Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-03
FlLIBuSTER B9AT CAUGHT.
RX UNITED STATES RIvENUH cur.
TTR nUpSeN AT NEw YORK.
Rebels Faring Badly In Cuba speech
of senator Morgan for Recogni-
tion of Cubans,

tish flag, was boarded and seized
by revenue officers off Liberty
island late tonight. The Bermuda
has been under watch by Spanish
spies for some time. They had
reason to believe that she had
been bought by the Cuban revo-
lutionists and was fitting up as a
filibuster. She had been anchor
ed off Liberty island since last
Saturday, and to-day there was
evidence that she was preparing
for sea. At II p. m. Just after a
large party OF Cubans had gone
aboard, the revenue cutter Hud-
son steamed alongside and, board
ing her, arrested all on the Ber-
muda. AT midnight the revenue
steamer Chandler started down
the bay to catch the lighter load
ed with ammunition and look for
another party of Cubans who bad
started to board the Bermuda, but
had fled toward the Narrows when
1t was seen that the Bermuda had
been boarded.
There was great disappoint-
ment because General Calixto
Garcia was not on board, who
had command of tho expedition
that was shipwrecked in the
steamer j. w. Hawkins off the
Long Island Sound Coast few
weeks ago. Neither was Captain
Hughes, the supposed master of
the Bermuda, nor j. ID. Hart, who
was implicated in other expedi-
tions, on board. The officers
of the Hudson think these
men escaped il a tug that fled
down the bay. General Garcia's
son and several other prominent
Cubans were on board. Four
bags of gold were seized by the
Marshal.
Clearance papers were taken
out today for the Bermuda to sail
to Santa Martha, United States of
Colombia. Application was made
at the Office of the British Consul
after the closing hours Of business
to ship crew. A vice-consul in
nocently went aboard and signed
the crew on the ship. Every
thing was made ready for de-
parture. Spanish spies watched
all this, and, suspecting the steam
er would take aboard ammunition
tonight, had her seized.
1t was only week ago yester-
day that the deal for the purchase
of the Bermuda was consummated
with supposed absolute secrecy.
1t was no later than the day fol-
lowing the transfer of the vessel
to her new owners that the Span
ish Minister at Washington re-
ceived imperative instructions
from Madrid to present to Secre-
tary of State Olney information
that the Bermuda had been sold
to enemies of the Spanish Gov
ernment, and would be fitted out
at some port near New York for
tilibustering purposes.
The Herald's Havana special
contains detailed report of the
killing of General Maceo, the reb-
ell chief, in battle.
Havana advices received at Key
. West aver that the Cubans will
retaliate on the Spaniards for
their slaughter of suspects by US
ing dynamite. A rebel manifesto
scattered through Havana says
from five to ten suspects are shot
nightly.
An American planter from San
ia Clara says sixty Cubans who
surrendered last week, expecting
amnesty, were shot. The threat
of the rebels 10 use dynamite has
caused great alarm in Havana.
Official news received by the
Spanish Minister at Washington
gives accounts Of rebel operations
with a view to permitting Generals
Gomez and Maceo TO cross to
Matanzas and enter the Cienega
de Sapata. Various bands en-
gagged 10y the Government troops
made force of from 4OO0 to 5000
men. The enemy tried to make a
last stand, but were dispersed, the