The Washington herald., 1909-06-15
QUANTITY OF ARMS
BILLED AS PIANOS
Possible Castro Filibusterer
Watched by Officials.
VESSELS SEIZURE PROBABLE
Unknown "Yacht" Anchored in the
BlackTater River Proves To BE the
Tug observation-disclosures Cutter Pam
hcO on Guard and V~s~e.s Cannot
Leave River-Much COal Aboard.

Norfolk. Va. June 1.-The steamer
Nenticoke. which has attracted the eve
OF the government as a possible Castro
hlibusterer. remained idle in the Black
water at Franklin to-day, but It became
known that the vessel designs going to
sea as soon as a certain "SIr. Ely" comes
TO JOIN her.
The unknown yacht" reported yester-
day as being anchored in the Blackwater
below Franklin. proves TO be the tug Dis
patch. which it is designed shall accom-
pany the Nanticoke on her voyage The
destination. consignors. or consignees OF
the vessels are unknown.
But two men were aboard the Nanticoke
to-day. So far as IS known. neither the
officials OF the Revenue Cutter Service
nor the United States marshals had mo-
Tested the vessels tonight. But both OF
them are bottled Up in the river. and viii
not likely succeed in passing OUT should
they try. The revenue cutter Pamlico is
on the lookout for them.
II is impossible that the Nanticoke
built for inland navigation, could make a
long voyage on the high seas But any
eontraband cargo which she might carry
could easily be transferred 10 some other
vessel in the sound waters. The Dispatcb
would probably fare better in a breeze
than would the Hanticoke. and doubtless
could fetch up at Venezuela
Great Quantities of Coal.
One Of the most suspicious things about
the Nanteoke is the great quantity Of
coal which she has aboard.
United States Marshal Morgan Treat ,s
holding himself and deputies in readiness
10 take charge Of the Nanticoke and Des-
patch at moments notice
A quantity Of arms. IL has now been
discovered. has been shipped to Franklin
consigned 10 the Nanticoke. These were
shipped first from New York 10 ST. Louis
and from st. Louis to Franklin. Tbev
were boxed and billed as pianos. This
viii doubtless render certain the early
seizure OF the vessel.
The Pamlico is tonight IN the Chowan
River. into which the BIaclxwater flou-s
Deny Carrying Munitions.
New York, June 14-Kates & Co 81
this city. who have an impersonal IN
terest in the Nantieolze, let It be under
stood to-day that she and the Dispatcb
have been purchased by a merchant OF
Maracaibo for towing and freight carry
ing, and that the idea tha. thev wero
going to take munitions Of war to Ven
ezuela to help Castro get back into
power was absurd.
There was an intimation that fnforr,a-
ton against the two little steamers was
lodged with the government by a business
enemy OF the firm. The sale OF the two
boats was genuine. Kates & Co.'S rem
resentative said, and he felt certain that
they had nothing aboard that would |
cause the government to hold them.
The information which has reacbA5 /
Washington now appears to make # GER
tain that the steamer Nanticoke and the
large seagoing tug. the Dispatch Of
Norfolk are engaged in q suspicious
The Department Of Com
merce and Labor has cancelled the clear
ance papers given 10 the two boats out Of I
Norfolk. A dispatch received this morn
ing from Lieut.. Mahcr, commanding the
PamlicO. stated that both boats were
about seventy miles up the Chowan Riy-
sr in North Carolina
Later information reached Can't. Rose
stating that the boats were ur the Black
Water River