Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-29
CUBANS ON THE HUSTLE Three Expeditions About Ready
 to Sail DYNAMITE AND MUNlTl0N Together With Lots of Stubborn Determina-
 ton in the Cargoes, LEADERS IN NEW YORK VERY ACTIVE Young Recruits Ready and Willing to Take Hand-spain Preparing to Patrol
 the Seas-Her Latest Bluff
 Ridiculed
DYNAMITE AND MUNlTI0N
LEADERS IN NEW YORK VERY ACTIVE

New York, July 2S.-Three expeditions are about ready to sail from this country for Cuba In spite of denials large quantity of dynamite is expected to reach Cuba within fortnight.
 Col. Enrique Callazo has just arrived at Tampa, Fla, preparatory to setting out for Cuba with a large expedition He was in New York the fore part of the month, went away and returned @ few days ago.
 these boats are in service on this slde he was in Central America, where the sympathies of the people are strongly with Cuba, and the lack of coast naval patrol renders it easy for expeditions to leave Caribbean waters.
 His first intention was reported to have been to ship American arms to some point in Central America as merchan- disc. and, transferring the munitions 10 his vessel sail for Cuba.
 This intention, if it was entertained appears to have been changed, as ne came Back to New York and then went to Florida. ,,
 Young men of leading Cuban families were talked to by Colonel Callazo during his stay here, and some of them are now missing. Callazo held long interviews with Thomas Estrada Palma.
 The Cuban leaders held private meet ings in their new headquarters in the Manhattan Life Insrance building on Broadway yesterday during the entlfe day. President Palma, General san gully, Treasurer Guerra ana seVsral able Cuban lawyers were there, With dozen or two of the younger leaders, who do not figure much in the newspa- Ders. but have education, wealth ana tact. An air of serious business pre- vailed at three Cuban offices in different narts of the city, and private commit fee conferences were held until a late hour last night at the uptown hotels.
 General Rafael de Quesada sailed on Wednesday for Venezuela. He an nounced at the Hardman-Hall meeting that he was here preparing 10 take all expedition to Cuba. It has been noteo III the World that several expeditions Were nearly ready for departure in Latln- American waters. Venezuela is one or the most devoted to Cuba of the South American republics, though Gen Quesa- da, said before sailing that Chill stands first on the list in power and taclllties for aiding. .. ,,,., notified the Spanish Transatlantic steam ship company that it's vessels may De subject to a sudden call for war purposes has caused stir. The company haS some forty vessels plying between span
  these boats are In service on thlS lue of the ocean. Some of the light-tonnage vessels are to be used for patrol duty along the coast and in Cuban waters. The Villaverde has been held Tn CuDa' and is used by General Campos as his war yacht.
 The same steamship line has been no tified that henceforth the Spanish consult general will not sign such ambiguous en- tries on the manifests as hardWare Co O the line received his instructions in re- gard to vague entries in the hope Of pre- venting disguised shipments of arms, ammunition and other munitions or war to friendly Cubans ostensibly dealing Tn legitimate merchandise on the island. Many curious devices have been discov- cred for smuggling supplies through to the patriots-right through Havana, at that.
 The report that the Spanish govern ment has sent new protest to the state department at Washington again earn estly demonstrating against alleged vio- lations of the neutrality law is much dis cussed in Cuban circles. It is said that Spain objects to the Cubans having open headquarters in New York and other cities in America and conducting agen- cies for collecting money for the reVolu- tionists-in fact, using the United States for recruiting purposes. Spain claims that without shelter afforded by this country Cuba would be unable to con tinue her rebellion week.
 At the new Cuban headquarters a law yer present said:
 Tt is absurd for Spain to try to SUD- press free speech in this country. Men will have their opinions and express them despite the protest of the Spanish minister There is precedent on this point It will stand. It was established by the United States attorney-general during the Fenian trouble years ago, when the Irish were holding open meet ings in New York and other American cities and raising large sums for the Fe- nan fund.- while the Fenians were raid ing the Canadian border. That decision is on file in the department of justice in Washington. We have no fear of Span ish interference with our meetings in this country"
 UNIONTOWN.
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