The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-12
WITH A STRONG HAND
Uncle Sam Proposes TO Suppress Those
Cuban SympathizerS.
CAN'T FIGHT IN HIS YARD
They VIII Not Be Permitted TO Use
Florida as a Base of Hostile OPP
erations Against Cuba-Let-
ter to Customs Officers.

Tampa. Fla. June ll.-Lctters re-
ceived from Key West to-day say that
a schooner left there with the maIu
part Of the proposed Cuban expedi
tion "Wednesday night. a tug followed
Thursday noon with Chief Rolnff SAN
chez, L. Castillo, Rosendo Garcia, pr.
nominiqueg and others. n is alleged
that four small and two large guns,
with eight Americans To operate them.
II needed. have been shipped, and also
many dynamite hand bombs. with
large quantities of arms and ammu-
milton. The expedition, Il Is asserted,
has among the members four regular
United States soldiers from the gar
rlson at Key West. The total number
was 3O0
Washington. June ll.-Acting Sccrc-
tary McAdoo Of the navy department
| said this afternoon that the instrur-
tions sent To the commodore VI the
cruiser Raleigh for his guidance while
on patrol duty on the Florida coast
were OF the most comprehensive kind
| and provided for full and strict en-
| forccment Of the neutrality laws. The
Raleigh probably will go first TO Key
| West This Is the only port on the
| Florida coast which a vessel of her
| draught can safely enter. She hen
| will make "A thorough patrol Of the
coast line tn render 1t more difficult
| FOR iillbustering party to get away
| the cruisers steam launches aud small
boats will be manned whenever Il Is
| necessary to look into the narrow In
let's and passes Of llght-draft schoon-
ers and yachts. which are the ;avorite
means Of transportation Of the iilbas-
tercrs. With Spanish men-of-war lying
off the Florida coast outside of the
three-milc limit and the Raleigh and
her boats sweeping inside waters tie
over-enthusiastic Cubaus and their
| American sympathizers who undertake
To drive the United States into trouble
by using Florida as a base Of hostile
operations against the government OF
Cuba are likely to be suppressed with
a strong hand
The position of the administration Is
that they must make all honorable cf-
forts TO prevent the abuse of It's terri
tory in this way. and IL the measures
already adopted are not suifi sient to
secure the enforcement Of the neutral
ity laws to the large degree that We
have ourselves insisted upon when cur
own interests were concerned. ;hen ac-
tive steps may be taken ashore to
move upon the people who have laid
themselves open tn prosecution by or
ganizing hostile expeditions and aid
ing In Illegal ways the warfare on a
friendly nation
The following letter was sent to- day
to all collectors OF customs on the
coast from New York To Rio Grandc:
Treasury Department, Office OF
Secretary. Washington. June Ito
Collectors Of Customs and Others: 1t
is a matter Of rumor that at various
points in the United States attempts
are being made to enlist men 20 equip
and arm vessels and by other Illegal
measures 10 aid the instruction now
In progress in the Island Of Cuba.
While this department has not tocn
furnished with tangible evidence CON
firmatory Of such rumors. II deems II
Of great importance that no possibility
he given for complaints that the gov
ernment of the United States has In
any respect fallen short OF It's duty to
friendly nation. Collectors of Gus
toms for the several districts between
New York and Brownvillc are especial
ly enjoined to see that the neutrality
laws of the United States particularly
sections 200 and $3.50 of the revised
statutes. are fully complied with.
"(Signcd) $. WIKE.
Acting Secretary
Key West. Fla, June ll.-As u result
OF a careful official investigation. II has
teen established that the iilibustcrlng
expedition which sailed from here was
far less formidable than was at first
reported. Instead of 1000 men. or $500
men. as stated. II is now known the
party did not exceed so. including the
four leaders. The cannon which they
carried were ancient field pieces. which
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