The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-28
TWO STEAMERS IN THE TOLLS.
A REVENUE CUTTER HAS 4 FIELD
DAY At KEY WEST.

Prize Crew Put on the City Of Rich
mond After Lively Chase-The
Notorious Three Friends Also
Taken Into Custody ON the Way
Bacs- With the City OF Richmond.
Key West, Fla, June 27.-Wednesday
morn ing about 6 O'Clock the revenue cut
ter Winona, under orders from Deputy
Collector Knight. left this port 10 follow
tNs City of Richmond. which had left
about TWO hours previous. under very
Suspicious circumstances. About , o'clock
Sthe same day the latter vessel was sight
ed on Alligator light. She turned and
came toward the cutter, sighted the same
ana came ahead only to suddenly turn
ana proceed in the opposite direction un-
DER a full head Of steam. The Richmond
evidently m.stook the Winona for some
other vessel. The cutter gave chase,
which was continued at night when, ow-
ing 10 the dangerous locality the cutter
came TO anchor. Early next morning she
got under way and proceeded 10 the east
wand About Z O'Clock that afternoon
she sighted the steamer Richmond coming
out Of Biscayne bay. In the meantime,
khe Richmond had been into Miami and
landed several hundred crates of freight,
and was on her way to Key West The
cutter signaIed the Richmond to heave
TO. Lieut.. Hay was then sent on board
and examined her papers, ana found that
she had no license. Her passenger list
was defective, and he also found 4t9 cases
tof ammunition on board. Lieut.. Hay
then returned to the cutter and reported
the facts to Capt. Goodiug. who then or
'dered Lieut.. Hay and a prize crew from
hfa Uf..Ha
proceed to Key West.
Early Friday morning the Richmond got
under way and started on her way to Key
West. About noon the same day, when
OH Alligator light, a small steamer
was sighted lying near knights Key.
Changing the course of the Richmond,
they came within hailing dstahce of the
steamer, which proved TO be the Three
Friends A small boat then put of from
the Three Friends and started towards
the Richmond, when some one on the
latter vessel gave warning and the small
boat put back for the Three Friends.
Lieut. Hay caused the Richmond to be
stopped, and went on board the Three
Friends. After examining her papers he
Informed Capt. BrOWard the he was un-
der arrest and that he must proceed to
Key West The cutter coming up late
Lieut. Myrick. was sent on board the
Three Friends, and the three vessels start
ed for Key w est, the Richmond arriving
about $3.50 O'clock the Three Friends and
the cutter an hour and a half later. on
board the Three Friends was Dr. Castillo.
surgeon OF the jeanette expedition, and
now prominently identified with the Cuban
cause, being secretary Of the Cuban junta.
At the hearing to-day before the
United States commissioner there was no
charge made against either vessel
The ease of Perico Torres and other al
legged flibusters on board the steamer
City Of Richmond, charged with violation
of article $3.50 Revised Statutes was call
ed thfs morning before United States Com
missioner Ramon Alvarez and continued
untK Wednesday, i'm order that the dis
tricic attorney might be here. Torres and
each Of the others were placed under $50
bonds. The steamer Three Friends is
here, but no charge has been made against
her.
Havana, June 27.-Advices have been re-
: ,ceived here to the effect that Brigadier
General Melquizo viii positively be pro-
noted to be a major general. Gen. Mel
quizo Is at present in command of the
troops in the southern part of the pro-
vince Of Pinar del Rio. He has gained
most untnviable notoriety through his
hIlng OF lnoHensive paeihcos, men,
women and children. Tt was BY his or
ders that DR.. Delgado was shot and he
was also responsible for the Campo
Florida massacre. Many tales have been
told Of his lust for blood, and though the
charges that he has butcheped hundreds
of persons IN cold blood have been proved
beyond a shadow of doubt. he is TO be hon
'ored by promotion on the recommenda-
ton of Captain General Weyler
The Farnesio squadron, while operating
near Capellanlas, province of Havana
met large rebel force under CollazO A
fierce engagement folowed. in which the
rebels lost twenty-one killed and many
wounded. The troops lost seven wounded
Mr.. Cay, the New York newspaper cor
respondent VINO was expelled from the
island by order of Capt Gen. Weyler
sailed for New York to-day on the steam
.er Orizaba.
Mr.. Dawley, the artist of Harper's
Weekly, who was confined in Moro Cas-
tie for some time on the charge of having
communicated with the rebels. left on the
the American consulate of 100000 against
the Spanish government. Mr. Cay has
filed claim of $4,000
Washington, June 27.-The treasury de-
partment was to-day officially advised
that the steamers Three Friends and City
of Richmond were detained at Key West
Fla, on the ground that they were q bout
10 engage in a hlibustering expedition to
Cuba. The vessels We're overhauled at sea
by the revenue cutter WinOna last even
ing. On the City of Richmond were 407
cases Of arms and ammunition, and on
the Three Friends party of forty men,
among whom was Secretary Castillo. of
the Cuban junta in this country. The
United States district attorney viii inves-
tigate the matter and decide whether they
should be prosecuted for violating the neu-
trality laws.
Madrid, June PA dispatch from Ha-
vana says government troops captured
three insurgent camps yesterday.
HEMP ENDS A BLACK DEMON.