The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-18
THEY SAILED FOR CUBA.
Three Hundred Well Armed Men in
the Expedition.
LEFT PASS CABALL0 YESTERDAY.
The Party Is Composed of Frontiers
men from Colorado, New Mexico
and North and West Texas.
Post Bureau.
St. George Hotel.


Dallas. Texas. February 1.-THE Post
correspondent has been in possession OF
facts for the past ten days connected with
the organizationh fitting out and departure
Of one of the most important expeditions
that has thus far sailed from the gulf coast
to cid the insurgents in their war for Gu
ban Independence, These facts were con
nded to The Post correspondent in the
strictest confidence by parties in Dallas in
terested in the movement here and else
who're in Texas to aid Cuba Nothing
could safely be published in the newspapers
while the expedition was being perfected
as the slightest information ia this direction
would have frustrated the efforts OF its
promoters. The facts in connection with
the daring enterprise are nov for the first
time given to the public by The Post.
From the parties referred to IL was learn
ed this evening that they had been advised
ot the successful departure of the eXpcdi-
ton and the news facts connected there
with could be made known. The eXpe-
dltion sailed this evening from PAS Cab
aloe. midway between Galveston and Cor
nus Christi. 1t consisted OF 200 thoroughly
armed irontlersIncn. mostly from Colorado
but many Of them from North and West
IeNdS and New Mexico. The Colorado and
New Mexican coniinEents are part OF
Colonel Roberts organization that has heen
quietly getting together in the Southwest
during the last sixty lays. The men form
ing the expedition have been scnt to South
IeNas points in squads OF from five TO
twenty. many Of them having passed
through Houston and Galveston without
tNspicion as TO their identity being aroused
Most OF them have been sent out from nal-
las and Fort Worth ana few form Green
Nliie ana IfNArkanc iN
GERS The vessel on which they sailed to-
night is owned by wealthy private nartias
non-rusiierts OF Texas. 1t lay for sevcrnl
dafs last week near the port of Brazos de
HahiiGEo' a, point north OF the bar from
whlch 1t quietly slipped cut last Friday
hisht' reaching Pass Cavalo on Sunday
A.
DALLAS. Texas. February ls.-An imn,rt
ant called meeting OF the Dallas narch.
lers 81 the Confederacy was hrjl at tbc
nome Of the president. Mrs Katie CabslI
currie, this morning for the PURPOSE nj
completing the arrangements for Tho ,,n.
Yelling OF the monument the Daughters will
erect in the city park In honor of the Con.
Tolerate dead. The monument. which win
be Of handsome design and made entirely n,
Texas marble. viii be completea Anr,I
NO unyeiliCg ceremonies Will be held In
May or June. The shaft viii DO over 100
feet In height and will stand on com.
mahding eminence overlooking all the
southern part Of the city. For soyera
years the Daughters of the Confederac,
have been actively engaged in this under.
taxing But 500 of the entire cost OF IN,
monument remains to be secured. 1t /
tNOQRnt that this pnEtiy bn
me tune the work Is finished. Mrs. Kat.
Caoell Currie. daughter OF General w. !,
, Caboli, has been the controlling spirit i,
me monument and has managed all IL
| details. ~
Around the base of the monument vii, b