Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-25
TO-DAY'S TELEGRApHIC NEWS
From Richmond.


RICHMOND, Va, Feb 25 -Tbe Maup-
in bill was not reached to day, but its
friends say it will receive the votes OF
two-thirds of the members of the Sen
ate. Efforts to get the election bills
before the House failed to-day.
Mr.. Digs, in the House, criticised
Auditor Marye for drafting a bill and
trying to get it passed. He said ne
voted tor Marye and would do so again
tomorrow, but he did not vote for
Marye to make the laws.
Dr. Hatch rs splendid Grace St'eet Bipiist
CHI, rob is in mass Of flames. The fne e.
deuccs in the ne;ghborbood may be burned
also, as the wind is high.
Filibustcring Expedition Captured.
New YORK, Feb. 25.-The largest
expedition that has yet been fitted out
in the interest of the Cuban revolution
came to grief shortly before midnight
last night by the seizure, in this harbor,
of the steamer Bermuda, flying the
British flag. The steam lighter Strana.
han, which was loaded with arms and
ammunition, was also seized, as were
the tugs McCaldin Brothers and Will
liam j. McCaldin, which had carried
number of Cuban filibusters aboard
the Bermuda. Early last night the
tugs lay at pier near the Battery,
with steam up. Men singly, in twos
and in small groups went aboard, and
the tugs, after taking aboard about
sixty men, left the pier. On receipt of
the news q force from the q. S. mar
shal's Office, together with fifteen Pink
elt,n men, all heavily armed, were
quickly taken aboard swift tug and
started down the bay and boarded the
revenue cutter Hudson, which had
been watching the Bermuda for several
days. Aboard the Bermuda the rat
Ting of anchor chains was heard, black
smoke poured out her funnel and there
was every indication of her hasty de-
parture. The flibuster tug threw out
her lines to the Bermuda and the men
soon scrambled aboard. The Hudson
then shot out from her concealment,
ranged along side OF the Bermuda and
the marshals and Pinkerton men
swarmed aboard. No resistance was
offered by the frightened crew and
Cubans. Every man was seized.
Down in the hold OF the lighter are
said to be three Hotchkiss guns, two
Napoleon guns and some riot guns.
There is said to be over 100000 cart
ridges in the boxes. Early this morn
ing sixty-seven of the captured men,
including the leader, General Calizto
Garcia, DR.. E. w. Rodriguez and Capt.
S. Hughes, commander of the Bermu-
da, were landed and marched to the
federal building, where they were ar
raigned before Commissioner Shields.
The U. S. marshals say they have in
all nearly 200 prisoners. The arrestswere
made in four raids at 10 o'clock last
nj hit and at 3 and o'clock this morn
ing. None of the suspected vessels has
been seized. They are simply detain-
ed under order from Washington. at
the U. S. district attorneys office it
was said that no definite charge had so
far been made against the prisoners.
The men are nearly all Cubans. The
tugs E. NJ. Timmins and George l..
Garlick brought up from the steamer
Bermuda at 1880 this morning ITO
men who were captured 10 the seizure
last night. The men, with but few ex-
captions, were Cubans.
Commissioner Shields has released
al OF the captured men excepting four
Of the leaders.