The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-14
ASSASSINATED!
Most Dastardly Deed In Modern
History Of Warfare.
Antonio Maceo Was Led Into an
Ambush and Shot Down.
The Murder Accomplished Tn
der the Pretext of a Truce.
EYENSAVAGES SHAMED
by the Spanish Brutal Disre-
gard For Honor.
Butcher" Weyler Sinks to the
Lowest Level
Which 1t Has Been Prophesied
He Would Reach.
Which 1t Has Been PrOphesied
He Would Reach.
PLOT MOST SATANIC.
Ciruieda Was Assassin; Ter
tucha His Assistant.
Most of the Officers on Maceo's
Staff Fell With Him.

Jacksonville. Fla. Dec. 14.-CoI J. a.
Dehuam. head Of the Florida branch Of
the cuban junta. received at noon today
a letter from a trusted correspondent in
Havana which fully confirmed the re
port of the death Of General Antonio
Maceo. the famous Cuban leader, and
further declared that NIaceo and his en-
tire staff, except Or. Zertucha, his ply
sician had been assassinated last Mon
day while on his way to attend con
ference to which he had been invited by
the Marquis Ahumada. acting captain
general during General Weyler's alb
sence from Havana in the field
According to the correspondent the
MARQUIS Of Ahumada sent a letter TO
General Maceo inviting him to a confer
ence near Punta Bravo, stating that ne
desired to discuss with him as TO some
means of stopping bloodshed and the
great waste OF human life. Maceo, who
was the soul of honor. never for a mo
ment thought treachery was intended,
especially as the invitation came from
such noted Spaniard as the marquis,
and he Immediately returned an answer
aging he would be glad 10 meet the
Spanish general
LED INTO A SPANISH TRAP
Attended by his staff only, consisting
OF 35 men and officers sAdaceo went to
the rendezvous. On his arrival at the
trocha the Spanish soldiers there, act
ing under orders, ,saluted the rebel chief
tain as he passed, but after reaching
the rendezvous on the east side near
hillside, thic1ly wooded, the Cuban
leader was surprised to see instead OF
the Marquis Of Ahumada, a large body
Of Spanish soldiers
Maceo felt that he had been cruelty
trapped and his suspicious We're con-
firmed when peremptory orders came
from Maj. Cirujeda, who dashed up to
the Cuban leader as he stood surround
ed by his staff and demanded his un-
conditional surrender.
Never was the brave reply, and
hardly had the words been uttered
when volley after volley was poured in
to the little band. who, although hem
med in on III sides and Outnumb bered al
most 100 to L. struck spurs to their
horses with cries, cuba Bibre" and
rode gallantly to their death, striking
down as many of the enemy as they
could
MACEO AND HIS MEN SHOT DOWN
NIaceo is reported to have fallen at
the first fire with a bullet through his
head which broke his jaw, While an
other hit him in the abdomen.
Young Francisco Gomez, son Of the
Cuban commander in chief,Was the next
to fall and in a few moments bloody
corpses, all shot almost beyond recOg-
niti0n SO fierce and concentrated was
the Spanish fire, were all that remained
OF the gallant Cubans. who had trusted
to Spanish honor Only one member Of
the staff scaped@Dr. Zertucha. This,
the Cubans regard, as very peculiar.
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