The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-25
Rivera and BacalIo Rejected Blan-
co.'s Tempting Offer.
RETURNED TO FORTRESS
WHERE TEEY NOW REMAIN
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Terrible Mortality in Santa Clara
District-Reports OF Engagements
-Spain's Soldiers in as Bad Con-
dition as Concentradoes-s Spanish
Cuban Notes.

Havana, via Key West, Fla, Nov. "a.
After the order had been issued for
the release of General Ruis Rivera and
Colonel Bacallo, who were captured by
General Hernandez de Velasco last
March, but before they were actually
freed, both were conducted to the pal
ace, entering by a side door from Orilly
street, and going up a private stair
way. Marshal Blanco received them,
and proposed they should help to re-
store peace by assisting in the estab-
lishment OF autonomy. They declined
TO accept his proposition. He then re-
quested them to make a formal com
promise, and to agree not to take I'D
arms against Spain again. This also
they refused, declaring. on the con-
trary, that when actually free they
would return to the inSurgent camp.
After this spirited reply they were
promptly returned to Cabanas fortress,
where they now remain prisoners of
war.
JOIN THE INSURGENTS.
Last Friday 20 of the reconcentra-
dos, armed with machetes and re-
volvers, left Guira AIelana for the
country districts. They have not yet
returned, and it is believed that they
have joined the insurgent ranks.
General Ruiz having arrived here
from Sancti Spiritus, has been ordered
to return Immediately, to assume the
command of his brigade. General Pan
do was sent into eastern Cuba and to
Callaguey commissioners to offer money
and office to such inSurgent leaders as
win accept autonomy.
Yesterday General Parade went to
Mariana TO meet a resident Of Punta
Bravo, with a view of commissioning
him to persuade such insurgents as are
left In that district to surrender.
The governor of Puerto Principe has
also sent a commissioner to insurgent
leader Reccio, to bring about his sur
render.
TERRIBLE MORTALITY.
Up to today there have been no fewer
than 4 900 cases of mortality among the
reconcentrados in the district about
! Jaruco, while at Sagua la Grande, pro
vince OF Santa Clara. the mortality
is so great that it is feared all there
viii die within six weeks
Fifty cases Of smallpox are reported
from Santa Domingo.
At Puerto Principe cane grinding
has commenced On the Sinado ana Luz
garenne plantations Of Senores Sanchez
and Bernal. The plantations at Man
zanill0 are preparing to grind, ana al
Matanzas u plantations are ready to
begin. but operations in Havana prov
ince are entirely paralyzed. The re-
ports from Los Palos, which represent
that 103 men surrendered with Colonel
Cuervo are misleading, as only II We're
of his following, the rest being recon
centradoes who had left the day before
for the country. and were at the Palos
station at the time.
DYNAMITE FOUND.
This afternoon about o'clock the
private Waterman at the American
consulate building at La Casa NeuVa,
assisted by others, arrested a man who
showed him tube supposed TO con-
tain dynamite, which he said he had
found in the building. 1t is believed
that he himself planted the tube at
the spot he indicated.
From Manzanillo comes the report
that the column Of General AldaYe has
suffered a reverse and considerable
loss. Details OF the engagement are
not received.
Yesterday morning about / o'clock q
band OF insurgents entered the town OF
Santiago de Las Vegas, plundered a
grocery store and carried or several
oxen from palm grove in front OF the
village. All last night they kept up a
continual fire near Bejucata and also
near Santa Rosario.
General Gomez, with an escort of zoe
cavalry, is now near Sagua la Grande