New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS.
DENYING THAT ARMS AVE 10 BE saNT.
A CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF LII"
STEAMSHIP CITY or MEXICO.

A CUSTOM HOUSE or a. ia ~ '''
STEAMSHIP CITY or MEXICO.
THE Nrr- York World yesterday published an
art Gle stating taat large quantity OF arms ana ann.u
milton had been found IN The hold OF the steamship Oly
Of Mexico in the Eric Basin; that Custom House OH
Ger was placed OF the ship; that the o'uins
OF the steamer with arms WAS part OF what Is s'u "
be an extensive scheme" to seize the Island OF Cuoa
ana that the vessel had been refused her clearance
papers.
collector Uedden surveyorBeattlc and Deputy Collec-
tor Arthur Berry the head ofhe Law Division eachdehy
that arms and ammunition were found upon the vessel
that she had been detained by thcm or that her clear
ancc papers mad refused. Mr. Berry to whom the
matter has been referred. said
On Monday night Consul General Baez, Of Honduras
reported to tho Collector that the City of Mexico was
making preparations for voyage 10 Corn lsId4u' d
small isand on iuras that she was going to take on
board 300 stand OF and he had reason 10
Min this Official statement we simply ordered search
to be made OF the vessel and had our officers keep
watch OF her. She mas been seized nor
she detained cG NOR mas the vessel
A. d. Strauss, the agent Of the vessel came mere On
Tuesday and after making statement az to her destln
ton asked there would be any objection to shipping
arms upon her IN addition other merchandise, az sue
and then return to New-YOrk We advised HIM not To
do so and he then said he would not Yesterday he re-
ported that he had ordered that none OF the arms
should I've sent board and having found that snal
Old cannon had been shipped he would have IL Wk zen
lie also said that he had concluded 10 senu tn E
vessel Trinidad instead OF TO Honduras mat 10 al
there Is about IT,
Collector IIedden confirmed Mr.. Bery's statements
and added
There has been no seizure detention Of the vessel
by u.s. Ii would be delicate thing for ua 10 90 WIN,
out substantial evidence. ana she VIII hot De teJanol
unless we learn that she attempts to Yioo Tue hc"
traiity laws.
a. D. Strauss said
Tho story In The WORTH is pure fiction. No arms werc
Tor a hlibuscring expedition. Sac was bound on a
peaceful mission to carry passengers II could get
and merchandise to Belize and B.ucncuS ana
then return with cargo to Now-York
Consul General Bayez by TRIBUNE reporter
at his house in seventy ST. last evening lie SAID
that ho had received advices from Honduras that Cen
era Del GadO had written letter to there say
ing that he would be IN Honduras with armed force
before December -. He heard Of the chartcng 81 the
city Of Mexico through Mr. Strauss ana lnmtdlatcly
suspicious that she Intended to take down
the party 10 which General Del Gdlo referred In his
letter. the Dorian which sailed from here on May 30
on an alleged hibusteTing eXpedluon WnIch uia dao
prove successful, chartered through the same rn
The arms which hal been on board the Dorian were
placed In Boards stores on her return me 'oh'ul
General asccrtancd that had applied FOR per
datcy informed Collector Ieddcn, who ordered watch
To DE kept the vessel The not removed 10
the ship ~ there was some informally In the permit
They consisted OF 90 cases 81 re- go cases OF cart
ridges. 10 OF carbnes. case Of bugies. cas-" Of
sacks cases OF saddles OF tools, ~ pru
ers cases Of hardware cases Of shirts and - barrels
Of -four. ,-,--.
Tho city Of M,Nco was ying at the Erie Basin last
night with Custom House officer on board 10 see mat
il the vessel that seized several months upon
report that Sue %a. 9olnf nt,a GUY lSr %
Government dismissed the case. she WAS but by John
Engi. at Circcupout in sG- for the Alexandra Cuba
and Nexcnn steam sh Line As the business Of that
company grew she was found 10 be too small for the
trade aud In April. ISL she sold to the Provincial
Steamship Company which ran her between New York
and Hl.iay until the business proved uuprohllbe Two
months ago she mado trip to cuba and Mexico.
and upon her return WAS laid mp
at the ZIG Hn ,,r ol ca, ago ra sHg 2o %'
ell NJ that time that syndicate had bcuEhta uuct OF