The record-union., 1896-05-11
And Threatens to Resign If the Com
petitor's Crew is Not Executed.
Williams is Also lr.
ritating to the Spaniards by His
Presence and His Talk-The COun-
Gil at Madrid Will Probably Re-
verse the SentenCe-An Expedi-
ton Tricks the Spanish Spies and
Gets Away From New York With
Arms and Men.

MADRID, May lot is understood
that the Cabinet has decided to place
the case of the men captured on board
the filibustering American schooner
Competitor before the Supreme Council
of the Army and Navy for revision of
the proceedings of the courtmartial
held in Havana.
A dispatch from Havana says that
Captain General Weyler is angry be-
cause of the attitude of the United
States and that he will resign unless
the sentence is executed. The dispatch
adds that the conduct of the American
Consui-General is very irritating to the
local Spaniards. He shows himself
everywhere and his talk is menaclng.
The ''ImparciaFs" Havana CORE
spondent says that man who was
tried by courtmartial on the charge OF
piracy admitted to the court that the
American police made it point to van
ish when a filibustering expedition was
departing from Key West.
NEW YORK, May 10.-If the British
steamer Laurada took arms and ammu-
milton for the Cuban insurgents lass
night the persons who engineered the
expedition very cleverly outwitted the
Spanish authorities, who watched her
down the bay from a tug. The Laurada
arrived here from Philadelphia yester-
day morning and dropped anchor off
Liberty Island at D o'clock. At 5:oo
o'clock the Dalzell tug Raymond took
Captain John O'Brien from the Battery
landing and put him aboard the alleged
filibuster.
CAPTAIN Dickman of the latter craft
came ashore on the Raymond and went
to his home in Brooklyn. AT Z O'Clock
another Dalzell tug, the f. B. Dalzell,
tied up al the Battery landing. she hao
orders TO wait until Captain D1ckman
came back with a party. then 10 pro-
ceed to the Laurada- Half an hour later
Captain Sam Hughes, Captain DICK
man, a Sandy Hook pilot and an engi-
neer came down to the little dock. with
them was John d. Hart, tall, slim,
well-dressed Cuban about 90 years Oh
age The latter carried satchef ana
was accompanied by fifteen-year-old
boy. who might have been his SON. The
Dalzell then steamed out to the Lau-
rada and the party climbed apoaro-
On board the steamer all was quiet A
few sailors paced the deck anxiously,
but there was little sign Of activity on
board. At that time it is believed there
IL
as she was only drawing twelve feet OF
water. Finally Mr.. Hart and his clerk
climbed down the LauradaS side ana
got aboard the Dalzell, which took them
10 the CITY. All this time there was an
interesting hunt for the Lauradas s arms
going on. A steam lighter had been iy-
ing at Pier II, East River, during the
early afternoon. on the Spanish ifle'
Pier 10. a party Of Spanish spies Watch-
ed the lighter while tug with steam up
laid down at Pier 3 ready to give chase
in case the lighter loaded and started
down the bay.
A little after 3 O'Clock the lighter be-
gan TO load cases and boxes at PIER IL.
The spies made a dash for Pier 5. got
aboard their tug and waited. Slowly
the lighter moved out into the river.
Her head was turned and she started
at fast rate of speed up the stream
until she was opposite Corlears HOOK.
Then she tied up at a pier there ana
took on more cases and boxes. Inc
tug with the spies on board followed
and steaming up the river snort dls-
tance stopped and waited. 1t was get
ting dark when the lighter again
steamed out into midstream She
turned and when she got Strengthened
out ner screws DtSdl " Shti 49,
water into a white wake The tug with
the employees of the Spanish Govern
ment on board took no chances. The
tugs engine was hooked up and the
chase began. Lighter and tug sped
down the river. lodging the ferryboats
and other craft The former took the
Brooklyn shore and going across But
termilk Channel rounded Governors Is
he right in her wake
and was just about to turn back and
call for the United States revenue cut
ters Chandler and Hudson, which lay
at the Barge Office with steam up,
when the lighter suddenly disappeared.
She had gone around Governors Island
instead of across the bay to the waiting
Iaurada The tug followed and saw
their quarry glide through the gap into
the Atlantic Basin and tie up. A few
men disembarked and in few minutes
her lights We're put out and the barge
was in silence. The spies on the tug
were thrown entirely off their guard by
this maneuver and steamed about the
bay around the Laurada and then back
to the Barge Office, where ii is said they
reported to the Spanish Consul. Sig.
Baldasano, who was awaiting the tug
in company with United States Marshal
Mccarthy and several assistants. They
were ordered back to the Atlantic Basin.
When they got there a sight met their
gaze that dumbfounded them. There
was the lighter still tied up. but her
decks were innocent of a single box or
case. They had been removed while
the spies were chasing about the bay
on another errand. The tug o. V.
Coffin and it is also alleged that the
Excelsior made three mysterious trips
from the vicinity of the basin TO the
Laurada before $50 o'clock, when she
lifted anchor and steamed out through
The Narrows. IT was announced about
the battery that four Gardiner guns,
400 cases of ammunition and twelve
long cases, supposed to contain Win
chester rifles. composed the Laurada's
cargo. but this could not be verified Ii
could not be learned for what port the
Laurada had cleared.