New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-10
WAR INCIDENTS IN CUBA
GENERAL PANDO's FAILURE-sHOcK1NG SCENE
N HAVANA.


! GENERAL PANDO'S FAILURE-sHOC1xING SCENES
IN HAVANA.
Havana (via Key West. Fla). Jan. eliminate
friends OF General Pando say that he believes him
self impotent end the revolt in Eastern Cuba this
year In spite OF the sending OF new endorsements
from Spain. During the time he spent on the River
! Cauto and at Manzanillo and Santiago de Cuba he
sent several emssares to the insurgents camp 70
propose peace, on the basis Of the payment Of sums
! Of money and appointment to office In civil depart
ments. TO Rab. Rios and other nsurgent chiefs
who refused receive or hear the emissares and
! ordered the insurgent leaders 10 advise Pando's
messengers to return whence they came under pen
! atty OF being shot. General Pando started for
! Nuevitas. Puerto Principe and Gbara. believing 1t
would be easy TO conduct negotiations with the
rebel leaders al Camaguey and Gbara. In com
bnaton with General Luque. no will endeavor
meet Sehor Domingo Mendez Capote. Vice Presi-
dent OF Cuba. and the brothers Santa Ana, insur-
gent chiefs Of the districts OF Hogutn and Tunas.
General Pando before coming to Cuba. said II
was a crime to send more soldier TO Cuba;
ertheless the Government has been obliged to send
twenty five thousand more men to Initiate the cam
| paign in the eastern end OF the island which is
! taken by some as proof that the Government is
persuaded that autonomy is failure and that
peace cannot be restored by IT, as alleged by the
politicians but only by force OF arms.
| Prominent Autonomists say that the situation is
worse to-day than in the days or the Conservative
Government.
Senior Viegas, Commssary OF War recently left
Artemisa with a party in coaches. intending 10
take luncheon on tho Plantation Neptune. midway
between the termin Of the old trocha. At point
six kilometres from the town the insurgent leader
Federico Nunez. with twelve men, was quartered
in a hut near the OF the party. The in
surgents attacked and captured Senior Vegas
and his companions, and took the Commissary be-
fore the insurgent chief Mayia Rodriguez. They
also seized two volunteers lieutenant and a
private the former Of whom, being a native. was.
IL is feared macheted. Several women who were
IN the party set at liberty. but the provisions.
silver plate and horses were taken possession OF
by the captors OF the party.
II IS reported that the insurgents have attacked
Ranao Fort at Sancu Spirtus. killing one men,
Der OF the garrison Another band raided the
town of San Luis Pinar del Rio Province. and
were not noticed until they were leaving the town.
Most OF the canefeds In the Remedies District
have been burned including those OF the Atamra
Plantation. Military operations III ''7 's ~
practically paralyzed.
In response TO violent attacks made upon the
resident spanards. the army ana me spanish
generals the paper Eel Pueblo says: Inc span
lards are silent. sleeping. but beware OF us "hen
we wake up.
II car,a,n circles here the reported frequent
.,s,,s NJ Senior Dupuy de LONE. Spanish Minister
70 the United States TO the State Depar'ineHt Il"
wosblnatop are causing much comment. ana IL IS
believed that the Minister is endeaVorhs " 'e"0"
a. agrean,ant with Assistant Secretary Day Tor
tho intervention OF the friendly ofnces OF '"e
1-rt,ed States TO induce the insurgents 70 accept
autonomy. .x,,-.,o.,., savs that smallpox
The newspaper "Discuslon says 'H"' ''"'f,
IL ravaeing Sagua la Grande. -
Vega Ala reports say that the feSohc go
~ 20 nitful state with no friendly hand 10 ieed
80 80 no medicines and. In fact nothins what
,.,--..-,.-., aa.c,ibe. horr,hle scenes
~, are Witnessed in the municipal quarters for
rnconcentrados in Havana lie says that toV
wretched beings are quartered In an unheathy
Va. entirely without ventilation, huddled to-
ggniber and that each bed IN the place is made 70
ssccnmmodate several persons. there being only III
ne building consisted Of bottle OF cod-ver OIL
one demjohn OF wine and a few bottles OF other
nrenaratons All the food on hand was reduced
"a three pounds OF bacon. twelve pounds OF rice.
eIghteen cans OF condensed milk. half bag OF
sugar and some garlic. Only one physician and
stroed along the corridors where children women
and men were suffering. The lack OF food and
Clothing occasioned horrible scenes. AT one cor
ner a mother held In her arms the body or her
nying child crying for help. which was not given.
while three other children watched In horror the
group OF Ave naked children were huddled to-
gether trying TO keep warm. They were orphannss
Nth no one 10 care for them. Many more horrible
scenes cannot be described.
"Fl Pals saws that a visit OF inspection TO the
municipality Of Cienfuegos has disclosed snort
tbor,ties have been dismissed from ONCE. the
paper SAYS and Autonomists have been appointed
10 All their posts ad interim.
Adyices received from Puerto Principe AZ opapipn