St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-26
Spain. 81 am almost sure" he said,
that there are at least
HALF A DOZEN SPANISH SPIES


HALF A DOZEN SPANISH SPIES
in the room with the prisoners No
one can pick them out and their iden-
t1ty can only be learned by chance
incident or information from outside
sources. The Cubans can play that
game, too"
The man who gave his name as Capt
Hughes was supposed to be the captain
OF the Bermuda, and the Spaniards
were particularly interested in his cap
ture. 1t is said that 1t was ne who
conveyed the Martini-Calixto party and
a quantity Of arms and ammunition to
the Cuban coast and landed them be-
tween Guantanamo and Santiago.
J. D. Hart, of ]. D. Hart & Co, of
Philadelphia, agent of the Bermuda
and suspected of being part owner of
the Laurada, which left New York on
Oct. 20 for Cuba, said While under ar
rest today: THE Bermuda is owned
by DR.. Rum, of Baltimore who char
tered her six months ago for the fruit
business. All the money found on the
steamer was intended for the fruit
trade"
Marshal Mccarthy authorized the fol-
lowing statement made by Deputy Ken
nedy, showing how the capture was
made, and that the authorities were
acting under orders from Secretary Oh
ney at Washington:
ION Feb. 81" Kennedy said, ''the
marshal received an intimat ton that the
supporters of the junta We're about to
fit up an expedition bound for Cuba
An investigation was made and the re-
port found to be true. On Feb. % At
torney General Olney telegraphed that
the Bermuda lying off Bedloe's island.
would soon attempt to carry men and
ammunition TO Cuba. He stated that
If there were indications to the effect,
the marshal was to detain the ship. The
attorney general, however, told the
marshal that he must have positive
proof of f1libustering expedition be-
fore taking any action. He was not
to act upon suspicion. Upon receipt of
this order a revenue cutter was en-
gagged and a sharp watch was kept on
the Bermuda. The marshal kept in
constant communication with the
Washington authorities.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
For the past week tug boats have
visited the Bermuda with provisions
but until last night no attempt was
made to ship men or ammunition. The
revenue cutter was off the Bermuda
about 1900 feet last night at 10 o'clock,
when the tug w. J. McCaldin came
alongside the Bermuda. AS soon as the
lue3 DOcL was ludOc' lclSl ,lllcI SN IIIcu
from it's cabin ready to board the Ber-
muda. That seemed to be proof, and
the cutter came alongside. We took
all the men and the tug boat went
away. The tug came back again with
more men, and we detained it. AT that
time the Bermuda was making prepa-
rations to sail. The anchor was being
hauled up and the engineer was test
ing the machinery. We got the next
hot Of than detained tha
tug boat. A little later, the tug boat
McCaldin Brothers came along with
out any lights. She had a batch of
men, including Gen. Garcia. We gath
cred them in, and then put some depu
ties on board the Bermuda. After that
we got the Stranahan. She was cap
tured while on her way to the Bermu-
da. Everything was made ready on
board the Stranahan to put the fire
arms On board the Bermuda while the
ship was steaming out to sea. When
the marshal boarded the Stranahan
he found about 100 boxes Of rifles on
the deck. They were covered with
kindling wood. He also found Capt.
Hughes, for whom he had warrant.
"All this was considered proof, and
the tug boat was taken charge of. 1t
was sent to the barge office. Marshal
Mccarthy, when he boarded the Ber-
muda, called the captain up and placed
him under arrest. Then he discon-
nected the machinery Of the ship by
removing the piston rod, and took
charge of the instruments used in nav
igation. All Of the tugs involved in
the preparations were detained, but,
with the exception of the Stranahan,
they have been released. The Strana
han will be held awaiting advices from
Washington. The crew Of the Bermu-
da were permitted to return to the
ship. Two deputy marshaIs are now in
charge Of the vessel. The Bermuda
will be detained until the Washington
authorities decide otherwise. This ex-
pedition was big one. The rifles
seized weigh about forty TONS"