The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-29

landed az Pier S. North river. a. I2sfs. and
raporfed sr once 10 the headquarters OF
the revolutionary party n the Manhattan
building There they told me that trey
had received kilograms from WOODS han.
Mass. and from Boston. saying the rest OK
ere crew and the rsvoluztonists were al
safe. with the exception Of the SIX thas
wers drowned when we left the steamship.
No Americans on Boari.
saThe-e were no americans on board the
Hawkins. They were all Cubans. who had
s,4en enlisted in rhis cry 70 fgat Tor the
cause Of freedom for Cuba We were noI
drilled IN this city. but were enlisted here
for the cause. We only knew that we were
soiu1 TO Cuba No one except the cap
tain and the commander Knew WlA1 part
Of Cuba we were bound for
II was learned al the Office OF r. b DAT
Yell A. Co. that their tug. which brought
Hernandez 70 this city, was hailed % lae
schooner Leander V. BeeDe forty mics
eoutheast OF Barnegat, -. j. The HAWKINS
survivors on board asked to ne taken Oh
and brought 70 this city.
A. the Cuban headquarters. Sc Broadway.
=. was denied that the Hawkins was on It's
wav To Cuba I'VE would have KNOWN
about her" said the secretary, tTonzaies oe
flnesada sa.f she had been fitted out Tor
cuba. The report that Garcia was aboard
Is absolutely false, as he Is sun IL A1is
city"
Tha Cubsna Greatly Excited
A. no time since the beginning OF the hos
tgli,ies has there been such excitement at
e. beaaot,arter-z OF The Cuban revolution
fats Ga this city as there was today when II
VS. learned that the steamship j. W. Haw-
- which had been fitted out at great
trouble and expense "a hhDuster, han
beeu wrecked of the eastern end OF Long
Island on Sunday night and had Deen anai-
doned by the reyolutionists and the crew
IN Monday morning. The news came az
thunderbolt among the leading spirits III
the revolutionary camp here. for the even
sna papers In their editions published re-
mort TO the effect that the steamer Haw-
iins had been fitted out at One Hundred
and ThIrty-e!ghth street, IN the East Fisefs
.hta city with arms and ammunition, and
this IL proved, was likely TO get the lead
crs into trouble with the government Inc
story was to the effect that the resoiution-
AIRY marty had recently purchased the
steamer In Baltimore. She had been en-
Gagged In the fishing trade. and was OF I'D
tors net and lSs tons gross. She was com
.nauael by Capt. Hail. and her mate Was
{. r. CroweiL .,,.
who arrived In this city. was credited Win
having called az the revolutionary mead
quarters and with having made fua re-
attending Il to the revolutionary minister
senior Palma. The latter Is said 10 have
.tyet1 him money 10 assist TIE men OF the
Marty who are now IN this city and Sos-
ton. Hernandez Is said to have reported
that he escaped from the sinking snip N
one OF the first boats TO leave her, ana
that me inmates OF this boat had been
pickea up by the schooner Leander V.
Beele. Capt. Huwes, Of Boston. Later
the revolnticulsts were transferred from
the Beebe 10 the tug Dalzell and landed IN
this city today These not taken on board
the Beebe were picked up BY the scaoon-
ers Helen H. Benedict. OF Boston. and
Alicia b. Crosby, OF Portland, Me-, ana
taken to Woods Hall. Mass. and Boston.
Tho Cuban Leaders Afraid TO Talk.
Minister Palma was besieged by callers
all the afternoon. He refused to see re-
porters. and his associates were evidently
afraid TO do any talking. At first every
one about headquarters denied polntblank
that any filibnstering expedition had left
here In the steamer Hawkins or any other
steamer, and had been wrecked. Ii was
also denied that Hernandez or any one
else had called at headquarters and re-
ported that the expedition was wrecked.
A man who refused to give his name and
who was afterward pronounced a Spanish
spy. said that Hernandez had received a
large sum OF money from Minister Palma
to assist those of the stranded party who
might be in need
IL was not until o'clock at night that
about score OF newspaper men succeeded
In getting a statement from Minister Palma
personally. lie said that i'm his official
capacity he knew absolutely nothing about
the alleged hlbustering expedition. He de-
clined TO say anything about the wreck
OF the Hawkins, or whether he had re-
ceived dispatch from Woods Hall, Mass,
and from Boston. that those OF the revo-
lutlonists who had not been taken To New
York had arrived safely there. lie did adj
init. however. that he had received dis
patch from Boston. He also admitted. az
ter great deal OF pressure. that young
man had called upon him who was IA need
OF financial assistance. and that he had
given money to him. What his name was
or what he wanted the money for Mr..
Palma would not state.
Gentlemen" said he. becoming excited,
you surely cannot expect me 10 tell you
all that know or may have heard. j have
told you all that has come TO my official
knowledge. bat about this filibustering tusi-
ness know nothing. You don't want me
10 say that am a flibuster. do you? Well.
j can't say any more. We have nothing
10 do with flibustering here; don't ask mo
any more. because l have nothing TO say
except that I know nothing
Minister Palma was asked II he had heard
IL reported that six OF tho nlibusterS had
been drowned while endeavoring TO get
into the small boats. but he would say
nothing. There was no doubt that a large
number of Cubans had landed from the tug
Dalzell in the afternoon. Mr.. Dalzeli was
seen at hts Office in South street and con-
frned this statement. Where these men
went 70 seemed 10 be a mystery, but SO was
said at the Hotel America. In Irving Place.
that they had scattered about the city and
were lodged in Cuban boarding houses At
the Hotel America, where many cuhans ~
side every one talked about the nii-
bustera.
Gen. Garcia Not to BE Found.
Inquiries at the hotel failed 20 ind Gen.
Garcia or his son. Minister Palma when
neen later said that ne ala not know where
the general was. lie ala not believe that
the general had been on any hlibustering
expedition. and could not or would not eel
where any OF the fil5busters could be
found.
At 100 Broadway. where the Spanish
marty In New York has an Office for the
dissemination OF news Il was said late to-
night that they had no information con
corning the alibusteging expedition 90 give
out but doubtless there would be an iRyes-
tiSatson. and that lively times might be
looked for.
OTHER FILiRusTERING VESSELS.