The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
CHASE OF THE DAUNTLESS.
Exciting Story Told BY One of the Crew
Secrecy of CaIhoUn's MissioR-Land-
mo of THo ExDsdlhonS.

KEY WEST, FLA, June 1.-The alleged
tilibustering tug Dauntiess arrived here in
custody of the cruiser Marblehead to-day.
From one Of the men in the chase the
story of the capture Is secured. The
steamer Biscayne came out of New River
late yesterday afternoon with thirty-fve
Cubans, including Colonel Emilio Nunez
leader OF the expedition.
The Biscayne met the Dauntless below
New River, and the work of transferring
the formers cargo was begun. A Cuban
spy named Hambleton climbed over the
vessels side, having come up noise
lessly in a rowboat. He had q double
barrelcd shotgun IN his hand, and, shout
ing 10 the crew, com nmanded them TO desist.
Several men started toward him, but he
threatened to shoot if they moved. While
several parleyet with him a member oi
the crew slipped around behind. him.
when he was seized, thrown down, pun
meled unmercifuIly and thrown into his
boat half dead.
+ Just then the Marblehead was seen COM
ing up swiftly. Her ldShings were cut of
and the Dauntless glided northward. The
MarOlehead followed, whistiing a stop
blast, but the tug ran up the coast at 1ull
speed. Frequently he Marbiehead would
signal to stop. After two hours chasing
the Marblehead fired q blank shot, This
had no effect, end later solid shot came
skipping along the. surface. For another
half-hour the chase was kept up. Then
the cruiser got tired OF playing and two
solid shots were whirled through the air,
one striking near the Dauntless and the
other plunging in the water several hun
dred feet ahead. Thereupon the Cubans
surrendered.
WASHINGTON, D. O., June NO re-
ports have Deen received by the State
Department or the President rom Cuban
Comm issioner Calhoun, and none are ex.
pected. Calbodn will tell the President
and Secretary Sherman personally ol
Cuban affairs, but Will not make any writ
ten report. positive statement TO this
effect was obtained from an authoritative
source.
Consul General Lee will write a report
in The RUIZ case but Calhoun may add
something in the nature of an indorseme nj
of the Consul-GeneraPs views. The ad-
minis tration intends 10 be very wary con-
cerning every hing relating TO Calhoun's
mission. While he went TO Cuba with the
approval OF the Spanish Government
merely to assist Lee IN the inquiry int
the killing of DR.. Ruiz his principal busi-
ness was to ascertain the existing condi-
tions for the purpose of assisting the Pres
ident IN taking action on the Cuban ques-
ton. This cannot be done in formal
way, however, without leaving the. Gov
ernment open to criticism from Spain that
Calhoun violated the courtesIes extend ed
Dy friendly nation.
NEW YORK, n. Y, June I.-Official
news was received today OF the safe ar.
rival in Cuba of two expeditions with men
and munitions of war. One expedition,
under command of Major Serapio Arteaga
adjutant to Gomez, landed on the north
ern coast of Santa Clara not far from the
place where the Cuban commander-in.
chief is said TO have been encamped. The
expedition in charge of NJ jor Ricardo de-
Gado landed midway between Matanzas
and Cardenas. The war material con-
sisted of 1860 rifles, l, 100 90 cartridges,
500 machetes, clothing, drugs and stores.