New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24
Several Schemes Have Been Tried,
But Without Apparent
Success.
Leaders Believe They Have the
Best Of It and Keep on
Fighting.

to take charge Of the campaign against
the insurgents. He was accompanied
by his full staff and was escorted by q
company Of artillery. But it is stated
on very good authority that General
Pando has been commissioned by
Marshal Blanco, the captain general, to
enter into communication with the in
surgent leaders with the view Of ar
ranging 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 project
whic h Marshal Blanco has in view.
Caballero the Emissary.
General Pando, after a consultation
with the captain general first brought
about the release from confinement Of
Damien Caballero, who has been i'm
prisoned on the Isle Of Pines for some
time past for, it is alleged, acting as
spy for the insurgents and bringing
about a disaster for the Spanish troops
at Cacao, province Of Santiago de Cuba.
General Pando furnished Caballero,
who is the godfather Of Rabi, looked
upon as being the backbone Of the in
surgent movement in the province of
Santiago de Cuba, with considerable
sum of money and caused him to be
landed at Manzanillo, province of San
tiago de Cuba, where a good horse was
placed at his disposal. General Pando's
peace emissary was also furnished Of
fetal documents @
Empowering Him to Act
in behalf of the Spanish commander
and from Manzanillo Caballero made
his way secretly to the Jinguani hills,
where General Rabi has his headquar-
tiers. General Pando instructed Cabal-
lero to offer General Rabi high rank
in the Spanish army and a large sum Of
money to be distributed among the
other insurgent leaders of that part Of
Cuba, and, in addition large amount
of money for himself, in the event of
his succeeding in arranging terms for
peace. Besides this Caballero was in
structed to inform the insurgent leaders
that the Spanish authorities undertook
to honestly establish the new autono-
mist regime if the leaders of the insur-
gents would accept the propositions
made them h.
Prefer to Keep on Fighting. f4
Although Cabellero 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 General Rabi has re-
piled that he believes in q successful
ending of the war in favor Of the insur.
gents is approaching; that the Cubans
with the aid of the United States, will
gain their independence and that, there
| fore, he prefers to continue fighting the
Spaniards until the final victory is won.
Caballero also negotiated with General
Duvalon, the French leader of the in.
surgents.
| Would be- Risking Their Lives.
There seems to be no intimation as to
1.-The result of Caballero's negotiations
with General Duvalen, although it
may be judged from the attitude as
sumed by General Rabi that the peace
| negotiations are likely to fall fat in
Santiago de Cuba. General Pando, in
the meantime, while acting after con.
sultation with Marshal Blanco. has put
other irons in the fire, in the hope Of
prevailing upon the insurgents to come
j to terms. He has been, and still is, in
negotiation with three leaders Of the
i Cuban revolution and has been endeav.
oring to induce them to go to different
insurgent camps, there to use their in.
huence to bring about peace on the
promise of Cuba being accorded a really
autonomous form Of government.
j These three men were also offered
money for themselves and were to hav,
been furnished with large sums o
money to distri butte among their friends
But it is understood they have hithert'
declined to become agents Of Genera
Pando. alleging as their excuses tina
they have no influence with the in
surgent leaders Of the present day, an,
that they would be risking their live
S if they ventured into the insurgen
camps. s.s5.
PandO Is Mortified.
In some quarters it is believed tina
this reluctance to accept the overture
LOT General Pando is due to the fact tina
the insurgents are anticipating som
strong step in their favor when til
United States congress meets. Il j
I generally admitted that General Pand
is somewhat mortified at the non.sns
j, cess Of his plans up to the present an
& has Informed the three ex.insurgen
/ leaders referred to that he doubts thei
sincerity. and he indirectly gave the1
to understand that he was Of the opin
ion that they were opposed to the so'
Il ereignty Of Spain over Cuba and ha
no desire to assist the Spanish author
ties ia their efforts to bring about
peaceful settlement Of the troubles
81 The Cubans protested that they wel
sincere and repeated the excuses the
had already made for their poIl-oon
piiance With the requests g the spal
1 sish general. The laIter. alth0ugh SOM