The Penn's Grove record., 1895-09-06

I NaihO " 80 N'S ~
ough to be S4s7. 900, a falling off of
$40 owing to loss of personal property
| in vacant houses. The state school tax
will be SOC on S100, &c more than last
year and the county tax 32c, tie same
as last year,
On motion the Council ordered the
Borough tax rate to lie Bic, the same as
last year. The special school tax win
be lie, sc less than last year. Total
$l.O7, which is Sc less than last year.
CUBANS FORCIBLY ARRESTED.
The arrest of about % Cubans last
| Friday afternoon at PENIS Grove has
created quite a sensation all over The
| country because it a Ihe first capture
| of men and arms thought to be prepar-
ing TO go to Cuba to assis. those fight.
ing for freedom from Spanish rule.
The tug Taurus landed about q cases
| of arms and ammunition on The wharf
about 8 O'Clock, which were ordered
shipped to Philadelphia. The Cubans
walked ashore. Some were seated in
the Grove and others went to the Rail,
road station.
In a few minutes the tug Meteor ar
rived with u. S. Marshall Lannan and
q posse of officers. When they got
ashore they ordered every body off The
wharf and seized u colored citizen of
PENIS Grove and was about to force
him OH the Meteor, until hindered by
the assistant wharf master, They took
charge of a farmers wagon as if they
owned it, and when they reached shore
vas about 10 arrest a citizen of Phil.
adelphia who was visiting here until
told there were some men in the Grove,
into which they started with drawn re-
volyers like Greasers on IL war path.
Six OF eight of the Cubans were seated
quietly on benches smoking and made
no resistance.
Some of the officers next went to the
station and found about a dozen more.
They were ordered to hold up their
hands, which they did without the least
resistance or protest. They ordered
everybody else out, ever the station
agent, as if they owned the earth, but
they were given to understand that
they did not own that place. Three or
four new revolvefs unloaded were found
on some of the meD. AT the point of
~revolvers the mens were marched to the
Meteor.
The Taurus which had LETT the wharf
was hailed by the Meteor and ordered
back and The boxes of arms were put
on her, some Pcnn's Grove citizens be-
ing hired to help handle them. The as
sistant wharf master made The Mar
shall give a receipt for them. They
were all taken back to Wilmington.
On Saturday the men were arranged
before U. s. Commissioner McCallister.
U. S. District Attorney V~andegrift
conducted the prosecution and II. IL.
Ward the defense. Mr.. Ward contend
ed the prisoners we're Illegally arrested,
as the Marshall apprehended them out
side of the Jurisdiction of the court.
The district attorney claimed the com
plants and warrants had been made
out since the defendants were brought
to that jurisdiction aud the commission
er announced the case would go on. On
cross examination the Marshall admit
ted the men were on Jersey soil 3OO or
400 yards from the wharf and the men
came into their jurisdiction because
they used force. He did not know OF
any complaints Or warrants served al
ter their being brought 10 Wilmington
Capt. Nicholson, of the Taurus said
he left Wilmington with the men and
boxes at midnight Thursday, was TO
meet an outward bound steamer which
would blow three whistles. They went
to Chester, Gordon Heights, took din
ner at Pennsville and landed the party
at Penn's Grove.
Edw. Gaylor, a Pinkerton detective
hired by the Spanish Government, re
cognized the boxes of affhs as having
been shipped from Philadelphia to De-
Soto Bros, Wilmington, and also a
package containing letters to Gen M
Gomez, who has charge of the Cuban
revolution.
MI. Ward commended dlere was 10
evidence that a military %expendition
against Spain was STATED. There is
nothing criminal in moving arms from
Wilmington TO Philadelphia; that
Gomez had been dead 6wo months. The
Commissioner admitted there was no
direct testimony but owing to the CIR
cumstancrs there most, probably was he
held the men under $500 bail 10 ans
wei at the U, $. district court Oh Sept.
10th. Bail was %procuked for them.
The men are :Cubanb by birth but
residents IF pannsvIAonia and New