The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-05
PANDo SUPPLIED WITH MONEY.
He Takes a Suite of Rooms In a New
York Hotel.

New York, Sept. 4-The story from Ha-
vana that Gen. Luis Pando the former
commander of the Spanish troops at Man
zanillo, had secretly fed from Cuba on
the French steamship Notre Dame du
Salut, for Spain. with 100000 francs.
was proven to be unfounded to-day, When
the Ward liner Philadelphia came to her
dock.
Gen Pando was the first of the forty
two passengers who arrived from Havana
on the vessel to land. He was plainly
dressed, and wore nothing TO indicate his
high rank in the Spanish army. He looks
more like a Frenchman than a Spaniard
being short and stout and wearing a thick
black beard. He claims to speak no Eng
lish, and after arranging for the removal
of his five pieces Of baggage drove to a
hotel, where he engaged a suite Of roonss.
The customs officer who examined Gen.
Pando's luggage said that the visitor was
well supplied with funds.
Chatting with some of the Spanish pas
sengers during the voyage to this city,
Gen. Pando is said to have told OF his
recent experience In Mexico.
While at the City of Mexico, according
to the story, Gen. Pando was the guest
of Marquis de Casmera- One night after
ward, the general was reused by the Mar
qus screaming that there were thieves in
the hacienda. In the dark corridor Gen.
Pando grappled with a man who he found
there and was stabbed in the neck before
he discovered that the supposed burglar
was really the Marquis, who had returned
late from the theater The wound was
slight.
Owing to remarks made concerning the
occurrence and reflections made on the
character of the Marquis by Baron Starke,
the iron king of Durango the Marquis
de Casmera challenged him to a duel with
pistols.
Then men met at Piedra Iona, in the
state of Hidalgo and both were wounded.
The Marquis de Casmera was shot
through the body and Starke lost one of
his eyes.
The Mexican authorities arrested the
principals and seconds, and Gen. Pando
says he is anxious to know the outcome
of the prosecution.
After dinner Gen. Pando received the
newspaper men. When asked his views
of the war in general, the general replied
with a gesture of derision:
"Why, there has been no war. There
are 100000 soldiers in Cuba who have not
seen an American soldier. MY opinion Is,
the general continued, that the Spanish
and American soldiers We're simply i'm
veigled into war by the politicians of
the two countries. The politicians made
fools of the soldiers
/ Asked if he believed Gen. Toral would
be court martialed Gen. Pando replied;
/ II believe that in the regular course OF
events, considering what has happened
I he will be-"
Asked to explain the story which has
been printed to the effect that he had Sc
| cretly fed from Cuba with 100000 francs
| Gen. Pando replied: when l get back
to my country I will get what is of more
| value to me than the amount of money
you mentioned, the respect of my fellow
| countrymen."
| In response to the question of his destl.
nation, Gen. Pando replied that he was
| on his way to Madrid. He wished to gel
there, he said, as quickly as possible In
order to attend the meeting of the Cortes
He would not go to Paris, he thought.
Asked il he thought the Cubans could
govern themselves he said that he thought
| they could.