The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-16
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WEEKLY 2-TIM ES-A-WEEK 81 A YEAR
TOOK ON ARMS OFF TAMPA.
THE DAUNTLEss PLAYS A SHARP
TRICK ON THE GOVERNMENT.


Instead of Sailing For Cuba After
Leaving Key West She Goes 20 the
West Coast Metropolis and Takes
on Cargo From a Schooner Lying
in the HRrber-SniIs Away After
Loading and Is Seen on Key West
in the Morning.
Tampa. Fla, June 15.-The steamer
Dauntless, or a boat supposed to be that
vessel, came into Hillsborough bay last
night and took on a cargo of arms and
ammunition from a schooner lying at an
ohor Off the mouth of the Alaha river and
sailed speedily away for the Cuban shore.
A report was sent out yesterday that
the Dauntless had sailed from Key West
with an expedition, and it was actively
circulated by those Interested. 1t was a
bold and successful BLUM that threw the
officers entirely off their guard, and the
boat came In last night and got her cargo.
The two boats were tied up until about
II o'clock and In the moonlight could be-
plainly seen from the docks along the
river front of the city
J. Il. Cartaya and Charles Silva are the
only ones who are known to be aboard,
and they came up from Key West.
The schooner came into the bay Satur-
day afternoon late and anchored. Her
name is not known. She was two-masted
and OF about 1870 tons. her hun was black
and she was evidently we'll loaded.
quite number Of men went from West
Tampa, striking across the country and
proceeding to point on the bay shore.
where they took TO boats near the place
where the men OF Collazo's expedition en-
barked. Then entire work shows that it
had master hands behind IL, for the expe-
dition was gone fully twelve hours before
the authorities or Spanish consul knew
that anything was going on, so completes
ly were they thrown Off their guard by
yesterdays shrewd ruse.
The Dauntless had an engagement to go
on the ways here yesterday. and had a
government boat come upon her unexpect-
edly she would have had a good excuse for
being In Hillsborough bay and would have
come to the city and been hauled out, but
as there was no government boat, she left
her engagement untitled. The whole af-
fair was worked very nicely and quietly,
and few people knew anything about IT,.
The mysterious schooner left about day
light this morning. No one seems to know
the schooner Adams which received her
load from the Biscayne and then ran up
in this harbor TO meet a steamer, which
would take the munitions to Cuba or out
to sea to the Dauntless.
There Is also a rumor to the effect that
the schooner halls from the neighborhood
of Carrabelle and received her load at a
point where the railroad crosses the river.
The presence of Capt. Parlin prominent
citizen of Carrabelle, In this city for the
past few days, adds strength 20 the ru-
NOR. Since his arrival he has been in con-
ference with parties formerly very active
In the flibustering business.
Jacksonville, Fla, June ia special
dispatch to the Citizen from Key West
says: There Is strong evidence of some
thing going on among Cubans here. A
tug resembling the Dauntless passed
through the harbor this morning about
Q o'clock and went through the north
west channel. Her smokestack was paint
ed red. The tug Clyde went out last
night with a load OF coal In bags. The
tug Childs left at nonn to-day. The
schooner Adams that left yesterday with
a load of arms has not been heard from
yet. No government vessels are in
port"
A special dispatch to the Citizen from
West Palm Beach says: "rhe cruiser
Vesuvlus anchored off Palm Beach pier
again last night. She was en- route norths
having been TO Key West"