The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-31

4 u. \. VfESHdLL BREfkS IP 4
WELL PLANNED ENPEDITION.
A finc-Looking Body of Men Going &c
oniccr Ninsurgcnt Troops-Ihe
Leader Escaped.

WILMINGTON. DEL. Aug o.-This
sftcrnoen United States Marsh2l L@naa1.
Of Delaware with posse Of Wilmington
& lice end two Pinkerton detectives. .cit
the city on the tug boat Mcteror ann
|. ndcd at Penn's Grove. y. j., where they
arrested twenty Cubans who had been
teken tforc from this city last night on
the tug Taurus
The men had with them travelling
Tags and "a supply Of ammuniucn' pis1ois'
and machcttcs.
The weapons. excepting the pistols were
found on the deck OF the tue' uui tAe hlt"
had gone up into town. wnere they were
captured
Most OF them were az the railroad sta
don. and the officers believing there
w1nld oo Resistance. drew Their pistols
and held the men un.
There was no resistance. and the men
and their baggage were brought TO lLl7
city and taken to thc United states bnin-
inr They are u fine looking pody OF m'h'
well blessed. and with Intelligent races.
rinr ARE clricrHs.
They viii not talk but they are SAID
10 Doe from Ncw York ana fhilaielphln'
ana were going 90 cuba TO act as officers
FOR the lnsur-euts.
A Nfar.ueter informed the prisoners that
thcv were charged with having set ON
foot provided. and prepared for min-
tarv expedition or enterprise 20 bee car
rid ON AGAINST The Kingdom of spain and
af tho United States. and the proclama-
ZION Of the President.
The men were informed that they would
he given "a hearing 90 DO o'clock tomorrow
mon irr. ana in default Of $500 bail, would
be- delivered into the custody Of the
United states marshal 40 further ac-
uon was taken. and tho friends Of the
prisoners n this city are now endeaNorng
10 obtain counsel 20 defend them al the
hearing.
Yesterday several detectives came to
uis oifv with Information that the men
.gcro ta leave here and hc taken 20
steamer Boz the river. The party, however
rot away. and this morning several tele-
grams worc sent between here ana fhil-
q lelphia on Che subject
rEyrvus CUTTER.
The revenue cutter Hamilton arrived
here shortly after Marshal Lann"n had
brought n his prisoners.
Captain Blake. of the cutter informed
On, marshal that DE was here 10 Coz
operate with the Delaware officers, and
was at their command.
The penalty for the offence IS cot more
than three years imprisonment and not
more than $1,000 nne or both.
The prisoners take their arrest coolly'
and viii not talk on the subject The
names they give are Pedro Bclancour
E1ward Surf. Sauri GuardO landi. Nam
mel Loyoa. Tredico Mohtalvo, Jose r.
Gomez. Frank Garlic. Justo Caveno. fa-
bio Estehen GcrardO NJ. komcne, H.
Navardo Mastan naricn, Vincent NaIliio'
Pablo Menocai Ysmael Gas, Ramon he-
lasa. Branlo Icna. and Casone Iorfento
Tho leader of the expedition is said 10
have escaped.
This ls the urst arrest of nhOusterers
made since the trouble in Cuba. and it
has been anticipated for some Time ar
81 was believed that men had been leaV-
ing Philadelphia.
now 1T WAS MADE KNOWN.
The first intmation of the affair re-
Cc'Ncl iu Wilmington was ine it,rp'. ny
Collector of Port Tow send sh)rtlY allrI
noon of dispatch from Assistant Sttit
fsrv' Of the Treasury Curtis 90 the et-
feet that IL had been rgporitl tndt am
armed expedition had leit Wilmington
last niehf. bound for Cuna. D.u..
The dispatch instructed the collector
10 telegraph Deputy collector ,plllu0 at
1.ewss 90 use tine steam laiu-h OF the
quarantine station to intercept 'he N'9'
sci and arrest ne expedition.
Later fhn SIanl sh consul m thlli-
dolphia called at collector IoWmsent
office and stated that the ting Iaurus
had last risnf been chart 'r-i 10 iakt
orr party. 0st0usihly ON moonll6hl
excursion. and that "a large quantity on
munitions of war had been shipped on
Raiph Dcscto. of this city. IS said 20 be
IN. secauei leader OF the party. Ihc
scheme for the party captured lo-uag
is sail o. have been That "a frmter was
10 meet them u. PENIS Groves ana take
fhem on fr.ir way Why they went TO
Now jersey ard waited for tweni5-iou