The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-01
SAVANNAH, GA, TUESDAY DECEMBER 1, 1896


advisability and means of floating Sl,OOO, 900
of the Cuban republic bonds in Chicago. If
the committee decides favorabiy, Senior Es-
trada Palma will be soon advised and he
will offer the bonds on the local market
coming to the city for that purpose
There were numerous applicants at
Chairman Cragin's office to-day for vol
unteer service in Cuba, but no encourage
ment was given them except to a former
lieutenant in the United States army, who
was told TO communicate with Gen. Palma.
Brunswick Ga, Nov. SO-The Morning
News correspondent found a perfect hot
bed of Cuban news to dive into to-day.
The star attractions are the flibustering
tug Dauntless. w. A. Bisbee, the owner of
the Dauntless, Mate Lewis of hlibustering
fame, and Collector Of Customs Lamb. For
the Jacksonville end of the Cuban junta
connections, are the ilibustering tug Com
modore and Capt Morton of flibustering
fame. The play of the junta dates back
from the capture of the Dauntless by the
cruiser Raleigh off Florida shores and
runs through dull and nninteresting per-
iod of detention of the tug until the depart
ure of the revenue cutter Colfax from
cutter had been here for days and lay
near the Dauntiess. The Dauntless was
a scene of inactivity. The cutter weighed
anchor and steamed for another port. The
scene on the Dauntless Became active. In
striking coincidence with these moves
came the appearance of Owner Bisbee and
Mate Lewis on the night train from jack
sonville. on board the Dauntless prepar-
ations for steaming up began A GUS
toms official visited the docks and was in
formed that she was foul on her
bottom and was being fixed to
go on the marine railway at Jacksonville
to be scraped The Dauntless continued
to take on coal during the investigation,
and while the inspector was going through
her fore and aft she careened under the
load on her port side This enabled part
of her star board side to be seen, and it
was evident she needed cleaning. In the
meantime the papers were being carried
to the custom house and former Mate
Jams Floyd was endorsed as master No
tice was then given that she would prob
ably make application later for clearance
to Jacksonville, but before this was done
a messenger was dispatched to Owner
Bisbee, conveying the information that
the treasury department had instructed
the collector not to clear her. This made
a sudden change in plans necessary, and
increased activity was apparent among
the Dauntless people. Rumors were rife
as TO her intention to leave without clear
ance, but these were denied, and at late
hour she was at her dock. Whether she
will sail in the next few hours Is proble-
matical, but this is believed to be her pur-
| pose and once she is away the Cubans
| will be happier.
| At Jacksonville the Commodore
is being put in shape
for cruise. She will be cleared for Ha-
| war, nv Inc cfo cto
| that she will carry an expedition, and an
| other states that she will go out as a
| dispatch boat for the New York Herald
with Correspondent Scoville on board. The
| Dauntess will make Port Antonio, ia
maioa, her next destination. There she
will take on a cargo of fruit for the Amer
| lean trade. The junta people say there
is good money in this business during the
| Christmas holidays. Be that as 1t may,
| the public may expect some grand stand
| plays at once with the Cuban junta on
! one side and the Spanish and American
! governments on the other. Should the
Dauntless be refused clearance at Jack
| sonville mandamus proceedings will doubt
| less be instituted against the collector al
| that port. The fight is on, and which side
| will win is the absorbing topic of conver.
sation among those on the inside here to.
night.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 3O.-John w. starke
of this city claims to have recruited mere
some 500 men, who are to fight for Cuba
as soon as the Cubans are recognized by
the United States as belligerents.
Pottsville, Pa, Nov. 3O.-The Pottsville
Iron and Steel Company this afternoon
| shipped to New York for shipment TO Ha-
vana sample of a portable steel struc-
ture, number of which it is proposed to
use by the Spanish troops on the Cuban
battlefelds for hospital purposes. The
steel company received the order for the
| sample from the Spanish ambassador.
The building is constructed entirely of
| light steel beams, channels and angles.
with corrugated iron covering on the roofs
| and sides. 1t is bolted together and NAV
be taken apart easily and transferred from,
one seen of operations to another. The
! building is of plain design. It Is thirty
| five feet long, twenty feet wide and fifteen
feet high, under the caves. The doors
and windows are made of wood. There
are four large windows on either side of
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