| Show customs officers at wits end IN THE QUAKER CITY the govin murder to be investigated the spanish butcher must make a full report on the reported hacking to pieces of charles govin an american newspaper correspondent strong affidavits in possession of the U S govern menttie ment The laurada and three friends successful mission correspondence of the united associated presses kingston jamaica sept 6 all cir cutH Stances point to the fact that on her last voyage the steamer laurada in eluded amongst her crew a spanish abent and so far as is known here hie identity has not bean discovered but 11 it baa been for obvious reasons no action will be taken against him unless it be in the form of a stiletto ati letto that the luerada carried a filibustering expedition to cubah beems to be beyond all doubt will probably be great difficulty in proving the fact for the spanish spy will hardly care to reveal himself in the witness box the facts in connection with ane of the steamship at port antonio so far as the united associated presses correspondent baa been hie to ascertain are as follows on the arrival ot the laurada at port antonio bome person unknown gave ini formation to the castown authorities that she had beba engaged in a filibustering expedition and that there was a large quantity ot rifles still on baird which had not been landed bat would be put ashore on the return voy age the ship wae searched before u proceeded to the out port to take up her cargo of fruit bat the u were not found on the night of the first instant aa the labrada was entering port antonio and the lama was going out the laurada had to veer to make way for the outward bound ship ai the critical moment and with a strong current run nine the steering gear of the labrada gave way and she struck the one spot on the entire length of the reef where she could have struck without labing herb atom knocked out she hadt be lightened to get off and this fact indicates the agency ot some deliberate intent for through it the unknown in former was enabled to keep hie word a quantity of rifles having beba seen upon the vessel this time the result waa that captain murphy was promptly called up before the resident magistrate and bad to provide recognizance before he could leave the island the laurada detained washington sept 15 acting secretary has wired the collector of customs at lilington Wi lington del to release the detained steamer laurada if in his judgment the vessel is not engaged to violate the law master is under arrest charged with having recently been engaged in a filibustering expedition to cuba the collector is therefore further instructed to hold as w witnesses it nesses such of the langadas Lan crew as may be necessary to appear at the trial of the master which is beet for next saturday the steamer three friend which has arrived at fernandina fla has been ordered detained until an pation is made as to whether she has baa not recently been on a filibustering expedition several weeks ago left key west fla without having i taken out OX 1 CUBAN expeditions LANDING CONTINUED FROM 8 PAGE 1 proper papers it ie alleged and her whereabouts bince has been purely a matter of conjecture at their wits end philadelphia pa sept 15 the record will tomorrow that the custom officers of philadelphia are at their wife end in an endeavor to discover if it really be true that an expedition ia being organized here to go to cuba minister de lome at washington has been fully informed through the consul eon era 1 at new york that such is the purpose and a boat of spanish epics have come over ere to watch outgoing vessels it is eaid that the steamer selected for the filibustering purpose will be one that has never been in these waters before and that it will take 1000 rifle two galling and a great quantity of e it is stated that general quesada has given this expedition tion his personal attention and tha all that goes out with it will be landed where general garcia can easily reach it on the coast of cuba competitor crows sentences annulled london sept 15 the standards madrid correspondent telegraphs that the spanish newspapers are making an outcry because the naval and military supreme court has annulled the sen bences passed on the crew of the filibustering schooner competitor and directed that they be given a new trial before an ordinary court martial in havana will now negotiate with the united states regarding the of the colonial court A decision deci fion will not be given for some months the decision cannot entail death the to piece ot covin washington sept 15 the elate department part ment is manifesting au active inter test in the reported backing to pieces by spaniards in cuba of charles govin an american newspaper correspondent and consul general lee baa demanded a full report on the affair from captain general weyler if the spaniards are unable 0 o refute the strong affidavits already in possession of this government an apology and indemnity will be peremptorily called for the detate department is informed that GOT in who had his american passport and carried no arms had lost his way and was captured july oth last by the spanish colonel ochoa who h id him bound to a tree arid hacked to pieces with machetes general lee will press the matter tu a conclusion as promptly as possible |
