The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
THE CUBAN FILIBUSTERS.
FEATURES OF I'll GAME THAT rs
PLAYED AT JACKSONVILLE.

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JACKSONVILLE, March o.-Everything Is NIL
buster mere Inc city and woods are fun OF hli-
ousters- literally ana hgurauyely. All tho
people OF tho town TAX hnbuster and, with few
exceptions, oil are In favor OF the cause OF Cuba
ana nope the expeditions Tor the assistance OF
zen. eones VIII ciudo tho United States au-
thorities and got away on their perilous trips.
ono peculiar thing about tho state OF Affairs IL
tno openness Win which the matter Is discussed
py o'eryoouy. Inc people VINO attempt tho
Trips arc perIoctiy wei Known as well as those
VINO Try 10 stop them. Both sides to the game
arc tho pcst OF rrienos' M a ruio' and talk mat
ters over Win tho post OF feeling. Tho Cuban
agents ten the United states authorities That
thoy VIII 90 their utmost 10 slip out q steamer.
ana discuss tho possibilities OF doing 1t In a legal
way anu tho chances OF doing IL In an illegal
way una the puhishmonts that may follow II an
hiosAi manner DO attempted, the sizo OF tho lines
mat would DO imposed the term OF imprison-
mentn caught andt the possibility ofthe authort-
ties ATTACKING the members OF the expedition.
ana OF hoeiing the boat
EVERYBODY you meet on tho street, In the
NOTES. or on social occasions Is an admiralty
inwyer' ana VIII DISCUSS Willingly and with
v,sor ana rood nature the arbitrary acts OF the
Government In stopping a steamer before some
thihs > proved against her. All have a word TO
say as 10 whatth judge OF tho District Court let
out casually on the subject and predict That next
SATURDAY or some other day, there VIII DO music
In inc court room ana the District Attorney Will
go 70 the wall. and the famous hlbuster Daunt-
less viii % enoWod 70 go out ABOUT her work.
"hatrignt nas capt higore OF the revenue
steamer boutwoh 10 stop tho DaunticssT you are
asked Here the owners otthe tug want TO sond
her 70 Fornandina ior ten days OF towing to re-
place q tug that has been laid w, and the Cap
snd ~. n.nn,,a"N .en. ,So.' rou, wnis',e'
sho inc Daunuess stops ana her Captain Is In
right has be to do sucb a tbingI Tbe owner q,
en-. n.un,,a.. 80. ..a.... 80 -
State. Marshal V on board pI on the trip rHaV and is eren
then Capt. Kiluore saws ,he oanno, Ioavo tho
whart VII q, "a an "n,r.na "a o,os,,U -,
tho law. Tho United States Government has
no right to prevent tho owners o, tho TUG
from earning a living. and Capt Kilgore will
be sorry when he has to pay that $40, 900 that
no is sued for. or course he gets his instruc-
tons from the District Attorney, and he. too.
will sweat when he has to pay his $40, 900. Tho
h''ofhoy sols III oruers rom W ashihstoh' OF
course. what a rotten Administrations 1t Isl
CO.. INC c,. sU.,snes' haa hn,s.r % = ever saw.
i!t ,., Ho had .n, sS'tSs not come dow here. We
I NDulul n aAll L I'M
And 40 4 Vocs on. EVERYDAY has N. ANN.
eo.' oh- E'e,'o""' mas the Same
kind or abuse Tor everybody In authority, mean
whilo being on the pleasantest terms with joyial
Can, Ku,oro ana ~. o~c,.,. a, a.. ~. -,
Il o" III IL o"oes Vi
the District Attorney and the Collector OF the
Port. The members Of the Junta yarn daily
vI,h ,hoao opci.,. ona go ,hau lii -, 49,.
nI'n - ~ ~ Buy 'ney VIII get inc
Dauntlcss out come way, and tho officials tell
them that they will not get her out ~
"A can ha nr.x.ntol ana ali "a n. nL...u, -.
NAV va ~ p4e1seht NO
possihle. Iho owner or tho Dauntlcss IL
the brother of the Collector Of the Port md
vr,,ss him oosc,aI Letter. uj,h ro,ar, 20 ,ho
D'n-N -.ASN "''' iosNia ="
Daunticss- ihose letters are answered In Kind,
and the letters are handed from one to the other
With n ,oke Al ~. soua fine ,u I. hr.inoss
~ ~. ou'
ana not a soul doubts In the least that tho
brother who is Collector Ia watching tho ono Mo
ovn. m. Dau,tl... ina, N . ca,.,,I,, a, ,hov
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were enemies instcan OF the best OF friends.
At present the Dauntless seems To be tho only
s,.amer that mead. watching n IN. Tho.
r.~N a. Nv i"'oo
FRIENDS, the other FAMOUS nnbustor. Ia In charge
Of a Deputy Marshal, who remains On board all
the t,ns Tho Tbroa Fri.nds rrr. nm .rd d,,,n
.o W 80 ~ uo"n
tho river 10 the oar constantly, and seems 10 re-
quire no watching, but tho Dauntless In re-