The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-01
THEY LANDED ALL RIGHT
ARMS FOR INSURGENTS
I've thousand Rifles and Two Million
Rounds Of Ammunition for Garcia.
The Florida Returns With Im-
portant Inside News.

Key West. May 31.-Nearly 400 men
with a pack train and q large quantity
Of arms and ammunition sailed for
Guantanamo on the Plant Line steam
er Florida on the night OF May n.
These men and equipment constituted
an expedition able to operate independ-
emily and defend itself against any body
of Spanish troops which oppose it. The
expedition was under the m of
Colonel Jose Lacret, formerly insurgent
commander i'm Matanzas province. He
assumed direction of affairs immediate
ly on the landing of the expedition.
In the landing of the expedition h
United states army was represented by
Captain j. A. Dorst, and Estrada Palma
was represented by ]. f. Cartzya, who
has landed nearly every filibustering
expedition for more than a year. Gen.
eral Julio Sanguilly, on the way to re-
port to Gomez, was also on board. This
Is the most powerful anti-Spanish ex-
petition ever sent TO Cuba. About 800
OF the men are Cubans, the others
Americans. The engineer corps of the
expedition is composed entirely of
Americans under Murelian Ladd. The
men were dressed in canvas uniforms,
furnished by the United States gov
eminent, and the commissary depart
ment had rations enough to last Is days
after landing. The pack train con-
sisted of rs mules and rs horses. The
expedition carried 1000 rifles and 1000
900 rounds Of ammunition for General
Garcia.
So easily was the dangerous mission
accomplished that while some mem
bers of the party were getting the sup
plies ashore, others were providing
themselves with fruit, sugar and other
nrAI,,,ea % tHA I.-A.r- -l.Ao .---
stock of which were brought bach to
Key West for friends.
Nevertheless. no precautionary meas
ure was neglected, and the moment the
work was concluded the Florida and
the Osceola slipped away, leaving the
insurgents to convey their reinforce
ments into the interior. which IL IL con-
fdently expected was done without any
casualty.
Returning members of the Florida
party brought with them several hun
dred private letters. which IL is under
stood give a complete insight into the
present conditions prevailing in the
~blockaded island. The local colony is
elated over the astonishing success OF
the expedition.
General Sanguilly's return TO Cuba is
a remarkable incident in his extraor-
binary career. His gallant services in
the ten years war, his arrest in Ha-
at the beginning of the present in
surrection; his sentence to death and
his release at the intercession of Secre-
tary Sherman on a promise TO remain
outside of Cub has made him a con-
spicuous man.
About six months ago General Co.
mez ordered him to report for duty, and
he did not obey. Now he is going to
himself before the old man."
and Cubans say that General Gomez is
Ealxy IN ra1afxra hin, r,xRl saGsa-
away his sword and ordering him to
fight I'm the ranks General Gomez is
a stickler for obedience.
General Enrique Collazo. through the
of the junta to and him i'm Gu
ba after the death of General Antonio
was unable to take the COM
mand to which he had been assigned.
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 Collazo
Gomez are very dear friends. Two
Aranguren are with the expedi-
ion.
At the Cuban landing place people
crowded about trying to exchange fruit
or clothes and shoes. When the Flor
da arrived at Key West she had a large
flag handy hanging over the rail-
Of her upper deck and a yellow flag
lying. The health officers delayed the
anding of Captain Dorst and General
and others for several hours.
The expedition landed a large quantity
II bacon and other army rations.
Midnight-The war department abso-
utely forbids correspondents t~elegraphing
he name Of the landing place of General
expedition. which, II was under
this afternoon was at a point about
5 miles east of Havana Later Informal
ion raises a strong presumption that the
was effected as originally planned,
ot far from Guatanamo, province of San
iago dc Cuba.