The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-19
An American Fruit Schooner
With Sixteen Men.
OFF THE COAST OF CUBA.
News Of the Progress Of the Rebel
lion on the Island.
The State Department Has Suddenly
Become silent ON the Allianca Af-
fair, and VIII Not Say Whether q
Reply Has Been Received From
Spain.

Key West. Fla, March tS-A letter has
been received here from Cuba stating
that the Spanish gunhoar Aleedeo siresi
upon and sunk a supposed American
schooner OF Puerto Padre wlh sixteen
people aboard. Ii ia rumcrei that the
schooner was the Golden Hind. OF Eey
West. which left here several weeks go
tor cargo or rruii, with a crew Of X
teen men. She had TO pass Puerto Padre.
and may have been the vessel in question.
The schooners Louis Hastings and Lily
also sailed for fruit several days ago.
The latest news from Cuba is that the
government has captured a steamer with
arms and ammunition at Havana. which
was 10 go TO Santiago de Cuba AT Sab
tiago several rifles were captured. hicrieu
away In fields. Dolores Aiedo. Cuban
girl. has been confined n prison for aid
ing In the coucealment OF firearms at
Sannecolas. state Of Havana. A lieuten-
ant Of volunteers and the owner OF a
cafe were also imprisoned for their con-
neetion with this affair.
Washington City, March 1S-Consui
General Williams has cabled 10 the state
department that Gen. Ssnguilly's trial
has. in accordance with the treaty stipu-
lations. been transferred from the court
martial TO the civil tribunals Sangailty
has been under arrest charged with par
ticipating in the rebellion by the Spanish
authorities. who were about to try him
by courtmartial when Consul General
Williams intervened.
Madrid, March Is--An official dispatch
from Havana says that Gen. La Chamhre
has left Manila with a force OF cavalry
and infantry. He has gone In the direc-
ton of Yucaymhamo. Gen. Garrich has
garrisoned Baire and has gone In pur-
suit OF the rebels.
Washington city. March ls-Impenetra-
BILE mystery surrounds the negotiations
between the state department and the
Spanish government on the Allianca af-
fair 1t seems 10 have been borne In upon
tho officials of the state department that
in the present state of public feeling bet
ter progress can be made toward "A peace
full settlement of the question by keeping
the various notes secret than by giving
publicity 10 them before a conclusion has
been reached. The only response TO defi-
mite inquiries that can be obtained is a
positive refusal 10 discuss the subject In
any aspect and whether or not any ac-
! ton has yet been taken by the Spanish
government In the direction or Issuing
I instruct tions to its naval officers to refrain
| from further interference with American
shipping will probably he learned first
from Havana, from which point the ofdef
/ will be distributed.
| President Cleveland conferred at noon
! today with Secretaries Gresham and Car
| isle The Aiiianea affair was gone over
| and the statement is made that the pres
ent aspect OF the subject is such as 10
give assurance that there viii be no tron'
| BILE OF a serious character between the
| United States and Spain.
New York March ia special dispatch
! from Key West says: The latest report
is to the effect that the schooner irene
/ was fired into and tiismasted by the Span
ish cruiser fnfanta Isabella. The news
/ was Brought TO this city this afternoon
| by a vessel engaged in the cattle trade
! between this port and the mainland. HE
/ Irene is a small schooner owned IN FMS
! port by Canary Islanders. She has been
F.. employed in the fish trade all winter but
/ within the past few days returned with a
t marty of court officials from Fort Meyers
/ where an important murder trial had been
! held She afterward sailed for fish
ranch at Punta Gorda, where, IL was re-
/ ported, an expedition sailed for Cuba,
/ This point has been under surveillance
! by a Spanish cruiser. and this schooner
was followed from here and fired into
| This is the report given by the fishermen n
| a, the ranch TO a vessel which has just
| arrived The family and owner and the
! crew OF the Irene live here, and consider
able alarm has been occasioned by the
news.
jacksonville. Fla, March ls.-The Gu
hans here are holding meeting TO-
night IN consider the situation In Cuba
and decide what they can do 10 aid the
causa Of the revolt The hopes OF the
| Cuban sympa thizers are rising rapidly
and their spirit Is becoming steaahs
higher