Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-01-15
The New York Herald Claims to
Have the Details of Big
Revolution.
The Movement was Started by the
Exiles in Jamaica Last
Spring.
A Vessel Purchased in the United
States and Turned Into a
Man-Ot- War,
A Scheme to Capture Hayti.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Herald SAYS
I that United States minister to Hayti,
Price, has discovered a revolutionary
movement in Hayti, having for its OBJ
ject the overthrow of President Hippo
lyte. Minister Price, The Herald says,
has found out that the revolutionary
party has fitted out man-ot-w war,
squipped with all modern appliances of
warfare which is intended to be used by
the Haytian exiles in Jamaica to capture
Port au Prince and establish new gov.
ernment.
Minister Price has announced the rev.
olutionary movement to the United
States government, and it is to be ex-
pected that machinery to capture the
man-ofwar will be set in motion at
& once by the state department. The
chances are, however, that the vessel is
already out to sea. The Herald adds
( that it has been aware Of this movement
/. for long time, and has been in posses
sion of facts CLEANED from correspond
ent who, it says, is a member of the
revolutionists, and devotes two pages to
the details of the affair, the gist of
which follows:
s42e-- Details of the Affair.
The revolutionary movement is .
direct result of the passions aroused by
Hippolyte's actions on March %, 1891,
which led the men in exile on Jamaica
to band themselves into company the
object Of which was the punishment
and and overthrow of Hippolyte's gov
ernment. The leader chosen by the rev.
olutionary company was General Fran
coise Nanigat. This company de-
cided to fit out the man-of-war
In the United States and purchase
large quantities of arms and amlnuni-
tion., A. trusted agent was sent to New
York to confer with friends of the
movement in that city. This agent,
accompanied by friend, arrived in
New York early last summer, where
they had many consultations with Gen
!. eral Nanigats friends. The money
needed to fit out the vessels it is said
was raised in New York, among mer-
I chants who have, or wish to have busi-
ness relations with Hayti and amounted
to nearly half a million dollars. The
steamer, an American built vessel OF
1000 tons registry and 230 feet long,
1 was purchased in September. Her
speed is said to be fourteen knots an
hour, and she is admirably adapted to
the purpose for which she was pur-
chased. After the vessel had been
turned over to the revolutionary agents
she lay in Brooklyn dockyard.
Toward the middle of December the
steamer had most of her big guns in
position and gunners to manage them
Engaged. These gunners were selected
from retired United States navy gun
ners. The ship was armed with four
large breech loading rifled cannon, and
six rapid firing Gatling guns. Power
gful search lights were also among her
j fittings.
Tho Plan of the Expedition
was to select point in Jamaica where
smficient arms and ammunition for the
equipment of the vessel could be had,
AAnd then the exiles in that country
were to be taken on board and descent
made upon the capital of Hayti. The
attack was to be made by water. In
Do-operation with the ship the revolu-
honary troops were to make landing
and attack the city. While the men-of-
war fought Hippolyte's navy the troops
were to rush through the streets attack
ing Hippolyte's soldiers and melting the
populace to rise in rebellion. twas ex-
spected that most of the able-bodied men
sh the city would join forces with the
ssevolutionists. When the capitol
lhonld have been captured new gov
ernment was to have been set with
General Nanigat at the head of it. It
was while the vessel was being fitted
sgut In Brooklyn that Minister Price
became aware of the movement. He at
once sent spies on the movements of
th0se concerned in the affair.