The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
CUTTER WINoNES CAPTURE.
AN UNARMED CUBAN PARTY ON
THE SCHOONER LARK.

Excitement Runs High In Key West
When the WinOna Heaved 10 in the
stream With the Captive Lark in
TOw-WeaIthy Cubans of the City
Come 10 the Rescue OF Their COM
patriots and the Men Are soon
Baiied in the Ridiculous sum of
S5O-stOry Circulated in Key West
That the Men Were on n Picnic.
Key West, Fla. Sept. 17.-During the
last four days intense excitement has pre-
vailed I'm this city over the report that
filibustering expedition had started from
this island The reports differed greatly
as to the number Of men, Some claimed
as many as POO had left while others, who
claimed TO know. said only 100 had left.
Since the report the customs officers
and the captains OF the revenue cuttera
Winono, Morrill, and Mclean, under in-
structions Of Deputy Collector Knight,
have not left a stone unturned to captura
the expedition. Both the day and nighs
force of the custom house have been pa
trolling the island. at night and doing their
regular duties during the day Deputy
Knight has. with crews from the difrer-
ent cutters, patrolled the shores around
the tullit lhiduu dl ulBuL IN the launCne1
furnished by the cutters.
Yesterday, believing that the party had
effected a landing on one Of the near keys,
the cutter Winona was dispatched to Pine
Key. where she arrived this morning and
found the schooner Lark, of nine tons, of
Key West. When first sighted there were
but two persons seen on deck. but Capt.
Abbey of the Winona. believing that ne
ef Ffr al ont ~
Lieut.. Sill, who. upon opening the schoon-
er's matches. found thirty-hve Cubans se-
creted in the hold. The captain. whose
name appears on the license Of the Lark,
was not on board. one Cuban, named
Reyas, was acting as MASTER Reyas not
being able to give n satisfactory explana-
ton why the unusually large number of
persons were on his vessel, the Lark was
taken IN tow by the Winona and brought
70 this port and turned over to the customs
authorities
There were no arms or ammunition on
board. This fact will, no doubt, make it
difficult for the government to make a
case against the parties
The Winona with her prize, Is lying
IN the stream and all the whaTves and
water ront areN crowded with specta-
tors. Several wealthy Cubans have been
waiting around the United States court
house door prepared 10 sign any bonds
that. may be required for their brave.
but unfortunate cOuntrymen. BY those
who are up in International law, II is
claimed that nothing can be done with
the capuVca, as sections O,2Sl and 5,29l
Of the Revised Statutes will not apply to
this case
The thirty-hve Cubans arrested were
landed thus afternoon at 430 o'clock and
carried before Commissioner Otto, who
released them under $50 bonds to appear
before him Thursday morning. Carlos
keccio and M. M. COrderO going surety
on each bond. The court was literally
packed with their sympathizers.
Cabans here claim that the party was
on picnic
Havana, Sept. ia dispatch from Gu
autanamO says a force of government
troops made an attack yesterday upon
camp Of rebels 800 strong, under the COM
edra, between Felcidad and Rio Seco.
The rebels fed, leaving eight Of their
dead on the field, together with quanti-
~ Of arms, provisions, bombs, etc. The
government loss was eight wounded.
A dispatch was received here this morn-
ing that In battles which took place last
week at Purio and in that vicinity twen-
ty-fiye rebels were killed and Rebel Lead
er Sanchez wounded. Leader Callero, who
led the attack upon the plantation Of AL
tamira, was killed.
A rumor Is prevalent In Santiago de
Cuba that Jose Maceo. the general COM
manding the rebel forces in the vicinity Of
Guantanamo is dead
London, Sept. IA dispatch from Mad
rid TO the Pail Mall Gazette SAYS Gen.
Martinez Campos has written 10 Senor
Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish pre-
lnier, in which he declares the Cuban re-
bellion a great deal more serious than 10
was at the time Of his last report.