Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-19
The Seller of Men.

II they had the proper equipments the!
would drive the Spanish rom Cub
within year was to contribute casl
on the spot. He solicited money from
men In every walk OF life. He re
ceived money from women who wep
as they gave It. To be one Of twelv
or fifteen people invited TO meet
some residence and hear the story o
Lopez was a rare treat in ono scns'
and sorrowful one In nnotsrr HI
had seen II all, been thrv.g h Il nj
and he was talker to catch your In
terest In the first dozen words. Months
later he knew that he was monstrow
hypocrite and liar. and worse thai
that, but when the human heart Is bis
with sympathy its. owner docs not stol
TO critlcise.
From its inception to Its close tn
Cuban rebellion was kept alive by
American contributions Of cash, arm!
and volunteers. Uncle Sam knew al
about II. but he rolled his tongue in hi!
cheek During the last two years o
the rebellion his vessels were Amos
openly fitted out TO carry arms ant
other supplies. but II the United state,
cutters chased them of the coast the,
did not overhaul them at sea, TIL,
government inspectors Mt the New
England arsenals knew where the
arms went TO-. no matter what th,
marks on the boxes. but they winkc,
at each other and saw nothing
According to Lopez. $4,000 patriot!
were ready to rally as soon rs sup
piled with arms. A large sum Of mon
ey was collected and spent for mus
kets, revolvers, cartridges and machine
guns. Then there were blankets. RI.
lions and other things needed by the
soldiers. A steamer was chartered and
thirty Americans enlisted. Spanish
spies in New York reported the pur.
chases to Uncle Sam. He replied that
he would attend to the matter and did
nothing. The same spies reported the
steamer. She was not even looked
over by the revenue officers. To be
sure she was chased down the coast
by q revenue cutter that belched bar
rels and barrels of black smoke. but
when the fillbuster was ut last over
hadn't forgotten his nlghtshirt on leav
Ing New York.
Lopez was aboard. lie had been In
defatigable. He had been at Washing
ton. lie had directed all while sleep
ing In garnet and living on one mea
a day. A patriot on n pedestal! Al
object lesson to tho world .....
The steamer was to touch at Ger
tain point on the coast Word ha,
gone on ahead and thousand Cuban
would be ut hand to swiftly unloa,
her False alarms would he given an,
the Spanish gunbOats called ava.
from the spot. No prccautlon had bcel
neglected. Nothing had been left I
chance. When once the steamer 60
headed for the spot she slowed dow
Ut bllttis ollt WIS W ItuCn
landing under cover Of darkness. At
o'clock In the afternoon nothing was 4
sight from her bridge. At . o'clock
= heavy fog settled down. This was a
1 the better for the success Of the expo
, dltlon. Five hours slow run woul
, take them to the bay selected and Dor
fires and torches would illuminate tn
discharge of the cargo.
The fog had not Sttcd at o'cloc
nor at I. At one could just make OF
the form of Il man seven or eight fe,
away. The captain was pruder
man. All lights were cXtlngulshed an
all noises hushed. With the screw sof
h, ly turning, the iilibuster bored her wa
A Into the fog like some blacker SHADOW
The captain, Lopez and half doze
others formed a group by themselvC
and spoke In whispers. All were G!
ultant. They were certain to get
safely.
OF n sudden the thunk. thunk, thun
OF propeller was heard from stralgl
- ahead. 1t could not be mistaken Il
any other noise. Then came the san
noise Off the port bow. Then 1t car
e from the starboard quarter. The grou
= listened with beating hearts.
k 'Porpoiscs or whales" whispered l.
PEI In the captains ear.
spanish gunboats" was the reply.
:, BY the speaking tube and not by Il
bell the way of the steamer was chez
, ed, and she fioated idly on the Sc
, Three gunboats were cOnverging {
her. Three bloodhounds were huntlI
their game in the fog. They had n
heard her, and they could not see he
but 1t had been planned that she won
be in that locality at certain hou
Lopez and the Spanish had planned
p The gunboats felt their way here al
4 there. They almost rubbed sides wi
s. their victim. From the filibuster's de-
70 men could be heard cursing and mt
lie tering.
Y, Only one man was watching Lopez
an American volunteer for the Cub;
ranks. The struggle of the wei
:, against the strong had appealed
- him. He saw the man suddenly drn
u, himself up, suck In his breath al
III omen his mouth and then he lean