The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-17
SUPPLIES FOR SPANlARDS
Arc Being Obtained Readily on Brit.
ish Territory.
CARG0fS INTENDED FOR HAVANA
Arc Permitted TO Leave KiuEstou
without Any Rcsnrd TO Their
Destination.

Especial Cable Dispatch to the New York Her
aid. London Times and The Houston Post.
Copyrighted, ls9S. by James Gordon Ben
nett)
Kingston, Jamaica, June is.---Much sus-
picon has been aroused here by the char
acter of the cargo OF the City of Kings
ton, which has arrived from New York.
The cargo consists of 400 cases OF pork. lis
bags OF corn and 81 boxes Of tobacco, 1900
bags of rice and 1900 barrels and 1900 bags
OK flour. by ], Liera and Roca & Co.. of
New York, consigned TO solomon Ashen-
helm 4 Co.. at Kingston, The cargo seems
much too large for a single firm TO handle
In ordinary trade, and II is believed TO be
destined for trans shipment to Cuba for
tho Spanish troops | was Informed today
b. an officer OF the British cruiser Talbot
that supplies in small quantities are reach-
ing Havana acios the island from Bata-
bano and apparently from Jamaica, from
which to provision Spanish troops, The
Spanish steamer Manuel Raoul arrived ut
Montego bay Friday endeavor!ng TO obtain
a cargo OF supplies for Manzanilo. a Span
lsh commssary officer was on board, and
undoubtedly the provisions are destined for
the Spanish army. Unless imme date action
is taken Uy the American government the
blockade will be practically nulliflcd by
euppltes reaching the biockaded towns
from Jamaica. Merchants here are look
ing for Spanish purchasers at famine prices,
and are specializing heavily in toodstuffs.
Ctnsul Dent made a strong protest to the
LEGAL government against this island being
uiaie a base OF supplies for the Spanish
army, and asserting that giving cargocs
Of provisions TO ships OF this character
with Spanish officers known to be on board
is n breach Of neutrality. The Purlssrua
Conception Saturday completed her cargo
Of 5000 packages OF flour. rice aud corn,
and sailed today for Cuba. She endeavorcd
to obtain an English captain Consul Dent
formally protested the ultimate destina~
ton OF the cargo being for blnckndod
port. He maintained 1t was a direct viola q
ton OF neutrality. and that the American
government will set IN this claim probn-
bly, With the evidence now In possession OF
his government The ship will be cap
tured. If possible. even though flying tie
English flag. The Bento EsiranEer has
also succeeded in changing her flag, and
Will load a cargo for Mauzanilo.
| (Copyrighter, 1898, by Associated Press.
Kingston, june 16, 2l5 D. m The Span
ish steamer Purisima Conception, loadct
with food for Manmnilla left this mornnt
taking westerly course.
| The steamer arrived at Kingston in IN
latter part of May from Manzanilio with
| Spanish commissariai officer In dsguls
seeking supplies. She had already on boar,
large amount obtained elsewhere
At Kingston she took on flour, corn an.
| rice.
United States Consul Dent made repre-
| sensations to the government Of the Islam
against the vessel, but the authorities Il
nored his protect as not based on suffIsion
! evidence and gave the ship her clearapc
papern.
There has never been the least doubt /
the mind OF MIR. Dent that the supplies m
food though loaded nominnlly for an un
| blockaded port are destined ultimately 10
General Blanco's troops.
There is little likelihood that she vii
reach her destination, as Admiral Sampso
is fully aware Of her plans and has prob
ably detailed a fast auxiliary cruiser (
capture her and the Spanish officer, Lieu
tenant Commander joaquin Montague, VIII
is understood 10 have left Kingston wit
her.
(sneciai Gable Dispatch to the New York Her
| aid London Times and The Houston Post
| Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon beh
nettl
Gibraltar June 16.-The Spanish steame
an Augustin. Transatlantic liner. ha
arrived in ballast from Cadiz
She is loading coal presumably for Cadi
and the Camara squadron.
The American squadron has lodged
protest
Gibraltar. June l6.---The Spanish Trans
atlantic liner San Augustine has arrive
here from Cadiz for the purpose OF snip
ming 1900 tons OF coal. She has been dc
tanned by the British authorities pending
o,ar,ptee that the coal is intended f'
nurely commercial, purposes. The Amer
i, can consul made representations that
coal was probably intended for che CAD
fleet.
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