The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-04
CHASED OFF CUBA'S COAST.
THE THREE FRIENDS HAS A MAR
ROW ESCAPE FROM CAPTURE.

EouAuSE IN hebAg-Ahe E1Af1Dusrer
Succeeds ia Getting Away ana
Lands Her Cargo at Night.
Jacksonville. Fla, June 3-The steamer
Three Friends which left this port MAY
o with heavy cargo of arms and am
munition and 100 men for Cuba, returned
this morning at 2.9O O'clock after a sue
cessful and exciting trip under direction
Of Capt. NJ B. Broward. She landed
every man and every cartridge into the
hands Of a strong band of insurgents at
Santa Clara province on the south side
Of the island. On Thursday. May 2s, when
dawn broke on the sea. Capt. Broward
saw behind him a hull upon the horizon
one of the cruisers Of the Dons. They
spied each other about the same time,
Tor as soon as the Three Friends quick
ened speed the cruiser did the same and
soon curls of foam parted from her bows
and her smoke stack belched black smoke.
There was a fash from her bow gun,
which brought 100 scared men to the decks
Of the Three Friends, but the missile fell
short. 1t was a race then for life, Capt.
Broward knowing that the breaking of a
pin would mean death to him and his men.
So he put on steam gently, but finally
found IL necessary to hook her up and to
make his strokes work like DEVILS to out
run the Spaniards. Shot after shot was
fred by the cruiser until out Of pure ex-
asperation Capt. Broward had a 12-poun-
der loaded and spoke back. The Dons
gunboat perceptibly slackened speed and
by noon the military top of the Spaniard
was below the horizon astern. The re-
mainder of the voyage was plain sailing,
the cargo being unloaued IN q covered nay
under cover of night. The Three Friends
left here Ostensibly for Key West and was
escorted nine miles out to sea Dy the
revenue cutter Boutwell,. Beyond this limit
the tugs Lillian II. and Kate Spencer de-
livered 100 Cubans TO the nhbuster. VINO
took a course sOutheastWard, skrting
the island to a point agreed on. The tug
did not touch at Key West at all, this
not being necessary where there was no
clearance for this port The fairy story
is told that a storm in the Florida straits
compelled the 1ettsoning of the cargo
but what became of the men is not eX-
planned. The vice consul here is as much
excited as the Cubans are joyous.
Havana, June 8.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
who was few weeks ago appointed
United States consul general here, to sue
ceed Ramon o. Williams, whose reslgna-
ton was rendered and accepted some time
ago, arrived here early this morning on
board the steamer Mascotte. Gen. Lee
vas accompanied by his son and his
private secretary, Mr.. Jones.
Thomas Dawley, an artist in the en-
ploy Of Harper's Weekly of New York,
was dAIESLGu DIT liit liOtnd lo-udg anu
brought in as a prisoner to Havana,
where he was locked up at police head
quarters. Dawley is charged with hay
ing been in communication with the reb-
els. His case was laid before Consul Cen
eral Lee.
The insurgents have destroyed a rail-
way bridge between Duran and Guara,
stations in the province of Havana
Joseph Lopez was arrested on the
steamer MascOtte to-day just as she was
leaving the harbor of Havana. Orders
had been issued to search Lopez, who
had been an insurgent, and if anything
of a suspicious nature was found on him,
10 arrest him. The police had finished the
search and reported everything was all
right and he was passed. Shortly after
ward a box of candy containing TWO let
ters was sent on board, addressed to Lo-
PEI from parties in this city. Lopez OPEN
ed one of the letters and took from lt
some money and threw the letter over
board. This action exciting the susp-
ciOn of the police, ne was Immediately ar
rested and taken ashore. Lopez mad On'y
lately been pardoned as an insurgent, and
was about to leave Cuba. His arrest is
likely to cause others to be arrested, as
the party who sent the packages on board
has been under the surveillance OF the
police for some time.
AdVices from Baracoa report that en-
{. gagements have recently taken place be-
tween Spanish forces and bands of rebels
on the banks of the Duaba river OWING
70 the heavy rains which nave IalIen late-
Iy the river was greatly swollen ana us
crossing rendered difficult. An attempt
was made, however, by a Spanish column
were attacked by Insurgents with the re-
4 suit that one soldier was killed and two
were wounded. The rebel loss is put a.
4 twenty-four, but is believed TO be greater.
Continuing their march along the river,
q the Spanish forces on May q again at
tempted to cross, this time by the ford
4 at Buena Vista but they were again at
tackled and Maj. Gonzales Moro ana eight
soldiers were wounded and parlsned IN
q the river. being unable to regain the shore
they had left, while a captain, sergeant
and two priVates We're wounded, Dut sue
fafaa r.
ders have been given for re-lnforcements
n to be sent to the column by boats, but this
will be difficult OF execution owing TO the
condition of the rivers.
A force of rebels made an attack upon
Candelaria, but they were repulsed and
compelled to retire.
Washington June 3.-Gonzalo de Ques-
ada the Cuban charge de affairs in this
city, has just received word that Col. Ra-
fael Portuondo has landed safely in Gu
He was accompanied by 100 men, among
whom were DR.. Carlos POey, surgeon of
the party, q resident of this city, and two
young Baltlmoreans. Oslnan LalI0Oe, ne
phew Of eX-Mayor Latrobe and Mr. jan
The vessels used were the Laurada and
81 Three Friends, and the expedition is said
to have started from Jacksonville on Mon
day May %. The cargo carried is said to
q nave embraced one million rifle cartridges,
SIX l2-pOund field pieces with abundant
81 ammunition for them and quantity of
81 dynamite 1t IS the largest landing made.
81 Col. PortuondO is the secretary of state.
He came to this country on leave of alb
sence and attended the debates in con-
gress. He belongs to the bluest blood of
e the island, and is a lawyer of distinction
The Madrid dispatch to the London
Morning Post that Minister Dupuy de
Lone had protested to Secretary Olney
against the presence Of the Cuban flag in
Fl the Decoration day parade in New York
is found upon Investigation here to be er-
Il rOneOus. The Spanish minister made no
FL protest His government is fully aware
81 ,hat the United States had no control over
the procession in which the flag appeared
and the Grand army marshal permitted
4 the Cuban flag 10 be carried simply as an
advertisement of the Cuban fair The Incl
dent was magnified in the Madrid papers
after their manner Of serving up American
news, but had no International sgnifi-
81 cance.
Il Washington. June 3.-The Senate com
m-ttee on foreign relations at its meeting
ms morning took no action on the Nor
Ean joint resolution providing for recogni-
l0n of the hn1fioaranev of fba Cuhor,