The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-13
TIIBUSTERS IN FLORIDA.
lYlrbt Fitting Out at EeTlaldina for
q Mysterious Cruise.

se,-sd BY the Customs House Author
...ss-a Case Containing Cutlasses.
v,aD-zc.s and Centsens Found Float
inc in .he Eiver-Those Aboard the
Yacht E zlieved to Have Sunk Several
r,sss Of war Munitions Customs
oeeials at Savannah on the Watch
for Another yacht.
-snardina. Fla, Jan. 12-The state
r..-- IN 4 New York paper of Friday con
.sr-as the arrival Of a vessel touching at
.-.= BORT and bound for Cuba has been YER
a... trr re,e ut developments and this town
enjoying genuine sensation. The
...au. yacht La aGonda arrived last Monday
t.r New York, ostensibly for the pur-
ra. of filing her coal bunkers and pro
..--- 10 the West Indies on a pleasure
cruise
T5. next day her charterers invited the
aog .tor Of the port local editor, and n.
=. Borden. the Spanish consul, TO take a
.-., u1 the St. NIary's river, hoping by the
vs-r alIacity of the scheme, to disarm any
ss.i.iou that might arise. It afterward
-ra-s1lred that Mr. Borden was the agent
f- tie charterer Mr. Mantell, and was
loosmg after the business Of the expedi-
ton having chartered the yacht from her
owners. Boy w. r. Moore. and purchased
.o1l and other supplies.
A few days ago a number Of boxes and
ls.s arrived by rail for Mr.. Borden ana
. ware loaded on the yacht. To-day one Of
ae same cases was found floating in the
4 river and on being opened was found to
q contain cItlasses, knapsacks and can
'seas. tt is supposed that all We're thrown
overheard and that most of them sank
Tine yacht is being detained by the Gus
. t7m house authorities and the next de-
. vsiopme1ts VIII be when the steamer
Rzracoa arrives from Boston The Morn
4 Eg News correspondent is reliably in
. formed that the latter vessel, a Norwe-
4 eta1 OF e15 tons, is due tomorrow and is
\ ualqr charter TO the same people.
Tle expedition is supposed to be under
ths direction Of Marti, the Cuban patriot,
aalpeclIar significance is attached to the
fau0t the Spanish consul being the agent
for The vessels. lie claims to be acting
only only as a ship broker and ship agent
udehis part Of his regular business, and
denies That the expedition is other than d
pleasure trip. Itis generally believed that
only the principals knew of the object Of
Il the expedition.
Jacksonville, Ella, Jan, IA special dis
patch from Eernandina received in this
. ciV gives d somewhat different verson of
'a- -a uauda affair than is contained in
neeal sent 10 The Morning News from
4auq'aa tonight The dispatch re-
here reads as follows:
IAls afternoon at oclock the steam
-.l Dr. tonda of New York, which ar
'7' mere last Tuesday apparently on
.'. Tor pleasure, was seized by COllec-
9- customs Baltzel, acting under or
79 rom Secretary Carlisle on suspi-
'ioA o- having on board arms and ammuni-
.oH -'s ned for use in an insurrection in
O-7 oil the Central American states.
Seaor Aanteu a Spaniard about %
years OH by whom the yacht had been
ln New York through n. s.
D9.4-" a snip broker and commission
lahl 2. Jhis city, was taken into GUS
-5 lAlr with party of friends on
''-'' aicns with Capt Griffin and the
~ -ley are all on board the yacht
IL under the eye of a custom Off
---y express the greatest surprise
~- detention Of the yacht, claiming
N. V-e Jacnt was bound for the planta-
9A Of Senor MantelTs father in Costa
-.a' ana that the fifteen cases Of cavalry
.-' and accoutrements found on the
-~- we're intended for use on the plan
-i9" but the fact that two cases of
A We're found floating in the harbor
eIing bears out the suspicion that
-.1' 4auteil had begun to get rid of his
-.7' WIN hope of destroying the evi-
.,' OF his guilt
-"-Ir ls sreat excitement over the af-
t. sae big effort is being made to re-
'. B Borden OF any suspicion Of COM
'A me expedition. His statement is
III "e chartered the Yacht to Senior Man
81. 'o-eatiy and that he supposed that
v '--e INTO this port simply to get
,L.' c1SA and some other supplies
sI 1a1 been shipped here by rail for
r '-"nleI he says, further, that the
n "9 why suspicion has been directed
e craft is that the owners in New
, 'liersd her held here for the pay
- one months charter overdue ana
l.- .-- Underwriters had telegraphed
~. .'''ci-hng the risk on the La Gonda
# a7s..lla gym and her party will be held
further orders from the Secre.
VI The Treasury"
5~eAt Amadis which left New York
6--. Ne1s after the Ia Gonda and evil
yl-.-5 oH The same mission. was due here
IN way. She had not arrived. however,
& s-,,. -h'auisht last night The reports
,e" ork are that she is consigned
III, ,|rs mere Whether II was the inten-
,5..' il out here Tor the proposed ex-
r-. r9A IS not known.
rsr- yi or Customs Becl5with and Off
rota., .l7 revenue cutter Boutwell, were
SIX -5Sl night to look out for the yes
-+ mere We're two of them, and if
s--,,. lnea for the A1nadis The in
~-. OF Assistan Secretary of the
po-.s- "ike were to lookout and re-
vs-t.- suspicious movements in contra
VAIN. p the neutrality laws. a close
dsv "~s Kept on the river all Of yester-
"a nt,-. last night for fear the yacht
Seen ~ -n disguised, but nothing was
can H-i She viii probably arrive to-
"ll be detained at once If there
lr.r.,- Diclon attached to her or to her
n c-s-.. fonda and the Amadis were
oe-. iA New York last month. They
d h e-ted to touch here for coal. Dec.
te--5 . .laAtell Of Central Valley regis
civ 'le 81. Denis hotel in New York
vs.e5 ~ Is total stranger, but was
ri o. mere by an Englishman,
En- r.,- 4sh' at one time English consul