Evening star., 1897-01-08
GOING AGAIN TO CUBA,

Clearance for the DnuntIess Applied
for at Jacksonville.
A special from Jacksonville Fla, sent
last night, says:
The steamer Dauntless, Capt Myers re-
turned to Jacksonville at midnight w. A.
Bisbee owner Of the tug. says that he will
In few days load her with arms and mu-
milton of war and will then clear her for
Cuba. This morning Mr.. Bisbee applied
for clearance for the Dauntless to the port
OF Ncuvitas, Cuba, with munitions of war
but Collector Bisbee refused to grant the
clearance to the tug until he had consulted
the authorities at Washington, which was
done by wire. The collector received in
structions this afternoon to make search
ing inquiry regarding where the vessel has
report Immediately.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has re-
ceived a telegram from the collector of
customs at Jacksonville. Fla, stating that
the suspected hlibuster, the Dauntless, had
returned to that port and had represented
that she had been on a wreckIng expedi-
tion and now asked for clearance for Neu-
vitas. Cuba, with cargo Of arms and
other munitions of war The collector
asked for instructions, and in reply the
Secretary directed the collector to make a
full report In the case of the Dauntless.
Until this report Is received. which may
clearance
papers will be withheld.
Col. Moneys Return.
Representative Money arrived at Tampa,
Fla, last night from Cuba, and soon after
ward left for Washington. He refused to
talk on the issues of the Cuban war. He,
however, said that he was accorded every
courtesy by Gen. Weyler. whom he met at
the palace. He went out twenty miles to
the southwest Of Havana, where he spent
two days. He saw no fighting, but passed
many Spanish soldiers.
He deried that he was sent to Cuba by
the President to make an Investigation
that he went at the solicitation Of political
colleagues; that he was an agent of the
junta: that he was sent out Of the country,
or that he was at any time in danger of
being put in prison.
From reliable sources 1t is learned that
BanaO near Havana, was burned Sunday
night by the insurgents.
The people of Guanabacoa are leaving
that place on account of the butcheries by
the Spanish officers and soldiers.
Insurgents EncOuraRed,
Reports from Pinar del Rio are that
Weyler's withdrawal has encouraged the
insurgents greatly. An attack was made
on the trocha Monday near the south
ern end. and four Of the forts destroy
ed. the garrisons deserting upon the ap-
pearance of the insurgents in force At
one attack the big dynamite gun was used,
and its first shot threw the garrison into
such terror that they fed incontinently.
leaving many of their guns and large
supply Of ammunition for the Cubans.
The outp0sts at Artemisa have been
driven In and two conveys of supplies to
Spanish camps along the military road
captured by the Cubans. Havana advices
state that Quintin Bandera. the guerrilla
insurgent leader, Is "bushwhacking'' near
that city. and that he defeated a column
commanded by Gen. LuQue, inflicting se-
also captured a large convoy of arms and
ammunition and supplies OF various kinds
Col. Money made an effort to get at some
OF the facts In this section while In Ha-
vana. but the Spanish officials were too
cunning for him and baff1ed all his efforts
to get any Information in this line from
Guanabacoa.