Evening star., 1896-12-09

moved from the corpse Of the elder of the
two he was found to have on a fine under
shirt with the initials "A. M" upon ii. The
pair or black silk socks on this body con-
famed the same initials, worked in red silk.
Ihere was gold ring on the finger con-
tanning on the inner rim the engraved in
scriptlon Antonio Maria" revolver
with an Ivory handle and marked together
with a small gold-mounted telescope were
also found on the body. The head of the
younger mans body was resting upon the
body OF the first There was found on it a
silver watch, an ammunition bag several
handkerchiefs bearing the initials "F G. -
travelling valise, portfolio containing a
nun hcmner OF papers and small book which
had apparently been bought in New York,
Judging from the marks on 1t.
Rejoicing in Havana
Such are the details of the Identification
upon which the Spanish officials rely for
their firmly expressed conviction that An
tonic Maceo has met his end. No news
that has been received since the outbreak
OF the 1nsurrectton has caused 50 great a
sensation In Havana or has been deemed
SO encouraging tn the Spanish cause. Since
the famous raid OF the Cubans across the
Whole of the island last year, when Maceo
invaded Pinar del Rio, while Gomez return
ed 20 the eastern provinces the Cuban gem
eral has held his own in the western prov-
ince against the utmost efforts of the Span
laTds 10 d1slodge him. He transferred the
whole seat of war from the east to the
vest end, and while his enemies claimed
ne had run into q trap and built a strong
trocha across the island to keen him there
he continued his indefatigabie campaign
ana confidently claimed always that he
eould cross the trocha when he wished and
erect junction with Gomez in the east.
NAL Cirujeda arrived in Havana at noon
yesterday with the documents which haJ
been taken from the bodies
MnceO's brilliant Career,
Antonio Maceo has without question been
the most brilliant figure of the present re-
volt In Cuba. He effected a landing at
Oerte de Barancoa March 81 With MIN
were Flor Crombet and the folio wing ott,
GERS: His brother, Jose Maceo, Ausustin
Celreco, Patricio Corona, Frank Agrimonte
Pedro Duverger, Juan Justiser Joachim
sanchez Jorge Estrada. Adolpheo Pena,
Domingo Guzman, Josepalca. Jesus Ma.ia
Santana. Alberto Boy, Luis Garrimel. Man
uel Ganda, Juan Limonta Isidoro Noriesa.
Soler. ''
Antonio Maceo had been a member of
Gen. Gomez's staff during the ten years
war from 1858 to 1878, and commanded
large bodies of troops in the province of
Santiago de Cuba. in which province his
family had lived, and where he owned q
large plantation. After the ten years war
Maceo had Travelled in Central America, at
tempting to raise large force to invade
Cuba End contest the sovereignty Of Spain.
In 1886 he went to Hayti to try to get os-
sistance for an invasion of Cuba but he
was driven out. and lived for a long time
In retirement in Jamaica, and after that
he returned to Cuba and lived very quiet
ly on his plantation In the eastern province
where he was very popular. In 1890 he
was driven out of Cuba and came to New
York.
At the time of the present outbreak he
was in Florida, and he Joined a large ex-
petition which set cut from Fort Limon
In March, 1895, on the steamer Adirondack
A Spanish man-of-war pursued the steamer
for eight hours, and at last the leaders
were compelled to land on Fortune Island,
one of the West Indies Thence Maceo
and the other leaders made their way to
Cuba.
The insurgents campaign in the province
Of Santiago de Cuba took an active phase
under Maceo and was pushed with urre-
lenting vigor. All during the summer
months of 1895, while Maxine Gomez was
recruiting ,a, In his forces and gathering ma
continued his activity. In the great raid
across the island led by Maximo Gomez
in 1880 Maceo was his chief coadjutor, and
ceded with his headquarters to the city of
Havana Maceo led a daring raid into the
fertile province of Pinar lei Rio. where
he devastated the great Vuelto Abajo TO-
bacco district and raised the whole province
in revolt against Spain.
When Gomez finally began his retreat to
the eastern province Maceo remained in
Piner del Rio. apparently confident Of his
the other insurgent forces and willing to
rely upon the people of this province, which
had not been entered by the jns1rgeat
forces at all in the ten years war. There
he has been ever since, with the Spanish
authority in the; province practically over
turned except in few of the larger cities
All attempts to dtslodge him or to capture
him have proved futile and he has dis
proved the assertionsof the Spaniards that
he could never tcrGss the trocha and es-
cape from Pinar aeE Rio.
Time and again reports have been re-
ceved from Cuba of. his defeat and lout,
his death in action pr his suicide, always
to be refuted by his later activities. There
is no doubt thano many people win doubt
the authenticity of the report now received
of his death. though no previous report
has given such explicit details Of the cir
cumstances of hfs death.