The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
SENT BACK TO PRISON
BLANCO's TERMS sPURNED BY TWO
CUBAN INsURGENT LEADERS.
Cabanas Preferred by Rivera and
triOts' Cause-NOtes from Cuba.

HAVANA, via Key West. Fla, Nov. "a
After the order had been issued for the
release of Gen. Plus Rivera and Colonel
Bacallao, who were captured by Gen. Her
nandez de Velasco last March, but before
they were actually freed both were con-
Quoted to the palace, entering by a side
door from O'Reilly street and going up a
private stairway. Marshal Blanco received
them and proposed that they should help
to restore peace by assisting in the estab-
lishment of autonomy. They declined to ac-
cept his proposition. He then requested
them to make formal compromise and to
agree not to take up arms again against
SPAIN This, also, they refused. declaring,
on the contrary, that when actually free
they would return to the insurgent camp.
After this high-spirited reply they were
promptly returned to Cabanas fortress,
where they now remain prisoners of war,
no effect having been given to the orders
for their release.
Last Saturday seventy of the reconcen-
tradoes, armed with machetes and revolv-
ers, left Guira Melena for the country dis
tricts They have not yet returned, and it
is believed they have joined the insurgents
ranks.
General Ruiz having arrived here from
Sancti Spiritus, has been ordered to return
Immediately to resume the command. OF MS
| brigade.
General Pando has sent to eastern Cuba
and to Gala Guey commissioners OF no IN
fuence to offer money and office to sucn
insu rgent leaders as will accept autonomy.
Yesterday General Barrado went to Ma
rianao to meet resident of Punta Bravo,
with view of commissioning him to per-
suade such insurgents as are left in that
district to surrender. The governor OF
Puerto Principe has also sent a commits
sioner to insurgent leader Reccio to bring
about his surrender.
Up to to-day there have been no fewer
than 1900 cases of mortality among the
reconcentrados in the district about Jaruco,
while at Sagua la Grandes province OF
Santa Clara, the mortality is so great that
it is feared all there will die within SIX
weeks. Fifty cases of smallpox are reported
| from Santo Domingo.
At Puerto Principe cane grinding has COM
menced on the SinadO ana Lugarenne plan
tations of Senores Sancnez anu peilar ~ ~
plantations at Manzaniilo are preparing 10
grind and at MatanzaS twelve Plantations
are ready to begin; but operations IN
Havana province are entirely paralyzeu
The reports from Los Palos, which repre-
sent that 1903 men surrendered with Colonel
Cuervo, are misleading, as orly Iorty-lwo
centrados who had left the day before LOT
the country and were at the Falos sea'ioii
at the time. -, ,4
This afternoon about 2 o'clock the private
Waterman at the American consulate build
| ing La Casa Nueva, assisted by otners, az
| rested a man who showed him tupe sup
| Csed to contain dynamite, Wh1cn ne sal9
he had found in the building. 1t is DeneVeo
| that he hlmSell pldHteu lHS I"DS O. go -
| he indicated. .,,.+ +ho+ +bo
| column of General Aldave, operating near
| Fayamo and Baire, has suffered a reverse
and considerable loss. Details OF the eli
| ora gement are not yet received:
Yesterday morning a band or insurgents
| entered the town OF Sandaso oe Ids vSsa aft
numbered a grocery store and carried OH
| several oxen from palm grove IN front OF
| the village All last night they kept up
| continual fire near Bejucal, ana also near
Santa Mariade Rosario. ooo
General Gomez, with an eScofl VI %Vu
cavalry, is now near Sagua Lagrande;
General Pando spent the last TWO uays
at the plantation Hosmiguero, EiellluIesS1 o
| the PROPERTY of Mr.. Fowler, awaiting leader
Pancho Perez, now in conference with an
old mutual friend, Senior Lanc1s, VINO mas
offered it is said. to pay Perez $6,OUU III he
will surrender with ms lQrce OF SHY Snir
titus mercantile circles there are greatly
agitated over Senator Morgans letter ad-
vocating joint resolutions OF congress IN
recognition of Cuban delinquency.
Brigader Vidal Ducasse, after the en-
gagement with the Spanish general, De
Velasco, left with hundred men Tor santa
Clara. He passed successfully through
Havana province but on entering Matanzas
province, near Sabanville Encamedador, ne
was attacked by the Spanish forces and
suffered some loss Eventually, after enter
ing the province of Santa Clara he effected
q union with his brother, Juan Ducasse,
and their Joint forces will attempt to pass
the Jucaro trocha to the province OF San
tiago de Cuba.