, 1880-12-26
CON TO CUBA"

ALLEGED ORGANIZATION OF 4 FILBUSTER-
ING EXPEDITION,
6peetoi D1pateh to IAs Chicago Tribune.
NEW YoRk, Dec. 2l-A sensational morn
ing paper here details an alleged Cuban
flibustering expedition which, it states, is
being organized here. It is set forth that the
person who Is heading the scheme and who
Is emulous Of the notoriety OF Lopez, Walker.
and their pseudo successors, has arrived in
New York City in the person Of Capt J. +.
Aarsten. bearing letters from responsible
parties In the South, the West, and New York
State, oil written on letter-headed paper, In
closed In printed envelopes, properly post
marked. These are fresh letters, dated few
days or few weeks past, and represent
him in tho dual character Of J. Mastin,
passenger conductor Of the Erie Road, and
Capt J. F. Marsten,
LEADER OF THE GREAT CUBAN E1L1BusrER-
ING EXPEDITION.
Most OF these letters are addressed to him at
Spencer, Tioga County, n, z. One is headed
Great Southern Mail & Kennesaw route, No.
sos, Broadway, New York, and is signed by
G. II. Huntington. Another, with an equally
Official look, is from Q. S. Lyford. Superin-
dent Of the Chicago & Eastern illinois Rail-
road. A third comes from B. ". Taylor,
Superintendent Of the Buffalo Division of the
Erie Road. A fourth is from J. Schenck. who
seems to know something about the expe-
dition. There are numerous other letters
and telegraph dispatches which indicate that
the Captain is man Of large and we'll dis
tributed acquaintance His method is to
register at different points under on assumed
name, get acquainted with likely people by
entertaining them at dinner or at pot-house
1F ~; 1oir.
cumstances by which his auditor elicits the
"fact that he Is sailing under an assumed
name; that in reality ho Is Capt Marsten,
and an old filibuster, who Is
NOW ORGANIZING AN EXPEDITION
to take Cuba by strategy, and is in danger OF
being arrested at any moment" This only
whets the appetite for more information,
which Is cautiously given. and ends In a
promise to accompany the party, and some
timus an advance of money on condition OF
receiving an office. Marsten says he has over
$4,000 subscribed to the ilbustering funds;
that he Is to command the expedition; has
been looking up ship, and proposes to fetch
up 4 crew, get his papers from the Custom
House, and sail. after taking on soldiers off
Sandy Hook. lie will call at Port Royal,
Charleston, and other ports for more men and
arRs and ammunition
CuBA I6 TIE FIRST OBJECr-POINT.
He says he has seen parties from the South
vino will join the expedition. When asked
where he was to get money, he replied:
We'll, there is plenty Of money behind it.
There are three Cuban ladies living In Lex
tnx1on avenue, aud two Cuban gentlemen
who have subscribed. There Is also Charles
Roman, OF New York, once Colonel in the
Brazilian army; George ". AcWerter, of
the construction department Of the Rich
mond T. Danville Railroad; A. B. Schultz,
Of Albany, New York, and others l could
name. Now are you satisfied ?'' said the
Captain, as he gave the name Of John c.
Morgan and others In New York as hisclty
references, and exacted the promise not to
expose him or commit lapsus lnguB which
MIGHT LEAD TO HIS ARREST.
The clerk OF the Cosmopolitan says he knows
the man. his name is J. Marsten. he was q
railroad conductor on the Erie Road. but had
quit or been discharged lately. He Is hang
ing up'' at the Cosmopolitan, but is away
good deal. Another party said Hsrsten Is
the sou of Abraham Aarsten, landlord OF old
Tammany Hall. John was Rebel officer,
and Mt another time Captain OF steam
vessel which carried cotton aud was burned
during the War. He has relatives in New
York. it Is quite evident that the would-be
filibuster is either crazy 0r has given the
newspapers what In Western parlance would
be termed "a biz stitf."