Evening journal., 1895-11-23
FEAR MAKES EDWARDS.
The Spanish Minister and Con-
sui Have a Nightmare.
THBY DREAM OF FILlBUsTBRs

cutptctoo OF ANAemNttN NAhhhhttN-
log and an Attempt Made TO stop Them.
Pronounced without Foundation By
Those who should Know
Senior de LONE, the Spanish minister,
and Dr Coneosto, the consul representing
the infant King In PhilsdelphiR. have
had another night fare, In which the
steamer Lson and the schooner Joseph
w. Foster we're the central figures. This
time the plot was for the Foster 10 take
on arms, stc opposite Chester and then
transfer ,hem to the Leon The Foster
cleared Tuesday and Captain Wheatlp,
her commander. says she has on board
$50 tons OF coal and no other material
The Leon had water ballast.
Late last evening the Treasury
Department received telegram stating
that the alleged hlibustering schooner
Joseph w. Foster had arrived at the
Delaware Breakwater The deputy COL
lector at Lewes was then instructed 20
board aud investigate the Foster, and,
II In his judgment, the evidence Is
sufficient. to detain the schooner
j. d Hamel, OF j HRmel Jr. & Co.,
who are the agents at the Philadelphia
port for the Foster, announced the whole
WAS not man who would do such an act.
The risk, lac said, would be too great for
Captain Wheaton, AS no owns good
part OF the sch 1onsr. which Is staunch
craft There was, Mr Hsmel said. moth.
ing on the schooner when she left Pnlia
delphia but her cargo Of coal, as far az
he knew, aud II she to,k on any arms
and ammunition, he said he was not
aware Of u.
Colonel Emilio Nuuez. one OF the most
prominent leaders OF the Cuban Revolu .
iionary party ia this country, last even
/ pronounced the story regarding the
schooner Joseph w Foster a canard
III any such expedition had been
afoot" he said II should have known Of
10 We Cubans have been very busy here
with our fair and other matters and
have not been botheing about getting
out expeditions
When Asksd about the Danish steamer
Eorsa. which deapatches received yester
day from Klngaton, Jamaica, stated had
been GO zed by the authorities on her
arrival at the latter place on November
lG. alleged violation OF the Foreign En-
listment act, and released after affldavits
had been made by several OF the crew
thAtiflibusters had been landed by her on
the Cuban coast Colonel Nunsz refused
20 say anything upon the subject.
Gonzslo de Quesda, secretary Of the
Cuban Revolutionary party ia the United
States. said THE Spanlah authorities
think Philadelphia Ia psrieci hot bee
for expeditions. Most Of these alleged
flibuHtering enterprises, however, exist
only In the minds OF the Spanish minister
at Washington aud Of the csnsuls else
where
1--WE have received a Telegram from
Nassau that tho heArlug in the cas-
there against the twenty one pa eeugerl
on board the steamer Delaware " hI
sailed some time ago from New York an'
we're landed at lnagua, has again beer
postponed These men had no arms viii
lhsm they paid duty on whatever the!
brought with them, aud they landed will
the consent Of the magistrate There wori
5Amerlcan citizsns IN The number namely
"Domenech, who Ia = nephew OF Dc
John GniterAs: Braulio Pena. Antonio
J Ruiz, Benito 0alvsz aud N Rosseli
! Domenech and Pena are from Philadel
phla They rented a house at lnaRue
! and were living there until they co al,
: take another steamer to Hayti. when q
the lnstsnce Of the Spanish Consul IA
J Jamaica they we're put by force on hei
Z Msiss ship Partridge. because O
their supposed intention OF violating thi
! Enlistment act
"The I've American citizens Of thl
, party had protested before the American
Consul, who had told them not 20 20 OF
board the British vessel except by force
Force was ueed, aud they were oonveye
. 20 Nassau. which Is IN toe Bihami
Islands. Since then the authorities hav
! | postponed the case week after wee k
: although there was no evidence against
I the accused Tbs latter also protested
. to the Am, rican Consul AZ Nassau.
"The only thing that can be chargel
r against the men is that some OF thou
were among the party arrested at VII
3 mington some time ago on the charge o
b being concerned with an alleged fiji
) clustering expedition, and sfterWard
acquitted. / understand that tw
= Pinksrton detectives, who testife
} against the men at Wilmington, hay
gone to Nassau 10 appear against tn
men.
1T Is an outrage continued Ssno
Do Qnesada, ITO thus deprive Americai
ctizsns Of tholr liberty The hearing o
The case was successfully postponed Z
the 9Th and then to the 22ld instant
Now ws learn TO day from Nassau tha
IL has again been pat fl until Decembs
5h The prosecution bss had the cas-
postponed because evidence against IN
men was lacking In the meantime th
men who have been arrested suffer
hardship. aud are put TO considersol
expense. They have employed thre
l Ia .rvere IN 1afend them