Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-23

Will Continue the War for Inde-
pendence.
Havana, November 22.-Gen. Pando
started by train from this city on Sat
urday in order, according to the Off
cial announcement, to take charge Of
the campaign against the insurgents.
He was accompanied by his full staff
and was escorted by company of ar
tillery. But it is stated on very good
authority that Gen. Pando has been
commissioned by Marshal Blanco, the
captain general, to enter into COM
munication with the insurgent leaders
with the view of arranging for
ceace.
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 calcu-
lated to further the object which Mar
shall Blanco has in view. Gen. Pan
do, after a consultation with the cap
tain general, first brought about the
release from confinement Of Damian
Caballero, who has been imprisoned
on the Isle of Pines for some time for,
it is alleged, acting as spy for the
insurgents and bringing about dis
aSter for the Spanish troops at Ca
Gao, province of Santiago de Cuba.
Gen. Pando furnished Caballero, who
is the godfather Of Rabi, looked upon
as being the backbone of the insur
gent movement in the province Of
Santiago de Cuba with a considerable
sum of money and caused him to be
landed at Manzanillo, province of San
tiago de Cuba, where a good horse
was placed at his disposal. Gen.
Pando's peace emissary was also fur
nished official documents empowering
him to act in behalf of the Spanish
commander, and from Manzanillo Ca
ballero made his way secretly to the
Jiguani hills, where Gen. Rabi has
his headquarters. Gen. Pando in
structed Caballero to offer Gen. Rabt
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 ar
ranging terms of peace. Besides this,
Caballero was instructed to inform
the insurgent leaders that the Span
ish authorities would undertake to
honestly establish the new autonomist
regime if the leaders of the insur-
gents would accept the propositions
made to them.
Although Cabellero has not returned
from Santiago de Cuba, confidential
advices which have reached the Span
ish officials here seem to indicate that
Cabal.ero has so far been unsuccessful.
1t is understood Gen. Rabi has replied
that he believes a successful ending of
The war in favor of the insurgents is
approaching; that the Cubans, with
the aid of the United States, will gain
their independence, and that, therefore,
he prefers to continue fighting the
Spaniards until the final victory is
won.
0uvalon, the French leader of the in
;urgents. There seems to be no init
nation as to the result of Cabellero's
negotiations with Gen. Duvalon, al
though it may be judged from the at
titude assumed by Gen. Rabi that the
peace negotiations are likely to fall fiat
in Santiago de Cuba.
Gen. Pando meanwhile, acting after
consultation 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 negotiations with three leaders of
the Cuban revolution, and has been en-
deavoring to induce them to go to Diff
ferent insurgent camps to use their in
fluence to bring about peace, on the
promise of Cuba being accorded really
autonomous form Of government.
These three men were also Offered
money for themselves and were to have
been furnished with large sums of mon
ey to distribute among their friends.
But it is understood they have hitherto
declined to become agents of Gen.
Pando, alleging as their excuses that
they have no influence with the insur-
gent leaders of the present day, and
that they would be risking their lives
II they ventured into the insurgent
camps.
In some quarters it is believed that
this reluctance to accept the overtures
OF Gen. Pando is due to the fact tina;
the insurgents are anticipating some
strong step in their favor when the
United States Congress meets. 1t is
generally admitted that Gen. Pando is
somewhat mortified at the non-success
OF his plans UP to the present, and has
informed the three ex-prisoner leaders
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