The herald., 1897-05-31
SUPPLIES
FOR CUBA
Dodge All Dangers and
Land Safe
THE BIGGEST CARGO OF ARMS
YET DELIVERED TO THE IN.
SURGENTS
THE BIGGEST CARGO OF ARMS
The Innocent Old Daunt1ess Was on
Hand and Rendered Some Very
Effective Service
Press Special Wire.

Associated FreSS special wire.
WILMINGTON. N. c.. May so-The
Messenger today prints a detailed ac-
count Of the loading of the tug Alexan-
der Jones and her departure with the
schooner John D. Long on Cuban file
clustering expedition. The facts were
obtained from a member of the crew Of
the Jones, who returned to port several
days ago. His story substantially Is
as follows:
On Thursday night, May 13. the Jones
took on a cargo of rifles, machetes,
rapid-fre guns and ammunition at the
wharf of the Wilmington, Newbern and
Norfolk railroad. in the southern limits
Of the city. Before she had entirely fin-
ished her cargo a rumor was started that
officers were approaching and that the
revenue cutter Morrill, was getting up
steam. Taking alarm at this, the Jones
pulled out and started down the river
at 10:45 p. M, and in few hours crossed
the bar and anchored outside. Tbs
schooner John D. Long had meanwhile
been loaded with coal and other mate
rial at the Wilmington and Weldon rail>
road wharf, and was shortly afterward
towed out to sea by the tug Jacob Bran
don, going past the revenue cutter Col
fax. On the schooner were Gen. Nunez
and another officer of the Cuban army,
Cuban pilot and Captain John O'Brien
of the filibustering tug Dauntless. At
the sea buoy they went on board the
Jones anchored near by, and Captain
O'Brien took charge of the expedition.
A hawser was made fast from the Jones
to the schooner and early Friday morn-
ing the tug steamed to the south with
her tow. The Jacob Brandon returned
to Southport. On the way down the
coast of Florida sixty-two Cubans were
taken aboard. The Jones then towed
the schooner to Bahamas and in the
vicinity anchored in the open sea on
Tuesday, May IS. On Thursday morn
ing, May, 20, the filibuster Dauntless
hove in sight and came alongside the
Jones and the schooner She coaled
from the schooner, took cargo of arms
from the Jones and with Captain
O'Brien in command headed for the
Cuban coast, about sixty miles away.
She left the Jones between 8 and 3
o'clock Tuesday night, made successful
landing in Cuba near Matanzas and af-
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turned to the Jones, took another cargo
of war material and started for Cuba
Friday night. On the last trip Gen.
Nunez and the sixty-tw Cubans left
the Jones and went on board the Daunt-
less and accompanied Captain O'Brien.
When the Dauntless left with her Sec
ond cargo the Jones coaled from the
schooner, towed her off Canaveral, Fla.
Ioa ho oy,
and got into Southport yesterday morn
Ing
The cargo carried on her was valued
at $78, 600, and is said to have been the
second largest ever landed in Cuba.
The member of the crew above re-
ferred to says there is no truth In the
story that the Jones was chased and
fired upon by Spanish war vessel. The
Jones never saw the smoke Of such a
war vessel while on her trip.
CALHOUN CRITICISED
HAVANA, Cuba, May 3O.-In a lead
ing article this morning Ell Diario de Ia
Marina makes scathing indirect at
tack on Commissioner Calhoun by crit
icising articles which have appeared in
a Washington newspaper over the sig
nature of Mr. Pepper. who, in the guise
of an intimate friend of President Nc
Kinley and Mr.. Calhoun, accompanied
the latter to Cuba
Ell Diario de la Marina maintains that
many incidents of the interior working
of the mixed commission, which are
wholly private, have been divulged in
Mr.. Peppers letter, thus tending to
Compromise Mr.. Calhoun. The paper
also resents Mr.. Peppers unfriendly
attitude toward Spain in his reports on
the Cuban question, expressing disgust
that, while he blames Spain for the ma
tural result of the war, he has no word
of censure for the Cuban insurgents.
whose torches are destroying the wealth
of the island.
In closing it's article Ell Diario de la
Marina calls attention to the fact that
two New York newspapers, whose Gu
ban representatives are scarcely favor
able to Spain, maintain bureaus in Ha-
vana under the same roof with the
United States consul general intimat-
ing without much delicacy that the corr
respondents of these newspapers arc
virtually under the wing of Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, and draw most of their inspir-
alton from him.
Mr.. Fishback, accompanied by Mr..
Pepper, went into the interior today to
visit Guanajay. Mr.. Calhoun spent the
day with General Lee at the American
consulate.
/ Captain General Weyler went from
Tunas to Jucaro on Friday, but re-
turned to Tunas today.
The insurgents dynamited passen-
ger train between Santa Clara and Es-
peranza The baggage car was cap-
sized and the locomotive and three pass
senger cars were derailed, but no lives
were lost.
On MT. McGregor