Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-19
MOBILE.
A Spanish Diplomat Nosing Around-"sel.
ma Day. in the Cult City.

A Spanish Diplomat Nosing Around-"sel-
ma Day. in the Cult City.
Mobile, Sept. 17.-(Special Correspond
ence)-Senor J. G. Sabral an attaehe of
the Spanish legation al Washington, who
has been in Mobile several days, left the
city yesterday for New Orleans. He has
been on a tour of the south. and came
to this city on Monday last from Pensa-
cola. He came here with information
that band Of Cubans and Cuban SYM
pathizerS are rendeZvousing on the Mis-
sissppi coast, where they were preparing
for an expedition TO Cuba. He was we'll
informed about the sympa thies of the
Spanish-American residents of Mobile,
and knew them all. He said that Cubans
and Cuban sympathizers of Florida, New
Orleans and other places in the south
have been gathering for more than a
week at Scranton, Bay ST. Louis, Biloxi
and Pass Christian, on the coast, and he
informed the custom house authorities
here that his information led him to be-
heVa that a Cuban expedition was as
sembling on the Mississippi coast with
view of leaving Wednesday night on a
steamer from Horn island. He also said
that Cubans in New Orleans and other
places were collecting arms and NUM-
lions of war in small quantities and had
been sending them to the proposed rem
devious in similar small quantities SO
as not to excite the suspicious of the au-
thorites. He had assurances from the
government officials here that they would
use all their efforts to suppress the eXpe-
dtion.
The cutter Forward came into the
lower bay Tuesday afternoon and yes
terday came up to the city. and is now
lying in the river.
The Register received last night an
anonymous communication saying: "a
movement is on foot among influential
colored citizens of this city to enlist 1000
men in the Cuban cause. An enthusiastic
meeting was held last night al 1850 p, m.
The enrolment has already begun
Tomorrow is spoken of by the Mobile
papers as Selma day, and preparations
are being made to royalty entertain the
people of Selma who go down to be
present at the presentation of the silver
service to the new steamship City of
Selma.
The steamer is now at the Dauphin
street docks and there the presentation
will be made. Mayor Meyer will make
the presentation speech at 1 o'clock and
1t will be followed by q response by one
of the vessels officers Following the
presentation will be q dining on board
the vessel then more speeehmaking.
The delegation expects to return on
the afternoon train. The following is
list of the delegation in full:
NJ. j. Meyer, ]. f. Pollock, Jr., w. E.
Allen, w. Lockhart, G.. A. Stuck. C. ].
r. Richards, T. P. Gowan, C. w. Parke,
NJ Woolsey, y. j. Schuster, A. T.. Nc
Leod. w. n. Compton, f. N Medley. G..
l.. Waller. III. C. Graham, L. Bamberger,
1. Schwartz. H. II. Stewart, d. Cohen,
c. A. McKinnon, c. G. Terrell, N. M.
Walker, M. A. Keith, w. r. Moore, w. l..
Thompson, II. l.. Mckee, Samuel Sterne,
Jack Hayward, Fl. B. Kinney, Frank
Connolly, S. D. Holt, Levi Hertzfeld.
Mr. T. c. Bush, Jr., was out on the
Ysixf of IN, I,ix nnry
half-rater, Ell Heirie. and the peculiar
looking little raft was viewed with con-
siderable interest by those who happened
to be along the river front. One specta-
tor likened her to a snovel-nosed shark,
and another said that Mobile was now
blessed with two of the uglest looking
craft ever construeted-El Heire and
the Selma-but all were agreed that she
could sail. She carried mainsail and
jib and her feetest work was done ION
the wind" Running before the wind she
did not seem to show near as much speed
as when pointing ION the wind She
fairly dances across the water, and her
movements made her look as if she We're
imbued with life. There were number
of other small boats sailing in the river
but Ell Heirie darted in and out among
them, passed and repassed them with
the ease that thoroughbred passes an
old dray horse. There was a good wind
and the river never offered better facili-
ties for sailing than 1T did yesterday aft
ernoon. Ell Heirie SKINNED over the rip
ping waves like a swallow skins over
the surface of a placid lake. Thai she is
beautiful little racing machine there is
no doubt.
The movement on foot to organize a
jockey club in Mobile has met with such
success that the gentlemen interested in
it are assured that lovers of horse racing
will be treated to some good sport during
the coming winter. A well attended
meeting was held Tuesday night and the
matter was discussed. Messrs. John p.
Moore, w. j. Foley, Robert Kaphan 7.
j. Riley Julius GREENWOOD w. d. Green
wood and others were appointed a COM
mittee to solicit subscriptions. Yester-
day the committee began their canvass
and met with very gratifying success in
enrolling subscribers. The plan proposed
is to organize the subscribers into a club,
with officers and directors composed of
gentlemen who take interest in the mat
ter and whose names and reputation will
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