The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-01
THE Gagged CIJBANS.
1Isited States Was Compelled
to Stop the Expedition.
SPANISH DETECTIVES FOUND IT.
- FEDERAL Authorities We're Notified
snd the Arrests Foiiowed-Rs-
cruitinG In Oklahoma.

srxw YORK Aug. .i.--Emiss2ries os Tho
80 government went 70 New London.
80 last night on Information for which
- rnrsul general OF Spain in this city
"a sIdo that & Cuban fiibuster.ng ex-
~t,.son il on the point OF sailing from
z~rslner's Bay, opposite New London.
-. information duplicates Capt. Dillon.
- renown IN similar undertakings during
..val,,tIonary times IN Haiti. now COM
-.~slne the steamer Commodore, OF 10
ems burden, which has hitherto been en-
800 IN the fruit traffic. The supplies
-, the Commodore Is taking on at Car
s1-e~ss Hay are declared 10 be arms and
.,urnstion The news was taken TO the
s,sngsf, consulate. for which he paid $40.
Tse equipment OF the Commodore was
~.rvssanted 10 the consul as being for
,nsaxbie. IL was also stated that before
snofher day had passed she would have
slssred az New London for North Caro-
IRA mort. but with her nose pointed
~traswnt for the east end of Cuba The
~noss.l general sent several men to New
rochon with instructions to communicate
trn~dIafely on arrival with the United
sf.tes marshal OF the district and libel
ne Commodore 20 prevent her departure.
s.nasng Investigation By the Federal au-
fhorities
roIon. Aug. 3.-Efrorts have been made
n frTtiEf tsD&ttBbtd W fEIBkilEt IfE III
esrrents as beIligerents. but thus far
vfsnous success. The Isthmian Press Is
strongly in favor OF 10. Referring to
Russ.a's gift TO Montenegro OF %. 900 rifles
and 100000 cartridges. the lstbmian
press SAYS: "Such a gift 10 the Cuban
Insurgents would immensely aid in their
etruwgle for liberty. Several nations
would help the Cubans IL international
iaw did not prevent. But for International
IN
freedom would float tomorrow over every
Ratification in Cuba which today oristles
with Spanish guns
Washington CITY. Aug. 3i.-The first IN
formation regarding the Cuban filibuster-
jnr expedition captured al PENIS Grove.
n. j.. yesterday afternoon reached the
state department yesterday In the shape
~ warning from the Spanish consul al
Philadelphia. Acting Secretary ASee
shereupon sent this letter to Secretary
Carlisle: 1.-THE Spanish consul AT Phila.
de!phia IL about 10 make complaint under
cath at Wilmington, Del, on knowledge
anc belief. that an armed expedition left
that port at midnight last night on the tug
Taurus 10 be transferred TO a steamer for
hostile purposes against the peace OF Spain
n violation Of the neutrality laws of the
United States. The name OF the steamer
has not been ascertained. The Spanish
minister, that steps be taken to hold any
steamer with a suspicious assemblage on
hoard. and detain the Taurus until oppor-
tHnify can be afforded to institute due tu-
dicial proceedings today" Acting Score
tary Curtis Immediately telegraphed to the
collector of customs at Philadelphia, in
strneting him to dispatch the revenue cut
Ter Hamilton to Wilmington. The result
was thatat $50 last night Curtis received
s~ft
Townsend. at Wilmington: II have cap
tured the steam tug Taurus. bound for
Cuba with arms. twenty men and twenty
seven eases of ammunition"
Wilmington. Del, Aug. H.-Ralph De
Soto. who II was stated last night eluded
the tederal officers yesterday afternoon
~ PENIS Grove while they were search
ms Tor Cuban fiibusters, was in the
tinted states court house this morning
ana during portion of the hearing
feryed as Interpreter The hearing took
lace before United States Commissioner