The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-15
TROUBLESOME LAURhDA
The Ex-Filibuster's Valencia
Visit Causes a Serious
International Tangle.

BALTIMORE, Dec IS, 1S96.-The case of
the American steamship Laurada under
charter to J. H. Seward and Company Of
this city, which is threatened with vio-
|Ience If she attempts TO enter the port Of
Valencia, Spain, promises to develop an
international controversy regarding the
1seutrality laws and to possibly strain the
peaceful relations existing between the
United States and SPAN The steamer
should have sailed from Palermo, Italy,
last Friday for Valencia, SPAIN. to COM
plete her cargo, but her departure from
Palermo was prevented by the interver-
ton Of the United States Consul at
Valencia, who appealed to J. H. Seward
q Co.. by. cablegram, asking that the ves-
sci change her loading port; stating that
trouble would certainly ensue on the ar
rival Of the Laurada IN that port, and
adding that it would be impossible to
quell by police force the general spirit
of hostility to the steamer, which is
charged with having landed a number Of
fabustering expeditions on the shores of
Cuba
The Laurada is now awaiting orders at
Palermo with about half a cargo aboard,
the remaining portion awaiting the ship
at Valencia. Meanwhile Secretary Of
State Olney, the owners OF the steamer
who reside in Philadelphia. the firm Of
j. H. Seward & Co., TO whom the steam
er is under charter, United States Consuls
and others are ell tangled up in a mass
OF cablegranis, telegrafns and letters as to
what IS to be done IN the circumstances.
Messrs. Seward and Company state that
unless the owners OF the steamer make d
b-g concession IN rates for failing to briag
full cargo here, they will order the
Laurada to Valencia and hold the ship
responsible for any loss occasioned by
not taking en- the cargo awaiting there.
Mr.. r. A. Tucker, of Seward and Com
pafy, Went to Washington today to see
Secretary Olney and supplement letter
he sent to the Secretary last night by
personal appeal for the protection for
rEae steamer In his letter to the Secre-
tar Mr.. Tucker explained his firms s con-
rection with the Laurads, stated that she
had been ordered to Valencia on purely
business mission and not to create a dis
tlrrbance and concluded. "As American
citizens and merchants, holding a charter
OF a steamer duly registered and carrying
the American flag we feel it our duty AMI
right TO ask you n your Official capacity
to give such orders as viii protect our
property under such flag as well as the
nations honor
Their Ambition Curbed.
Z H0RNELLSVILLE N. Y, Dec. 15
1896. Twenty young men of this city re-
Gently made known their intentions Of
assisting the Cuban insurgents in their
struggle for independence and wrote for
particulars. A letter has been received.
dated Vera Cruz, December S. and sign
ed ID. M. Demaya, Secretary, which
says:-"We are unable to send any more
men to Cuba at present" The letter
also states that Lee. Sante and Weiss
three 1ornellsville boys who enlisted, are
Wei and doing good service. 1t has been
rumored that Lee had died from yellow
fever. Wellington Lee has charge OF a
Maceo, and Spain has offered $500 for.
him dead mr. alive - -