The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-12
A Schooner Leaves Florida With
a Party Of Filibusters.
FOUR u. s. SOLDIERS SAID TO BE ON
BOARD THE VESSEL
The Commander of the Warship
Raleigh Instructed by the Navy
Department. to Patrol the Florida
Coast and Strictly Enforce the Neu-
trality Laws and Suppress With a
Strong Hand any Filibustering
Movements.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
ceived from Key West to-day say a
schooner left there with the main part OF
the proposed Cuban expedition on We'd
nesday night. A tug followed on Thurs
day at noon with Chief Rolof. Sanchez L..
Castillo, Rosendo Garcia, DR.. Dominiquez
and others.
1t is alleged that four small and two
large guns, with eight Americans to op-
crate them if needed. have been shipped
and also many dynamite hand bombs
with large quantities of arms and ammu-
milton. The expedition. it is asserted.
had among its members four regular
United States soldiers from the garrison
at Key West. The total force was 800
men.
ONLY SMALL PARTY.
KEY WEST (Fla.), June n.-As result
of careful investigation, it has been es-
tablished that the tilibustering expedi-
ton which sailed from here was far less
formidable than at first reported. Instead
of 1000 men, or $500 men, as was stated j,
it is well known the party did not exceed
fifty, including four leaders. The cannon
which they carried were ancient field
pieces which had been buried for some
years.
FILIBUSTERING WILL BE SUPPRESSED.
WASHINGTON, June u.-Acting Secre-
tary McAdoo of the Navy Department
said this afternoon that the Instructions
sent to the commander of the cruiser
Raleigh for his guidance when on patrol
duty on the Florida coast were of the
most comprehensive kind, and provided
for full and strict enforcement of the
neutrality laws. The Raleigh will first
60 TO Key West. This is the only port on
the Florida coast which vessel of her
draught can safely enter. She will then
make thorough patrol Of the coast line.
clustering party to get away, the cruiser s
steam launches and small boats will be
manned whenever it is necessary TO look
into narrow iniets and passes for light
draught schooners and yachts. which are
the favorite means OF transportation of
the flibusterers. With the Spanish
men-of-war lying OFT the Florida coast
outside the three-mile limit, and the
Raleigh and her boats sweeping the in
side waters. the over-enthusiastic Cubans
and their American SympathiZerS who
undertake to drive the United States into
trouble by using Florida as base of
hostile operations against the Govern
ment of Cuba are likely to be repressed
with strong hand.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOM COLLECTORS.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE following
letter was sent out from the Treasury De-
partment to-day to all Collectors of Gus
toms on the coast from New York to Rio
Grande:
ITO Collectors Of Customs and others ::
1t is matter of rumor that at various
points in the United States attempts are
making to enlist men. to equip and arm
vessels. and by other illegal measures to
aid the insurrection now in progress in
the island of Cuba. While this depart
ment has been furnished with tangible
evidence confirmatory of such rumors, it
deems it of great importance that no pos
sibility be given for complaints that the
Government Of the United States has in
any respect fallen short of it's full duty to
a friendly nation. Collectors of Customs
for the several districts betweenNew Y ork
and Brownsville are especially enjoined
to see to it that the neutrality laws OF
the United States, particularly Sec
tions $3.50 and $3.50 of the revised stat
utes, are fully complied with.
rs. WIKE, Acting Secretary"