New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-20
IN THE Tolls AGAIN.
THE coNsERvA HELD UNDER LIBEL
LEeIT1ME's REPRESENTATIVES, DETERMINED
TO KEEP HER FROM HAYTI, IF POSSIBLE
WHAT BOTH SIDES SAY.


TO KEEP HER FROM HAYTI, IF POSSIBLE
WHAT BOTH SIDES SAY.
The steamship Conserva, which called the
Madrid when she purchased BY the agents OF
General HyppolItc the commander Of the Hayuan
insurgents her name having been changed by Leonclo
JULIA the Consul Of santo Domingo, is having hard
time of 1t. After Consul Julia succeeded in getting
clearance for her. after much delay at the Custom
House, she was detained by bad weather until Satur-
day afternoon, when she started ostensbly for Samana
but Minister Preston declares that she was going 10
have arms and ammunition transferred to her from
the steamer Carondelet at point down the coast
and was then to be turned over to General Hyppoiitc
Tho vessel had hardly passed Sandy Hook, when
she began to leak amdshlps and so serious was tho
leak that the pumps could not keep the water down
and she returned to New-York on Sunday morning.
About o'clock in the morning. before she got back
to the Eric Basin, fro discovered amidshps
back Of the auxiliary engines After much difficulty this
was exngulshed She is under arrest by order Of
DkrictAttorney WILDER, of Brooklyn. The vessel was
lbeed upon q complaint Of the Marquis dl Chambrun,
counsel for the Haytan Legation, and she was taken
charge Of by United Marshal Stafford on Monday
night as she was getting ready to leave port ostens
bly, for SANTANA, santo Domingo. The Conserva was
yesterday towed up to Atlantic Basin.
When asked yesterday what were the points OF the
complaint upon which the libel was issued Minister
Preston said: 4" We claim that under Section $3.50
Of the Revised Statutes the vessel should not DO per-
mtted to SAIL that to allow her TO leave this port
would be violation Of the neutrality laws, and II we
are not limited 10 twenty-four hours to make out
our case, In the case Of tho steamship
Carondele,, We shall show Mr.. Julia that no went
little too far this time to aid his friend, General Hyp-
polite. She was purchased with money furnished by
the Hsytian rebels to their agent here, and has been
fitted out exclusively for war purposs for the nsur
gents Of Hayu. She has been altered and strength
ened been fitted to be mounted with battery Of four
broadside and two pivot guns to be put on board OF
her by vessel which sailed recently from this port
and had an armor belt put around her above and
below the water line. SEQ that Mr.. julia says 1
am fool, an old fogy. He is not honest He is not
a gentleman"
Dominican Consul Julian, when asked what tho mat
ter was with the vessel. said She's all rightl'
"what about the ubening Of her by the District
Attorney of Broollyni5
"Thatt sl wrong I don't mean to say that IL
was wrong on the part Of the United States but those
who have taken part in OBTAINING her viii find that
they are wrong"
Z" But does not Section $500 support tho asseruons
Of Minister Preston7"
AT she we're going directly to Cape Hayten, yes
But she IS going to SANTANA. Tho question has been
decided time and again 1t is not a complicated one
and It win be matter Of detention Of three or four
days only.S
Captain Cooper, a son Of RearAdmiral Cooper, who
five years ago had command OF the Hayuan nsgsnip
DessalInes and who recently offered his services to
President Legtlme. was a passenger with several
others on the steamer George W. Clyde. which lef'
for Hayt last week He to take command OF The
Conserva when she reached SANTANA. and those with
him were to be the other officers.
1t was confirmed yesterday that General Contreras
and Charles and Stephen Preston, the two SONS Oh
Minister Preston, started for Hayt on Saturday The
two Prestons went the Atlas Line steamship Athos
az the last moment before she sailed and at Kingston,
jamaica, viii take tho steamer Arran for Portrau.
Prince General Contreras the military attacho OF
the legation, went the steamer Saratoga TO Havana
Thence he viii 20 by rail- to Ccufuegos thence by Atlas
steamer TO Kingston, where rs will meet the Prestons
IL was said that they went to offer their
services to Legtime connection with the intended
destruction OF the Conserya