The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-10
F ANOTHER EXPEDITION. &C.:

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For the past two weeks those residents
| OF philadelphia prominent In Cuban of.
| fairs have been In state Of evident activ.
| lily and suppressed excitement. When
daily asked Il there Yas snythipg new thi
| invariable answer has boon, u do mol
know" Pressed further on the point, Q
| member of the Junta said; ~ cannot tell
you anything. Our orders pending Prehi.
dent Mckinley's expected action are not
| to talk"
The reason for this suppressed activity
and apparent excitement has, however,
leaked out
A member Of the Cuban Junta said yes
terday In the presence of q Cuban refugee,
that for come time past largo schooner
had been lying at one of the wharves at
Camden, seemingly ready to sail. Tho
vessel had been cleared for a port in
Maine in ballast.
After her clearance papers were secured,
boxes OF arms and ammunition were put
on board In broad daylight. Some of this
kind of freight was brought on trucks and
wagons and other parts of II were brought
alongside the vessel in row boats and
barges.
Having completed her cargo the ship
sailed on Sunday night and was reported
to have passed the Breakwater on Tuesday
morning, before daylight headed for the
south. Another similar vessel was loaded
at one of the wharves In Jersey City and
sailed about the same time.
These ships are to meet at place des-
ignated by private letter, and are to be
there met to-day, II they did not meet last
night. by small swift steamer, that will
carry the arms to Cuba and deliver them
to General Garcia, the chief lieutenant of
Gomez in the field. Garcia, 1t Is said, has
been waiting for these supplies before
uniting his forces with those Of Gomez,
preparatory to making a strong advance
upon HAVANA.
The schooner used Is an entirely new
one 1t has never been known in connec-
tion with the hlibusterng business and Is
probably the yacht Wanda, which has
been at the yard Of the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company for repairs. Her
owners it Is understood. have been either
In negotiation for her sale, or have a.
ready sold her.
1t is secretly stated that the Junta has
found 1t bstter and safer to send at this
time expeditions out In sailing vessels not
to go direct to Cuba, but to anchor at some
points on the coast of the United States
aud there transship the cargo.
This Is due to the fact that the Customs
authorities have been devoting all their
attention to large steamers, like the
never up to the present inspected sailing
vessels or taken notice of their movements.
The schooner clearing for the port Of
Maine was of course only q ruso.
1t might take such vessel In ballast
two or three weeks to reach the port, so
that her long voyage will not excite any
suspicion and when she reaches her desti.
nation she will have nothing on board but
ballast in strict conformance with her
papers When she returns here she will
probably have on board a cargo OF ice.
A member of the Junta was very en-
thusiastio last nightovcr the success of the
new scheme. He said that the friends Of
Cuba would soon hear some good news
from the island, and that 1t would fill their
hearts with joy. Captain w. w. Kerr,
who Is counsel for the j. d, Hart Co., the
owners of the Laurada and Bermuda, when
asked last night about the expedition re-
Piled:
81 have nothing to say. My instructions
now are not to talk and as good soldier
ought to do, l obey orders"
1t Is known however, that the expedition
carried 1000 rifles. Hotchkiss gun, 10000
rounds of ammunition and big supply
of medical stores