The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-04
WATCHING The FILIBUsrERs
Government Torpedo Boat Onietly Slips Up
the Delaware River.

Philadelphia, Aug. "a torpedo boat
supposed to have been sent here by the
government to prevent violations Of
khe United States neutrality laws, an
chored off League Island Navy Yard
last night. She was not known to
have been in the river until nearly
dark, when she was sighted off Marcus
Hook, passing up at high speed. It
was impossible 10 distinguish her
name, as no signals Of any kind suffi-
rient to identify her were displayed. In
view of the presidents proclamation
against fifibustering, and as the largest
shipments of arms and ammunition to
Cuba have been made on the steamship
Bermuda and Laurada, both of which
are now in port, it is supposed that
hetermined efforts will be made to pre-
went the sailing Of any more expeditions
Another thread was added yesterday
10 the already complicated legal web
that has been vToven about the Hart
line steamships yesterday, when the
fllbustering steamer Lauproda, which
has been awaiting orders in the Della
hU'are river since Wednesday, was Ill
beled by the Morrisdale Coal Company
For a bill of s1.11460 In the libel the
Complainants state that coal to the am
Dunt of S720, 40 was furnished to the YES
Sd on May Z. On July % they also put
On board coal valued at $4,000 I'M
snediately after the libel had been filed
Deputy United States Marshal Meyers
proceeded to Race street wharf and SER
we'd the writ on Captain Murphy. in
hhe absence Of John Hart, the manag-
tng owner Of the vessel. The Laurada
cleared the Custom house on Wednes-
Gay for Port Antonio, hut for some rea-
81 a tad On hoy>
Captain w. ". Kerr counsel for the
Hart company, yesterday declared that
the Laurada would go to Port Anton,
10 for cargo Of fruit. He was not
worrfed over the seizure of the vessel.
and said. I'VE have carried both pas-
sengelS and freight, and this talk about
hibustering has hurt our business.
Everybody is afraid to trust the ship.
They want to be paid cash IN advance
Tor coal and everything else that they
put on board. AS a result. we are in a
hole Times are hard. and we can't
raise a big sum of money at a moments
notice: but it's all right though. We
VIII pull through, and the Daurada wifi
SAL as soon as we can get money 10 pay
off all the ships debts"
Captain Murphy, of the Laurada.
yesterday received a letter sent him in
-
General Weylsr, Offering $4,000 re-
ward and immunity to the crew who
will inform the Spanish officials of the
hitting out of any fil5bustering expedi-
ton TO carry soldiers or munitions of
war 10 Cuba
The following letter from DR.. John
Guiteras. the well-known Cuban patri-
OF o. this city, explains itself:
To the Editor of the Record:
/ beg leave to correct certain state
me.ts that have recently appeared in
the Philadelphia papers concerning The
Cuban organization. \ clipping be-
fore ne under the heading of "Cuhans
Rally for Mckinley reads as follows:
There is a movement on foot to ANAL
gamate the Cu5an-Amer1can with the
American-C0ban league in the interest
of Mckinley and Hobart and sound
money. 1t is said that the aggregate
membership OF the two leagues is narly
Il not quite, 400. 600
The object of these lines Is TO state off