The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-17
STEAMERS BOUND FOR CUBA.
spain VIII Try to Intercept Them on
the Florida Coasf.

Key West, March 1s-Before the steam
ships Bermuda, Three Friends and Com
modore, eacn supposed TO be carrying a
nioustering expedition to Cuba, reach the
isIand, they Will have to run the gauntlet
or number of Spanish warships now
cruising on the east coast of Florisa.
Ihree days ago three Spanish war YES
sells appeared off the south beach of the
Island OF KY West. For days the yss-
sci lowered about, ten or twelve miles
out apparently watching for fl;busters
Yesterday afternoon the SPANISH vice.
consul went out to enc of the vessels in
a steam launch. and II is supposed gave
the commander some information relative
TO the moyements of the suspected sieim-
ers- Immediately after the vice consul
left the vessel, the three cruisers sailed
away toward the north. The supposition
is that they will patrol the east coast OF
Florida, watching for the Bermuda, Three
Friends and the Commodore. There is
said to be large number-of men camped
on one of the Florida keys north of here
who expect to be taken of by one of the
three vessels. The key is in United States
waters, however. and 1t is not believed
that the Spanish will dare to interfere with
the men So far as known, the United
States officials have received no orders to
watch for the suspected vessels.
New York. March 16.-Despte the efforts
OF the Spanish consuls. ministers and
spies in this country; in the face of the
loss OF the steamship J. W. Hawkins ard
the seizure by United States marshals OF
the steamship Bermuda, the Cubans in
this vicinity have now upon the sea- bound
for the island whose freedom is the one
thought of their lives that identical cargo
of ammunition of the steamship. On an
other vessel 1t is understood are a lot
moro men. who are to be transferred
10 the Bermuda on the high seas. The Ber-
r>,.Ao lac Vr-lr Ia,- fDrp
1t was shortly after o'clock when she
got UP her anchor. 10 o'clock when she
passed Sandy Hook. and about noon when
she distanced the fleet of newspaper tugs
that followed her to sea. The air was filed
with rumors yesterday Tomas Estrada
Palma has disappeared from town, and
Calixto Garcia left his home early In the
morning and had not returned at a late
hour last night. The report was that they
had sailed for Cuba. and that It WIS the
intention of the partiots to perfect the
system of government in Cuba In order to
induce a more substantial support from
other countries. including the United
States. than that of mere sympathy. No
law of this country prohibited the vessel
from leading her decks down TO the water
edge with gunpowder and arms for the
Insurgents in Cuba. ard in all forty tons
Of ammunition and guns were placed on
board the Bermuda. and also several cases
containing dynamite.
New York. March 1.-THE Press this
morning says: Nothing has been heard
of the steamship Bermuda since she left
here on Sunday morning with arms and am
munition for the Cuban insurgents. 1t was
said Yesterday on the best authority that
the Bermuda carried away from here 200-
900 rounds OF cartridges. 100 pounds OF dy-
Mantle two Hotchkiss guns. with great
quantities Of ammunition for them, 700