The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-19
"f4N' IIMINEZ TAKEN FROM A
STEAMER AT CIENFUEGOs BY
AMERICAN OFFICERS
HE YIELDED ONLY TO FORCE
SYMPATHY OF CUBANs WAS WITH
THE PRETENDER TO THE Do
MINICAN PRESIDENCY
EXPECTED IN SAN DOMINGO

'Asuero Government Has Armed
boats PatrOlling the Coast, with
Orders to Arrest Jimtnez wha
ever round Armed or Unarmed-
Cuba Evidently the Hotbed 90
Dominican REVOLUTION p-o,4
HAVANA, Aug Sin view Of Tho 4oo4
that Col. Bacalao, chief of the secret no
nee persisted in his denial that Gen. Juan
1Sluro Jlnlnez' the aspirant to the presi-
dency OF Santo Domingo, was still In Ha.
Vaha' and had not left bis house the
liillItary authorities telegraphed to Glen
Iuegos tnstructing Capt Stamner COL
rector of customs there. To ascer+o,,,
whether Jiminez was on the Mandaz
steamer, and to take him under arrest Ip
mat should be the case. Just as the
steamer was about leaving Cienfuegos.
capt Stamper located Jiminez and ar
rested him. Jiminez denounced the arrest
as an outrage. He said he had brol,o,,
no law and would not yield. excen+ ~
force. Capt Stamper replied that he was
ready to use force, if necessary. and
d1d SO only because he could nor helm
hlmsef' Senor Frias, mayor of Glen
1ueSos, refused to make the arrest. clajr,-
ing that Gen. Jiminez wds an old personal
friend, whom he had known Intimately
for years.
"heh Jlminez was taken into custody
oenor Frias was found with a p9lice in
spector in close conversation with Jim
lnez and the latter's secretary. It is he
heVed the mayor was urging him to leave
the steamer, to conceal himself and to
wait for a better oportunity. Cant.
Stamper informed Jiminez that he woud
make him as comfortable as possible. and
atter J1minez and his secretary had pack
ed their trunks they were driven, accom-
panied by the chief of police and Can't.
Stamper, to the Union hotel, where two
bed rooms and a dining room were placed
at their disposal
Gen. Jiminez will be kept under police
charge until further adVices are received
from the governor general.
Ihere Is much excitement among the
| people of Cienfuegos over the affair. The
sentiment is generally expressed that the
authorities had no right to arrest Jirninez.
an unarmed citizen, going apparently to
oantlago de Cuba, and the point is even
made that even if he were going to Santo
Domlngc he would only be returning to
his native country
0ehor Aybor, representative of Jim
ihez lett Clen1uegos for Santiago de Cuba
last Tuesday, after remaining at the
former place ten days, where it is be-
heVed he tried to form an expedition as
one Of the vessels was found living OUT
side
cargo of ammunition. Aybor had taken
out clearance papers for Key West sew
| eral days before.
JIMINEZ EXPECTED.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 18-Advices
from Santo Domingo say the government
there is growing doubly apprehensive of
the arrival of Jiminez, leader of the revo-
luton, which is hourly e1 pected His ar
rival would settle public opinion which
has been partly undecided Consequently.
the objects of the government is to inter-
cept Jlminez and p number of armed ves-
sells are patrolling the coast with orders
to search every strange vessel and cap
ture Jlmlnez, under any flag, armed or
not
HOTBED OF REVOLUTlONIsTs
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Aug 1S-Tba
Dominican agents are rapidly recruiting
expeditions in this part of the island, par
tcularly or the north coast Orders were
received from Havana today to hold the
| men recently captured at Baracoa pend
ing an investigation All trading schoon-
ers are closely watched. Yesterday the
tug Adonis was armed and sent to Guam
tanamo to patrol the coast.
1t is certain that several expeditions
have been able to get away without any
interference, but Gen. Leonard Wood, the
military governor, is determined to do all
in his power to enforce neutrality.