Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-22
TO BUY CUBAN LEADERS
Spanards will Give Them Gold and Position
to Submit.
PROPOSAL MADE TO CUBAN GEN. RABl.


Havana, via. Key West, Nov. 22-
Gen. Pando started from this city by
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 1t is stated on good
authority that Gen. Pando has been
commissioned by Gen. Blanco, the cap
tain-general, to enter into a commune
cation with the insurgent leaders with
view of arranging for peace.
rms statement is based upon accur-
ate knowledge of all the facts. Gen.
Pando did not leave this city until he
had taken steps calculated to further
the object which Marshal Blanco has
in view. Gen. Pando, after consulta-
ton with different men, first secured
the release Of from confinement OF
Damien Mauceils, who has been i'm
prisoned on the Isle of Pines for some
time past for acting as u spy Cor the
Insurgents. II is alleged, and bringing
about disaster for the Spanish troops
at Cacao, province of Santiago de
Cuba. General Pando furnished Cab
arillo, who is the godfather Of Rabi.
looked upon as being the backbone OF
the insuTgcnt movement in the prov
ince OF Santiago de Cuba, with a con-
siderable sum of money and caused
him to be attended to Manganlllo. where
a good force was placed at his dis
posal. Gen Pando's peace emssary
was also furnished official documents
empowering him to act in behalf of the
Spanish commander, and from Man
zanillo, Caberillo made his way secret
ly to the Jiguani hills, where Gen.
Rabi has his headquarters. Gen. Pando
instructed Caberlllo to offer Gen. Rabl
high rank in the Spanish army and
Il large sum of money to be distributed
among the other insurgent leaders of
that part of Cuba, and, in addition, a
large amount of money for himself. in
the event of his succeeding in arrang-
ing terms OF peace. Besides this,
Caberilo was instructed to inform the
insurgent leaders that the Spanish au-
thorities undertook honestly to estab-
fish the new autonomist regime, If the
leaders Of the insurgents would accept
the propositions made them.
REvOLUTIONISTS DECLINE.
Although Caberilo has not returned
from Santiago de Cuba. confidential
advices which have reached the Span
ish officials here seem to indicate that
he has far been unsuccessful. 1t IL
understood General Rabi has replied
that he believed a successful ending of
the war In favor of the insurgents was
approaching; that the Cubans with the
aid Of the United States Will gain their
independence; and therefore he desires
to continue fighting the Spaniards until
n final victory is won.
Caberillo also negotiated with Gen
eral du Valon, the French leader of
the insurgents. There seems to be no
intimation as to the result of these
negotiations. although 1t may be Judged
from the attitude assumed by General
Rabi that all the peace negotiations are
likely to fall fiat in Santiago de Cuba.
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 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 to use their influence to bring
about peace, on the promise of Cuba
being accorded "A really autonomous
form OF government. These three men
Were also offered money for themselves
and We're to have been furnished with
large sums of money to distribute
among their friends. But 1t IL under
stood they have hitherto declined to
become agents OF General Pando, al
leglng as their reason that they have
no influence with the insurgent leaders
of the present day and that they would
be rislSing their lives If they ventured
into the insurgent camps.
PANDo MORTIFIED AT THE FAIL
URE TO BRIDE.
In some quarters 1t is believed that
the refusal to accept the overtures Of
General Pando is due to the fact that
the insurgents are anticipating some
strong step in their favor when the
United States Congress meets. 1t Is
generally admitted that General Pando
is somewhat mortified at the non-suc-
cess 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 gave
them to understand they We're opposed
to the ruling of Spain over Cuba and
had no desire to assist the Spanish
authorities In their attempts to bring
about peaceful end to the struggle.
The men protested that they were sin,
cere, and repeated excuses they had
already nv for their noncompliance
witt his .nest.