The San Francisco call., 1897-11-23
FIGHTING is USELESS.
So the Spanish Officials Are Trying
to Induce lnsurg snts to Give
Up Through Bribery.

HAVANA, CUBA. (via Key West. Fla, }
Nov. 22.-General Pando started from this
city bv train last Saturday, according to
the official announcement, to take charge
of the campaign against the insurgents.
He was accompanied by his full staff and
was escorted by a company of artillery.
But it is stated on good authority that
General Pando has been commissioned by
General Blanco, the Captain General, to
enter into communication with the insur-
gent leaders with view of arranging for
peace.
General Pando, after consultation
with the Captain General, first secured
the release from confinement of Damien
| Caballero, who has been imprisoned on
the Isle of Pines for some time past for
acting as a spy for the insurgents, 1t is al
Legged, and bringing about disaster for
the Spanish troops at Cacoa, province OF
Santiago de Cuba.
General Pando furnished Caballero,
who is the godfather OF Rabi, looked upon
as being the back bone of the ipsurgent
movement in the province of Santiago de
Cuba with a considerable sum of money
and caused him to be landed at ManZa-
milo, province of Santiago de Cuba,
where good horse was placed at his dis
posal
General Pando's peace emissarv was
alyo furnished official documents smpow.
ering him to act in behalf OF the Spanish
commander, and from Manzanillo Ca
ballero made his way secretly to the
Jiguani hills, where General Rabl has his
headquarters. General Pando instructed
Caballero to offer General Rabi a high
rank in the Spanish army and
large sum of money to be dis
Evil iht,fa inc npf
leaders of that part of Cuba and,
in addition, a large amount OF money for
himself III the event of his succeeding in
arranging terms OF peace Besides this
Caballero was instructed to inform the in
surgent leaders that the Spanish authori-
ties would undertake honestly to establish
the new autonomist regime if the leaders
OF the insurgents would accept the propo-
sitions made 10 them.
Although Caballero has not returned
from Santiago de Cuba. confidential ad-
vices which have reached the Spanish Off
cials here seem to indicate that he has so
far been unsuccessful. 1t is understood
General Rabi has replied that he believes
a successful ending of the war Ill 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 fighting
the SpaniardS until the final victory is
won.
General Pando, in the meantime. while
acting after consultation with Marshal
Blanco has put other irons in the fire in
the hope of prevailing upon the insurgents
to come 10 terms. He has been, and still
is in nego tiation with three leaders of the
Cuban revolution and has been endeavor-
ing to induce them to 60 to different in
surgent camps, there to use their int1u-
ence to bring about peace On the promise
of Cuba being accorded really autono-
nous form OF government These three
men were also offered money for them
selves and were to have been furnished
with large sums OF money 20 distribute
among their friends. But it is understood
they have heretofore declined 10 become
agents of General Pando, alleging as their
reason that they have no influence with
the insurgent leaders OF the present day
and that they would be risking their lives