The age-herald., 1897-11-14
Although the Cubf s, by Renewed Ac-
 tivity, Show They Want It Not.
ANNExATION QUESTION GAINING FAVOR
Guerlas Routed While on a Scout-The Deadly Macheie Did the Work-BIanco Sends Emissaries 10 the Enemy-New
 Loan For Spain.

IldNdIlt NON. lo.-lHe insurgents nave dynamited and derailed train running. between Neuvitas, the port of Puerto Principe and the city of Puerto Prin- cipe, capital of the province of that name. The force of the explosion over turned the engine, destroyed several cars, killed the engineer, fireman and ten other persons and injured twenty seven soldiers and passs ngers.
 It was officially announced today that a column of Spanish troops, commanded by Gen. Hernando velasco, has been engaged with an insurgent force at the heights of Govsrnador, province of Pinar del Rio. The enemy was commanded by Perico- Diaz, Ducassi, Delagado and other leaders. The Spanish troops cap tured four dnsurgent camps, two stor- age places for insurgsnt arms, two pris- oners and quantity of arms, ammuni- tsn and stores. The insurgents left forty-ore men killed on the field and retired with many wounded The Span fsh column lost an officer and thirteen soldiers killed and had three officers and thirty-nire soldiers wounded
 Marshal Blanco, the governor-general or the island, has, according to official repoits, requested ,he presiding magis- trate of the tribunals before which may be brought natives charged with the crime of rebellion against the Spanish government to remit these cases and Hhdse of a similar character brought against foreigners so that they may be decided acdollding to the terms of the proposed political amnesty for Cuba and the Philippine, approved by the Spa ssish cabinet on the 7th inst.
 Dispatches from Madrid say that the officially inspired papers. Fl Coriio and La Correspondencia, point to the possi- bility of division of the autonomist party into radical and conservative wings. It is generally believed that the newly appointed governors in Cuba will hold their offices brli a comparatively Short time, as 1t Is the general opinion that within two months insucar eham- beEs win be formed, when the governors will be elected by popular vote.
 The insurgents are again active throughout Central and Eastern Cuba. It is understood that they will shortly make a bold demonstration as proof tlnt they have rot accepted autonomy and to induce the Eiext session of the United States congress to recognize their rights as belhg rents.
 Marshal Blanco, it is understood, lacks the necessary moral Influence over the troops to Induce them to carry out his plans for the kindly tratnent of the in- surgents and the natural consequence of this is a state of confliction.
 The annexation of Cuba to the United States is gaining favor among the mer- cartile and foreign elements in the island.
 The local guerilla band at San Felipe, province of Havana. while reconnoiter- ing in the islands were surprised by a band of insurgents under Juan Delgado and eight of the twenty composing the band were machetted. The rest fled to the town.
 Gen. Bfanco has dispatched several paclfcos, provided with passes to- the insurgent lines with view to inducing the leaders to lay down their acims and accept autonomy. He has issued orders to the guerilla bands not to nolest these envoys.
 Gen. Pancho Carilb, according to off, cian reports, recently crossed by way of the La Lufsa hills at Placetas, with 200 mounted men, returning from Cien- fuegos, where he went to meet an expe- dialon which landed there recently, 1t is believed from the Daun.less. Gen. Gailillo was on his way to the Felicia ranch, on the border of Rio Blanco, whore is located the camp of Gen. Go- meg. in the Sancti Sphitus district.