The age-herald., 1898-03-20
ANOTHER SUGAR
 COATED PILL Will Be Offered Cubans by the
 Autonomists. INDEPENDENCE FOR PAY Spain Will Require Two Millions Annually Not Believed That the Insurgents Will Swsl- low Up.- Trouble for Spain in
 Porto Rica.

Havana, via Key est, Fla, March 19- from authentic sources that the autonomist government, backed by the military author- ities here and the government at Madrid is now playing it's last card to secure peace in Cuba and prevent intervention on the part of the United States.
 Near Palo Prioto and via Jacas Gordasa, in the province of Santa Clara, on the west side of JtIcaro- Moron trocha, are gathered several thousand insurgents under com mand of Gen. Calixto Garcia and other prominent chiefs, accompanied by Senor Masso, president of the Cuban republic, with several members of his cabinet.
 Also on the west side of the trocha in the district of Sancti Spiritus, less than thirty miles distant from Gen. Garcia's forces, are stationed 2,0O0 insurgents under Gems Pancho, Carillo, Monteagudo, Lam cliez, Lebon and Gonzales. The Spanish commander, Gen. Pando, with Gen. Re. mrez, Charvez and other generals is with in few miles of Gen. Calxto Garcia. Gen. Gomez is west of the Jucaro- Moron trocha within easy reach.
 All the insurgent generals, President Masso and the insurgent officials with Gen. Garcia, got through Gen. Pando's lines some time. ago, and the latter gave up campaign, which was to be grand military coup de grace in the province of Santiago de Cuba or province of Santiago de Cuba or province of Puerto Principe. But, in ad- dition, to passing through the trocha the insurgents turned Gen. Pando's flank It is just possible that this flank movement was winked at by Gen. Pando for the purpose of attempting to carry out his interior po- litical purposes.
 Such was the position of all concerned palace in Havana.
 Practical Armistice
 Gen. Pando's purpose, to further which he has ordered a practical armistice in the eastern part of Cuba, is stated succintly as follows: t,To have a personal confer ence with Gen. Calixto Garcia, President Masso and other insurgents and even with Gen. Gomez. if possible and to make them an formal offer of autonomy, according to the programme drawn up by the left or radical wing of that partys
 As previously cabled, this offer includes in return for the ending of the insurrec-- ton the disarmament and disfbanding of all volunteers, commercial treaties to be concluded without Spanish interference; a maximum sum of 900 annually to be paid Spain as the latters nominal insurze- rain no insurgents to be shot or impris- oned on account of the existing insurrec- ton and no insurgents to be sent as pris- oners out of Cuba for future political of- fences.
 The advices received here are in sub stance that General Pando felt confident O. securing the conference, while on the other hand Gaptain-General Blanco Secretary General Congosto, and the Spanish staff office rs of high rank and many radical members of the autonomst government felt sure that the proposition, being the best eyer offered, and assuring practical independence would be accepted, that the rebellion would be declared at an end, and tha,; consequently all excuse for the intc-- vention by the United States would be ended.
 Sugar Coated Bill wiu Be R ,fused
 Such views, however were not held when this dispatch was sent by those best &C., quainttd with General, Gomez and his chiefs nor by the Spanish Cuban mer chants. bankers. editors or lawyers, the best class in Havana. The latter were sure that nothing but the proposition of indemnity of Montes Cristo (the granting of an indemnity to Spain, but absolute independence for Cuba) would ever be con sidered by General Gomez or any of his principal followers.
 In support of the latter view, 1t is off, cally announced after all the efforts near Manzenillo, only two privates of Salvador Ruiz band surrendered.
 It is known besides that General Pando in order to advance his plans for the pro- posed campaign in Santiago de Cuba, greatly weakened all tile trochas. taking from them several thousand men and much artillery.
 It Is regarded as certain in well informed circles here that Generals Gomez and Garcia, after refusing to confer with Gen