New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

roseo Cuoans went aboard They were dark and
small Of stature. they talked Spanish. and they
were very exctable. The regular crew therefore
mao no reason to suppose that they were not Cuban
insurgents The individual called Major Cunning
nam delivered the orders to the captain Of the ves-
sci The latter follow the instructions Of
tail, saunt old fellow. who bore unpronounce-
able Spanish name The Fanita sailed away from
Mobile down through the Gulf and the Florida
Straits, and speeded her toward Eastern
Cuba. She few the American hag aad following
In the wake Of the warships. was in no danger Of
being picked up by the Spanish gunboats. When
she was of the northeast coast II supposed
she would sneak into one of the little ports where
the insurgents were waiting for her. Instead. the
individual whose instructions the captain had been
told follow said they would put into Haytan and
Santo DOMINICAN ports As the purposes OF war
are not always explained in sailing orders. OBJ
lection was made TO this procedure
The Fanita stopped at Matthewstovn. on Great
Inagua Island take a pilot who familiar
with the Haytian coast. When the little vessel
was few hours out the pilot came TO the captain
in a great rage and demanded TO know the object
OF the expedition. You've got old General Jim
nez board" he said and that means trouble. q"
The captain ignorant of General Jiminez, in
fact had never heard of such person. The pilot
said that the mysterious old fellow who giving
the instructions was none other than General Jim
ersi admitted his IDENTITY but gave the assurance
that the object OF the expedition was legitimate
The captain OF the Fanita decided TO continue
under orders. He may have known little more
than he let Under the instructions OF General
Jiminez the vessel put into OF the Haytian
ports 1t turned out that his son was the shipping
agent there. Some OF the supposed Cubans went
ashore. When they returned they brought num-
Der OF companions with them. and also further
munitions. Then the Fanita was directed 10 take
her course 70 the nearest port in Santo Domingo.
She got into the harbor at night A demand was
at once made by the expeditionary force for the
rowboats take them ashore. This refused.
but they seized the boats and disembarked II
was then about 10 o'clock. They probably had an
arrangement with friends on shore. but they did
outcome might have beer different. Instead they
slipped up the little fort and sought surprise
the garrison. They were discovered. and the gar
rison opened hre first Jimnezs followers were
forced TO retreat few reached the water and
rowed out to the Fanita General Jiminez
himself found his way back in rowboat The gar
rison had several opportunities 70 shoot him. but
for some reason refrained: The Governor brought
into action the one small cannon which the fort
possessed. The balls from II several times splashed
the water over the Fanita. General Jiminez was
hauled on board and the little vessel put out 70 sea
A roll call then had. and n was found tnat
the revolutionsts had lost thirteen men. General
peatng. Il lose my revolution. lose my revou-
ton
When the crew discovered that tney mad been
the instrument frustrated revolution which was
Domingo and which had nearly caused them TO be
sunk. they wanted 70 throw General Jiminez over
board however they were prevailed on 20 put him
ashore at Great lnagua Island. He was there un-
some OF General Skaters troopshps put into Mat
thewstovn their way 70 Santiago. Aiterward
ne was forgotten and incident was closed WITH
out the mystery oeing fully cleared up.