Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
Pando's Final Effort at Autonomy
Was Flat Failure.
STRICT PRESS CENSORSHIP AGAIN
BIanco Protests Against OBTAINING
Torpedo Fleet at Canaries.
THREATENS TO RESIGN

| HAVANA, via Key West. Fla, March %.
| 1t is now known positively that the ne
gotiations between General Pando, Dele
gates Ramirez and Charvez and General
| Calixto Garcia and other prominent insur-
gents, in which the radical autonomists
| made what arc said to be final offers of
| practical independence, have proved an
| absolute failure No particulars have yet
| been received at the palace here as to the
place or the particulars of the meeting,
but that the negotiations have failed is
shown by the resumption of hostilities.
General Pando's command is again inov-
ing eastward, purposing to carry out the
| plans in the province of Puerto Principe
and Santiago de Cuba made prior to the
generals arrival at the city of Santiago
de Cuba.
Pando is CT atici.ed.
The fact that General Maximo Gomez
remains inside the Juoaro-Moron trocha
| and in General Pando's rear makes the
| latter the subject of criticism upon the
| part of military men in Havana. However,
| In view of the fact that the details Of the
movements of the Snaniards and insur-
gents are meager, all judgment passed is
liable to revision on teipt of fuller in
formation.
The insurgents recently attacked cap
tured and destroyed Fort Oleso in the dis
| trict of San Juan Martinez. province of
Pinar del Rio. Five of the Spanish garri-
| son were killed and five were wounded.
The name of the insurgent leader is not
known.
Press Censorship Maintained.
NEW YORK, March PA dispatch to
| the World from Madrid says:
IL structfons have been given since Friday
night 10 the press censor to stop all eor-
eign and domestic press te.egrams-anl
even telephone messaseE-containing news
| unpalatable to the government Unauthor-
| ized details of naval and military prepara-
tons, of the movements of war vessels
pc rficularly of the flying squadron; of ,he
purchase of vessels of war and stores
abroad are especially interdicted.
Htherto no steps had been taken to pre-
vent the Madrid press from publishing fire.
qrent abundant information The same
| press censor will also stop kilograms sent
from Madrid to newspapers in America,
news which is deemed likely to create
alarm. Therefore the people now are at
the mercy of rumors propagated by word
of mouth or the post, which is much worse.
Messages Seized Saturday.
The Liberal says that on Saturday sew
eral hundred telegraph and telephone mes
scges were stopped by the press censor in
Madrid.
The governments action has caused a.
pTOlOuHu SENSATION, not only In MaQrlQ,
but throughout the provinces.
Even the ministerial newspaper, the Lib
eral, sides with the majority of the press
In censuring vigorously measure which,
Il says, Is calculated to increase the ma
tional anxiety because most people Sur
mise that the relations between Spain and
the United States have got into very
critical stage indeed when a liberal cab
inet decides to be more rigorous with the
press than was Canovas, and worse than
the reacfiOnarv of
BlnncO Threatens to Resign.
NEW YORK, March GA special dis
patch from Havana today alleges that
Captain General Blanco and Admiral Man.
terola have notified the Madrid government
that they will resign their Offices If the
Spanish torpedo fleet is to be detained at
|. the Canaries in obedience to the demand
of President Mckinley.
Captain Eulate of the cruiser Vizcaya is
also alleged to have sent a message to the
Spanish admiralty similar in tenor to those
Of the captain general and Admiral Man.
terola.
Watching Our Ships.
MADRID. eMarch 22.-The papers here
publish full reports of the movements of
the United States warships and Of the de-
fensive preparations being made by the
government Of the United States.
It is reported that the Spanish warship
selected to convoy the torpedo f1otilla has
sailed from Carthagena for the Canary
Islands. 1t appears that the delay in the
voyage of the torpedo boats is due to the
fact that the Ariete, one Of the Spanish
torpedo boats, sustained some slight dam
age while on her way from Cadiz to the
Canaries.
The Spanish newspapers advocate fur
ther Strengthening of the naval squadron
in Cuba, as not to be caught at disad-
vantage In case Of war.
The Heraldo thinks that in view Of the
'ostentatious preparations Of the United
States Spain has full liberty to make SINH
lar preparations.
The Globe insists that injury has been
done to Spain by the United States squad
ron remaining close to the seat of war. 1t
gladly notes, however, that the verbal sug-
gestions of Senor Polo Bernabe, the
| Spanish minister at Washington, to Secre-
tary Sherman have led to the withdrawal
of a portion of the squadron. thus demon
strating the cordiality existing between
the two countries.
The rumors that Gen. Pando has been
are pronounced to be without foundation.
Gems. Pando and Salcedo, it is given out
are continuing their operations in the prov
ince of Puerto Principe.
Alfonso XII to be Docked.
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII entered
the new floating dock today, in order to
have her bottom cleaned, but owing it is
| said. to some difficulty with the electric
batteries. the dock. as this dispatch is
sent. had not been hoated.
It is announced from Spanish sources that
the insurgent Brig. Gen. Rafael Cabrera
died recently from sickness at the farm of
Las Olvas. In the district Of Sancd Spir-
titus, province OF Santa Clara
In q skirmish at Jibaro, eight Insurgents
were killed. according to the Spanish re-
port. and the government force also lost
eight men killed.
DEFRAUDED OF LARGE AMOUNTS.
Northwestern Banks Make Charwes
Against GOveFnment Clerks.
Information has reached the government