Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-11
RIFLES FOR CUBANS
A Yslulbls Cargo Landed on The
Island by ihs Thee Friends,
slCEo WILL ATTACK THE TRoCHA
Az sotn as Gcntral Gomtz Moves Upon
Havana In tho Au.
tuna.

hi. morning say: Information has
reached this city that tho steamer
Three Friends. which Lett Jackson.
VILE lstl Friday has sgain been sue.
cs,siul In landing an oxpsdi.
ton In Cubs, In fpi,o OF tue
wAichfulneis Of tho Spanish war YES.
sels which constantly patrol the coast.
The expedition was landed precisely
where tho Spanish navy department
exetts iis greatest vigilance, on the
coast Of P!nar Del Eo province, where
few weeks ago 1t was reported that
the Cuban leader, AGtonio Maceo,
was In sore need OF ammunition aud
clothing for his troops. The landing
vas effected last Mon lay near Bahia
Honda, where detachment OF Mnco.'s
forces, which had bnoa sent 10 walt
TOT tho arrival % tho uxIedltlon took
charge OF IL the moment tho cargo
reached the beach. While II 10 alleged
that DR.. Joaquin Castillo, chloi sur.
gton OF tue Cuban Army and tubdele.
gate IN the Uuilod States of the Cuban
Iuuel government, was the manager u
tho expedition, II IL well known In
Cuban circloe In this city that the
military Commander Of IL was Gen.
Juan Rivera, u native OF Porto Rico,
wto fought In tho Cuban army curing
the ten years wur.
The cargo which was landed con.
sisted OF l,Ol7 fiflor, 100000 rounds Of
ammunition, Ouo pneumatic dynamite
gun, 1000 pounds Of dynamite, 1000
maohutea and large supply oi meal.
cal stores aud clothing. Tue rifles are
especially adopted for the Mauser carl.
ridges used by tho Spanish army, q
supply VI which the CubAns hllege eau
he captured or purchased from the
spanish troops In Cuba.
The dynamite gun 10 the most priced
feature Of this expedition, and tho men
who are TO haudle II were sent down
iJr tho purpose, anu have had n good
practice VI tins way OF using u TO ad.
vantage. They are Civil Engineer J.
III. Valliton.Sauchtz, q. w. Gray Lee,
q. Il. Weist, J. Il. 5auteo hnd John
Dew, artiilefymeu formerly OF the
United Btates; Eustace Consla nochiv.
Vs., Nicholas Dotz, Peter Slfebew.
artillery mon formerly OF the Russian
army. The other members OF the
expedition are Franeisco Gomez, son
o. The Rureral.in-cnlef OF The Cuban
army; Major Rlulimatti ~ General
Maceo's btsn; Captain ca AT SllAF,
captain Donate Snuato, servant.
Rene In Corderic, Ernest Hugo, o.
the French army salvador Fernandez
Chance, Adun Velaseo, J. II. Blnnco.
Honofato MumbTun, Enrique Vero,
Enrique Gel Gado, Emhttinez AlioUzl,
Fauciico QuintanO and Aftupo Qlin.
tano.
II 10 thought In Cuban oifclep that
With this supply " ammunition Maceo
will make an attack on tho P.nar del
Rio tfocha ~ soon hs General Gomez
mlves from the east upon Havana this
autumn.
The steamer Bermuda, noted for her
hlibustefing exploits, has arrived IN
this poft, IN ohnfgo OF the treasury de.
partmeht tfiicorr. She Will In future
be commanded by George w. Brown,
who IL credited with having fitted out
ten expeditions TO CUBA during the
ten years war, the most notable Of
which 10 the III lated Vifginlus sxpe.
dillon.
Joseph w. YRtef. Of the shipping
firm OF Yates n Polterfield, IL the
Liberian consul nj this pVft. 10 him
Captain Brown applied for n Liberian
trglslfy for tue Bermuda. IL 10 be-
lleved that no will got it. The name
bermuda has been painted out ON the
steamship and Aram substituted In Its
pllce. That was dons when the wee.
eel was seeking TO disguise itnelf dur.
Ing her Last nlibustering exploit In
Cuban waters.
Captain Brown said that the vessel
viii not hereafter DO engaged IN ILL.,
bustering. but In legitimate trade win
Tue West Indies. Referring to the mp.
plloAllon for change " name, lie
said nothing had been definitely dt-
elusd upon.