The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-04-06
THE RAID ON CUBA.
Facts About the Party Which Left
the Delaware Coast.
THREE OTHER EXPEDITIONS AL
READY SENT OUT.

New YORK, April 5.-The Tribune gives the
following facts relating to the Cuban move
ment
When the Spanish minister at Washington
informed Secretary Evarts that there was an
organized moveme on foot in this country to
send an organized force of men to Cuba, he in
timated that this city contained the headquar-
tiers OF the movement. The department at
once communicated with District Attorney
Woodford on the subject, and his assistant,
Mr. Wilson, was detailed to closely investigate
the matter. Last week Mr.. Wilson received
information from the Spanish consulate that
an expedition was about starting for Cuba from
point on the Delaware coast. The Spanish
authorities stated that one OF their officials
had represented himself as a Cuban pat riot
and had enlisted in body of men which was
about to leave this country. Between 40 and
80 recruits, the majority of whom were mulat-
toes, he reported had assembled at small vii
lage in New Jersey, and they were then under
orders to go to some point on the Delaware.
The mans instructions were to remain with
the body until he had enabled the authorities
to arrest the men, but being over Jealous, after
the men had got upon the train and were on
the way, as he believed, to Lewes, he jumped
off at way station and came to this CITY,
Whether the fact Of his desertion alarmed the
commanders of the expedition is not known
1t is surmised by the Spanish authorities that,
fearing treachery, the Cubans abandoned
Lewes as the point of embarkation and pro-
ceeded further south. The Spanish authorities
claim to have in their possession full particu-
lars as to the expedition, and explained the
failure of the United States officers to find the
men by the theory that the party had already
escaped from the shores of the country. They
profess to believe that the men have been TAX
en- on board regular West India steamer, and
that they will be dropped on the south shore
OF Cuba. The active leaders are said by the
Spanish leaders to be Gen. Carlos Garcia and
Gen. Carlos Rulof. They, however, are not
the men who supply money and originated the
movement. 1t is said that the secretary of the
organization is a wealthy Cuban, living in
Brooklyn. The man who purchases stores and
attends to the details of the expeditions has
his home in this city, and as means of con-
cealing his real business, carries on a cigar
store on Sth avenue. 1t is asserted that he is
not only wealthy, but receives large sums of
money from persons who sympathize with the
cause. The officials decline to make public
the names Of these men.
The Sun states that a Cuban gentleman, at
present residing in this city, who is intimately
connected with the organizations of the Cuban
patriots, said that it wonld manifestly be inn
polite to disclose anything concerning the
plans OF his countrymen. He was free to say
however that the hope of freedom for Cuba
had not been abandoned and that fresh plans
were being matured. Three expeditions have
already been sent out, and leaders and
followers have established themselves in diff
ferent parts of the island, where they are en-
listing recruits. land organizing government.
Ihls gentleman gave assurance that no expe-
dition would start from the United States.
The Cubans believed, he said, that they have
the popular sympathy of this country.