The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-22
SHOT AND SHELL FOR A TUG.
THE REVENUE CUTTER M'LANE
PURSUES THE GEO. ". CHILDS,
FIRING RAPIDLY.

Key West startled by the Cannon
ShOts-Thc ChIIds Too Swift for the
Cutter, Hut the McInnc's batteries
Bring Her To in short Ordcr-The
Tugs COmmnndcr Indignant nnd
Says His Papers Arc straight In
Every Way and lie Is ut "A Loss TO
UnderstRnd the Cutters Action.
Jacksonville. Fla. July 2l.--A cablegram
from Key West. Fla. TO the Times-Union
says: This city was greatly excited this
afternoon by hearing reports or cannon and
II was soon learned the revenue cutter
McLane was firing at the tug George w.
Childs. which left this morning. soon af-
ter leaving the collector OF customs. upon
Information Of the Spanish consul ordered
the McLane to overtake the Childs and
bring her back to port. II is rumored that
a deck hand by the name of VIM. Lynch.
who was shipped at Jamaica. had furnish
ed the consul with information to the ef-
feet that she was bound on a filibustering
expedition.
Lieut.. Hay of the McLane says that
signals were set for the Chnds 20 heave
TO but no attention was paid to them. and
seeing no chance Of overtaking her. two
solid shots and one shell were fired before
she came about. She was boarded by
crow from the cutter with Lieut.. Hay in
command and brought into port about 3
o'clock
Capt. Swain of the Childs is very ndig-
nant at having been fred upon. and states
that he knows of no reason why such ac-
tion should have been taken against him.
He says that he was properly entered from
his trip from Jamaica. and while some
slight Irregularities did exist in his crew
list, 1t was owing to the fault Of his
brokers at Philadelphia. and had been set
tied at the custom house here He sailed
from Jamaica on June l2. and after touch
ing at Point Salina and Barrahona for
repairs. he sailed from Key West. where
he arrived on July g. He was ordered TO
Tortugas to be fumigated. and, after re-
naming there seven days. he came back
to Key West
"He further said that yesterday about
noon he cleared his tug for New York. hav-
ing first surrendered his register and taken
out enrolment and coastlng license, and
that shortly before leaving, the assistant
engineer reported to him that he saw
party offer Lynch some money, and he
was Informed by Lynch that It was 500
to corroborate what the fireman had re-
ported. His answer TO the party was that
he knew nothing and could say nothing
The captain sent one deck hand, shipped
al this port, 10 find out the party. He re-
turned. stating that Lynch was then talk
ing TO the Spanish consul.
The entire Cuban population turned out
to visit the Childs this afternoon"
One hundred negro laborers engaged
by B. II. Hopkins for a Birmingham agent
TO go to Central America to work on the
construction OF a new railroad were TO
have departed this morning, but at the
last minute they fluked. having been told
that they We're to be carried to Cuba to
fight for or against the Spaniards. The
negroes were much wrought up over the
subject, and could not be persuaded that
their employers did not intend to dupe
them. Mr.. Hopkins has received orders
for 1000 negroes, to be sent In INSTALL
ments of 100 each week, but he now fears
their credulty will prevent his filling
more than a small part OF the order
Madrid. July H.-A dispatch from Ha-
vana states that Gen. Navarro, with 1000
men has arrived at Bayamo and relieved
Capt. Gen. Campos, who was in a critical
position in that city. Col. Aldane with
battalion, is expected to arrive at Bayamo
very shortly. A decisive battle is immi-
nent.