Show A WAR FOR REVENGE Lint Hernandezs Rjport ot he Death of Hacso fERllIJILE nUllt foil TIlE 1101V lha Cuban Leader Now Mfriyii r AC9 but lib Iliouors llriuilo to ATrieM Him NEW YORK Jan ISA special to the Herald from Jacksonville lila sayst The question of Maceoi death now iseems fully decided < J A Huon the Florida Cuban agent tine loot rclved a loiter from Colonel Andr lIruoo deg who commanded the Cuban do laolimeot that went to reinforce Maceoa forces In the letter Colonel Hernandez coy The greatest desire of our cncrjy hero li I to appear and make you fellafe In the United States believe that the provinces vl Ilnar del lllo and Ha lana Sf0 Without Inurgeul ni In a lair way to be pacified Hut Ibis la wrong without a word of truth lu II o The only pacification we oUr It I liberty I lib-erty gained by our trusty machetes t Dcmbr7 was adoy Wa will over I forget lor It was the i Ibat we tottered u great misfortune the tragic death by ambush of our noble Macao This t is tbe greatest misfortune we have cohered since the beginning of the war But It only encourages us to fight tha harder and avenge his death Cuba llbre IB the only shout we have now We were encamped near Ibo fight thai day and beard Ibo firIng fir-Ing Mao came across the trooba unknown to us with but forty men Jloro than 1600 Bpanlaruiwho had been informed il bis trip aiuhushsd him Ha rode Into it and was shot at Ibo first fire We beard the firing and thinking that some of our friends were attacked by tha Spanish guerillas we elected off 01 DOC to their aid though we bad bui 410 men When we reached the dell of battle It woe almost al-most over and we were told Maceo was killed and his body had beau tied to a horaij tall and that Ibo Hpaolsn ware taking It OH We wore perfectly Irutlo over the rport We dalId forward with drawn machetes anti weal Hunt that wail Tue Bpanlarls met uu and the encounter was horrible horri-ble Our men fought to kill only bent 00 avuglo 1110 coo Our Iroly and sharp machetes toll wIth regularity and I think we Llllod morn than two bundled of the enemy and what IB more we hal the cousolatlou of recovering re-covering the body of our beloved leader Maoeo The Spaniards fought bard to re KI ln It Charging upon us repeatedly but our sharp machetes were too much for thom not they coon rtoleU Our llltie lorco Bullertd terribly Oar cavalry wblcnollo Btronr come out with only tweutytwo men and the Inlantry also BuUered Hut lor all lout we wore oomoled by the met mat our brave brothers gave up their liven In a good cause and to savo the body of our lamented Marco from tile doe nation lint the Hpahtards would have lilllcted We burled the body In a secret and Becure place Only nijaelf and a few elected men know the location lu uua time It will bu made public If known now tho murderous Bpaulords would try to get It and lurado It Os showing their great triumph loor Maceo sleeps In peace but bli brothers remain to avenge 11m ucil that they are doIng gaily I hn a good tony hDportanl thIngs 10 fell I you III coooctlon with Ibl butt t douo dr 10 lot them lu Ibl 01 am not positive tile letter will gel through safely digued ANDIIES HEIINANDL I t Lieut Cot Itog Uoyuuieu Uom matidlng Department ol Havaua i |