The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-15
The FILIBUSTERNC FLEET.
Peaceful Planters Who Bought Win
CheSteTS and Ammunition by the Case.

lutNttlN GllU ANinluHlllUu ny tut Odot'
The Suspicious Craft Narrowly
Watched by United States ohoers-A
Search Of N. b. Borden's Warehouse
at Fernandina and What It Revealed.
Dredgars in the Bay Bring Up Three
Cases OF Gums Winohesters, ReminF-
tons and Colts Rsvolvers Known as
plantation Supplies"
Fornandlna. Fla, Jan. 1.-THE latest de-
velopments in the hUbusteriug affair are
the arrival or United States Inspector An
derson from Jacksouvule and the suisse
qucnt hndins of quantity Of firearms
i'm the warehouse of y. b. Borden. Al
though Borden has persjstently denied any
connection with the affair. except in the
capacity of ship broker, an examination
Of his warehouse revealed the following
formidable lot Of plantation implements"
one hundred Winchester rides, 200 REM
ington rifles and 100 Colts revolvers. These
arms were probably intended for shipment
on the steamship Baracoa, which vessel
is lying in the harbor. closely watched by
the authorities.
The LaGonda has been formally seized
in the name of the United States, and if
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'''' 't
be seized
1t is stated on good authority that the
charter of the Baracoa calls for the trans
porting Of several hundred laborers be-
tween West Indian ports. and il is sup
posed that they were to be landed at some
port i'm Cuba. The register of the Fernan-
dina Club shows that the following well
known cuban revoutionists were intro
duced by \. B. Borden some time ago;
Wiel Marti, G.. Dominguez and Julio SAN
gully. Mr. Borden continues TO act as
consul tor the IoHoWihs countries 9paln'
norway 9We"ch' Ht1eu hlH5UoHi, i"-
suay ana braAL one hunored ana lorty
cases OF conliaeaha STUN are AhoWh 70
nave peeh shlpptu 10 'Hl7 place. ana Only
about I-0 cases nave pelH IouHd mere.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. H.-Sp-cial
United States Instructor Anderson OF
this place went over to Fernandlna to-
day and searched the warehouses Of n.
r. Borden, to whom the yacht La Gonda,
now under detention, was consigned. He
found 15O cases of arms and ammunition
in the ware house. The bay was dredged
I'm the neighborhood OF the suspected nj
lpusterlng yacht La 1ohda ana thfee
cdses OF gums were D4ousHl 20 th1 9ul 'Ce'
w hle Borden * 60. ehacaVor TO treat the
AFFAIR as TRIVIAL lhey nave engaged the
services OF Baker a. Drew the most prom
! nent law irm Oh Ferhandlna' 10 look az
ter their interests
Mlrandl ana Marleu VINO pretended 70
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eon,.ilIa MAJ NTarti tba leader ~ the
ineilrractiorarv rnoyen,ant is in Savan-
nam
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beauiort \. -, jan A.. IHe EacHt
Ainadls mas Ju51 IeLl, pouId sou'h' ahu
VIII prooaply SOP at charleston, . -
Inc captain said ne was pouha IoI pa
Vahhah' WheIe ne "oula M OUT ana the
owners MouIu come apoaIu anu men ~
10 the west lhues. lie had coal suHcient
10 make Charlestoh slowed on deck IN
pass. Inc crew numbered ABOUT hlhe-
All was very quiet. close observation
failed TO disclose arms or cargo. The
yaeht VIII encounter mead WINDS and