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CUBANS WILD WITH JOY
Ofi'Kß THE REPORTED CAPTURE
•ff OP GEN. PANDO
THE RUMOR IS DISCREDITED
At Best Pando's Campaign In Santiago
de Cuba Has Proved a
Dismal Failure
Associated Press Special Wire
ST. LOUIS, March 19.—A dispatch to
the Post-Dispatch from Key West, Fla.,
says:
A dispatch from Havana announces
that General Pando, the second ln com
mand of the Spanish forces in Cuba, has
been captured by a band of insurgents
under General Calixto Garcia. The
capture was made in the Trinidad dis
trict of Eastern Cuba.
This news 1b considered by Cubans to
mean that the greatest blow that the in
surgents have yet dealt to Spain has
fallen.
General Pando has long been consid
ered 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 dur
ing the past few months has engaged ln
numerous battles with General Garcia
and Rabl, along the river Cauto, ln the
eastern part of the island.
Key West is gay with Cuban flags and
Cuban sympathizers are beside them
selves with Joy over the news of Pando's
Capture. Hand In hand with this in
formation comes news that the Cubans
have succeeded ln landing a large force
On the island of Porto.Rico, where a
general uprising has taken place.
NEEDS CONFIRMATION
NEW YORK, March 19.—At the head
quarters of the Cuban Junta, in this
city, nothing has been heard of the re
ported capture of General Pando. There
ls a disposition to discredit the story
and to ascribe its origin to some en
thusiastic, but Irresponsible person.
WANTS TO CONFER
HAVANA, March 19, via Key West.—
The military operations have been sus
pended by General Pando in the east of
Cuba and he is seeking a conference
with General Gomez, General Garcia
and the Cuban President.
UTTERL.Y DISCREDITED
KEY WEST. Fla., March 19.—1t is be
lieved here that the rumor that Gen.
Pando has been taken prisoner by Gen.
Garcia of the Insurgent forces ls en
tirely without foundation, and that it
had Its origin ln this city.
NOT EVEN A TRUMP
HAVANA, March 19 (via Key West.)—
News has Just reached this correspon
dent from authentic sources that the
Autonomist government, backed by the
military authorities here and the gov
ernment at Madrid, ls now playing its
fast card to secure peace in Cuba and
prevent intervention on the part of the
United States.
Near Palo Prleto and Vlajacas Gor
las, in the province of Santa Clara, on
Ihe west side of the Jaruco-Moron tro-
Iha, aro gathered several thousand in
lurgents under the commend of General
Calixto Garcia and other powerful chiefs,
iccompanled by General Masso, Presl
lent of the Cuban Republic, with several
members of the Cabinet. Also on the
(vest side of the trocha. In the district of
Sanctl Splritus, less than thirty miles
lstant from Gen. Garcla's forces are
stationed "000 insurgents under Gen
erals Funcho, Carrilo, Monteaguedo,
tianclisc, Legon and Gonzales.
The Spanish commander. General
Pando, with Generals Kamlres, Charvez
and other generals, is within a few
miles of General Callxto Garcia. Gen
eral Gomez ls west of the Juearo-Mo
ron trocha, within easy reach.
All the insurgent generals, with Gen
eral Garcia, got through General Pan
to's lines some time ago and the latter
gave up the campaign, which was to be
a grand military coup de grace ln the
Province of Santiago de Cuba or Prov
ince of Puerto Principe, but in addition
to passing through the trocha, the in
surgents turned General Pando's flank.
It is Just possible that this flank move
ment will be the means of General Pan
do's carrying out the long contemplated
conference.
General Pando's purpose, to further
which he has ordered a practical armi
stice in the eastern part of Cuba, ls
stated succinctly as follows: To have a
personal conference with General Cal
lxto Garcia, President Masso and other
Insurgents, and even with General Go
mez, if possible, and to make them a
formal offer of autonomy, according to
k plan drawn up by the left or radical
wing of the Autonomists.
CEBALLOS NOT SURPRISED
NEW YORK, March 19.-The Spanish
Minister at Washington relieved J. M.
Ceballos of further duty on the Cuban
autonomist Committee. Whether the
sotice from Senor Polo was a surprise
lo Mr. Ceballos ls purely a matter of in
ference, as, ln reply to afreet question,
Mr. Ceballos merely said that he was not
surprised at anything. He dismissed
as groundless any supposition that there
existed any friction between Spain's
hepresentative and himself because of a
(nuch-quoted interview with himself,
Which he had disavowed.
A FILIBUSTER SEIZED
NEW YORK, March 19.-The Tribune
•ays: The ship William L. Parker, lad
en with guns and ammunition which are
thought to have been Intended for the
Cuban insurgents, has been seised by
Marshal Haubert under instructions
from Washington. Marshal Haubert
bad a long search for the ship, but he
finally found her at Pier No. 18, East
River, Brooklyn.
The Marshal has been looking for
more than a week for certain alleged fll
fbusters, but the Deputy Marshals have
been unable to find any of the suspected
•hips except the Parker. It was report
ed that among those supplying the cargo
of the Parker are a number of well
known business men who are tryine- to
aid the Cubans.
A COMMON ANCESTOR
Americans Expected to Honor Alfred
the Great
LONDON, March It.—At a large and in
fluential meeting Just held at the Mansion
bouse a resolution was passed In favor of
a national military commemoration of
King Alfred the Great (who was born ln
M« at Wantage, Berkshire, and who died
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THE MAINE REPORT IS NOT IN
But Its Salient Features Are Known —Many Theories Are
Advanced, but All Except That of an Outside, Sub
marine Mine Are Positively Proved to
Be Without Foundation
i WASHINGTON, March 10.—(Special to The Herald.) The re
port of the Maine board of inquiry, according to all official au- i, »
thority, has not reached Washington yet, but it is believed that cj j,
the abstract of the report haa been presented to President McKin- . »
ley and Secretary Long. The abstract itself is said to verify the „ c
forecast published, in which it was declared: , ,
That the explosion came from an outside source, a hole having » ,
;X> been found just above the keel, on the port side. , ,
t « That a large portion of the port side and of the forward deck c , «
• • were blown off by the force of the explosion. ,
c , That the heavy armor plates were all pushed up, showing that , ,
« . the explosion could not have come from the inside. 0 ,
v, , That the shell rooms and powder magazines had been found to « ,
c • he intact. , ,
¥That a large portion of the bottom of the Maine was gone and «, •
that she had been virtually hrok en in two. , ,
,L, It has been ascertained since that publication that the court * •
c 9 of inquiry was divided in its opinion when it first visited Ha- a »
c * vans, and when the first work of investigation commenced Cap- » ,
, , tain Chadwick was under the impression that the Maine was JL
c . blown up by accident, and it was not until several weeks' hard JL
, , work on the part of the divers and experts that he was convinced 3C
id to the contrary. i 3*
, • First hs insisted that the six and ten-Inch powder magazines «
• • had exploded, but the divers brought np the powder. The court , «
, « took np the theory that the explosion was caused by the heating , .
, , of coal. The divers found that the coal was ln perfect shape. , ,
, » Finally the theory that the boilers had exploded was invest!- , ,
, . gated, and the divers found this to be false. , ,
, a At this time came Ensign Powelson's discovery of the Maine's '. ,
i . keel and bottom plates on the upper decks. He produced them aa 2 ,
• . absolute proof that nothing but an under-blow could have caused , ,
• . the disaster. This was accepted by the court as a finality, and , »
c . since that time its efforts have been devoted to discovering the , ,
• • cause of the explosion itself. „ ,
si at A hole was found in the keel of the vessel that was just under , ,
« > the forward coal bunkers and six-inch powder magazine. The . ,
c . explosion was of suoh force that it tore out the port side forward, « ,
• > commencing at the boiler rooms, extending diagonally to the , ,
« • deck, from that diagonally to the deck almost under the bridge, , .
• • and then backward and downward, through the aft end of the six- . •
t • inch magazine. An immense break was also found in the vessel , ,
• • leading from the deck nearly directly under the military mast, « ,
• . backward through a compartment just aft of the six-inch , ,
• . magazine. Ths force of the explosion was so terrific that it is J ,
• • clear that nothing but a sub-marine mine could have produced it. , ,
• ■ The board will also report that the armor-piercing shells were « ,
• » found Intact. , ,
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LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING,' MARCH 20, 1898
speaking people ought to join in the move
ment, adding that it was particularly a
celebration in which "our American cous
ins might unite to honor a common ances
tor." The mayor further said that he had
written to President McKinley and had
received a reply to the effect that he felt
great individual interest in the celebration.
Queen Victoria wrote a letter approving
the movement.
The United States ambassador. Col. John
Hay, has been placed on the committee ap
pointed to promote the movement.
Pennsylvania Primaries
PHILADELPHIA, March 19.—Presuma
bly not in the history of the state has so
much interest been manifested in primary
elections as that taken ln the elections be
ing held this spring. This ls accounted for
by the bitter fight that Is being waged
against Senator Quay by the Business
Men's league, headed by John Wanamaker.
From Lancaster county the returns thus
far indicate that Senator Quay has elected
his delegates to the state convention by
nearly 1000 majority. Reports from Frank
lin county are favorable to Quay. In Cam
eron, Venango, Warren and McKeen coun
ties the delegates were instructed for Con
gressman C. W. Stone, anti-Quay, for gov
ernor. Returns from Clarion county are
meager, but indicate the election of Quay
delegates.
A Steamer Safe
ANTWERP, March 19.—The Belgian gov
ernment training ship Ville d'Anvors,
which was said to have been sunk on Wed
nesday morning ln collision with the bark
British Princess, was spoken near Flush
ing yesterday by a trading vessel.
FOREIGN NOTES
James Payne, the novelist and journalist.
Is dying at London.
W. H. Overend, the well-known artist
of the Illustrated London News, died last
night.
The German reichstag yesterday passed
the second reading of a bill providing for
the reforms ln the conduct of court mar
tlals.
Sarah Bernhardt, who underwent an
operation some time since, is now occupy
ing apartments at the Pavilion Henri
Quatre, at Saint Germain, where she ls
convalescing rapidly.
A semi-official statement has been made
saying there is no connection with the de
mands of the French government in
China and the French loan. The French
demands reached Pekln at the beginning
of the month, and the negotiations were
immediately transferred to Paris, where
they are proceeding.
China, It ls said, has offered to lease to
Russia Talien Wan and to allow the pro
posed railway from Petura to Kawang
Chum Tv, Munkden and Port Arthur to
be constructed, provided Port Arthur re
mains in China's hands. The interview
which was to have been had yesterday
by M. Dobole, the French charge d'affaires,
with the authorities was postponed owing
to the sacrifices In the Temple of the Sun.
China, it ls asserted, proposes to yield only
to the demands relative to the province of
; Kawang 81
A FRIENDLY SPIRIT
(Continued from Page One.)
in the other a friend and brother on whose
sympathy it can rely in time of need."
The Spectator, noting the good feeling
expressed in the United States, says: "It
does not follow from any desire to court
the old country because It may be useful,
but ls due to the reported coalition on the
continent against England."
Continuing the Spectator remarks: "The
danger or supposed danger of the British
awoke race feeling with a rush and the
difficulty with Spain only served to in
crease the latent sentiment essential to the
unity existing among Anglo-Saxons. The
possibility that the Spanish quarrel may
bring them face to face with a continental
coalition made the Americans realize that
our race Is not beloved on the continent
and that we may some day have to make
a common cause.
"Americans are quite right ln assuming
that they will have the support of the
Britishers, should a continental alliance
attempt to oppress them. If our people
once realize the condition of Cuba, half
of England would be calling the Americans
hard names because they have not inter
vened earlier to stop the horrors perpet
uated at their very doors."
WHAT DAVITT THINKS
A lively controversy has been raised be
tween Michael Davitt and the Dally Chron
icle by Mr. Davltt's attack on the suggest
ed alliance between the United States and
Great Britain. The Chronicle, which up to
the present time has been the most friendly
paper toward the Irish, rebuked Mr. Dav
itt ln Us Issue of yesterday for his cable
message to a New York newspaper saying
it will "111 serve the Irish cause" and de
claring that It is absolutely untrue that
the English ruling classes are ln sympathy
with Spain and' hostnle to America.
Mr. Davltt retorts wltb a letter which
will be published on Monday, buttressing
his statement that the ruling class are
hostile bo America. He quotes the "organs
of the aristocracy," during the Venezue
lan dispute and inquires how they can be
reconciled with "tbe present hypocritical
professions of friendship toward the re
public."
Continuing, Mr. Davitt asserts the right
of Irishmen! to voice independent view? of
Great Britain's foreign policy. "In spite of
the wishes of the English friends of home
rule," and asserts that the Anglo-Saxon
America Is a myth andl makes the state
ment that Irishmen, Germans, French
men, Dutchmen and Norwegians consti
tute three-flourths of the Americans of to
day and that tbe children of these races
"will not permit their government to form
an alliance wltb that power which ls dis
trusted by every civilised people, an alli
ance which would! seriously Impair the
unique moral influence she exercises
among all nations owing to her pacific and
non-aggressive international policy."
PROPHETS KEPT GUESSING
The curious mixture of pacific assur
ances and the announcements of active
preparations for war which are coming
from the United States keep, the prophets
guessing, but the opinion ls gaining
ground that the outlook ls improving and
that war will finally be averted by a Span
ish retreat under some more or less spe
cious excuse and an agreement to recog
nise the claims of the United States, for,
ln spite of stories to the contrary, Spain is
well aware that it 1b useless to build hopes
of sympathy from the European powers.
Commenting on the attitude of President
McKinley, the Saturday Review says it ls
a suggestive commentary on government
by the people that the only means of pre
venting "what the president calls an 'un
holy war' has been for the government to
face popular clamor In an attitude of in
difference such as might be expected of
Russia."
I Reading between the lines of the reas
! surlng cable messages, the Spectator
thinks that nothing has happened to im
prove the sit licit ion, and says: "While
the president ls sincerely anxious to avoid
war, doubtless his desire will be strength
ened by the advices of the navy and army
departments that the preparations are In
complete and that every week of time
gained now may mean the shortening of
the war, if it comes, by many months."
Madrid advices of Wednesday say the
government organ, El Globo, assumed a
much bolder and loftier tone than lately.
It compares the United States to "an im
mense Maine floating between the Atlan
tic and Pacific, some of whose crews, hav
ing lost their heads, are seeking to force
open the magazine, in order to blow it up."
President McKinley, as the commander, la
represented as "doing his best to restore
to reason his unrly crew."
El Globo attributes the loss of the Maine
to "bad storage of her enormous quantity
of explosives, arising either from too
hasty preparations for war or from want
of proper discipline on board."
El Globo remarks, In parenthesis, that
"the agents were entirely Internal," add
ing: "But there may be external agencies
that will bring about the national down
fall, to which the union is directly head
ing."
Quoting some paragraphs from ths Cor
respondence, saying that war would affect
other nations besides Spain, El Globo re
marks: "To this we may add that the dec
larations attributed to the kaiser—Emper
or William of Germany—declarations
which were sought to be denied, are now
confirmed afresh In such an authentic
manner that all doubt has vanished on the
subject. We mention this declaration of
the kaiser, not that we place the hope of our
safety in his or any foreign aid, but in order
to complete the picture we ought at the
present time to have of the dispositions of
the European chancellor respecting
this event.
"Spain has shown that she can prepare
herself in silence and with greater effi
ciency than her adversary; but, apart from
that attitude of Spain, there undoubtedly
exist external agents who may exert
most dismal Influence, once it ls set In
motion. We estimate as worse than a de
feat a European coalition against tbe
United States."
The paper referred to then ruminates on
the possible evils it sees for the United
States, and closes with the following re
flections: "Into this evil plight the cupid
ity of a few has placed the nation which
lies peacefully anchored between the At
lantic and Pacific, and which today finds
itself ln the dilemma of having to retire
or find herself ln a muoh worse position
than Spain, which, ln truth, is greater In
spirit than in body."
The Heraldo (independent) ls ln an equal
ly happy mood. While admitting it ls
among the first to point out Spanish de
fects, it confesses "it can only smile at see
ing the Yankees devoting themselves to the
difficult task of frightening us by a war
like display."
Continuing:, the Heraldo compares the
attitude of the United States to that of a
boulevard Bwaggerer, who flaunts his dol
lars to attract the attention of a fine lady,
passing by, adding that Spain, like a Wo
man of good breeding, confident in herself,
will "continue ln her course, brave and
alone, and will pay no attention to foreign
posing."
MINOR MATTERS
The reconvening of the Austrian relchs
rath on Monday will not find the outlook
much Improved by the recent change of
ministry. The Germans are as determined
as ever, and any support given the minis
ters will only be ln return for concessions
to the clerical national groups.
There ls extraordinary activity ln the
copper market, especially at Blrmlnghom.
Authorities agree that the supplies are
manifestly scarce and that the stocks are
unprecedently low. Good brands have ad
vanced £2 (»10) per ton since January Ist.
The activity ls largely attributed to tha
projected expenditures of the United
States for war material and a possible
rupture with the principal copper coun
tries.
John Meekln, an old weaver of Derby, la
the proudest man in the kingdom. He has
Just received from Queen Victoria her au
tograph portrait in recognition of the fact
that he has made her majesty's stockings
for forty years. Meekln, who is 82 years
of age, ls about to retire on a pension from
the firm by which he has been employed,
and the queen, hearing of it, ordered that
the most recent photograph of herself be
forwarded to him and desired him to send
her his portrait in return.
BRITISH STATESMEN
Gladstone Growing Weaker While
Salisbury's Health Improves
LONDON March 19.—The Pall Mall
Gazette says Gladstone's general condi
tion is appreciably worse. It adds: "It
was his own wish to be moved to Hs
warden with, as little delay, as possible.
Whatever the precise nature Of the fa
cial pains neuralgia or the presence of
some unhealthy growth there can be no
doubt that, though intermittent, they
have occasioned severe suffering, and it
necessarily follows that bis physical
powers and heart's action have become
gravely enfeebled."
The health of tbe Marquis of SaUsbou
IS greatly improved.
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