Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01
SAW MACE0 BURIED.
VIRGINIA hoy PRESENT Nj i"h
IyTERMEyT or CUDA's LEADER.
TIE LAD WAS FOLLOWING GOMEZ
lie Says Tint the Insurgcnt Gencr"i
Wns betrayed by DIR. Iertuch",
and Tint He WAS Brufnliy Murder
cd-Cubn VIII he Free.

Arthur =. Jack, n Harrisonburg boy
who is not yet 10 years OF age, was In the
city yesterday en- route to his Valley
home. and while here called to pay his
respects to Governor OFerral whom ne
had known in Harrlsonburg.
Jack though only boy has had lots
OF experiences crowded into his short life.
He has Just returned from Cuba, where
he has been following the insurgents for
several months, and reports that he saw
Maceo buried.
He says the lnsurgent leader was surely
killed, and he gives a graphic description
Of the killing. charging openly that Ter
tucha betrayed him into the hands Of the
span!ards. According to Jack. Maceo was
shot from ambush. and then, while sur
fering from his wounds. was tied behind
the horses of the Spanish and dragged
over the ground. Before he was dead he
was cut loose from the horses and the
Spanish soldiers gathered round him. ana
with their machetes cut him all 70 pieces.
BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS.
The mutlated remains Of the dead chief
tain were found by his own soldiers. and
they were given a military burial. IL
was then that Jack claims 10 have seen
them. He says that he had met Maceo
several times. and that though be was
mutilatod when found by his troops, he
Oack) unquestionably Identified him.
Young Jack ran away from his home,
IN HarrisOnburg, about two years ago.
and shipped On board the tiibusterer
Laura da which sailed from New York
May 9TH last. He landed in cuba and
joined Comes division of the Cuban
army In the pinar Del Rio region. he
took up with Reno the New York Her
AIDS correspondent. and went with him.
assisting him i'm taking notes and col
Letting data for his stories. He left Cuba
last Monday week. and says ne Will re-
turn there on January 18th, ana expects
10 again join Gomez unless Weyler in-
terfercs
Jack says he has never seen Weyler
AMI be told the Dispatch man. with a
suggestive smile. that he didn't want tc
meet that gentleman either. Jack says
/ the Cubans will surely secure their free
/ dom, that they have already got almost
entire possession of the island. and it is
/ only Il question of a short time now be
/ fore the Spanish will be driven off en-
/ urely.
HOPED AGAINST HOPE.
/ The Cubans had for a long time grea
/ hopes that the United States would come
10 their assistance. but they have nov
| given up an hopes Of this and are de-
/ pending upon themselves. Just now tho
/ best friend they have is fever. This drea'
| disease is playing havoc among the span
! ish troops and at present there are owe
/ 1l,C00 o. the foreign soldiers lying III Will
it I'm Habaua.
As for the reports that the two armie
have not been doing any fighting. Jacl
says that is all fudge. They have ha'
| numerous engagements. he says. and som
OF the battles have resulted very Gisas
trously for both ss1cs. The Cubans
though. the young man thinks, are TIN
best fighters. and he says they are deter
mined 10 hold out TO the end. lmmedi
ateiy after the death of Maceo they Pc
belled against Gomez and the General eS
perienced considerable trouble with them
but they We're sublued in short order b.
Rlverro. who was placed I'm control o
them by Gomez. Biverr0 Is already yer
popular with the men. but De can't talk
Maceo's place I'm their affections.