The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-23

cUBA'S PILGRIM FATHERS, WHO IA
jacksonville again. Soon telegram ar
rived In New York Announcing he SAFE
return to Jacksonville Of the Fhip and
crew.
Several Of the nlibusters' boats that have
gone out have been little tugs. one was
launch and a yacht made another very
capable little nlibustor in the early days
Of the trouble. The loading Of these boats
takes place anywhere along the coast.
Suppose You have Cuban blood and want
to see cuba free. A secret agent OF cuba
communicates with you that filbuster-
ing boat lies In the bay, and needs GER
tain equipments. IL you are en- electrical
engineer. the boat wants telcgraph-wire'
and mechanical cOntriyanccs FOR warfare.
You donate the goods and, next night, II
Won are Interested. YOU sail down the bay
past the innooent-looklng iruit-stealner.
that is receiving such a bulky cargo OF
Northern grains and northern produce
Tor the South" II is the hlibuster. and the
bags and barrels contain your wire. But
NUNS the word for finbustersl
COSTLY CARGO.
The cost of sending out a flibustering
vessel may be 500 000. II must be remem-
bercd that as much valuable material as
possihle is 10 De stored in the smallest
space. ono single bale may contain lc
silk balloons for signalling. And another.
Joe cases of surgical Instruments. And an
other. $3.50 rnbbCr-coats. Ticks, shovels.
clectric-shclis telegraph wire. shears.
wire and apparatus FOR telephonine. ar!
mounts for cavalry must an be packed
closer than sardines in box. When com
plcte the little nlibustcr. II captured by
pirates would he the most valuable haul
I'm centuries. In one ship are an the ace
coutrements OF a civilized town. ON fili-
clustering ship part OF the ships cargo is
the men TO handle these things elcctri-
clans, engineers. etc.
The complete list of successful hlibusters
aud their commanders. bcginning with the
fourth onc-the one after the Rodriguez
and Sanchez. who went Oh the George ".
Childs turhoat-starts with Francisco San
chez Hcchavarria. who arrived in August
on the Leon. After him comes Carlos
Manuel De Cespede Quesada. last Octo-
ber. on the Laurada. This is the same
hbustcr OF which you hear now, on her
latest expedition.
The sixth Vcuturer was Francisco Ca
rillO Jose Maris Acuirre. last November
and IN the same month Torres v pujals
arrived with a schooner laden with things
10 fight with. lie very materially helped
the Cuban cause. After the quiet Of the
winter and when the coasts opened freely
again. Enrique Calloze took the eighth
successful hlibusterng boat and crew
down. in March. three months ago loaded
mostly with rifles
LIST or FILIBUSTERS.
And now. money being more plentiful
70 q
Braulio Pena sailed on the Three Friends
that same month-March-an five days
later Calixto Garcia went on the Ber-
muda. "a sistcr-ship 90 the Laurada. with
supplies-fo0d and drink-for vegetation ia
Killed.
The Competitor commanded by Juan
Monzon was successful in April. and IN
May-laSt month-Juan Fernandez Ruz
few 10 Cuba with the Laurada again.
The Three Friends was the thirteenth
boat ana her phenomenal success banish-
ed from the Cuban mind an thoughts Of
unlucky "l3."
The men who have led these expeditions
are now either an fighting in Cuba or
organizing other hlibusferng expeditions
10 go 10 cuba again. They contemplate
equipplug tho Cuban towns with ma
chinery. and an the neccssaries of civil
mills fer carrying on home manufacture.
Their plan IS that when the war h. over
Cuba Will md herself IN possession Of fine
cities with established plants for support
ing her people
Whether they Will succeed as fully as
they hope or not is another question. They
are The most daring men OF modern times
and their firm faces and fiery eyes show
spirit that has Liberty with a large
a." back OF H.
BY their ala the Cubans have crept So
we'll uD into cuba that most OF the island
is theirs. In spite Of the Crown and throne.
ana credit behind the Spanish end Of the
island. And. by their aid the Cuban part
% the island now has Us telagranh-lnes.
dts military stores. ana even its railroads
The hAbuster is the uucruwned hero OF
cuba and his name is mentioned with
lowering Of the head. which we give heroes
The carly history Of every country shows
it's martyr list. bnt there Is no history
that shows a drawer one than those who
are now niibus,ering Tor Cuba lihrc.
ALBERT CAMERON.