Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-14
INSURGENT LEADER TENDERS HIS
SERVICES TO BLANCO.
HAD BEEN UNDER SUSPICION.
HIS ACTION SAID TO HAVE BEEN No
SURPRISE TO CUBANS.
Will Have No Effect Upon Other In
surGcnt Lcndcrs-WeaIthy Span
iards Hold Meetings in Be-
half of n United states
PrOtcctOrate.

Havana, via Key West, Fla, Dec. 13.-1t
Is announced sem-otiicialy that General
Sanguilly. the insursent leader, has writ
ten to Marshal Elanco rendering him his
services unconditionally.
Some of the richest Spaniards of Cuba
have had further meetings here. at Glen
fuegos and SaGua to consider the advisa-
hilty of sending Il petition to President
Mckinley asking for the establishment Of
a United States protectorate over Cuba. If.
within six months. the governments plans
for the pacificaton of the island give 10
results.
Havana, via Key West. Fla, Dec. 15.-It
is officially announced that the Spanish
forces under the command of General Pan-
do, in the province of Puerto PRINCIPE.
have been pushing the insursent leader.
General Maximo Gomez. 50 closely that
he WIS obliged. with about 900 men of his
escort, TO seek refuge in the woods and
mountains of Las Delicias.
The commissioners sent by General Pan
do to different parts of the island with in
struCtiOns to negotiate with the insurgents
for their acceptance of the autonomous
feature Of government proposed by Spain
have not returned in a single case. which
seems to confirm the report that some of
them have been hanged by the insurgents
and other have elected to remain with the
enemy. 1t is reported that Juan Dcigado
the insurgent leader. has hanged the two
commissioners who were sent TO him with
peace propositions.
\ dispatch recently received here from
Madrid says that the autonomic cabinet
for Cuba will not be formed until the re-
formists and autonomists unite in one
party, and it is added that the reformist
deputy, Amblard. who is now in Madrid,
w 1rFiy- al N Nav owl flor
to Manuel Rafael AnsuIo, Il member of the
Cuban revolutionary junta, portfolio in
the new autonomic cabinet. in order to in
duce him to return to Cuba.
New York, Dec. 13.-At the Cuban junta
headquarters. and from other sources here.
it was learned that Sanguilly's loyalty to
the Cuban cause had been under suspicion
for some time, and that his reported ac-
tion in Offering his services Internationally
to General Blanco was by no means 4 sur
prise. Delegate Thomas Estrada Palma.
however, speaking for publication. s. id
that he could hardly believe that Sangully
had captulated. but that he did not at
1tach much Importance to the report. even
if true.
y Cuban merchant prominent among the
revolutionistS in this city said that Sam
gully was not likely TO so over again
within the inSurgent lines, and that what
ever action he had taken would have no
effect upon the insurgent leaders still in
the field.
General Sanguilly was in New York until
q week ago. 1t was said at the junta that
Senior Angulo. referred to in the dispatch.
was not a member of that body. which
consists of only four members. Senor An
Gulo according to the same authority, is
a Cuban lawyer and Il man of letters who
| is one of the editors of journal called
Cuba. published in this city. This paper
has been published in Spanish for the las,
| three weeks. To-day it appears in English
| II is directed by Senor Escovar. formerly OF
La Discussion in Havana, and advocates
the acceptance of the autonomy offers. Ii
has no connection with the junta.