The age-herald., 1897-11-23
MONEY, NOT LEAD,
 DLANCO'S WEAPON Attempts Bribery to Put Down
 the Rebellion. INSURGENTS ON THE ALERT Mil Strike a Decisive Blow to Encourage
 Friends in America. BLANcO AND sEcRETARY-GENERAL Said to Have Uttered Words Which Will
 Act Against Them. WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE POOR PEOPLE Who Are Not Taking Hand in the War? Is Proving Hard Problem to the Spanish
 -Grandee's Divided on the
 Proposed Autonomy.
Said to Have Uttered Words Which Will
 Act Against Them.
WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE POOR PEOPLE

Nld iNCJ " SN't, AN's M N-' Gen. Pando, who has been sent to the front by Marshal Blanco, carries with him a commission to treat WI. h insurgent leaders to surrender and acceptance of autonomy Marshal Blanco also ins .Tucts Gen. Pando that autonomy in it's most liberal sense shall be the basis of his terms offered the insugens leaders. Pando selected Damien Cabellero, who is grandfa ther of the insurgent Rabi, the backbone of the rebels in Santiago de Cuba, as h.s agent to go among the Cuban ca mp. He authorizes Caballero to offer Rabi large sums of money for him. self and those who surrender with him. Pando and Blanco are negotiating with other leaders of the insurgents
 On the other hand. 1t is believed the insurgents have similar plans in an op- poslte direction and with totally diff ferent object i'm view. If Cuban repre- sentalives among the friends of the in- surgents are to be believed H-e revolu- tionary leaders hope to strike decisive blow at Spain before congress meets as an encouragemen to their friends in the United States who are urging recogni- tion upon the part of the United States government of the belligerency of Cuba.
 Conjesto Talks Too Much.
 Senor Congesto, formerly Spanish con- sul at Philadelphia, and now secretary general of Cuba, is continuing to lose ground in public favor in consequence of some extraordinary statements which he made to the Spanish here. Congesto is said to be displaying great ignorance of public affairs. and in cons squence has neglected many duties of his office fl- nally, the utterances of Congesto, if re- peated, are likely to be sharply resented at Madrid. He is said to have remarked that Spain until now had followed pol icy of spoilation in Cuba and that the in- surgen;s were justified in acting as they did. While this may be perfectly true such remark from prominent Spanish official is not likely to pass without mo- tice at the Spanish capital.
 And Blanco, Too.
 Regarding political utterances, ssate- msnt made by General Blanco shortly after his arrival here is being much com- mented upon. It seems that when the superior of religious order, situated at Guanabaco, near this city, waited upon the new captain-general in order to well come him to Cuba, General Blanco in the course of the conversation which fol- lowed said: "Only Divine providence ds able to save Cuba whereupon the distinguished priest retorted: 'If we must confide only in Divine Providence and have no other means to conquer the insurgents, then we are lost"
 The sympathizers with the insurgents have been making considerable capital out of this incident, claiming Blanco's remark shows he has no faith in the suc- cess of his mission.
 Further proof of this state of mind upon the part of Marshal Blanco appears to be furnished in stateme mt which is attributed to him when he r:plfsd to the welcome of the Merchants association. Upon that occasion, the captain general is said to have asserted Spain could keep the fighting up until after April next and if by that time the Spandards were unable to restore peace at any price he (Mantshal Blanco) would return 10 Spain.
 Incidentally this sentiment is credited to several other generals who have ar rived here recently from Spain.
 Food for the Poor.
 Official dispatch from Matanzas an- nounces the release of s: nora de Roca, mother of the insurgent Jose de Roca.
 Gen. Pando has arrived at Matanzas and has ordered the distribution of 1000 rations of food daily to the recontrado s'poor."
 Particulars were received here at Spanish headquarters of the surrender to the authorities in the province of Pinar Del Rio of the insurgents be- longing to what is called the Cuervo band. Recently the autonomist party elected the father of Cuervo to be mayor of Neuva Pas, and now one of the brothers of Cuervo a colonel in the in- surgent army, has surrendered with a lieutenant colonel, three insurgent ma jors, other insurgent officers and 113 armed insurgent privates.
 An Dissolved Question. Much has been written against the | rsaict of recommendation issued by Capt.