuban
Junta in this city late this afternoon re-
ceived the following telegram from their
Jacksonville agent, j. A. Huau:
II have received q letter from Havana
confirming tho death of Maceo and staff
by combination between Marquis Ahu-
mazda, second in command to Gen. Wey-
ler. and Dr.. zertucha. They were muir
dered. ~
Delegate Testrada Palma, after the re-
| for the press. 1t Is in part as follows:
"The news does not surprise me be-
cause the first reports were go contradic-
tory that read mystery. l was In
ciined to believe the news was false at
frat, but finally concluded if Gen. Naceo
was dead it WAS through the assassin g
knife. 1t seems now he has been mur-
crowd from the balcony of his palace
seemed anxious to shirk the credit for
the responsibility of Maceo's death when
he said the victory was clearly due to
Ahumada, Perhaps his conscience hegins
to feel remnrse This very act Of the
Spanish general proves the straits of the
Spanish. army. They must resort to
treachery. They did not face Maceo, they
stabbed him in the back. Let me ask
where il the Spanish chivaIry of which
they boast SO muchf'
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