The record-union., 1895-09-30

orders to make thorough search of the
keys near this city for filibusters and
arms.
The citizens here are indignant, and
the State Department. will be asked to
investigate. The keys belong to Florida.
and are as much portion of the United
States as the mainland. If the SpaniardS
can land searching parties on the Keys,
they can also land them on the mainland.
The insult is considered as gross to the
United States as ii the Conde De Vene-
ditto had landed marines to search the
homes OF Cuban sympathiZers in Key
West.
HOME RULE CUBAS NEED.
New YORK, Sept. 29.-After nearly a
weeks stay in this city, his visit having
been shrouded in a mystery. Senior
Rafael Montoro. the chief Cuban men,
ber of the Spanish Cortes, left hurriedly
for Tampa, Fla, early this morning.
Senor Monteros' friends declare that his
mission to this country had two-fold
object. On last Friday night he met
three we'll corporation lawyers at
the New York Club. On Saturday he
was again in consultation with them. A
complete system of railroads, recently
projected network connecting the in
terror of the island and the cOastllne
towns and cities, was subscribed to lib
orally by New Iork capitalists, and the
work of construction has been fully out
lined. This work has been greatly in
terfered with in it's progress by the in
surrection. The New York investors
became chary of putting their cold cash
into Cuban securities when armed bands
OF Insurgents were securing the island.
To bolster this scheme was undoubtedly
one object OF these conferences.
Before leaving the city Senor Montoro
a ;.,l0 HI,
which is in substance as follows: II am
not in favor Of the present instruction,
which l consider to have been most ill
advised and lnopportune. 10 briefly
state my position, l am, and always have
been, an autonomist-a home ruler, in fact.
Cuba's great need is home rule and that
too under the Spanish flag. 1t requires
such a union with Spain as Canada en-
joys with England. Cuba, in short, must
stand before the world as an integral part
of the mother land. Americans are
badly informed concerning the Cuba up
rising. l am in position to state posi-
lively that at the most there are not more
than Il, 900 armed rebels. BY this L mean
rifles and shot ammunition. Against
this force General Campos will have l00,
600 troops. A great Spanish force con-
centrated on the island means that the
rebellion will be stamped out once and
forever. 1t would be accomplished by
overwhelming numbers, and without
the loss of lie that prOtracted warfare
would entail. The revolution has no real
support, no influence, no funds. 1t is
speculation started by Jose Alarti and
fostered by professional patriots in this
country and probably in New York
City"
CONFISCATED ARMS.
WILMINGTON Dell, Sept. 29.-U nited
States District Attorney Nandegrift has
instructed Collector OF Customs Town
send to retain possession of the arms and
ammunition which were captured when
the alleged Cuban filibusters were ar
rested OH August 10Th. The arms, ETC.,
are stored in the basement OF the Federal
Building. Instructions respecting their
disposal will probably be received from
Washington some lime this week. The
friends OF the Cuban cause in this city,
since the acquital of the alleged flibus-
ters in the United States Court, are re-
ceiviDg hundreds of signatures TO petit
ton asking Congress at its coming ses-
sion to grant belligerent rights to the
Cubans.
REFUSED TO LIBERATE PRISONERS.
MADRID. Sept. 29.-A dispatch from
Havana to the IHtpdrct0Ie says that q
committee Of the autonomist party yis-
tied Captain-GeneraI Martinez Campos
ana presented a petition fer the release of
a mum Der of prisoners who were brought
recently TO Santiago. The Captain -Gen-
eral refused to free the prisoners, who
will start for Europe tomorrow.