The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-23
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Havana. Nov e2-General Pand0
started from this city by train last
saturday. according 60 official an
noun, mont, tn take charge of the cam
ualgn against the insurg, He was
accompanied ~ his fun stan and was
t.rurt't hy "a company ~ artillery. IL
b. stated un good authority. however.
thar fHndo has hnsa commissioned by
captain G'n'Il tIlanco ~ enter into
ununictiou with the insurgent
itaID'- Wlth viFW to arranging for
Ioar'. This statement is based upon
tla af'uratD know .iE- ~ all facts.
laulo urt secured thr release ff"m
D,nug mout ~ Damien CHhalerp. who
hJd tn+u Imprisoned frr acting as a
sIy fn. fhr Insurgents Fsndo fur
rlsh"d CJualirfu. h" ls sua-father Of
liahL looked upJu ls liring the back
h.u' &C Ga, l0sur-Hnt mnFrmclt IN the
rluIlur . Santiago dH cuba, with
CDusid rall" SUM- nt money uad caused
hIu io hr attended tn MauzanillO,
Wl'f- "a goub fore" MAS placed IT his
hi-iDslL paudo's Pracv fnis-rry was
HlSp furnish Il ulhrAl luDuu .nts EN-
luWtriug MN Ia act in behalf ~ the
Sf1nirh rummsadrr Paudu instructed
t1lg,il ru 700 unrr GENERAL Rabi high
rank u thr Spauish army aud large
.um 81 WUnsy to d. distributed among
uthtr insIrgeut leaders uf that part ~
cuba. aud iu addition. A large amount
,l munHy lf himself la thr event "t
his su'ceriing ln arranging terms -
i,ac,
Although Caball,ru has not returned.
| tunltontisl adVireg reaching the span
ish officials here seem la indicate that
b. has .p far been unsuccessful II ~
understood thai R1bi tsplie1 that hs
l. a - 4.
I ia favor n the insurgents vas ap-
preaching. that tn. Cuhans with ths
aid ~ the United States viii gain their
independ'ncr. and Therefore he desires
to continue lighting the Spaniards until
nnhl victory IL Won.
Caballrro also negotiated with Gen.
/ Du Weldon he French leader ~ the
insurgents. There seems To- be no inii-
nation as to the result vf these nego-
iialions although il may be- Judged
from the attitude assumed by General
/ Rabl that all the peace negotiations are
likely Ia fall ilat Ia santiago De cuba.
General PaIdn. In the meantime.
while acting after consultation with
Mar hal Blanc". has put other irons In
the nre In the hope nf prevailing upon
the insurgents la come la terms. Hs
has been and still h in negotiation with
thre, leaders uf the Cuban revolution
and has been endeaNoring TO induce
them ~ go,o different insurgent
camps, there To use their influence to
bring about peace. on the promise of
cuba being given really autonomous
form of government. These three men
were also offered money for themselves.
and were L. have been furnished with
large sums Of money tn distribute
among their friends. hut IL is under
stood they have hitherto declined to
h,come agents of General Pando. al
/ ]. ging as their reason that they have
! M influence with the insurgent leaders
/ of the present day and that they would
b. risking their lives II they ventured
into the insurgent camps.
Regarding political utterances. u
/ statement made by Marshal Blanco
shortly after his arrival here Is being
much commented upon. Ia seems that
when the superior Of religious order
residing at Guiana bacoa. near this city.
/ called upon the new captain general In
order 10 welcome him To Cuba. Mar
shal Blanco. in the course OF the con-
/ versation which followed. said: Only
\ Divine Providence is able to save
/ cuba
Whereupon the priest retorted: "If we
must confide only In Divine Providence
and have no other means to cons>per
/ the insurgents, then We are lost" The
I sympathizers with the insurgents have
bcen making capital cut of this. claim
| ing that the captain general has no
faith in the success of his mission.
Further proof ~ this state Of mind
upon the part of Rlanco appears to be
! furnished In "A statement which Is al =
tributed to him when he replied to th,.
welcome of the Merchants association.
Upon that occasion he is said To have
/ asserted that Spain could keep up thu
lighting until after April next and II
/ by that time Spain was unable to re-
store peace at any price, he tBlancop
would return To- Spain. incidentally
\ this sentiment H. credited To several
other generals who have arrived here
recently from Spain.
Official dispatches from Matanzas an
! nounce the release of Seuora De Koca,
mother ~ the insurgent jose Maceo.
! and several others " h. have been inn
pris0ned there for some time General
| Pandu has arrived at MatauZas. He
visited the hospitals there and has or
drrrd the distribution ~ 1000 rations
of food daily 90 the roconcentrados.
Later Tn the dag particulars were re-
cciNr'l here az spanish headquarters ot
tho surrender Ia the aut horities In the
province uf P,nar del RIO of the insur-
nts belonging tu What Is known as
. "a, CuerNn band.
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