The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-18
NEUTRALITY LAWS BROKEN.
sP<IN's CONSUL GENERAL COMPLAINS
OF THE sTEAMSHIP ALERT.


L. aeI Ca.tius Yves, out .. Hsr with rae.
sta Cartridges for Gou,-z's Propssed To-
surreetiou IN Cusa-Compiaint a. the Co.
iec;or-Csstiuo Hr- Just Come Bnek.
The Consul. General Of Spain, Arturo Palda-
sano. and the Chancellor. Manuel de Tornos,
called on Collector Kllbreth Yesterday. and Mr..
Baldasano produced evidence that the span
ish Government at Nuevitss. Cuba. had seized
200 guns and great quantity Of small arms
and ammunition which arrived there on the
Norwegian steamship Alert. The Alert cleared
from the port OF New York on March % The
Alert Is one Of the Munson steamship line.
and the shipper Of the guns and ammunition
was declared to be r. del Castillo. The Span
ish Consul General requested that an investi-
cation be made. as II was apparent that the
guns and mmunition had been shipped to
sympathizers with the insurgents In Cuba
A preliminary Investigation developed that
the original manifest of the Alert did not
speak Of guns and ammunition. but that the
ship's cargo or most OF II. was put under the
head OF general merchandise. The supple
mental manifest disclosed the fact that the
guns and ammunition had been sent forward.
but q supplemental manifest Is very seldom
filed at the Custom House until fve days after
the ship's departure. The investigation will
be continued to- day. Inquiries at the Muuson
ihO ohCo W EtNulNtu III no ulbcON-
eriee. and at the Spanish Consul's ofllce abso-
lutsly no Information could tie obtained.
The fact OF the shipment o. hrms by the
graphed TO New York Gen. Maxine Gomez.
II is said. directed the insurgents movements
through the custom House at Nuevitss and
we're seized h on raii'9ad train at Pnsfto
and 1900 cartridges S ESQ., on the train "H'0n r'"'s
AT the house Of Enrique TruJillo. editor Of
~ y, hrGssnr Of this siiG, 1. was learned last
with til. rifles and cartridges. ami that he had
escape from the country and had returned
further said that II. T ather r' Tas HeafSs s
purchased the goods in this country and
taken them TO Cuba on his own account.
said % Ssa St svs sn
Castillo had taken the goods through our
Custom House secretly. by manifestinR them
AS merchandise he was not amenable to our
laws.
ii. could not be learned how. Castillo had
mated that his escape might get some people
into into trouble The Spanish line st.smship
fore yS.teri"S. Gen. MsIi@U Gomez f has been zen
III Gr s at ss ofp
sails FOR San Domingo day.
~ Iorrentr publishes to-day an article which
Last evening our correspondent at Madrid
telegraphed US that the Foreign Minister had
recommended to the Governor. General that
In the matter OF the discovered arms.
According to our informal Ion n warrant OF
arrest has Teen Issued against some OF the
employees OF the railroad. The customs ofii-
GERS OF Nuevitas have been suspended and
taken into custody. Senior Lopez Allu5 has
been named temporary administrator and
auditor, and a new surveyor and two new
Custom Hous. officers have been amp. inted."
The shipping OF arms and am m unttion as
merch andise for the use OF insurgents south
OF us - one OF the greatest VACATIONS OF Federal
officials, Almost every Collector Of the Port
has had trouble over tine matter. Ex-Col-
lector Francis Hendricks was with Collector
kltretha few moments Lefore the Spanish
Consul General appeared to enteH his com.
PLANT. Yesterday. Mr.. Hendricks has Just had
som" bother himself over n case in which the
arms were not shipped to a country where a
revolt was on foot. bu. were for the use OF In
surgents all the same
Collector Hendricks refused clearance papers
Portland. which had heen chartered By Fran
cisco Gonzales to carry munitions OF war to
Con. Crespo. who was then leader OF tho in
s ~ In Venezuela ind is now President
Louis {. RaeRansr. us counsel for Gonzales,
brought suit against tho Collector for dam
ages. on tn ground that. as the South Port
purposes. but a merchant ship. clearing for a
neutral port. Mr.. Hendricks had no warrant Of
law for refusing clearance papers
The steamer had a Calling gun. 1901 900
munitions OF war on board, valued at $40. 600.
consigned to Gonzales at Port OF Spain Trini-
dad. She was detained In this port on the
complaint of the Venezuelan Minister at
The action was brought TO recover s35. 600
damagss. It was before Judge ShipmA an and
Jury In the United States Circuit Court yes
terdny; and verdict OF $1,000 for damages
held that there was no breach OF the neutrality
laws