The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-12
land BOATS At WIN.
Filibustering Steamers Again
Upon Cuban Soil.
NO SPANISH VESSELS ARE THERE.

The Three Friends Convey 10 the Cuban
Insurgents Rides aud Ammunition. n 7
Dynamite Gun and Pienty Of Dyna-
mite aud Experts 90 Use rhem-Maeeo |
Took Charge Of the War Material
NEw YORK. Sept. li.-Information
has reached this city that the steamer
Three Friends which left Jacksonville |
last Friday, has again been successful
In landing an expedition m Cuba, in
spite Of the watchfulness Of the Spanish
war vessels which constantly patrol the
coast. The expedition was landed pre-.
cisely where the Spanish navy depart
mont oxcrts the greatest vigilance-that
Is ON the coast Of Pinar Del Rio prov.
ince-where a few weeks ago It was re-
ported that the Cuban leader. Antonio
Maceo, was In sore need Of ammunition
and clothing for his troops
The landing was effected last Monday
near Bahia Honda. where detachment
OF Maceo's forces. which had been sent
90 wat for the arrival Of the expedition.
took charge Of Il the moment the cargo
reached the beach
While IL IL alleged that DIR. joaquin
Castillo, chief surgeon Of the Cuban
army aud subdelegato In tho United
States Of the Cuban rebel government,
was the manager Of the expedition, IL is
well known In Cuban circles In this city
that the military commander Of Il was
Brigad.cr Juan Ruis Rivera, anative Of
Porto Rico, who fought in the Cuban
army during the lO-year war.
The cargo which was landed consisted
Of 1917 rifles. 400, 900 rounds Of ammu.
milton. one pneumatic dynamite gun.
2OoO pounds Of dynamite, 1000 maohetea
and a large supply Of medical stores and
clothing. The rifles are especially
adapted for the mauser cartridges used
by the Spanish army, a supply Of which.
the Cubans allege. can 10 captured or
purchased from the Spanish troops In
Cuba. The dynamite gun was the most
priced feature Of the expedition, and the
men who are 20 handle It, and were
sent down for the purpose, have had n
good practice Of the way Of using It to
advantage. They are Civil Engineer J.
r. Villalon. Sanchez, W. g. Lee, O. l..
Weis and John Drew, artillerymen.
formerly Of the United States army :
Eustache Constanchiz and Enos Munoz.
The other members Of the expedition
are Francisco Gomez. son Of the gen.
eral In chief Of the Cuban army Major
Raul MART Of General Maceo's staff I;
Captain Caesar Salas, Captain Donate
| Soto. Scrgcants Rene la Corderie. Er.
nest Hugo Of the French army. Salvador
Fernandez. Anselo Movelasoo. Almanac,
J. f. Blanco. Honorato Mombrun. En-.
rique Vero. Enrique Delgado, +. Mar.
tinez Alfonso. Epifance Alvira. Fran.
cisco Morales. J. NJ Garcia. Charles
Rockwell. Prospcro Garcia, J. +. Con-
roy, Louis Simo. Francisco Quintano
and Arturo Quintano.
IL is thought in Cuban circles here
that with the supply Of ammunition Ma.
Geo will make an attack on the PinAF
Del Rio trochA as soon a. General Go.
meg moves from the cas-. upon Havans
this autumn.
The steamer Bermuda, noted for her
flibusiering exploits, has arrived In this
port In charge OF treasury dep rtmeni
officers.
Jose Yates Of the shipping firm Of
Yates and Porterheld, Is the Liberiar
consul at this port To him Captain
Brown applied for l. berian registry
for the Bermuda. IL is believed he viii
get IT, The name Bermuda has beer
painted out ON the steamship and Aram
substituted in its place That was don'
when the vessel was seeking 10 disguise
herself during the last filibusterinR ex
plot In Cuban waters.