The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10

Antonio Mace0,
Lieutenant General,
Army of the Cuban Republic.
THAT notice spread CONSERVATION, and
the news of burned plantations coming
close upon it next day, brought a whole
brigade of soldiers from Havana. They
hunted for us four days along the laKe
shores, but before they arrived Maceo had
slipped back into Pinar del Rio.
My parting with Maceo occurred when
he sent me with dispatches to Gomez.
cannot tell you the method of intercourse
further than to say that 1 Travelled in
disguise. To enter into detail would nat
urally be to reveal our plans to the Span
iards. Maceo embraced me warmly at
parting, and gave me a brace of rovo!vers,
one of which 1 lost at the engagement in
which 1 was wounded, and the second OF
which now lies before you
Il deeply and sincerely mourn the mu-
latto, Maceo. l wish to the Almighty that
struggling Cuba had few white men as
good as he"
Lieut. G. Francisco Baran, who is re-
covering from his wounds at 1875 LeXing-
ton avenue was one of Maceo's aides.
Lieut. Baran is, like his gallant but I'M
fortunate leader, of mixed blood. "Maceo
sprang on the fathers SIDE" he says,
from as good white blood as can be found
in the Spanish West Indies. He is as
great a mulatto as the elder Dumas, Pres
were 1 think that Maceo was far more
than a mere guerrilla leader. Had he been
put a the head of an army under ordinary
conditions of warfare, he would, to my
mind, have been one of the greatest gen.
erals of modern times. 1 remember many
stirring encounters during my term IS
alde-de-camp to the general, but all of
them, or nearly all, have been already
chronicled The attack on the government
store at Candelaria, however, may be new.
Candelaria is a large town in Pinar del
Rio, not far to the westward of the trocha
of 49, Gen. Weyler must have meditated
making it a basis of supplies during
campaign, for in June last, he sent thith
er a large amount of food, including
bread, timed meats, etc. A very strong
convoy under Capts. Bosch and O'Clery
accompanied the supply train. Together
with the ordinary garrison they made Can
delaria very strong place.
"Ndaceo heard of the food supplies and
for three weeks our spies were kept busy
prowling in and around the city, in the
guiSe of priests, peasants, etc. A lady
of good family by the way, was,
was one of our most successful emissaries.
"On the feast of San Juan there was
high mass at Candelaria, and nearly 200
of the insurgents attended it with their
machetes inside their jackets or hidden
in their trousers legs. By design they
arranged themselves in the church porch
and just inside the door, whereas the
garrison (which had attended service in a
+ body, leaving only few sentries on guard
were ranged in the best places near the
high altar. During the sermon, which was
delivered after the gospels. the signal was
given by a friendly bell-ringer in the
church tower who waved a white hand
kerchief toward the south. Twenty min
utes later there was clatter of hoofs,
and we were in the Plaza and driving a
whole line of wagons before us, while
every man had some plumber across his
saddle. The bugle sounded and from the
church came the Spaniards. But the in
surgents around the doors pretending to be
4 frigh tened peasants and planters, obstr' ct
ed the way, and a terrific crush, together
with loss of life resulted within the sa-
cred edifce. We shot down the sentries
I and got clear off to the woods with a
splendid lot of provender and some guns
and ammunition. The spies who had OBJ
! structed in the church succeeded in es-
! Gaping during the excitement of the pur-
| suit by OClery. Capt. Rosch was killed,
/ ana the Spaniards lost heavily. Only two
of our men were killed, although many
| suffered wounds