Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-11
TO STOP FILIBUSTERS.
Secretary Herbert Sends a War
 ship 10 Key West.
SPANISH CRUISERS OFF THE COAST

With These Odds Against Them the Cuban
 Patriots Will Have Hard Time to Carry
 Out Their Intended Expedition - The
 Governments Policy.
 | WASHINGTON. Juno ll.-The admins tration has decided that a United States | vessel of war should be sent to Key West for tho purpose of co operating with the revenue cutters in watching for filibuster- ing expeditions leaving that and other | places in Florida to aid the Cuban insur- | gents This decision was reached just he- fore Secretary Herbert departure for Ala bama, and he concluded that tho Raleigh should be used for that purpose Tho latter vessel is now at NOW York, whero she arrived from Hampton roads. Orders are expected to be sent to her com voyage, and it is probable that before many days sho will be on her way to Key West.
 The news of the departure of a filibus- tering expedition from Key West published | In Mondays newspapers probably hasten | ed action in the matter on the part of the | government, and It is probable that the approximations which arc understood to have beon made by Senor de Lome the Spanish minister here on tho subject havo also had considerable weight. Our Position Toward Insurgents.
 The state department position has been that it is the duty of tho United States to prevent an armed expedition leaving to make war upon a nation with which we arc at peace, but there is noth-
 ing to prevent the sale of munitions of war. It has been hold that this govern ment could not prevent torpedo boat being taken apart and shipped in sections but If the torpedo boat should be fitted and sail from port this country would be responsible.
 It also has bcen held that this govern ment could not be required to prevent men from taking passage on a ship bound for Cuba unless they were a drilled and armed force The Cuban expedition which recently left the Florida coast was sent out by Quesada- The vessel carrying the arms flies tho British flag, though shc is in the employ of the Cuban revolutionary party The Spanish government was rather tar dily informed of this movement by the consuls at Key West and Tampa and their dispatches reached tho government too late
 Mir. Borden has not yet returned on his private yacht ' which, by the way, be- longs to the revolutionary party. 1t is al leGed, This is considered significant de- spite the repeated denialS that he is ship ping arms to Cuba
 The Spanish government 1t is said, took action as soon as possible to prevent the war supplies from reaching Cuba. Tho cruiser lnfanta Isabel was detailed to watch the coast line, and it is claimed that spanish searching parties in small boats havo penetrated within tho three h al eH,. to Washington by sympathizing citizons.
 Tho nited States government it is re- ported, promptly Sont revenue cutter and two sailboatS manned by government off cors to investigate the operations on the Florida coast Secretary Herbert consult cd the president then made hasty visit to the Norfolk navy yard, and a United States warship was ordered to kcep m eve on tho situation.
 Cuhans think there will be a fresh in ternational complication over Spain's at tempt to search our shorc limo inside the three mile limit
 Another Expedition Ready.
 Secretary Quosada recently called on MT. Borden at Fernandina and severely reprimandod him. it Is asserted, for being too slow in shipping arms and supplies to tho insurgents. Quesada ordered more boats sent out
 The rendezvous of the expedition now under way is in tho Bahama islands. There the new recruits will be mobilized
 A Philadelphia expedition is also to sail early this week and join the Florida oxpe- ditton at tho meeting place in the Baha- mas.
 It is claimed that the expedition carries enough ammunition to supply tho insur- gents for a month or six weeks; also enough winchester rifles of the latest pat tern to equip the new levies of insurgents on the island, These guns were purchased in Connecticut by the resident Cuban agent at Fernandina
 FEHNANDINA. Fla, Juno 1.-The yacht Minim of this city. which started out last week on voyage of uncertain intention, returned after cruising up the Cumber- land, St Mary's and Satilla rivers and to southward. On board were several prom mont Cuban sympathizers, who have lent efforts to ,ho insurgents cause
 The trip was the immediate outcome of the recent meeting of Cuban leaders held Tn this city. shortly after the Minim left hero Thursday evening she saw the search light of the spanish gunboat now cruising off this coast and the Minim was closely watched until she had disappeared.
 Dallas Pastors Against the Fight.
 DALLAS. Juno 1.-The Pastors asso- citation met and voted to prevent if possi- ble tho Corbett- FitZsimmons prize fight coming of in Dallas. A mass meeting of cifiTanS VVaS Ha1lD1 tb,