The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-14
ANNEXATION Is GAINING
INSURGENTS USE DYNAMITE IN
t''' ' DETAILING TRAINS. ~"
GEN. BLaNco ISSUING PACIFIC ORDERS
The Newly Appointed Governor in Cuba Will
Probably Not Hold Their Offices Long as
.a@ a They May Soon be Elected a
by Popular Vote.

Havana, via Key West, Fla, Nov. IA.
Dispatches from Madrid say that the
officially inspired papers, Ell Correo and
La Correspondence point to tie posSi-
bility of Il division of tne autonomist
party into radical and conservative
wings. +teA
1t is generally believed that the newly
appointed governors in Cuba will hold
their offices but a comparatively short
time, as it is the general opinion that
within two months important Insular
chambers will be formed, when the gov-
ernors will be elected by popular vote.
The insurgents are again active
throughout central and eastern Cuba. It
is understood tnat they Will shortly
make a bold demonstration as proof
that they have not accepted autonomy
and to induce the next session of the
Bn:ted States Congress to recognize
their rights as bclligerents. Marshal
Blanco, it IS understood, lacks the nec-
essary moral influence over the troops
to induce them TO carry out his plans
for the kind treatment of the lnsurg-
ents, ana the natural consequence OF
this is a state of confiict.on.
The annexation of Cuba to the Uni
ted States is gaining in favor among
the mercantile and foreign elements in
the island.
The local guerilla band at San Felipe,
province of Havana, while reconnoiter~
ing in the environs were surprised by
! a band of insurgents. under Juan Del
gado. and eight of the twenty guerillas
composing the band were macneted.
The rest fed to the town.
Governor General Blaneo has dis
patched several paciicos, provided with
passes. to the insurgent lines with \
view to inducing the leaders to lay
down their arms and accept autonomy.
He has issued orders TO the guerilla
band not to modest these envoys.
Gen. Pancho Carr:llo, according TO
official reports, recently crossed by way
Of the La Lu;Sa hills at PlacetaS, with
200 mounted men. returning from Ci-
enfuesos. where he went 10 meet an
expedition which landed there recently,
it is believed from the DauptleSs. Gen.
Garlic was on his way To Felicia ranch
on the border of Rio Blanco. where is
located the camp of Gen. Gomez in the
Sancti Spiritus district.
The insurpents have dynamited
and derailed a train running
! between Nuevias, the port of
| Puerto Principe and the city of Puerto
| Principe, capital OF the province of that
name. The force of the explosion over
turned the engine, destroyed several cars,
killed the engineer. fireman and 10 other
persons and injured % soldiers and pas
sengers. s5,a.af 10 a.sa
1t was officially announced to-day thai
a column of Spanish troops commanded
by General fernando EalaseO, has been
engaged with an insurgent force at the
Heights of Goyernador, a province or
Pinar del Rio The enemy, was com.
manded by Per;co Diaz, Ducassi, Del.
gado and other leaders. The Spanish
troops captured four insurgent camps
two storage places for insurgents arms;
= prisoners and quantity of arms, am.
munition and stores. The insurgents
left Al men killed on the field and retirs
ed with many wounded. ~ al esi8y
The Spanish column lost one officer
and thirteen soldiers killed and had
three officers and 80 soldiers wounded.
Marshal Blanco. the governor general
of the island, has according to official
report requested the pres ding magiss
trates of tribunals before which may be
brought natives charged with the crime
of rebellion against the Spanish govern.
ment, to remit those cases and those
of Il similar character, brought against
foreigners, so that they may be decided
according to the terms of the proposed
political amnesty for Cuba and the
Philippines, approved by the Spanish
cabinet on the seventh instant. f