New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05
TOO BAD THIS NICE STORY rs NOT SO'
so FAR As CAN BE LEARNED PARTY Is Noi
GOING TO LIDrR,TE CUBA.

sO FAR As CAN BE LEARNED a PAhlf ID WI
GOING TO LIDERTE CUBA
r.,or, was pullshed Yesterday morning ina.
nllbu,erinc expedition was about I" 80" ro". g,
West 70 Cuba II thc report IS true the pop -.
New York who would lie most hR'S W h''o"
have not vet been Informed - 49,
The report stated that the company OF hilpus','
had hoon growing for some time and now mciuo'N
several hundred men. who were well driilcd anu YUM
pl.tcly armed. They were mostly natives OF '"o''
and II was probable hat the EXPEDITION WIS 10 ~ W
hat island presumably 10 lbcrafc II from 'p"'N"
r7,lo A small steamer had been chaitereh NJ So''o
mort I'm the United states and was on the way 10
Ecy West. bearing ammunition and general army
supplies .-.. ,.o..,u,
TN. raport added that the United States Govern
mont had been informed Of the project and WAS tr'ihs
TO prevent rs execution. For this purpose "oo sailors
and marines from the cruiser Atlanta, now at Key
West. had been assigned - picket duty along '''
sorih and north beaches. thus surrounding the Shhd
Minute details a. to these precautions appeared with
the report.
Charles H. Mallory. 81 the Mallory Steamship Line
whose STEAMERS ply drcct to Key West. sail 10
Tribune reporter Yesterday: I'VE have daily c"hm"n'-
co,ion with orr agents at Key West. and II any pro
Icct Of this magnitude were In contemplation We
would surely have been informed. This report alleges
that the affair has progressed so far mat 'he
naval officers Of the Government have taken II up
and in ttuted efforts 20 prevent the sailing OF
the expedition II Is hardly to b" supposed tat our
ag.nts would fail to keep Us posted OF 20 Important
fl proceeding. do not believe III" report Is true
The manager of the James T.. Ward Line. AT No.
ll3 Wallst has not heard OF the reported expeoi'
ton nor had any members ~ thr company. Inc
manage, said that their line had direct and almost
daily communication with Cuba and any uprising of
his chractcr would surely have come to their nouce
From what h. knew OF the character OF the people OF
cuba ana the existing conditions Of trade and govern
mrnt he thought thn report could not be lnscd on
fact. There had been no indications Of recent Wide,
prcad discomfort sufficient 10 result in ornnlfa'on
II such an organization had been effected and had be-
come open enough TO receive the attention OF Gov
.rpmcnt cruiser. Information Of the affair would ere
this have been sent Ia them by their agents.
At the other steamship lines that touch nj these
two ports no report had been received OF the expo
dliion and all believed that the report was erroneous
General Manuel Aglo organized the last cxpefi
ton of this character He LEFT the port OF Key West
in the latter part OF March. i-si. with twenty five
men and landed The Island II Cuba Cardrnas.
lie expected 20 b. Joined there by a large band Of
compatrio,. In this he WIS disappointed and started
across the country alone In the dcc lion 81 Havana.
\ traitor In his command Informed the spanish au-
ihorcs ana the expedition was soon routed by n
large force If spanish troops and all were sent to
prison.