The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-21

membered that as much valuable mate
rial as possible is to be stored in the
smallest space. One single bale may con-
tain 200 silk balloons for signaling. And
another 100 cases of surgical Instruments.
And another 5000 rubber coats. Picks,
shovels, electric Shells telegraph wire
shears, wire and apparatus for telephon-
ing, and mounts for cavalry must all be
packed closer than sardines in a box.
buster if captured by pirates,
would be the most valuable
the Announcements of a civilized town. on
a filibustering ship part of the ships
cargo is the men to handle these
hings-electricians, engineers, etc.
The complete list of successful f1ibus-
tiers and their commanders, beginning
with the fourth one-the one after Rod
riquez and Sanchez, who went on the
George w. Childs tugboat-starts with
Francisco Sanchez Hechavarria, who ar
rived in August on the Leon. After him
comes Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Que
sada last October, on the Laurada. This
is the same f1libuster Of which you hear
now on her latest expedition.
The sixth venturer was Francisco Ca
rillo Jose Maris Aguirre last Novem-
Pujals arrived with schooner laden
with things to fight with. He very ma
trially helped the Cuban cause. After
the quiet of the winter, and when the
coasts opened freely again, Enrique Cal
lozo took the eighth successful hlbus-
tering boat and crew down in March
three AlollAlS a5bt AOeANNA AAASSA4g Win
rifles.
And now, money being more plentiful
filibusters began to go faster and faster
Braulio Pena sailed on the Three Friends
that same month-March-and five days
later Calixto CARGO went on the Ber-
muda, a sister ship to the Laurada, with
supplies-foed and drink-for vegetation
is killed.
The Competitor, commanded by Juan
Monzon, was successful in April, and in
May-last month-Juan Fernandez Ruiz
flew to Cuba with the Laurada again.
The Three Friends was the thirteenth
boat, and her Phenomenal success ban
ished from the Cuban mind all thoughts
of unlucky "13."
The men who have led these expedi-
tons are now either all fighting in Cuba
or organizing other filibustering expedi-
tons to go to Cuba again. They contem-
plate equipping the Cuban towns with
machinery and all the necessaries of
civilization, even to looms for weaving
and mills for carrying on home manufac-
ture The plan is that when the war is
over Cuba will find herself in possession
of fine cities with established plants for
supporting her people.
Whether they will succeed as fully as
they hope or not is another question
They are the most daring men Of mod
ern times. and their firm faces and fiery
eyes show, a spirit that has liberty with
a large Il" back of it.
BY their aid the Cubans have crept so
well up into Cuba that most of the ISL
and is theirs, in spite of the crown and
throne and credit benind the spanish END
of the island And by their aid the Gu
ban part of the island now has its tele-
graph lines, its hospitals, its arsenals, its
military stores, and even its railroads.
The filibuster IS the uncrowned hero Of
Cuba, and his name is mentioned with
lowering of the head which we give he
roes.
The early history Of every country
shows it's martyr list, but there Is no
history that shows a Drawer one than
those who are now flibustering for Cuba
libre Albert cameron.