The record-union., 1898-03-20


Most Radical Form to Stop the
Insurrection.
ST. LOUIS (Mo), March 19-A dis
patch to the Post Dispatch from Key
West, Fla. says;
A dispatch from Havana announces
that General Pando, the second in com
mand of the Spanish forces in Cuba,
has been captured by a band of insur-
gents under General Calixto Garcia.
The capture was made in the Trinidad
District of Eastern Cuba.
This news is considered by Cubans
to mean that the greatest blow that the
insurgents have yet dealt to Spain has
fallen General Pando has long been
considered the only real fighter among
the legion of Spanish officers the crown
has sent against the Cubans. He is
spoken OF as the one who never sleeps.
and during the past few months has
engaged in numerous battles with
Generals Garcia and Rabil along the
River Cauto, in the eastern part of the
island
Key West is gay with Cuban flags,
and Cuban sympathizers are beside
themselves with JOY over the news of
Pando's capture.
Hand in hand with this information
comes news that the Cubans have sue
ceeded in landing a large force on the
island of Porto Rico, where a general
uprising has taken place
THE STORY DISCREDITED.
NEW YORK, March 10-At the
headquarters of the Cuban Junta in
this city nothing has been heard of the
reported capture of General Pando
There is a disposition to discredit the
story and ascribe its origin to some en-
thusiastic but irresponsible person
KEY WEST (Fla), March 19.-It is
believed here that the rumor that Cen
eral Pando had been taken prisoner by
General Garcia's insurgent forces is
entirely without foundation and that it
had its origin in this city.
PLAYING THE LAST CARD.
HAVANA (via Key Westt. March
19.-News has just reached this CORE
spondent from authentic sources that
the autOnOmist Government. backed by
the military authorities here and the
Government at Madrid is playing its
last card to secure peace in Cuba and
prevent intervention on the part of the
United States.
Near Palo Prieta. and via Jacas Cor
das, in the Province of Santa Clara. on
the west side of Jucaro- Moron trocha.
are gathered several thousand inslr-
gents under command of General Calix-
to Garcia. and other powerful chiefs.
accompanied by Senior Mass0. President
of the Cuban Republic. with several
members of his Cabinet. Also on the
west side Of the trOcha. in the District
Sancti Spiritus. less than thirty miles
distant from General Garcia's forces.
are stationed 1000 insurgents under
Generals Pancho, Garlic. Monteaguedo.
Lanclise, Legion and Gonzales. The
Spanish commander, General Pando.
General Ramirez. Charvez and other
Generals, are within few miles of
General CaliXto Garcia General Gomez
is west of Jucara Monon trocha. within
easy reach
All the insurgent Generals. President
Masso and the insurgent troops passed
through General Pando's lines some
time ago, and the latter gave up the
campaign, which was to be a, grand
military coup de grace in the Province
of Santiago de Cuba or Province of
Puerto Principe; but in addition to
passing through the trocha. the insur-
gents turned General Pandos flank.
1t is just possible that this flank move
ment will be the means of General Pan
dos carrying out a long contemplated
conference.
General Pando's purpose, to further
which no hoe
stice in the eastern part Of Cuba, is
stated succintly as follows: To have a
personal conference with General Ca
iixto Garcia. President Masso ald
other insurgents, and even with General
Gomez if possible. and to make them a
formal offer Of autonomy, according to
that drawn up by the left or radical
wing of the party. As previously
cabled, this offer includes, in return for
the ending Of the insurrection, the dis
al 1mament and disbanding of all volun-
teers; commercial treaties to be COM
pleted without Spanish interference; a
maximum sum. of S2000, 600 annually to
be paid to Spain by Cuba as the latter's
nominal suzerain; no insurgents to be
shot or imprisoned on account of tire
existing insurrection, and no insurgents
to be sent as prisoners out of Cuba ior
political oefenses.
The adyices received here are in sub
stance that General Pando felt conf
dent Of securing the conference While
on the other hand Captain General
Blanco, Secretary General Congosto
and the Spanish staff officers of hieh
rank and many radical members of the
Autonomist Government felt sure that
the proposition, being the best ever o.
fered. and assuring practical independ
ence, would be accepted; that the re-
bellion would be declared at an end. ard
that consequently all excuse for tie
intervention by the United States would
be ended
Such views. however We're not naia
when this dispatch was sent by those
t best acquainted with General Gomez
| and his chiefs. nor by the Spanish-cu-
/ ban merchants, bankers, editors or law
| yers, the best class in Havana. Tnf
| latter We're sure that nothing but ths
proposition Of Monte Cristo (the grant
1 ing of an indemnity to Spain, but inde-
/ pendence for Cuba would ever be con
sidered by General Gomez of any OF lis
principal followers. In support OF The
latter view. it is officially announced
/ that after all the efforts near Manz;.-
milo, only two privates of Salvador