Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-01-02
TO PROSECUTE THE THREE FRIENDS
United States Will Take Action
Against the FiIibu>terer.

Washington Dec. 29.-The authorities OF
the treasury department and the depart
ment of justice expect the prosecution
of the alleged filibustering steamer Three
Friends will be under section 52S2 of the
revised statutes.
Section 52S2 is directed against the arm
ing and mounting Of guns on vessel in
tended to be used against a friendly ma
ton.
AS those on board the Three Friends
nave given substantial detail as to the
mounting and firing of a Hotchkiss rapid
firing gun. it is believed by officials that
section 52S2 will apply to the case
Case of Henry Delgado.
Washington, Dec. 29.-Secretary 'olney
today received a report from the Unltefi
States consul at Havana regarding the
case of Henry Delgado, the Cuban cor
respondent of the Mail and Express
whose capture and confinement by the
Spanish authorities the secretary ordered
investigated. The secretary subsequently
made the following statement:
ct appears from a report OF the ha-
vana consul that Mr.. Delgado was made
a prisoner by the Spanish troops in the
course of recent military operations; that
he is reported to have belonged to the
DauntIess Runs Bluff.
staff of the insurgent Maceo and to nave
been in command of the artillery, and
| that a letter to Maceo and one from Ma
Geo TO the prefect at Las Tumbas We're
| found on his person. 1t being repre-
sented to the consul that Del$ado Is a
native born American citizen, all the
rights to which he is entitled under our
| treaty with Spain and subsequent proto-
| coils have been claimed for him.
Mr. Delgado is confined in the military
hospital of San Ambroso, outside of Hat
vana. The rights spoken of in this state
ment consist of a trial by the ordinary
| judicial authorities, unless the prisoner
| 'is taken with arms" Then he must DC
| tried by a council of war.
| Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 29.-The master
| and owner of the filibusterer DauntlesS
| today presented a manifest of her cargo
| and asked for clearance papers to Neu
| vitas. Cuba. The cargo consisted OF arms
| and ammunition. The collector refused
| clearance until he should hear from
| Washington, and a telegram was sen
| asking for Instructions No reply was re-
| ceived up to a late hour. In case clear
| ance shall be refused the owners of the
| Dauntless will bring suit against the gov
| ernment for damages.
| Havana Notes.
| Havana. Dec. 29.-JoSeph A. Springer
the United States vice consul, Will leaV'
for the United States on the steamer Oil
vette tomorrow.
By the steamer Santiago there will b.
sent to Chafarinas 81 political prisoner
| and to Fernando nine cattle thieves ant
SIS nanigoes. Two brothers named Fer
nando and Amado Pine. who were ne
groes and naturalized Americans, charse'
with being nanigoes, and Tomas Animal;
of Colombo have been expelled from tn
| island.
DauntIess Has Gone to Sea.
| Cincinnati Dec. pa special to IN
Commercial-Tribun from Jacksonville
Fla, says: The tug Dauntless, one OF TIL
Ialleged filibusterers of this port, lett TN
iafternoon ostensibly for a towing eXoe'll
ticn An application was made for clear
lance papers to Port Antonio, Jamaica. bu
this was only to cover her purpose t
| clear with arms and ammunition &c
Cuba. The collector refused to issue pa
rers until he had informed the Washing
ton officials of the matter. After Walt!n
| till late this afternoon the tug steame
down the river.