The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-29
THE nEHMupA,s CARGO.
Carries an Immense Amount of Muntior
of War 10 Cuba.

Carries an Immense Amount of Munitions
of War TO Cuba.
Jacksonville, Fla. April 2s.-Laden with
arms and ammunition and carrying near
ly 100 men. the steamship Begmuda iett
this port yesterday morning for cuba.
The departure OF the vessel was attended
with several dramatic features The news
tina, the famous i.ipuster was N port and
loading with arms spread rapidly during
the night, and whcr the vessel Went out
the river front was lined with spectators.
who cheered her Justify. Probably the only
unhappy man vino saw the bermuda de-
part was the Spanish vice consul. Senor
r.ntique de Marlategul TINS little gentle
iuau remained on the river 'front.' nearly
all night. swearing because no Uhiteu
states official cou.d be found TO dctain
the vessel. When not on the d9ch .ne
yicc consul was in the telegraph office
scuding dolc:ul messages TO Minister DE
I.uinc at shinston.
dynamite Johuuy" o Brien transferred
the vessel here to Captain e. q. Riley. OF
New York. who NH take her to Cuba
The I5crmuda's papers were filed at the
custom hc use to keep within the law. Ih7y
show that she cleared from fniladt!p hl.
10 Port Cortez, Honduras VIA Key " est,
1t was decided. however. 10 shun Ny
West. and set the cargo NJ JacksonriIe.
Captain H. q, Ei.ey's name is ON thcmani-
fest The manifest shows that an I'M
mense cargo of Calling guns and Hotch-
kiss guns, rifles. machetes. reviewers, pow
der cartridge, ,orpedoes, ETC., Is carried.
John Kennedy, an cmrloye of j. y. liuan.
Cuban leader processes TO be the snip
per, and the munitions are consigned 10
the Central American Fruit company,Port.
Cnrtez, Honduras
noon that the Bermuda carried many
men hut It seems thai nearly -four nun
dred hibusterers were on board. to'9h"i
Layte Vidal. a Cuban veteran. who has
been In san Domingo, Is In command The
second in command Is Colonel Torres: who
won fame in Honduras. cou2nei Torres
sailed en- the bermuda for Philadelphia
whom the vessel recently lett Fort 'or'ez.
when the Bsrnlda came into Jackson
ville last might she haa about a" men ,i
here. at the Lar. one hundred cam" m m
I1ornandina. The la,ter were taken by
rail 10 a point on ne -. J9hn' .h nei low.
<ntr Sp.ncer which took thom outside
and transformed them TO the Bermnia
Fmlly one half OF tho men are natives OF
VI rhe r,loi VIC took Her out says she
locked INK a Aarshlp, cannon had been
,nouniod fore and ait, and Magazine fHas
evidcnilv o,>prcting trouble and Win good
reason. for three Spanish war5hlps gre
waiting for her oil me east 'ohs, OF XIV, i"'
ida. one II those warshrs Is ne hrila
Nnrc,drs. which left Key Wet Saitunily
TO catch the Bernuia. The oiher two
were ordered north from h"y Mnsi We ts
normtda had left .IackspnNille II - s'at.
~, u, of,irtal circles nj Key West that
fn spa q,'f is d"iermncd mt
the Hcrmuda shall rot reqch c iIi,,,., 10
~, nr oanturc he. in the neutral waters
orr or ON the high Sous cuban's h2we ,n,,.
iauah al the Preparations. ana M, claim ina,
s,',,,isG warshjp can catch her. Even
sbb9ulIi she be ovcrial>rn they say Colonel
Vlal and Colonel Torres n nI wSp'f hcr ns n1
rrathrr man surrender II Is claimed mat
Every Every man on board has sworn never 10
s,,rr3ufler, but to stand by the vessel no
matter what happens