The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-04
REVOLT IN SANTO DOMINGO
MERCHANT JIMINEZ HEADS
THE REBEL FORCES
perienced SOldier--His Father
Once President of the Dominican
RepubIfc-Insurgen Under VII
lanueva Marching ON Puerto
Plata-President Unpopular.
Copyright by the Associated Press.

| Copyright by the Associated Press.
| CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June 81
The mystery surrounding the move
ments OF the Clyde line steamer Fanita
are now said to be fully explained. It
appears established beyond a doubt
that the reports of an uprising in the
republic of Santo Domingo against the
power of President Heureaux are COR
rect. The initial blow was struck at
| Monte CriS.o, on the border Of ,Haytl
| the nearest Dominican port to Cape
Haytien.
1t would appear that the Fanita, in
stead of having on board sevent zen
! DominicanS, pre- badly had $50 on board.
The Fanita arrived here on June l, half
empty, bringing from New York pro-
visions for the navy, which she landed
| al Mattthewtown, Great 1nagua,
Bahama islands. She slipped away
about 10 o'clock the same night, and
was to touch at Monte Cristo 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 Roberts, of Great Inagua, the
| most famous pilot Of the West Indies.
The captain of the Fanita said the por-
ton of her cargo which was not land
ed consisted of coal, but there was
| good reason to suppose that 1t CONSIST
| ed of something very different from
| coal. The suspicious of the Spanish
| &C nsul here were aroused. He denounc-
ed the taking on board the steamer of
| the DomiricanS and the sudden sail
| ing of the vessel without notice and
| without the permission Of the DOmini-
can consul. The Spanish consul class S
this as a great outrage and as an act Of
| piracy, and entered a formal protest
with the Haytian authorities.
MAJOR IN THE HOLD.
| The major of the Dominicans, it ap-
pears while here were shut up in the
hold of the Fanita, so as to escape at
Pablo ViHanueva are believed to have
been on beard. 1t is also noted that
the former has long been in the public
eye in Santo Domingo as a des'rab e
man for the presidency. Gen. Villanue-
| va fought bravely against President
| Heureaux's alleged usurpation, and
was exiled. He has been living at
| Great Inagua for some time past and
the Fanita is said to have stoppe1 there
in order to take him on board.
The preparations for the revolution
are said to have been very elaborate,
| and there is strong belief here that
the revolutionists are sure of success.
But the Dominican consul here says
! he has a report that the revotuttonistS
| have been defeated at Monte Cristo.
The report is generally believed
According to the impression which
prevails at Cape Hayden, the Fanita.
when she left here had tried and
| resolute body of men on board, and
| also carried a heavy supply of arms
and ammunition. 1t is charged that
she skilfully worked up the impression
that she was engaged in an expedition
to Cuba, and was going to Monte Cr.sto
| to take on more men.
The advices received here on the sub
! ject say that the Fanita arrived at
| Monte Cristo at 8 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon, and that the revolutionists
had no difficulty in taking the town.
REVOLUTIONrSTS IN FORCE.
The most circumstantial reports have
it that the revolutionists are now in
considerable force, ard that under Gems
Morales and Villanueva they are
marching on Puerto Plata, while an
other detachment is moving against
Santiago de los Caballeros, on the Va
quex river, 100 miles east Of this place
Gen. Garcia, another Important Do
minican leader, is said to be taking par
in the revolution, and 1T Is expected
there will be a rising at Santo Domin-
60 the capital of the Dominican re-
public.
zen. JlmfneZ is a merchant WHO mas
business houses here, at Monte Cristo
at Puerto Plata and at Hamburg. lT
his youth he served in the army, ano
for many years he has been very pop
| ular in Dominica.
President Heureaux, according to q
common saying among the Dominicans
has killed off all the prominent mer
on whom he could lay hands, and who
might be rivals. The presidents hatred
for Gen. Jiminez is especially marked
but the latter has kept out of his reach
residing chiefly in Paris.
About two months ago Gen. Jiminez
left Cape Haytien, ostensibly for Eu-
rope, via Port au Prince, but it is sale
he did not go any further than New
York, and it is believed that while ir
that city he perfected the arrangements
for revolution in Santo Domingo, over
which, if successful, the great majority
of the Dominicans, for the time being
at least, will rejoice.
Gen. Jiminez is fifty-five years Of age
and of mild temperament He has re-
fused several times to be a candidate
for the presidency of Santo Domingo
His father was formerly president O.
that republic.