The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-11
FLIGHT OF THE FILIBUSTERS.
A wARSHIP TO BE SENT To CRUISE
OFF FLORIDA.

The state and Navy Department Of
ficinIs Hesitated to Make the De-
tail for Fear 1t Would Give Spain
a Chance to Claim DereIfctIOn Of
Duty ON the Part of This Govern
ment.
Washington. June 10-The officials Of
the state and navy departments have been
considering the advisability of sending a
warship TO guard the Florida coast to pre-
vent flibustering expeditions from leav-
ing the United States for Cuba, but an
embarrassing question arose to prevent i'm
mediate action.
BY ordering a vessel to guard that point
of the coast line it was feared that this
government might place itself in the posi-
ton Of being held responsible by Spain
for neglect in not having done so Le-
fore
Such action, ii was contended, would vir-
tually be. AN acknowledgment that The
United States had failed to do her duty
toward the Spanish government with
which they are on friendly relations. II
was also feared that if Spain did not waive
the right to claim damages for previous
neglect by this country, embarrassment
would likely arise If any flibustering ex-
peditions should succeed in evading the
patrol.
Late this afternoon Secretary Herbert
settled all doubt as to the course to be
taken by this government by issuing or
ders to the Raleigh to proceed at once to
Key West. She viii be retained there to
watch for tltbusters and see that no more
| expeditions leaye this country for Cuba
| insurgents.
Fernandina, Fla, June 10.-The yacht
Minim returned to Fernandina this even
ing bringing N b. Borden and others Of
| the party who left here last Friday night.
Reddened by the sun they resembled
Weather-beaten seamen. The Minim's trip
mas excited much comment here, and elic-
ited many opinions concerning its desti-
nation and object. The following is be-
lieVed by several prominent citizens of
ternandina, who have closely watched the
drift of recent events. to be the correct
one: 1t has been observed that nowhere
in any dispatches is the presence of those
prominent Cubans. the Collazo brothers,
| noted They have not been seen since
! Thursday evening, when they were re-
ported to have taken the train from here
for Jacksonville. They got out of town
very mysteriously. One or two people say
they saw them get on the train, but smile
as they say it. If they got on the train, IL
Is believed they stepped off Just above the
station, where the freight cars would hide
them, and went to the building where 1t is
believed the supplies for the Lagonda We're
stored. There they remained until the
Minim sailed. and though the Minim pro>
| fessed to take only certain persons who
were seen, 1t carried the COllaZO brothers,
but didn't bring them back. The Minim
went to the Satilla river for ii was seen
| there art Cabin Bluff yesterday morning.
| Some time ago. it is alleged, a filibustering
| expedition was sent out of the Satilla river
| and another has probably gone. The Span
| ish man-of- war that was patrolling this
| coast went south too soon. If it had staid
longer off the mouth of Cumberland Sound
1t might have intercepted the Satilla river
filibusterers. The chances of the capture
of such an expedition are slender so that
the Cubans can be said to have scored an
other victory over the supicious and
watchful Spaniards.
Brunswick, Ca, June 10.-N. B. Borden,
who has figured so prominently in the
Cuban revolutionist affair, and was sup
posed to be at present out on a yacht
with arms, is now at Cumberland Island
enjoying the sea breezes and entertaining
party of North Georgia people.
Madrid June 10.-Gen. Martinez Campos
has telegraphed that the government of
Porto Rico is urgently demanding that a
battalion of troops be sent to reinforce the
soldiers on that island. The reinforce
ments asked for by Gen. Campos few
days ago will sail for Cuba on June II.
Santiago de Cuba, June 10-The military
governor of Santiago de Cuba has issued
an order prohibiting the people of this city
or the inhabitants of towns and villages in
the province from leaving for the open
country between sunset and sunrise. Any
person disregarding this order will be shot
by the troops.