The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-06-09
sANro DOMINGO.
Revolution Against Hemurreaux Has
Broken Out in the Spanish Republic
First Blow struck at Monte Cristo.

FIRST f1iOW STRUCK at monte lr19tOs
CARE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June 4.-The
report that revolution has broken
out in Santo Domingo is confirmed,
the supposed Cuban expedition from
here being really the departure OF
Dominican revolutionists.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June 4.-The
mystery surrounding the movements
of the Clyde line steamer Fanita are
now said to be fully explained. 1t APP
pears established beyond a doubt that
the reports of an uprising in the re-
public of santo Domingo against the
power of President Heurreaux are COR
rect. The initial blow was struck at
Monte Cristo, on the borders of Hayti,
the nearest Dominican port to Cape
Haytien.
1t would appear that the Fanita, i'm
stead of having on board only II Do
minicans probably had $50 on board.
The Fanita arrived here on June 1,
half empty, bringing from New York
provisions for the navy, which she
landed at Matthewtown, Great Inagua,
Bahama Islands. She slipped away
about 10 o'clock the same night and
was to touch at Monte Christie or
at the Keys just outside, with
the object, it was alleged,
Of filling up the empty portion of her.
hold. She had on board Chris Rob-
erts, of Great Inagua, the most famous
pilot of the West Indies. The captain
Of the Fanita said the portion of her
cargo which was not landed con-
sisted of coal. but there was good
reason to suppose that it con-
sisted of something very differ
ent from coal. The suspicious of
The Spanish consul here were
aroused He denounced the taking on
poard the steamer of the Dominicans
and the sudden sailing of the vessel
.rithout notice and without the per-
.te sion of the Dominican consul.
zen. Juan Ysidor Jiminez and Gen.
aolo Villaneuva are believed to have
oeen on board. 1t is also noted that
The former has long been in the public
eye in Santo Domingo as a desirable
man for the pre- sidency. Gen. Viii
laneuva fought bravely against Presi-
dent Heurreaux's alleged usurpation
and was exiled. He has been living at
Great inagua for some time past, and
ne Fanita is said to have stopped there
in order to take him on board.
Gen. Garcia, another important Do
minican leader, is said to be taking
cart in the revolution, and it is ex-
pected there will be an. uprising at
Santo Domingo. the capital of the Do
minican re. ublic.
Gen. Jiminez is a merchant who has
business houses here, at Monte Cristo.
at Puerta Plata and. at Hamburg. In
his youth he served in the army and
for many years he has been very popu-
lar in Dominica.
President HuerreauX, according to
common saying among the Dominicans,
has killed off all the prominent men
on whom he could lay hands and who
might be rivals.
CAPE HAYTIEN, June 4.-Friday aft
ernoon the Dominican consul here re-
eeived a dispatch from President Heur-
reux saying that an attempted revolu-
tion at Monte Cristo had been defeat
ed, that Gen. Jiminez fed at the first
fire of the government troops, taking
refuge on board the Fahita and that
all the others who landed with the ex-
ception of three had been killed.
Two of the prisoners are Pablo Viii
lenueva, son Of Gen. Villenueva. and
laborer named Calderon. They were
executed Friday with the other pris-
oners.
The Haytian Gen. Marales and seven
Dominicans who shipped here are.
among the killed. Another person
was killed on board the steamer Fam
ita,, which put to sea Immediately
and escaped.