The sun., 1898-02-16


4 Castle steamboat wharf to meet at 3.3O
p. m. to 90 on long excursion, Must he
armed with revolver and supply Of cart.
ridges. L,lez."
The above is an advertisement sent tC
this paper last night by a mysterious
stranger who got off a south-bound p.
W. & b. express by messenger with the
money for its publication.
As will b.. seen, the II lyertsem ut has
startling feature and in view Of the re-
ports current in Philadelphia Yesterday
to the effect that an expedition for Cuba
would be started from this city or vicini-
ty, it has a sem5lance of Il foreshadow Of
just what the persons interested in the
proposed expedition are going t" do. If
not this, the advertisement can
only be regarded as rtlse on
the Part of Cuban sympathzers to divert
the attention oi0t he Spanish authorities
from the scenes Of other proposed Cuban
flibustering expedition which are Great
ing much agitation in New England and
the South.
Whatever significance the advertise
ment may have its publication undoubt-
edly is important to those, who ordered
it printed. The man who sent the
advertisement was stranger in this
city, whose description given by the
messenger stamped him foreigner and
probably Cuban.
lie arrived in this city shortly before
7 o'clock and walked toward Market
street.
Inquiries were made Of the leaders of
local Cuban colony last night, but they
were unable to throw any light on the
matter. They advanced the opinion,
however that the advertisement was
genuine, and that it was part of plan,
that persons inter- Led in the pro-
pr,p' sd expedition t. Cuba have la d
plans to fool the Spanish autholi-
ties. Further than tins they declined
to discuss the matter.
The advertisement coming in the
midst of the rumors Of activity Of
Cuba's friends in this district, how
ever, may mean more than local Cubans
say it does. The advertisement for 80
men to meet at New Castle steamboat
wharf to 90 on long excursion. The
men could meet there in answer to
advertisement and not be committing
any crime, thus the promoters Of the
proposed expedition from this district
could get their men together and have
them ready to start ut Il moments notice.
That there il an expedition on foot
from this uist'ict there can be little
doubt. Owing to the fact that Delaware
has proven All inpregnable barrier
to the attempts OF the Spanish
authorities to jan Cuban sympathizers,
the promoters Of the proposed ex@dl-
ton have selected this district to start it
and the advertisement calling for re-
cruits may serve as u notice to Delaware
sympathizcrs that their aid is solicited
to help the expedition to get away. Two
years ago when the Cuban sympathzers
were active here in getting out exped-
tiOns All advertisement similar to the
above appeared III local newspaper and
signed by pr,n.imn member OF the
Cuban Junta that ud ertisement caused
the Spanish authorities no small amount
of agitation and was followed by the de.
parlure of an expedition from Il point
between this city and Philadelphia
Those behind the filibustering expedi
tions which go to Cuba are IN need OF
men to form them, and the above adver-
tisenIcnt, il is possible. may h scheme
on tncir part to secure men who are
willing to go to Cuba on a tilibustering
expedition IN this or any other port in
this country.
Intelligence Is received in phiadel-
phia yesterday to the effect that gigan-
tic move, on the ut Of Cuban SYM
pathizcrs there, in G .esler and in Viii
mington will result it, the starting OF an
expedition from a p int near Winning
ton. The expedition it is sal nay
leave a p lint aoOve or below Winning
ton, in which ca Sc the iny men adver-
tised for, if they cal be secured, might
have a good chance o show their sym
pathy for the strugg ing Chban patriots
The plans for the expedition il Is said
are US cutel y laid a those OF the many
previous trips made to Cuba. There are
" many underground wires laid that the
detectives employe |, by the Spanish au-
thUritics, are SO 60 nplctey baffled and
non-plussed, they are unable to ascertain
ESeven who is at the head Of the expedi-
&tiou.
1t comes from reliable sources that
bugs have been engaged to carry the
pen and ammunitiOns Of war to larger
ealner and from her the expedition
1AI UC ltuisIVIICu W. q NVSSSI ol
le coast of Cuba which will endeavOr to
I'D it on the Island.
rhe implements of war were bought
secr tly hidden. At the proper time
u supp,s they will Le paced upon
A} tugs and transferred from where
S1 ~ are hidden and taken down the
M er, and they will be transferred toa
ger steamer At or near the five mile
al pit, .ff the SOU, lrast coast Of New Jcr.
Careful preparation has been made for
I'm expedition, and ii caught five PROM
PIT A merican captains will be impl
ed, some of whom are Of tilibus,cring
be.
\ The men and ammunition of war will
separately transferred to the larger
seel, whose name is known only to
e few who are implicated in the affair.
The men will leave Marcus Hook
bout midnight, on the night Of leaving.
no' her graduate OF one Of our leading
bllegcs will be on the trip and will Le
hade Ill official of the Cuban army q
eoon as the expedition lands.
a HIS n;lme L.. 8 not been divnlged,