New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19

last night hut hin son. Jack O'Rren. was guard
ing the little craft. The equpping and sending
cat Of this vessel are in marked contrast 10 the
methods employed by the CHhans prior I" 'H' ""'
with Spain Then the greatest secrecy was ""'i"
tanned as to tn movements Of hhhust''lns vessels
No such EFFORT Is being made AS 20 me Niii''"
The Cuban Jun,a admits that It purchased her' ana
the vessel attracts considerable attention AS
lies at the I.,r.
A. the Office OF the Junta the statement ""s
made yesterday that the yacht would De- u-'' ~
carry DISPATCHES from Cuhens here 20 those ln
cuba and would be considered AS strictly I''H
lo,, 40 attempt would boz made 90 send supplies
an her ~ cuba AS sho Was NOT Large enough Tor
the rurposc This Was what was s'if ~ ~"
Junta. but all sorts Of rumofs are ahoat as 10 '"'
use Of the boat
NOT ADAPTED FOR \ DISPATCli-BpAT
One thing is certain however and that l. mat
while she may he owned and manned ny we
Cubans she Will have to leave the port % N'"
York living the American nag. as the provisional
Cuban Government IS not in position =" b" rer"g
nlzed MS having maritime rights. The htiihs OUT
o. this boat has 70 some extent 'Nci''i 'ul'""''s
as the Cubans themselves first attempted 10 nl""'
a mystery ~ her trip 10 Cuban waters Th"y
finally said that she VAS being equipped ior inc
purpose Of carrying dispatches between th' Jl"''
here and Tho Cuban Provisional Government Nheh
she was dockod At Pier 30. she did not appear
10 be boat well adapted FOR that purpose ""e'
fact steam yachts can be obtained 81" u a 9"''-
ho,, puro and simple with small auNilnry nAph-
tina engine and can make about eight KNOTS d"
h,,- ca ber general usefulness ~ q fast dslAirh-
hoat "a largely discounted. She was The centre o'
attraction In South-st yesterday and Oh sii''rs
generally commented Oh the use ~ such 4" SINAI
sailing craft as a dlspatch-boat According 10 t''"
way Of thinking the Alfredo would not De ""''
TO get out % the way ~ the smallest SPANS"
prlnboat and could be sunk b. shot from "
Mauscr rife.
While At the headquarters OF the Jun'a. IN New
Ct the real mission OF the Alfredo "as oihr'Iiy De-
cIared as being to carry dispatches. 'upanS' "h"
while not there IN official capacity are Te'oShl%'u
as leaders said with the utmost confidence lhA' TIE
Alfredo would eventually the United states 10
recognize the present Provisional Government A'-
cordng to these Cubans there have been Se'efai at
,o,o,,s 70 place the Cuban Government In - legal
status az far az the United States VAS conoe'hci
The nrst move was that made By Gonz'lo de JUGS
ada the secretary OF the Cuban delegation lie o.
fered to certify to the application for marriage
certificate Of girl VINO had been born N CUBA ana
,ho vas about 10 be married in the District OF co
r,,his According to the laws OF the District for
i,rcr "a mn desires to be married must nave "A Ger
,acafe Of the accredited representative or ms OF
her Government. Mr. Qucsada gave tins ceru"'"'c
with the hope that It would be accepted ny the DIS
tric officers and thus give standing Tor Inc Ou-
ban delegation. ,
ont vessel was suggested. The idea OF purchasing
and eouipplng the boat Is. according the CuOans
IN attempt once more to obtain recognition Inc
plan being 10 obtain papers here TOT 'uo"" p"'''
and when she arrives In cuba she VIII DE "'"S
ferred 10 the Cuban Government and VIII theh 10
rlaced under the Cuban flag. After this - done she
will be sent OUT to port OF the nitod states.
nrohably Key West When the Alffedo once enters
an American port flying the Cuban ing ana sS's
ON, ri recognition Ly the officers o; the port the
fs,,t, Holt a
present provisional Government has been oitcia'y
recognized by the United States
SOME OBSTACLES IN THE WAY
While this plan was openly discussed by the Gu
hans at the Offices OF the Junta none Of the official
representatives. would discuss H. one member OF
the Junta did say when asked about the plan, that II
had been thought OF early In the war between the
Cubans and Spain. when the Cubans were seeking
recognition from the United States. but the rear
that the vessel purchased might be seized deferred
them from acting then.
The same member OF the Junta admitted that even
now certain complications might arise 10 embarrass
the Cubans the principal one being the fact that "a
far as ell other nations might be concerned the
vessel flying the Cuban nag might be com.iusier ns
Try and would thus be liable to seizure Oh the h'sh
before Il entered an American port 1T,
The boat which Is TO do this Work A. 4 iflin-lOok-
ing small craft and perfectly suitable FOR cruising
around in as pleasure boat sne Is nc% H ana WA
Hor dimensions are: Length, 90 feet; beam. u feet
ana ZENITH II feet In addition to her canvas she
carries a twenty-five horsepower naphtha engine.
and will make. with combined sail and naphtha
power a speed OF eight knots an hour
CAPTAIN Dynamite Johnnie" O'Brien. who has
had charge OF many OF the Cuban hlibustering ex-
petitions and is In command OF the Alfredo, has Il
crew OF five men. Several OF them are men who
have been with him on his various expeditions
while the others are Cubans. Captain O'Bren and
his men carefully guard the little yacht and allow
no person on board excepting those connected With
the Junta.
Provisions and other supplies were placed on her
Yesterday and she was officially measured By the
customs officers. Captain OBrien refused to say
whether or not her clearance papers had been OBJ
tanned When asked as TO the time Of her sailing he
said she might leave port to-day. possibly no, until
Tomorrow and then something might happen
which would keep her here until Wednesday The
South-st oracles positive that The boat would
sin out OF port "a quietly possible and might go
as early as this morning she had all supplies on
board including rifles and ammunition for the
crew. The South-st. men who had watched
the boat carefully and were well acquainted with
Captain O'Brlen said that the Alfredo would fly the
Cuban flag when she left this port. and would not
wait until she reached Cuba TO hoist the nag OF the
provisional government