Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-15
ANOTHER F1L1BusTER OFF
TuGboat Leaves Delaware River With
Arms and Ammunition for Cuba.

Iusboat Leaves Delaware River With
Arms and Ammunition for Cuba
cBy Telegraph.)
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb 14,-It was
announced today in Cuban CIRCLES in
TINS city that i cargo of arms and am
muntioN was successfully shipped on a
tugbGat lats on Saturday night from
| point on the Delaware river below Will
mington. Del. The cargo is reported to
have consisted of 100 900 rounds of car
ridges and about 800 rifles The tug
boat is said 10 have been one of the
| seven sent out in the night from the
various ports along the coast with or
| derS to rendezvous at a point off the At
lantc coast beyond the jurisdiction of
| me government. and there 10 transfer
| their cargoes to a steamer
The vessel said to have been used was
a small but fast tughoat. which steam
ed from the upper Delaware river to
Wilmington. At a number of points
along the Delaware shore men We're
stationed with small slliffs and sun
plies Of war munitions of such bulk as
no, to attract attention. When dark
ness had fallen a signal was given from
the tusboat, and at intervals the skiff,
propelled by muti1ed oars. shot out from
the shore and in a short time the cargo
was placed on board and the small
boat returned to the shore. The work
was done under the direction OF
prominent Cuban of this city When
suit of the work known, he said:
The De Lone affair has been a great
| thing for us. We have been preparing
for several days for this venture, and
we believe ii VIII be the best yet sent
out in point Of value. The junta believe
| it is safer to send small lots i'm the man
ner we did on Saturday night. The ex-
| petition consists entirely of arms and
ammunition. and no men will be sent
on the steamer that was assigned to
meet the tugs
For obvious reasons ne declined to say
where the tugs We're to meet the 81 cam
| er until he felt assured she had gotten
away safely.
SAVANNAH. GA, Feb. 1.-THE tug
Dauntless left Savannah yesterday
morning loaded with sixty tons of coal.
1t is rumored that he VIII meet an
other vessel at Tampa.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE Off
Gals of the Treasury Department have
received information, through Spanish
sources, that the suspected tilibuster
| Dauntless has succeeded in GLIDING the
vigilance of the government officials at
savannah, and has passed out of the
| harbor to sea. The Dauntless lis said
| to have cargo of arms, ammunition
and other supplies intended for the Gu
| ban insurgents. The Treasury Depart
ment has notified the customs Off cials
and revenue cutters along the coast to
| be on the alert and datain the supposed
! filibuster if possible.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Feb. IA
| special to the Tmes-Undon and Citizen
| from FNernandina. Fla, says:
"A tug. supposed to ats the Dauntless
| slipped up to the steamer wharf here at
| 1890 asst night and proceeded at once to
| take on Boxes and supplies supposed to
! be ammunition. About midnight sew
| enty Cuhans arrived by special train
and immediately went aboard. Colonel
NtneZ was in charge. A full supply Of
| coal was also taken aboard ana she went
| to sea at 2:3O IA M
TIE deputy collectors nouse was
| ciosepy watched to- prevent interior
| ence."
Another special from Tampa says
! The Cuban expedition that left here
| is now safely at sea and will join the ex-
| pedition that left F%rnadina on the
Dauntless. AL the facts We're verified
and there is no doubt 10 the truth of the
story"