The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-31

for ANY Vessel to Land at Any Other
Port Than the One Cleared for, and. the
Dauntless Having Asked Papers for q
Spanish Port, He Says Let Her Go =
Spanish Leaders interviewed - Cuban
and General Foreign News.
Washington, Dec. 30.-For the frs
time since the present struggle in Cuba
began, this government has Civ
en- permission to customs of
fetal TO clear for Cuba a YES
sci loaded, according to her mani.
fest, with munitions of war, and pre-
sunahIy for the insurgent army. The
vessel, in this case, is the well known al
legged filibusterer Dauntless, but the con-
cession that under these circumstances
she is entitled to clear any papers, leaves
the situation, as far as she is concerned,
quite as involved as before, as the sta
tutes prescribe that before clearance
shall be granted TO a vessel bound for a
foreign port, the owners, shippers and
copsignors of such cargo shall state I'M
der oath the port at which the cargo
shall be landed and severe penalties are
prescribed for viola tons of this require
ment, including the confiscation of the
vessel
a Some time yesterday, the secretary of
the treasury received telegram from
the attorneys of the owners OF the
Dauntless at Jacksonville, stating that
the owners of the Dauntless and her
cargo would apply to the collector OF
ut To OLE 20
a Cuban port with a cargo of arms,
stating. however. that the oaths requir-
ed by the statutes would be taken. The
question was asked whether, under these
papers would be issued.
Later in the day telegram was receiv-
ed by the collector in Jacksonville, stat
ing that application to clear the Daunt-
less for the port of Neuvitas with a car
go of arms had been made and asking
for instructions. This morning the secre-
tary replied substantially as follows:
IF the masters of the vessel, and the
owners, shippers and consigners of the
cargo comply fully with all the laws and
regulations concerning the manifest and
take the oath required, you may grant
clearance TO Neuvitas, Cuba. The oaths
must be taken and subscribed in writing
as required by sections H79, 4l97 and
1900 of the revised statutes
The port named in the application as
the destination of the cargo is on the
northeast coast of Cuba, and is occupied
by the Spanish forces. The treasury
therefore. are of the opinion that
the oaths required by the statute will not
be taken.
ALSO THE COMMODORE.
Late this afternoon the collector Of
customs at Jacksonville wired the sec
rotary of the treasury that the steamer
Commodore had applied for clearance
upon practically the same statement of
facts as in the case of the Dauntiess.
In response the secretary wired permits
sion to issue papers to the Commodore
IN substantially the same terms as were
named in the former case. Up to the
hour of closing the department no in
formation had been received as to the
of either vessel, or whether
the conditions imposed had been accept
ed.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAR.
jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 30.-The collec-
tor of customs has received instructions
from the treasury department TO clear
the Dauntless for Nuevitas, Cuba. No
application has been made for clearance
by the master of the Dauntless, which is
now somewhere down the coast. w A.
Bisbee, owner of the boat, says il has
gone on a wrecking tour and will not be
back for several days. He did not eX-
oect to hear from Washington for several
lays. II is believed that the boat is now
off on a filibustering trip, although
here is no positive information of this.
Application has been made by an agent
IF the steamer Commodore for clearance
With cargo OF arms and ammunition
20 Cienfuegos. Cuba, and the application
las been wired by the collector to Wash
ngton.
MORE FROM JACKSONVILLE.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 30-The steam
n Dauntless, which the government has
granted permission to clear for a Cuban
bort with a cargo of munitions of war,
s not in port at present. The owners
'ay it has gone on 'wreck;ng' trip and
nay not return for a week. The Daunt-'
ess gave the revenue cutters the slip
going out of tint river from
me of the shallow channels, and this has
lroUstd the suspicion that the vessel is
again on fiiibusteTing trip. The own
rs say that the vessel VIII be formally
feared for Cuba as soon as it shall re-
urn.
The Commodore has also been granted
permission to clear with arms and will
10 so in the morning. Several carloads
4 arms and ammunition are in the city
awaiting shipment.
A rather anomalous fact is presented
Il that If either boat shall clear for Cuba
he Spanish consul or vice-consui will
rave TO sign the clearance papers. this
)eing required when a vessel clears for
. foreign port.
In this instance it would be a case OF
Spanish officer affixing his signature 10
| document permitting vessel TO carry
var material 10 a people fighting against
lis government.
Consul Soils was asked if he would re-
use TO sign the clearance papers OF the
)aunIless. He said that he could not
efuse. as it was his duty 10 sign the
,aners.
The cargo OF both boats will be
hipped to Salvador Cisnero. president of
ne Cuban republic. The Dauntless'
arso is consigned 10 Neuvitas. and that
Z the Commodore to Santiago.
New York. Dec. 30.-The steamer Ber-
nuda, known in connection with alleged
expeditions in Cuba. was
searched by a United States revenue Of
icer as she lay off Liberty Island today.
-ast night the Bermuda took coal and
provisions On board and today she shipp-
d crew Of twenty-five men. The rev.
nue. cutter Manhattan is prepared 70 &C
the steamer To the three-mile
INIT when she goes 70 sea.
\ PLEA FOR BETANCOURT.
New York. Dec. S0-The World this
morning says: Cuban sympathizars in
Sew York have sent 70 Secretary O!ney
formal appeal that the state DEPART
ne1t exert its influence IN behalf ot Dr.
,asDard Batancout. arrested in Eava-
"a on suspicion OF being an agent Of the
,uban iunta in New York. The Betan-
curt family is one OF the oldest in Cuba.
FOR more than 800 years the Betanceurts
lave been the principal land holders in
anna guey. Betanc0urt is SIS years old
md infirn- He cannot long survive in
ioro dungeons.
SPANISH LEADERS SPEAK.
Madrid. Dec 30.-The Spanish premier.
'auOr CancVsS del Castillo has Informed