The herald., 1896-01-29

| Ihere they tod me that they had received
telegrams from Woodruff, Mass, and
from Boston. saying the rest of the crew
and the revolutionists were all safe. with
| the exception of the six who were drowned
when we left the steamer.
| There were no Americans on boacd the
| Hawkins. They were all Cubans who bod
| been enlisted in this city TO fight for the
cause of freedom for Cuba. We we're not
drilled in this CITY, but were enlisted here
for the cause. We only knew that we were
going TO Cuba"
AT he Cuban headquarters, 66 Broad
| way, it was denied that the Hawkins was
| on her way to Cuba.
ave would have known about her,"
said the secretary, ''f she had been fitted
out for Cuba. The report that Garcia was
aboard is absolutely false, as he is still in
this CITY,"
Later reports give the following names as
a partial list of those supposed TO have
been drowned on the steamer Hawkins:
General Rosa,
Jose Alverche,
Victor Gomez,
Antonio Gaitan,
Louis Mallet.
IT CAUSES EXCITEMENT
New YORK, Jan. 2S.-At no time since
the beginning of hostiities has there been
such excitement at the headquarters of the
Cuban revolutionsts in this city as there
|
steamer j. w. Hawkins, which had been
fitted out at great expense as filibusterer,
| had been wrecked.
The news came as thunderbolt among
the leading spirits in the revolutionary
camp here, for the evening papers in their
late editions published a report to the eff
feet that the steamer Hawkins had been
fitted out with arms and ammunition,
| and this If proved was very likely
to get the leaders into a serious
difficulty with the government The story
was to the effect that the revolutionary
party had recently purchased the steamer
in Baltimore. She had been engaged in
the fishing trade and was of 125 tons net
and 1873 tons gross. She was commanded
by Captain Hall, and her mate was c. II.
Crowell. Jose c. Hernandez, one OF the
filibusters who arrived in this city, was
credited with having called at the revolu-
tionary headquarters. and with having
made full report of the accident an1 Inc
circumstances attending it to the revolu-
tonary minister, Seuor Palmer.
The latter is said to have given him
money to assist the members OF the party
who are now in this city and Boston.
| Hernandez is said to have reported that
he escaped from the sinking ship in one of
the first boats to leave her. and that the in
mates of this boat had been picked up by
the schooner Leender V. Beebe, Captain
Howes, of Boston.
Minister Palma was besieged by callers
all the afternoon. He refused to see re-
porters. At first everyone about head
quarters denied point blank that any fli
clustering expedition had left here in the
steamer Hawkins, or any other steamer,
and been wrecked. 1t was also denied that
| Hernandez or anyone else, had called at
headquarters and reported that the eXpe-
dition was wrecked. A man who refused
to give his name. and who was afterward
pronounced Spanish spv. said that Her
nandez had received large sum OF money
from Minister Palma to assist those
of the stranded fiHbustering party who
might be in need. 1t was not until o'clock
at night that about score of newspaper
men succeeded in getting an interview
from Minister Palma personally. He said
that in his official capacity he knew ahso-
lutely nothing about the alleged filibuster-
ing expedition. He declined to say any
thing about the wreck of the Hawkins. He
admitted after great deal of pressure that
young man had called upon him who was
in need of financial assistance, and that he
had given him money. What his name
was or what he wanted the money for MIR.
Palma had not stated.
"(,entlemen,' said he, becoming ex-
cited. 'you surely cannot expect me to tell
| you all know or may have heard. have
told you all that has come to my official
knowledge, but about this filibusterng
| business I know nothing. You don't want
me to say am a tilibusterer, do you?
| well, L cdH Sty ally ihoiC' NO hdNO
nothing to do with filibustering here. Cont
ask me to say anything more, because 1
have nothing to say"
Minister Palma was asked if he had
heard it reported that six of the filibuster-
ers had been drowned while endeavoring
to get into the small boatSs but lie mad
nothing to say.
There was no doubt that large number
of Cubans had landed from the tug Dalzell
in the afternoon. Mr. Dalzell was seen at
his office and confirmed this statement.
| Where these men went to seemed TO be
| mystery, but it was said that they had
scattered about the city and were lodged
| in Cuban boarding houses. Inquiries at the
hotels failed to find General Garcia or his
son. Minister Palma, when seen later,
| said that he did not know where the gen.
eral was. He did not believe that the gem
eral had been on any tilibustering eXped.
| ton and could or would not tell where any
of the filibusters could be found
EXPEDITIONS PREPARING
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S. Since the ac-
quittal of Capt. Samuel Hughes of the
steamer Laurada of the J. ID. Hare line of
| this city, charged in the United States dis
trict court of South Carolina with violation
of the neutrality law in carrying arms and
ammunition and men to Cuba, there has
been developing here more active determi-
| nation among the Cubans and their SYM
pathizers than at any time during the last
10 mouths.
AS a result of the verdict. it has been de-
citled by the leading Cubans here that an
other series of expeditions will he inaugu-
rated, and, further, it is announced that
recruiting of men to serve in the
Cuban army will at once begin in the
| south and southwest, especially in Texas.
from which state it is expected 500 men
| will be enrolled before March. Most of
these will be picked ritlemen, accustomed
to the sort of guerrilla life they may be
called upon to endure in Cuba. They are
to be given, it is said, a bounty Of $500
with wages of $40 a month and a guarantee
of heavy reward in money at the close of
the war if the island should gain it's indie
pendence.
Ii is also said that here in Philadelphia
some of the young men connected with the
National guard and the Naval reserve, will
| be enlisted and that they will openly leave
in the steamers which will now be readily
obtained.
It is announced that Herbert B. Chase,
late captain of Company c, Thirteenth reg
inent, of Scranton, has yccepted a COM
mission in the insurgent army aud the he
has been engaged to drill and instruct re-
crliits.
One of the most influential of Cuban
sympethizers, who 10 thoroughly informed
AZ to all movements in this country to aid
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