The record-union., 1897-11-23
Tempting Offers Made to Leaders to Desert
the Cause.
High Rank in the Spanish Army
and Wealth for Himself and
Other Leading Insurgents Ten
dered General Rabi in the Event
of His Succeeding in Arranging
Terms of Peace.

HAVANA CVia Key West, Fla.), Nov.
22-General Pando started from this
city by train last Saturday, according
to the official announcement, to take
charge of the campaign against the in
surgents He was accompanied by his
full staff, and was escorted by a COM
pany of artillery. But it is stated on
good authority that General Pando has
been commissioned by General Blanco,
the Captain General, to enter into COM
munication with the insurgent leaders
with the view of arranging for peace.
This statement is based on accurate
knowledge of all the facts. General
Fando did not leave this city until he
had taken steps calculated to further
the object which Marshal Blanco has in
view.
General Pando, after a 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, it is
alleged, and bringing about a disaster
for the Spanish troops at Cacao, Prov
ince 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 a 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 Pandos
peace emissary was also furnished Of
fetal documents empowering him to act
in hah holt Of hp Cna11iCb nnAr
and from Manzanilla Cabalelro made
his way secretly to the Jiguani hills,
here General Rabi has his headquar-
ters.
General Pando instructed Caballero
to offer General Rabi high rank in the
Spanish army and 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 of
peace. Besides this, Caballero was in
structed to inform the insurgent lead
ers that the Spanish authorities under
took honestly to establish the new au-
tonomist regime if the leaders of the in
surgents would accept the propositions
made them.
Although Caballero has not returned
from Santiago de Cuba, confidential ad-
vices which have reached the Spanish
officials here seem TO indicate that he
has SO far ben unsuccessful. 1t is un-
derstood General Rabi has replied that
he believes a successful ending of the
war in favor of the insurgents Is ap-
preaching: that the Cubans with the
aid of the United States, will gain their
independence, and that, therefore, he
prefers to continue fighting the Span
iards until the final victory is won.
Caballero also negotiated with Cen
eral Du Vallon, the French leader of the
insurgents. There seems to be no inti-
nation as to the results of these nego-
& tiations with Du Vallon. although it
may be judged from the attitude as
sumed by General Rabi that 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 lnSurgent
camps. there TO use their influence to
bring about peace. on the promise of
Cuba being accorded a really autono-
nous form of government
These three men We're also offered
money for themselves, and We're to have
been furnished With large sums of mon
ey to distribute among their friends
But it is understood they have hitherto
declined TO become agents of General
Pando, alleging as their reason that
they have no influence with the insur-
gent leaders of the present day and
that they would be risking their lives
if they ventured into the insurgent
camps.
In some quarters 1t is believed that
this 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 10 that he doubts their