Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-23
ARE SUING FORPEACE
sPANIARDS WOULD MAKE TERMS
WITH THE INSURGENTS.
HAVE MET NO ENCOURAGEMENT
GENEROUS OFFERS OF MONEY HAVE
BEEN REFLECTED.
General PandO the Special Agent of
Marshal BlancO I'm Conducting
the NeEOtiatiOnS-Ench Side
Planning to Strike
Decisive Blow.

| Havana, Nov. 22.-General Pando started
| by train from this city on Saturday last
| in order, according to the official announce
ment, to take charge of the campaign
| against the insurgents. He was accom-
! panied by his full staff and escorted
| by company of artillery. But it is stat
| ed or very good authority that General
| Fando has been commissioned by Marshal
| Elanco, the captain general to enter into
| communication with the insurGent leaders,
with the view of arranging for peace. This
statement is based on accurate knowledge
| OF all the facts in the case. General Pando
| did not leave this city until he had taken
| steps calculated to further the object which
Marshal Blanco has in view.
General Pando, after a consultation with
the captain general, first brought about tie
| release from confinement of Damien Ca5al-
lero. who has been imprisoned ON the Isle
| of Pines for some time past, for. it is al
legged, acting as spy for the insurgents
and bringing about disaster for the Span
ish troops at Cacao. province of Santiago
de Cuba. General Pando furnished Cabai-
lero, who is the godfather of Rab looked
upon as being the backbone of the insur-
gent movement in the province of Santiago
de Cuba. with considerable sum of money
and caused him to be landed at AIanzanil-
Ia province of Santiago de Cuba, where
a good horse was placed at his disposal.
General Pando's peace emssary was also
furnished official documents empowering
him to act in behalf of the Spanish COM
mander. From Manzanlla, !Caballero made
his way secretly to the Jiguani hills, where
General Rabi has his headquarters. Gen.
eral Pando instructed Caballero to offer
General Rabi high rank in the Spanish
army and a large sum of money to be dis
tributed among the other insurgent leaders
large amount of money for himself. in the
event of his succeeding in arranging terms
for peace.
Besides this, Caballero was instructed to
inform the insurgent leaders that the Span
ish authorities undertook honestly to estab-
lish the new autonomist regime If the lead
ers of the insurgents would accept the prop
ositions made them.
Although Caballero has not returned from
Santiago de Cuba, confidential advices
which have reached the Spanish officials
here seem to indicate that Caballero has SO
far been unsuccessful. 1t is understood
that General Rabi has replied that he be-
lieves in 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 fight
ing the Spaniards until the final victory is
won.
Caballero also negotiated with General Du
Valon, the French leader of the insurgents.
There seems to be no intimation as to the
result of Caballeros negotiations with Cen
eraf Du Valon, although it may be judged
from the attitude assumed by General Rabi
that the peace negotiations are likely to
fall fiat in Santiago de Cuba
General Pando. in the meantime, acting
after consultation with Marshal Blanco.
has Dut other irons the N the hone
of prevailing upon the insurgents to come
to terms. He has been, and still is, in
negotiation with three leaders of the Cuban
revolution, and has been endeavoring to
induce them to go to different insurgent
camps. there 10 use their influence to bring
about peace. on the promise of Cuba being
accorded a really autonomous form OF gov
ernment. These three men We're also Of
fered money for themselves, and were to
have been furnished with large sums OF
money to distribute among their friends
But it is understood they have declined
to become agents of General Pando, aileG-
ing as their excuses that they have no in
fuence with the insurgent leaders of the
present day, and that they would be risk
ing their lives if they ventured into the
insurgent camps.
In some quarters it is believed that this
reluctance to accept the overtures of Gen.
eral Pando is due to the fact that the in
surgents are anticipating some strong step
In their favor when the United States con-
gress meets. 1t is generally admitted that
General Pando is somewhat mortified at
the non-success of his plans up to the
present, and has informed the three ex-
insurgent leaders referred to that he
doubts their sincerity, and he indirectly
gove them to understand that he was Of
the opinion that they We're opposed to the
sovereignty Of Spain over Cuba. and had
til,
in their efforts to bring about a peaceful
settlement of the troubles. The Cubans
protested that they were sincere, and re-
peated the excuses they had already made
for their Noncompliance with the requests
of the Spanish general
The latter, although somewhat disap-
pointed. 1t is understood. will continue his
efforts to come to an understanding with
the insurgents and the military authorities
believe the best way to do this is to in
flict upon the enemy signal defeat. which
General Pando hopes to accomplish.
Or the other hand, 1t is believed the in
surgents have similar plans. though from
an opposite direction and with a totally
different object in view. If current reports
among the friends of the insurgents to
be believed, the revolutionary leaders hope
to strike decisive blow at Spain before
congress meets as an encouragement to
theii friends in the United States who are
urging a recognition upon the part of the
United States government of the beiliger-
ency of the insurgents Of Cuba.
Havana. Nov. every. shortly after the
previous dispatch regarding the peace ne
gctiations of General Pando was closed. 1t
became known that two of the prominent
eX-insurgent leaders referred TO as having
been in communication with the Spanish
commander had been induced to start for
Manzanila In another effort to induce the
insuI gent leaders of Santiago de Cuba to
arrange for peace on the basis of autonomy
beins; granted to Cuba.
Well known Turfman Dead.
Cincinnati % -SoInnon