Evening journal., 1895-11-15
THE ELAURADAlS WANT TED
The Spanish Consul Discovers
Another Mares Nest.
MARSHAL LAENoN eoEa AFTER HER


water-Her owner DisclaJms Her
Liability to Seizure aud Declares tho
Action a Case OF Blun-It Is Charged
That She Aided Cuba.
At the tine Of the arrest Of the alleged
Cuban hlibusters at Pennsgrove the
steamer LAurads. owned by J. b. Ker g.
Co Of Philadelphia, WAS suspected Of
being the boat which was to connect with
the tug Taurus. aud take on board the
men .and such articles a. they might
have.
The owners aud Captain Hughes. who
commanded her, appeared In court. and
succeeded In clearing her from the impu
tAtion OF bslng concerned Ia any viola =
tion Of the neutrality laws The charges,
however, gave her a rather extensive
noteriety and as the naughty DJns have
an unpleasant way Of oveIh. .ulinPiAn
selling suspected vessels u ling the
United States flag. II was deemed best to
temporarily withdraw her and put her
on some other routs. Since October /,
she has been engaged In coast wise trade,
bringing oinder ore from Charleston,
IS O.
The Spanish authorities, however, have
not rested quietly. AID Dr. Congosto, con
sui In Philtdelphia. has been basy search
lag out mares nests. and he became i'm
pressed with the belief that the Llursda
was doing business AZ the same old stand
and In the same old line, and he became
At once alarmed Then came the rumor
that the steamer had returned to New
York from a successful landing Of troops
on the Island Of Cuba aud after unload
| ing cargo Of fruit had surreptitiously
left for parts unknown without taking
out clearance papers
Congosto learned that the Laurada
would touch at the Breakwater and
yesterday he ran down to Wilmington
aud had a warrant Issued for Captain
Hughes and the ship. and last evening
| United States Marshal LsnnRn went
down to selzs her. Her owners ard
agent deny that she went TO SEA without
papers. but that she had all that are
required by law or that she ever csrriea
coastWise. and that she left New York
| for PHILADELPHIA In broad daylight.
Marshal Lannan had not returned up
to the time Of going 20 press. nor could
anything belsarned as TO whether he had
made any arrests are not.
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net, but Ia known to be very swift. aud
likoly 10 run away from any Spanish
warship The agent of the vessel Is j
ID. Hart, pier II, North whRrvss At the
Custom House the vessel is In the nam,
OF Captain William w. Ker, who Is th'
attorney for ] ID. Hart, who previousl,
was It's chief owner According to senoi
DeLome, the Laurada carried the recent
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10 Cnba, which was safely landed on
October II Tbs folio wing day tb'
Laurada put In at Jamaica aud after
discharging her cargo departed from
that port for New York
Relative TO her last trip when she Il
said TO have carried the Cespedss partl
to Cuba. II Is reported from Kingston
Jamaica, that her papers aud appearance
were not in accord There. under British
law, she should have.rsportsd passenger
catrisd previous to making the port o
Kingston She reported but a single
passenger. AT that time the Lauradi
was under charter TO a West Indian firm
doing business In this city aud In th'
West Indies.
Her clearance papers In Ostober wer'
Ia duo form and oroer, as far ss clearing
from an American port was concerned. bu
her captain. II is alleged, failed TO repor
the Cuban rebel Cespedss and his band o
forty-6ve followers, with thoir arms ans
ammunition. Cespedes and his mel
were landed on the east coast OF Cuba
between the fruit port Of Baracoa an'
the port Of Guantanamo, a part OF th'
coast on which there are very feV
residences. and from which the rebel
could easily reach the mountains Of th'
interior
The statements made have been sub
stantiRted by several witnesses Th
full details are In possession OF the locl
authorities, and a warrant will Issue, o
has Issued, for the arrest o
the captain Of the Liurada Samus
Hughes II is alleged that he has beef
engaged in similar prdctieo7,a a v'o alton o
the neutr ality laws
It Is also claimed that since the ves3ep
departure from New York several larg
mortgages had been negotiated on he
credit; one TO a real estate dealer, an
the second to saloon keeper. 10
thought they we're made a lien on tn
vessel In order that they might tax
priority in the event OF forfeiture to th
government for violation OF the neuirs
lty laws.
Her owner Captain Ker Is very indig
nant and brands the &C ion OF tn
Spanish consul as bluff He says;-"l
looks to me as II ship-owners will b
compelled, II they want 70 save them
selves from loss aud annoyance, to 20 I
the Spanish Minister every time vesss
is to leave port and get hi
permission for her to sail. II th
Spanish Minister has 1t In his power
have any vessel seized that he ma
choose to select, vessel owners ought I
know It There have been similar II
potts about the LaursdR before. bu
Investigation has shown them to be will
out foundation. OF course, We can d
nothing until we know accurately wha
has been done at Washington al
very tired Of the whole business, and d
not propose to submit TO 1t any longer.
AnEminnt Scholar at st.stephen'a.
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