The Bourbon news., 1897-11-26
END oF TIE WAR.

23.-Gen. Pando has started by train
from this city, in order, according to
the official announcement, to take
charge of the campaign against the in
surgents. He was accompanied by his
full staff and was escorted by a COM
pany of artillery. But it is stated on
very good authority that Gen. Pando
has been commissioned by Marshal
Blanco, the captain general, to enter
into commu nication with the insur-
gent leaders with a view of arranging
for peace.
This statement is based on an accu-
rate knowledge of all the facts in the
case. Gen. Pando did not leave this
city until he had taken steps calculated
to further the object which Marshal
Blanco has in view. Gen. Pando, after
a consultation with the captain gener-
al, first thought about the release from
confinement of Damian Caballero, who
has been imprisoned on the Isle of
Pines for some time past, for, it is al
legged, acting as a spy for the insur-
gents and bringing about a dis
aster for the Spanish troops at
Cacao, province of Santiago de
Cuba. Gen. Pando furnished
Caballero, who is the godfather of
Rabi, looked upon as being the back
bone of the insurgent movement in the
province of Santiago de Cuba, with a
considerable sum of money and caused
him to be landed at Manzanillo, prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, where a
good horse was placed at his disposal.
General Pando's peace emissary was
also furnished official documents en-
powering him to act in behalf o. the
Spanish commander and from Manza-
Milo Caballero made his way secretly
to the Jiguani hills, where Gen.
Rabi has his headquarters. Gen.
sPando instructed Caballero to of
fer Gen. Rabi high rank in
the Spanish army and a large sum
of money to be distributed among the
other insurgent leaders of that part of
Cuba and, in addition, a large amount
of money for himself. in the event Of
his succeeding in arranging terms for
peace. Besides this, CaballerO was in
structed to inform the insurgent lead
ers that the Spanish authorities under
OOOh SSCdUIlSn CI1O HcW du'
tonOmist regime if the leaders of the
insurgents would accept the PROPOSE
tiOnS made to them.
There seems to be no intimation as
to the result of Caballeros negotia-
tiOns with Gen. Du Valon, although 4
may be judged, from the attitude as
sumed by Gen. Rabi, that the peace
negotiations are likely to fall fiat in
Santiago de Cuba. Gen. Pando, in
the meanwhile, acting after consulta-
tiOn with Marshal Blanco, has put
other irons in the fire, in the hope of
prevailing upon the insurgents to come
to terms He has been and still is in
negotiation with three leaders of the
Cuban revolution, and has been en-
deavoring to induce them to 90 to diff
ferent insurgent camps, to use their
influence to bring about peace, on the
promise of Cuba being accorded a real
ly autonomous form of government.
These men were also offered money for
themselves and were to have been
furnished with large sums to dis
tribute among their friends But it is
understood they have hitherto declined
to become agents of Gen. Pando, alleg-
ing as their excuses that they have no
influence with the insurgent leaders.
In some quarters it is believed that
this reluctance to accept the overtures
of Gen. PandO is due to the fact that
the insurgents are anticipating some
strong steps in their favor when the
United States congress meets. 1t
&c n6n Iof
Pando is somewhat mortified at
the non-success Of his plans up
to the present, and has inform
ed the three ex-insurgent leaders
referred to that he doubts their sim
cerity and he indirectly gave them to
understand that he was of the opinion
that they were opposed to the SOW
ereignty of Spain over Cuba and had
no desire to assist the Spanish author
tiles in their efforts to bring about
n peaceful settlement of the
troubles. The Cubans protested
that they were sincere and re-
peated the excuses they had already
made for their Noncompliance with
the requests of the Spanish general.
The latter, though somewhat disap-
pointed, it is understood, will continue
his efforts to come to an understanding
with the insurgents and the military
authorities believe the best way to do
this is to inflict upon the enemy sig
nal defeat, which Gen. Pando hopes to
accomplish.
On the other hand, it is believed the
insurgents have similar plans, though
from an opposite direction and with a
totally different object in view If
current reports among the friends of
the insurgents are to be believed, the
revolutionary leaders hope to strike
decisive blow at Spain before congress
meets, as an encouragement to their
friends in the United States who are
urging recognition upon the part of
the United States government of the
belligerency of the insurgents of Cuba.
The Black Diamond Route.
WILSON, o., Nov 23.-The surveyors
ON the proposed Columbus, Ohio River