The age-herald., 1898-06-01
BAND OF CUBANS
 SAFELY LANDED
Aid for the Insurgents Number
 ing 400 Arrive on Island.
SENT OUT BY CUBAN JUNTA
Assisted By Representatives of ihe United States Army-Red Cross Steamer With Provisions Also Gone-Span-
 iards outwitted Again.

Key West, Fla, May s1.-The steamer florida returned here at q. m. today from Cuba, having successfully landed a most important expedition on the is.a Id.
 Nearly 400 men, with pack train and large quantity of arms and ammunition, sailed for Guatanamo on the Pant line steamer Florida on the night Of May 2l. These men and the equ pment 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 Joseph Lacrete formerly insur- gent commander in Matanzas province He assumed the direction or affairs amme- diately on the landing of the xpsdition.
 Until then General Joquin Castello was in control. In landing of the expedition the
 Un.tei St.,t ardy re resented by Captain J. A. Dorst and Thomas Estrada Palma was represented by J. E. Cartaya, who Las been the landing agent of nearly every filibustering expedition for more than year. Messrs. Castelo, Cartaya and Dcrst will return to Key West. General Juiio Sangullly, on the Way to report to General Gomez, was also on the boat. This is the most powerful anti-Spanish eSpedi- ton ever sent to Cuba. About 300 Of the men were Cubans, the others are Ameri- cans Tine engineer corps of the expedition is composed entirely of Americans under Auresian Ladd, and with tEe rarty are Americans.
 The men were dressed in canvas uniforms furnished by the United States government and the commissary department had ra- tions enough to last fourteen days af.er the landing. The pack train consisted of seventy-five mules and twenty-five u ses The expedition carried 7,000 rifles, an D. 0,0.000 rounds of ammunition for General Calaxito Garcia.
 The expedition is compose1 of hardy young fellows who look fit for anything.
 General Lacrete's return to Cuba is 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 instruction, his sentence to death ard his release at the of Secretary sherman promise to remain outside of Cuba, have made him conspicuous man.
 About six months ago General Gomez or- dered him to report for duty and he d not obey. Now he is going to humble him self before "the old man." and Cubans say that General Gomez is likely to rece.v. him grufly, take away his sword and order him to fight in the ranks. General Gomez is a stickler for obedience.
 General Enrique Collazo, through the failure 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 Col lazo and Gomez are dear friends.
 The expedition was conveyed by the cruiser Marblehead, the torpedo boat de- stroyer Eagle and other warships Two brothers of the late General Nes- tor Aranguren are with the expedition.
 When the present revolution In Cuba be- gan General Jose Lacrete Moriot, by which title he is popularly known, secured pas sage on the steamer Mascotte for Jamaica on his way to Cuba. The English govern ment had information regarding Lacrete's and prevented him sailing for Cuba from Jamaica. He then went to Mexico and later to ,New York. At the and returned to Tampa. Here he embarked on the steamer Olivette for Havana in the garb of a priest. Still in the garb of a priest he boarded a train for Sagua La Grande. Accompanying him were large number of Spanish soldiers.
 Being highly educated maa--of good presence and "padre" was sufficient to give him an entree into the best Spanish society of Sagua La Grande Lacrete stopped at the finest hotels and when in the cafes was at the alcade's right hand. After with the insurgents, the ''padre'' suddenly disappeared from the hotel. He joined the insurgents, and throw- Ing off his priestly disguise has since per- formed valorous service for the cause of Cuban freedom. He was transferred to the province of Matanzas soon after his arriv-