The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-07
DESPERATE GAME.
.r.rx OF THE FANITA WAS
npossLY IMMPOSED UPON.
la. Led Him to believe He Was
|, nm Expedition 10 Land
Forces on Cuban Soil.

- West, Fla, June 6.-The steamer
IN which sailed from Mobile May "a
suspicious manner, conceaiing her
ration. arrived here today. She was
down In the water and fully loaded,
rently. Her captain and crew refused
axe any statement regarding the trip.
bsr than that the Fanita sailed from
40 and had now called at Key West for
rs This statement does not tally with
annearauce of the vessel. which is not
has, IL is learned the vessel hal
= cargo OF arms and ammunitioa
several tons OF dynamite from Mobile
mai so far frtm being engaged in
a,ui and legitimate traffic, she hal
ar Two weeks on filibustering expe-
fom Tampa the Fanita was ordered to
lie ostensibly to take an expedition 10
rnder the charge of Generals Jiminez
Morello. both Diominicans. but strong
ra,hizers with the movement for Gu
,rdenendence. The Fanita's cargo was
N IN board and during the night the
n, with two guns, captain ana otfi-
sa,,ad TO sea without exciting suspi-
Nm the AFTERNOON OF May 70 she was
80 and hailed by an American war
IN cuban waters. An ensign was sent
- the Fanita to examine her papers
,n,,,ire as to her destination. He was
she was bound with supplies for the
,rgants and was allowed to proceed un-
ested ,t,,,
ar voyage after that was uneventful
n cha reached Great lnagua. where the
kedition was Joined by CHRIS ROBERTS.
eypert pilot well acquainted with CUBAN
lres A hurried consultation took place
ween Roberts and General Jiminiz. ana
Fanitas captain was ordered TO steer
port de PAIN Hayti, IL being unsafe TO
X in Cuba. Shortly afterward q Spanish
bboat was sighted cruising along the
at but she took no notice OF the Fanita
Rpite the fact that she was then almost
hin the thtee-mlo limit. Port de Paix
reached in safety and General Jlminiz
hi ashore and sent dispatches. On mis-
Ilrn he ordered the Fanita to Cape Hay
There General Jimriz again went
kore, recurring to the ship with ten men
ON he told the captain were laborers
ksged by him to unload the cargo as
IA as the vessel reached Cuba. He
he'd that his advices were still to the eff
that 1t was unsafe 10 land an exnedi-
in Cuba Just yet and he desired to
Suh at Monte Cristo, where important
MS was waiting him.
Monte Cristo was reached on Thursday
be 3. on casting anchor the captain
& surprised to see General Jiminiz come
. deck In uniform and fully armed. fol-
red by General Morello and the other
b officers similarly equipped They or
red thrty-seven rifles and two cases of
munition to be put aboard the long boat
kt was to row them ashore, and then
nmanded the alleged laborers to take
fir seats in the boat. Roberts remained
/ board the Fanita. The captain was re-
)ured by Chris Roberts and Jimini1 and
3brty afterwards the boats were rowed
bore by three sailors. No sooner had
fy reached the wharf when General jim
q and his party landed than volley. Of
bsketry was heard and three of the men
H. The first was General Morello. pierced
Tough the breast by bullet The troops
IRE seen advancing in large numbers and
e little band of fourteen was soon cut down
1--WE. The sailors in the Fanitas boat
kre seized with terror and showed off
pm the wharf amid rain of bullets.
General Jiminiz jumped into the boat
|st in time. and, seizing an oar, joined
d crew in pulling for dear life. The
Ft seen OF the landing party was the fig
les OF two men covered with blood. their
Pthing torn from their backs, struggling
fsperately against superior odds in the
Zee Of blazing and smoking musketry.
|Jimniz reported on the Fanita in safety
pa none OF the crew was injured, but 1t
Rs miraculous escape. The captain
Pisted the boat and without losing Il mo-
|ents time put to sea. The Fanita headed
Il shore. where she landed Jiminiz and
pberts and then returned here with her
Prgo. The captain refuses absolutely to
|ake statement, but evidently he was
ppoeed upon and knew nothing of the
rue character of the expedition.
|cape Hayden, June 60 40 a. m.-Thc
merican steamer Saginaw of the Clyde
pc has lust arrived here. She touched at
|deua. where 1t was learned that Senior
(minlz. the leader of the revolutionary eX-
Foition which recently landed in Santo
fmingo from Hayti. on his arrival there
[om Monte Cristo. Santo Domingo, was
r.sted by the British authorities for the
[olalion OF navigation laws, though the
anna the vessel In which the expedition
tneu' mad been sold by the Clyde line
Hmpany six months before, flying the
E.ue nag. Senior Roberts. the pilot of the
epsui.ion, made complaint on the above
Lounas. The American consul also prose-
tss., senior Jiminiz, alleging that the eX
[.uoh was Illegal, inasmuch as the Fan
papers were ostensibly for service in
uoan waters.
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