Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-23
Martel Denies That He Has Com
mitted Suicide.
At THE HEAD OF A LARGE FORCE
Suspected Preparations for an Ex-
petition from Florida.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS vIGILANT

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, April 23.-Mankel
de Martel who figured in the Lagonda
event, when the yacht was seized at Fer
nandina, Fla, by United States authorities,
in January, and found to be loaded with
arms for Cuba, has been in Jacksonville for
week. having come direct from Cuba.
Martel has been in hiding at the home of
the president of the new Cuban Club. The
correspondent learned last night that two
meetings of the club have been held re-
Gently. and that a movement is on foot,
under Marters guidance, to send an ex-
petition from some point in Florida in aid
OF the insurgents. 1t is said that arms
have already arrived secretly at Fernan-
dina and that Martel is going to New York
to procure ship.
Martel was seen. but absolutely refused
to confirm or deny the report When asked
If he had not fled from Cuba because the
revolution was failure and il the other
leaders were not doing the same, he be-
came indignant and asserted that the in
surgents' cause was gaining strength every
day.
Martel claims to have landed on the Is
land with Marti, Gomez, Maceo and other
leaders, who, he says, are still in Cuba, at
press report of Maceos suicide was q mis-
take Gonna, who was Marters associate
in the Lagonda affair. known then as Mi
rand. was killed in battle recently.
1t has been learned that custom authori-
ties at Fernandina have been ordered to
redouble their vigilance, as 1t is believed
that Martel will soon put in ut that port,
with vessel to take on board arms.
Captain General Cnmpos' Movements.
HAVANA. April 23.-Captain General
Martinez de Campos, after a conference on
board his steamer, the Villavedere, off San
tiago, with Gems. Garrich and Salcedo, and
with the chief of the general staff, left for
Gibara. The impression which Campos
formed from his visit to Nausea
milo was favorable one fer the progress
of the campaign against the insurgents.
Ihere are no yellow fever cases in the mill
itary hospitals.
Col Bosch has met and defeated a force
OF insurgents between PalenQue and Gay
abal The insurgents lost ten killed and a
number wounded. In addition. the govern
ment troops captured a quantity of arms,
ammunition and provisions belonging to the
insurgents.
Spain Doesn't Like 1t.
MADRID, April 23.-At conference last
evening between the premier, Senior Cano-
vas Del Castillo, and the minister of the
colonies. Senior Castellanos the reception
accorded. on Sunday last in New York, to
Carlos NJ. de Cespedes, son of the first
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who arrived there on the steamer La
Champagne. from Havre, was discussed,
and it was decided to call the attention of
the United States. as friendly nation, to
the work Of the separatists within the
United States.
Followed by a Spanish Ship.
The Pacific mail steamer City of Para
which arrived at New York yesterday from
Colon. reports that from midnight Wednes-
day until daybreak Thursday morning she
was followed by Spanish warship The
Para. at that time. was OF Cape Maysi,
and in the vicinity Of the place where the
Alliance was fired upon by a gunboat some
weeks ago. During the night, which was
intensely dark. the port and starboard
lights of the man-of-war glimmered dead
as tern. At daybreak the sun broke over a
calm sea. through which the Spaniard
sheered to the westward, and was finally
lost to view. The Para was not molested.
BALTIMORE. Md, April 23.-News from
Capt. Thomas Travers of the schooner
James L. Franklin, which took a cargo of
125 tons of dynamite and blasting powder
from Baltimore to Port Antonio, Jamaica,
says: 1--WE arrived after a good run of nine
days and landed our cargo in safety. A
Spanish gunboat overhauled us off the
Cuban coast. and upon learning the nature
of our cargo escorted US all the way to
Port Antonio. keeping nearly a mile away
from us all the time, however"