The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-28
THE RALEIGH'S REPORT.
SERIOUS ATTEMPTS TO VIOLATE
NEUTRALITY IMPROBABLE.
The Spanish Ministsr Says Some oil the
"HIvana News" is Evidently an In
vention-Soldiers' 0a"riers.


retsrv Herbert has furnished the state
Department with a copy OF the first Of
fetal report made by Captain Merritt
Miller, commanding the Raleigh, since
that vessel reached Florida under orders
to prevent BY force any violation oi 'ne
neutrality laws Captain Miller says nc
has finished coaling and proposed ~
cruise at sea to the westward, probably
as far as Tampa Bay. IL,
and the conditions were such as 10 max
II very improbable that any serious ~
tempt TO violate the heuIan.! ia"'
would be made. The report CONTINUES
in case there are any tNDdHS HNl~
who desire to 10 TO cuba al thls liihe'
and who have determination chonSh ~
attempt il, the movement Moula 81 No.,
sity be confined TO small pafusa az az
TRANSFORMATION TO some OF the smaA Graz
capable OF navigating the reefs. nuen .l
vessels VIII be able TO ACCOMMODATE
small parties only. ,t-t. 49,.
Uf.st draft. and can navigate the Paa7"b"
imsi6e the reef and among the Keys, is
well adapted Tor service mere, anu '''eS
our arrival she has maze 'i"'st W
the eastward as far as roger ieotA-'
inside tho reefs and among the keys
She returned this afternoon and the Gap
tain informs me thatt he has hol trsn tr-s
ANYTHING OF a suspicious nature. "e
fact seems 10 be well established lnae
the party that left here on tne ytn nun n,1n,,
bered fifteen or twenty only, ana 'ney
were taken to the north ehd or we
island by a small sailing vessel ana iioD1
ably transferred 10 some othef 49, :,
near the Bahamas. The weather -
unusually not for this season OK Inc
year
TIE SPANISH MINISTER TALKS.
II am inclined 10 think" said tho
enanisb Minister. Mr. Dppuy De Lolh-,
this uCrning that since TIE Ppplt 81. 'i
Of my statement the otneT day lh5l we
cuban news hy way of iamfa di3' r.. ~
West could always he discrediltd' that
the peOpic who have been writing lhcSt
dispatches may have adopted the eN-
pcdiency of dating their matter at ha-
Wr Dupuy de Lomo's suggestion. which
was made in a iOcular manner, was
a9rCpos VI the publish ~ dispalch TN.
Havana this morning, Whlch Slttr0 ,ll"t
the insurgents nave Fecr.4Nf 49,
two garrisOns containing spahlsh u.vvr"
I'm the prOvirco Of Puerto prmclpe. lue
Minister has received no information 'on-
cerning such q disaster 10 tHe f'i'ailiail
army, and he does not believe lual Su'"
events have occurred Should the Re
port prove true, however, that ealiirvh
cf twenty-five Spanish soldiers u9n.I
Lieutenant ROmcra, hai surrendeitl 10
tho insurgents It would not, ID rhe MIN
istor.g opinion. b. remarkable. when ac-
cordiuc 10 the dispatches, inc 'N'il
Numbered one thousand. The d-sralcn
states that the Spanish troops N'I' t'al
tered I'm a guanO house, OF Wnh'n luflr
are many such in cuba ana me i4pin'H'
These houses are constructed or leaves,
and afford 10 more defence than II o.
straw.
A GRoCSnIss RErohT
TAMPA. FLA. June IA sensational
dispatch has been received from 'lou.e1-
ter Mass under date Of June -isl' s.t,-
INa
Fia. had bought a boat mere, Wn'ch ~
true. and intimated that it might be thl-
pioyed In flbustering. bni MllLn - no..
true. Dr Edgar reached lanpa ia.i l,'i
night on the train. ana was Suipi
to learn OF the dispatch. ,..,.,,..,,
There is not the shadow OF iounla'i2n
for any such surmise. he pop-nl VIZ
Harry Star,bury and viii put the Nessel
in The fruit business, but this is all lie
has no idea Of doing anything ihal can
possibly have any connection Win an"iiS
mo Stanhury is coming around the
neninsula. and is expected here IN "A cou-
nle Of weeks or sooner n favorable winls.
iIbe rcporter al Gloucester sent n "is-
patch that was pure iapI-'a,.oil @ ~
every respect, except as TO tne purchAse
DR.. Edgar has been a resident of thi,Si
county for twelve years ana pr M,i
known. lie authorizes the most perei,tp-
tory denial Of the statements h'ane i' ''c
Gloucester dispatches.
nrponrrp c,rruRy oT YACHT.
>-r,,v ORLEANS IA. June IA ca
hlegram has been received iion & 49,. ~.
from Mr.. vs.. 4. Gordon, saving lhA' W.
ucll-kncwn cruising yacht Nepn, IA, y.
this place. was overha ulea A'9telu'5
evening by q Spanish whrshlp. ana We
.n,Nol into Havana. nd the party auohll
Of The boat Is now I'm Spanish limbo IN
Havana The Nephene IS well known 10
aii members Of the southern yachi cluns.
The boat left a few weeks aso LOT "ii -
tended cruise having taken on board iue
owners Ncssrs Agar and Dudl y. To-
gether with a small pFriy OF hl"nt ''
snlrits recruited from the Cotton tN-
change members. The object OF the tiip
was distinctly pleasure. and the suspi'ion
o. action with any hlihrsiering cNpcdiuon
a. considered too ridiculous by friends oi
the marty to be worth single moment
serious cOntemple ton.
The presence of the yacht about span
ish territory has been made tnt Eroahu-
work for what undoubtedly Hiii De- eH-
posed 20 be most uuWarraniable sci1-
ure and "A gross outrage upon party
OF An Crican citizers
MORE TROOPS NEEDED.
MADRID. June 27.-At q meeting Of the
Cabinet to-day Senior tauONds del 'ds-
tho. the Prime Minister read lispaich
from MARTINEZ Campos. stating That
f2W1 more troops would be necessary 10
prosecute an effective campaign ag nst
The Insurgents after the rainy season IS
over.
srrPlHs FOR THr iNsraGrSrs
HAVANA. Jrne 27.-The Spanish con-
sui at Kingston, Jamaica. selcsrdp-s 10
the GOvernor-General that British
cruiser has captured the smack Pearl,
having on board eleven boxes Of rifles,
machets, cartridges. and uniforms. II
IS stated that twenty-five llibustercrs
ur der Lacrete were on board the smack
nal Soil AaIA l.
su,gents attacked ihe town of TT Airi-
hns hnt were renulsnl GoVernmfnt