Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-01
Carries Arms and Ample Supply of
Ammunition for Garcia.
GENERAL sANGUIllY WITH THE PARTY
Speculation as to the Reception He Will
Receive at Hands Of Gomez,
HAD BEEN ORDERED TO REPORT BEFORE
General Lncret, One of the trusted
leaders of the Insurgents, is
I'm Command of the
Forces.

KEY WEST, Fla, May sl.-The steamer
Florida returned here at I a. m. today from
Cuba, having successfully landed a most
important expedition on the island.
: The Florida has been quarantined, but 1t
may be released in an hour or so. So far
not a line of authentic news has left the
ship. Senior Polo, the local delegate of the
Cuban junta, has official information that
the Florida expedition has been landed.
Nearly 400 men with a pack train and a
large quantity of arms and ammunition
sailed for Cuba on the steamer Flor
ida on the night of May 2. These men and
the equipment constituted an expedition able
to operate Independently and to defend itself
against any body of Spanish troops which
might oppose 1t. The expedition was under
the command Of Colonel Jose Lacret, for
merly insurgent commander in MatanZas
province. He assumed the direction Of af-
fairs Immediately on the landing of the ex-
petition. Until then General Joaquin Cas-
tillo was in control. In the leading of the
expedition the United States army was
represented by Captain ]. A. Dorst and
Tomas Estrada Palma was represented by j.
e. Cartaya, who has been the landing agent
of nearly every flibustering expedition for
more than a year. Messrs. Castillo and Cartaya
will return to Key West. General Julio San
gully, on the way to report to General Max
limo Gomez, was also IN the boat. This is
the most powerful anti Spanish expedition
ever sent to Cuba. About 300 of the men are
Cubans. The others are Americans. The
engineer corps of the expedition is composed
entirely of Americans, under Aurealian
Ladd, and with the party are Americans.
Wear Canvass Uniforms.
The men were dressed In canvas uniforms
r..- 4 - l.. II IA a a
and the commissary department had rations
enough to last fifteen days after the landing.
The pack train consisted of seventy-fve
mules and twenty-five ESes. The expedi-
tion carried 1000 rifles AID ..oJo, 600 rounds
of ammunition for Gene ? Ca,ixto Garcia.
The expedition is conraad o. hardy young
fellows, who looked fit rr anything.
General Sanguilly's return to Cuba is a
remarkable incident in his extraordinary
career. His gallant services in the ten
years war, his arrest in Havana at the be-
ginning of the present insurrection, his SEN
tence to death and his release at the in
tercession of Secretary sherman, on a prom
Use to remain outside of Cuba, has made him
a conspicuous man. About six months ago
General Gomez ordered him to report for
duty, and he did not obey. Now he is going
to humble himself before "the old man."
and Cubans say that General Gomez is
likely to receive him gru1fly take away his
sword and order him to fight in the ranks.
General Gomez is a stickler for obedience.
General Enrique Callazo, through the fail
ure of the junta to land him in Cuba after
the death of General Antonio Maceo. was
unable to take the command to which he
had been assigned When he did reach
Cuba later, with an important expedition,
General Gomez reduced him to the rank of
colonel as a punishment for his failure to
obey the previous order. This action was
taken notwithstanding the fact that Callazo
and General Gomez are very dear friends.
The expedition was conveyed by the
cruiser Marblehead, the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Eagle and other war ships. Two
younger brothers of the late General Nestor
Aranguren are with the expedition.
Fold Move by Lacret.
When the present revolution in Cuba
began General Jose Lacret Morlot, by which
title he is popularity known, secured passage
on the steamer Mascotte for Jamaica on
his way to Cuba. The English government
had information regarding Lacret's move
ments and prevented him sailing for Cuba
from Jamaica. He then went to Mexico and
later to New York. AT the latter place he
consulted with the junta and returned to
Tampa. Here he embarked on the steamer
!, DliNetle lOT I1dNdHd III tue 6alp VI u pIiest
) Still in the garb of a priest he boarded a
train for Sagua la Grande. Accompanying
, him were a large number of Spanish
soldiers. Being highly educated, a man oil
5 good presence and q padre was sufficient
} to give him entree into the best society Of
5 Sagua la Grande.l Latret stopped at the
l finest hotel and when a the cafe sat at the
D alcalde's right hand. After communicating
with the Insurgents tie padre" suddenly
disappeared from the 1otel. He Joined the
A insurgents, and, throwing off his priestly
' guise, has since performed valorous service
for the cause of Cuban freedom. He was
: transferred to the province OF Matanzas soor
after his arrival and bis career there will
. form an interesting chapter in the histor,
S of Cuba. From Matanzas province he wal
sent to the eastward as a delegate to tn,
assembly held in Puerto Principe last Feb
j ruary, at which the new government wal
formed. He was directed to go to THU
c country as a bearer Ut dispatches to tn,
. junta.
The Red Cross, reIfaf steamer State o
= Texas. with provisioes for the starving
Cubans, and which had been at anchor IL
the harbor of Key West for three weeks
sailed for Cuba on May 81. The ship file
the Red Cross flag and on each OF its blacl
. sides is painted a large red cross.
a Met by Their Friends.
e The expedition was A@nded on the coast G
n Cuba on Thursday nothing, May rs. Whe
the Florida. escorted by the osceola, DIRE,
up close to the shore IT the place selecte
for landing, it sent scouts to see II all wa
clear. These scouts were greeted by Gen
X erals Ferria and Rods, with some l,5O
armed insurgents. Consequently far froI
y there being any hostile demonstration o
the part OF the Spaniarfs. the landing OF tn
expedition was In the iature of a triumphi
Invasion. The Cubans swho were In waitin
for the party had a brass band and wei
'p coined the newcomers with national air
ID The work of unloading the cargo of th
70 Florida was promptly begun and carried o
70 by the. 4s2 men comprising the expedition
There was nothing In the nature of inter
$. ruption until the work was finished 0
It Friday. While the cargo was being III
loaded the oseeols. an auxiliary gunboa