The San Francisco call., 1896-04-02
TREACHERY ON
THE BERMUDA,
The Filibustering Steamer
Seized at Puerto
Cortez.
BETRAYED TO wEYLER.
Spanish Gunboats Prevent the
Landing Of the Munitions
of War.
THE CARGO IS CONDEMNED.
Honduras Authorities Hold the Yes
sci for Spain-Garcia Believed
to Have Reached Cuba.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April IA pri--
yate cablegram received here to-day states
that the flibustering steamer Bermuda
has been seized at Puerto Cortez by the
Honduras Government with all the NUM-
tions of war aboard with which she sailed
from New York for Cubs The vessel is
being closely guarded, awaiting the arrival
OF Spanish agents, who have been sent TO
Honduras with evidence TO have the
steamer and her cargo condemned. as con-
traband OF war.
Captain O'Brien and the crew of the
vessel are known TO bs aboard, but the
whereabouts Of General Calixto Garcia
and the 10 men who went out on the
steamer is in doubt. It is said that there
has been treaehery somewhere, and the
exact destination of the vessel off
the Cuban coast was known TO the
Spanish officials in this country, and
Captain-General Weyler was fully in
formed of the place where an attempt
would be made to land the cargo OF the
vessel. At any rate the. attempt 10 land
was a failure.
The attempt was made at night, near
Cape Correntes. The Bermuda was show
ing no lights. Suddenly several Spanish
-gunboats were sighted, bearing down upon
the Bermuda. They also had concealed
their lights and we're close at hand when
seen. The Bermuda made ali steam and
escaped.
Garcia and his men may have landed at
this time before any attempt was made TO
land war material, and again they may be
still sboard the vessel.
+ .Tks Cubans in this cisy say that Maximo
Gomez, the Cuban commander-in-chief, is
now on bis way tS Philadelphia to receive
medica! treatment. This may be true, but
from reports here the contention OF the
Spanish that Gomez IS dead is not improb-
able. The wound in Gemez's leg has
never healed and has become an liberated
running sore. The wound in his arm has
also given him much trouble and he has
been practically unfit TO remain in the
fed for fully three months past, and il is
SAID that for the past four months he has
felinquished the command OF the Cuban
army.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-The
Spanish Minister is in receipt OF q mes
sage announcing the seizure at San Jose,
Costa Rica, by the Honduras authorities
of the steamer Bermuda with all her con-
traband of war.
NEW YORK, n. Y. April 1.-Editor
E. Truiillo OF Ell Porviro, who is
one Of the most active leaders here
OF the Cubans, this evening denounced
as false the report that the steamer
Bermuda, which carried a filibustering
expedition under General Garcia from this
port, had been seized with its cargo of
arms and ammunition at Puerto Cortez,
Honduras. In an interview with a repre-
sentative OF the United Press he said:
"The fact that the Bermuda was at
Puerto Cortez is not news. We have
known ii several days. She landed her
men and cargo in Cuba safely. She then
proceeded to Puerto Cortez and took a
aargo of bananas. She is now on her way
home. She will stop a. Philadelphia and
discharge her cargo and then she will
come 70 New York"