The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-12-04
TERMS ARE OFFERED CUBANS
A MONEY CONSIDERATION WAS IN
THE BARGAIN.
INSURGENTS REFUSE TO ACCEPT.
Pando Commissioned BY Blanco to GARY
Out Program Hut Made
Dismal Failure.

sPcOioi VI 4hohuay iioh AAo'"hot
via Key West, says: General Pando,
as recently cabled by the Associated
Press, started by train from this city
on Saturday last in order, according
to official announcement, to take charge
of the campaign against the insurgents.
He was accompanied by his full staff
and was escorted by u company of ar
tillery. But it is stated on very good
authority that General Pando has
been commissioned by Marshal Blanco,
the captain gen eral, 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 in the case.
General Pando did not leave until he
had taken steps calculated to further
the object which Marshal Blanco hash
view. General Pando, after consul
tation with the captain-gen eral, first
brought about the release from coh-
fnement of Damian Caballere, who
has been confined on the Isle of Pines
for some time past, for, it is alleged,
acting as spy for the insurgents and
bringing about disaster of the Span
ish troops ut Cacao.
General Pando's peace emissary was
also furnished official documents en-
powering him to act for the Spanish
commander, and from Manzanillo
Caballere made his way secretly to the
Jiguani hills, where General Rabi has
his headquarters. General Pando in
structed Caballere to offer General
Rabi high rank in the Spanish army
and large sum of money to be dis
tributed among the other insurgent
leaders of that part of Cuba and in ad-
dition q large amount of money for
himself in the event of his succeeding
in arranging terms for peace.
Besides this, Caballere was instruct
ed to inform the insurgent leaders that
the Spanish authorities undertook to
honestly establish the new autonomist
regime if the leaders of the insurgents
would accept the proposition made
them. Although Caballere has not re-
turned from Santiago de Cuba, conf
dental advices which have reached the
Spanish officials at Havana seem to in
dictate that Caballere has so far been
unsuccessful. 1t is understood thst
General Rabi has replied that he be-
lieves successful ending Of the war
in favor of the insurgents is approach
ing; that the Cubans with the aid of
the United States will gain their indie
peudence and that, therefore, he pre-
fers to continue fighting the Spaniai DIS
till the final victory is won.
Caballere also negotiated with Gen.
eral Duvalon, the French leader of the
insurgents. There seems to be no in
timation as to the result of Caballere' &
negotiations with General Duvalon,
although it may be judged from the
attitude assumed by General Rabi that
the peace negotiations are likely to
fall fiat in Santiago de Cuba.
Insurgents Are Reluctant.
In some quarters it is believed that
the reluctance to accept the overtures
of General Pando is due to the fact
that the insurgents are anticipating
some strong steps in their favor when
the United States congress meets. II
is generally admitted that General
Pando is somewhat mortified with TIE
non-success Of his plans up to the
present, and has so informed the three
ex-insurgent leaders referred to.
He directly gave them to understand
that he was of the opinion that they
we're opposed to the sovereignty OF
Spain over Cuba, and had no desire to
assist the Spanish authorities in Their
efforts to bring about a peaceful settle
ment OF the troubles. The Cubans
protested that they were sincere and
repeated the excuses they had already
made for their Noncompliance with
the requests Of the Spanish general.
The latter, although somewhat disap.
pointed, it is understood will continue
his efforts to come to an understand.
ing with the insurgents, and the mill.
tary authorities believe that the best
way to do this is to infict on the en-.
envy @ signal defeat which General
Pando hopes to accomplish.