The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-30
THE NATALIE IN HAYTI.
Salini'S Yacht Load Of Guns Not for
MellO After all.

Lookout for Salini-Ths Story of the
Expedition as 1t Was Given the
Haytian Minister in Now York.
Saints Arrest Reported.
1t is now believed that the steam
yacht Natalie which left Savannah on
the night Of Jan. 10 with cargo of arms
and ammunition for an unknown desti-
nation was bound for Kingston, Jamaica,
! to take part in the projected revolution in
Hayti. There has been no revolution
there for over a year and in the natural
course of events in the dark republic
there should be one soon.
! Gen. Manigat, who was defeated by
the present president or dictator, Hippo
| lyte, two or three years ago has been
quietly resting at Kingston, Jamaica,
which is much more healthy for him
than his native island. He has attempted
| once or twice since his de-
feat TO get up another revolution,
! but each time his plans were discovered
| too soon to allow of their being successful.
The same fate appears likely TO befall the
| present effort.
| The Haytians, however, are said to be
| growing very tired of their present rules
and Cen. Manigat who has been keeping
up with the state of affairs thinks he has
| good chances of success if he can arouse
his friends on the island and supply them
with the necessary arms.
THE REPORT BELIEVED HERE.
The report that the Natalie was bound
| for Hayti or Kingston is considered
| plausible here. Shewas not boat of sufti-
Gent size or condition for a trip of such
| length as from this port to Brazilian
| port and to have even made the trip to
Honduras, where revolution of some
kind is also in progress, would have been
a severe strain upon her. She was an old
boat and had recently been experimental
with considera bly, in the way of machinery
| before she fell into the hands of her pres
ent owners. The workmen of Rourke a.
| Son, who repaired her boilers, while here,
! found that boilers had been placed in
four different locations in the yacht. The
captain said that she had been used for
making experiments in obtaining the
greatest possible amount of speed by
means of locating machinery differently
from the ordinary plans.
| The experiments were unsuccessful. he
said and the present owners bought the
yacht at bargain.
sALINI RECOGNIZED IN SAVANNAH.
The captain of the Natalie was recog-
nized in Savannah by the captain of one
of the river tugs as man he had formerly
| known in New York as Capt Antoine
| OdLlul, WuO GOuuuClbu d SOEb Oh naval
school there, when he was not engaged in
revolutionary affairs. Salini, he said,
was professional revolutionist, and had
been engaged in nearly every revolu-
tion of note in recent years
To parties with whom he be-
came familiar here, Salini talked
freely of numerous adventures of his in
South American revolutions. He also
claimed TO have been with "Chinese"
Gordon 10 the SOudan at the time of the
invasion of the Mahdi and his followers,
which cost Gordon his life. Salini had
the appearance of a desperate character
He is Greek by birth, and all his crew
were French, Greeks and Spaniards
81 know very well, !" said gentleman
who saw the yacht frequently during her
stay in port, that she did not belong to
any wealthy northern tourist. She was
too dirty and her men were too slouchy
looking and ill-favored."
NOT LARGE QUANTITY OF ARMS.
An employee of the Ocean Steamship
Company, who saw Capt Salini when he
carted away his goods from the wharf
told MORNING News reporter that there
was no such quantity of arms as has been
stated.
There were only three truck loads and
one wagon load" he said. "They were
taken away from the wharf in broad day
light, and not at dusk, as has been stated
Fully half of the consignment consisted
of cartridges, and there could not have
been more than two or three hundred
rifles. The two Hotchkiss guns were un-
doubtedly there, though, or guns of a
similar character We had evidence of
that. 1t is a common thing for large con-
signments of firearms and ammunition to
be received for large houses in the inte-
rior, and so the shipment did not attract
special attention.
Saint AN OLD ooNsPIRAToR.
The New York Sun says that Salini has
been known in New York for years as an
agent of the Haytian conspirators at
Kingston. The Suns informants state
positively that, of their own knowledge,
Salini's mission was to go to Jamaica,
where he was to take on board Gen.
Francois Manigat, the Haytian revolu-
tionary leader, and a handful Of
his supporters, and then transport
them to Saltrou, small town
near Jacmel, on the southern coast of
Hayti The conspirators are to be met
there by Manigats supporters, and the
small band intend then to march ON JAG
mel, where they expect to conquer the
small garrison, with the aid of Gen. Meri-
sier Jeannis, who is recognized as the
"boss" of the mountainous districts sur
rounding the town. A part of the same
conspiracy is TO have riot on the same
day in Port-au-Prince, so as to occupy all
bll6 ROf6IuLueHb troops III JudL lOCdllVy.
SHE DELAYED THE REVOLUTION.
The Natalie proved to need so much re
pairing that the date of the riot" has
had TO be repeatedly postponed. The
yacht needed the attention of mechanics
at Port jefferson, where she started
from, at Baltimore, at Norfolk, and even
at Savannah, where she attracted atten-
tion by the delay. The boxes that were
taken aboard at Savannah did not all con-
tain rifles and cartridges. Some of the
boxes, it is alleged, held 81, 100000 in pa
per money, made in this country to be
used by the revolutionary party to pay
the expenses of the instruction and to
be redeemed after they succeed in getting
hold of the government
The Haytians in New York, who knew
of this plan, say now that it is most fortu-
nate for Gen. Manigat that all these de-
lays have occurred, as the usual traitor
has turned up in the ranks of the con-
spirators, and has unveiled the entire plot
to Minister Haentjens in New York
He informed the minister Of the plot on
Jan. g. and if Manigat has not already
been warned, or is not warned before no
goes on board the Natalie, he stands a
good chance Of being arrested by Presi-
dent Hippolyte as soon as he reaches the
Haytian coast. The Natalie is now prob