The herald., 1897-12-21
MURDERER
OF MACEO
Appointed Mayor of a City
of Cuba
A TREASURY ORDER ISSUED
TO KEEP A WATCH ON THE TUG
DAUNTLESS
TREASURY ORDER ISSUED
A Spanish Diplomat Insists That the
Spanish Liberal Party Is Grow
ing More Popular

| Associated Press Specia, Wire
| HAVANA, edo. 20.-Dr. Zertucha, who
was the physician of the late General
Maceo, has been appointed mayor of
Bejucal, this province. Zertucha has
| belonged in his day to all the political
parties in Cuba. At one time he was
a bandit in the Vuelta Abajo, and his
record was very discreditable. 1t was
quite inexplicable to the friends Of
Maceo that he kept the physician on his
staff for so long period, notwithstand-
ing the warnings given him.
Maceo used to say that Zertucha' s
fault was his drinking habit.
| At the time the famous Cuban COM
mander was killed, Zertucha was
charged with leading him and his party
into the fatal ambush, but he issued Il
| long statement in which he tried to show
that Maceo met his death in battle
in the usual way. Zertucha also bitterly
| assailed the honor of the Cuban leaders.
After the killing of Maceo the dis
honored physician was allowed to go
free by the Spaniards, and 1t was said,
| and generally believed, that his pockets
| were well lined with Spanish gold.
The local newspaper comment today
upon the death Of Lieutenant Colonel
Ruiz, the sorrowful utterances rejecting
the sentiment Of the general public.
El DiarO de la Marina relates the fact
that at the end of the ten years war
rebels resorted to the same proceedings
few days before the peace Of Zanjon.
La Lucha says the fate of Ruiz was "a
misfortune to haste"
The official Gazette has at last pub
| lished the autonomy DEGREES. A largely
attended mass meeting Of Conserva-
! tives, with delegates from various parts
Of the island. was held this evening, con-
vened by a circular issued by the
Marquis de Apezteguia leader OF the
Spanish Conservative party. The cir
cular said the Conservatives expect and
demand only justice from the govern :
| ment.
Yesterday at Regla, q suburb Of Ha-
vana, there was a sensational bull fight
| in which girl bull fighters from Spain
entered the ring and killed the bulls like
| regular professionals. They were greatly
applauded.
WATCH THE DAUNTLESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The treas
| ury department has notified the col
| lector of customs at Key West to keep
watch on the tug Dauntless, which Is
suspected of having another filibustering
expedition on hand. The information
| was furnished by the Spanish minister.
SHE IS WATCHED
PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec. 20. - There
h1a aotixyitv IN, ri n q
United States ship Montgomery yester-
| day, owing to information having been
| received here advising her commander
| that several suspected fllibusters were
In the harbor. Consequently the officers
| started the fires and made preparations
| for getting under way at moments s
notice. The crew of the cruiser worked
in conjunction with the revenue cutter
Penrose. Later in the afternoon the
Montgomery put squad Of armed men
in charge Of an officer, on board the Pen
rose, and they will be relieved every four
hours until further developments The
Montgomery also fitted out several boats
with guns, ammunition and armed
crews, to patrol the harbor, while the
Penrose did duty outside, around War
rington. All the boats of the Montgom-
cry have orders to fire first two blank
| charges, to bring to any suspected ves-
sci, and upon her neglecting to stop, a
third shot, this time loaded shell, is tc
be fired.
The Somers N. Smith, a pilot vesse
called the Britannia, and a schooner
are loading under official supervision
The Smith is said to have run several
successful expeditions in the past hav.
ing escaped the Montgomery once, ani
as she came in from sea on Thursday
night and has been taking on board al
day long a cargo of some description
an unusual proceeding with pilot boat
the Montgomery intends to follow hel
as soon as she gets under way. The Brit
ANNA and the schooner have also beer