Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-14
AMONG THE WEST INDIES.
COL. CASTRO LEAVES KEY WEST
TO JOIN GEN. AGUERO.

Cubans Charged with Trying to Plunge
this Country into War with Cuba
The Cuba Gable to Key West Broken
-SantO Domingo Reported to have
Passed the Free Trade Bill.
KEY WEST, FLA, May I3.-It is fact
that Colonel Castro has left here either
for Nassau or some Of the upper KEYS.
He was thoroughly disguised by shaving
his head, moustache and whiskers. and
took a considerable sum of money. Sew
eral other Cubans are missing, but they
went in parties of not more than two.
From an inside source il is learned that
the number consisted of not over twelve
and that they are probably in one Of the
keys, either on this side or the
Bahamas. Some Cubans claim
that they have landed, but there
is no certainty of that, and the authori-
ties here believe that they will be cap
tured, Arms have been coming here in
small quantities. Four lots are said to
have come in organ cases. The hope of
the Cubans seems to be to lead this coun-
try into war with Spain, when they look
for the independence of Cuba. They are
raising large sums of money here, and
there seems to be some activity among
their leaders, but it is not probable that
point. Some Of the British islands near
Cape Maisi will be selected for the rem
devious. SenOr Castro has served under
Gen. Aguero and was anxious to share
his successes, and has taken with him or
Will collect at some point to the eastward
the few men who were to 90 with the
first expedition but were not ready.
sANTO DOMINGO PASSES THE FREE TRADE
BILL.
HAVANA, May 13.-The British mail
steamer from st. Thomas, Nav ). brings
SantO Domingo dispatches to Nav 1. Ac-
cording to these, the bill establishing free
trade with the United States has been
passed by the Dominican Congress. Senior
Galyan had been appointed Commissioner,
and was to proceed to Washington on the
7th inst. for the purpose Of making the
final arrangements. 1t is again
ascertained that negotiations are
proceeding with Washington for the lease
OF Samana Bay. 1t is reported that the
government will give the bondhOlders of
the Samana Bay Company the first claim
on the money part for the lease. Advices
from Cape Hayti of April a say that the
refugees of the British Consulate there
have been pardOned. A change IN the
entire Haytien administration is anticipa-
ted.
A DYNAMITE SCARE.
a oI. vincent paper says that the dyna-
mite scare has reached English Island,
The luggage of persons arriving at va
rious ports is carefully examined. The
sudden departure of the war steamer
CunadO from st. Vincent is attributed to
private information that dynamiters were
on the track Of Prince George, of Wales.
who is on the steamer. Upon the arrival
OF the mail steamer police went aboard.
but the suspected persons had landed at
st. Kits.
Barbados advices report that three
men died on board vessel from Para of
yellow fever. 1t is supposed that all yes
sells arriving since have been subjected to
quarantine.
Trinidad adyices of April % state that
the agencies of various insurance COM
panies established there had Withdrawn
IRON business owing to the frequency of
fires of late.
THE KEY WEST CABLE.
HAVANA, May l3.-The cable between
Havana and Key West being broken, the
steamer Grapler is taking a new cable on
board at st. Thomas and expects to be
able to start for Key West within three
days. Meanwhile steamers will carry
dispatches from Havana to Kew West
every other day.
NEW YORK, May 13.-The cable be-
tween Key West and Havana is broken,
and messages between those two points
are passed over by steamer about once
per day.