New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-22
SAN DOMINGO.

INGS IN ONCES5IONS-CABRAL, bufEhoN,
AND THEIR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND Sue
CESS or THE OPPOSITION TO BAEL
SAN DoMINGo, Dec. 29.-Gen. Baez, TO whom
mucb attention has been directed military ceftaH
never once appeared in field OF battle For tins reason
no is called In San Domingo La Espada VTge' or tue
VIRGIN Sword The friends OF tho President would nave
peope believe that he educated In Franco, but Baez
in France only for short time as traveller and theh
after he had become rich in the Presidency lie man
NJ pt attanments and OF some intelligence Who with
tho peculiar the people OF his country has
known how to profit from travel and observation lie
has always had more European than American symPa
tbIes and rather uncertain IN his ambitious projects
now hoping two things: either 10 make OUT oi
tho Presidency million OF dollars and then to leave this
position IN the hands Of his brother Daman. when no
would be able to 20 Paris, and thore ngure In the
Corps D,plomatq Or having accomplished the plan OF
negotiation for annexation to the United States, to re-
main as during the existence lof San Domingo
as territory, and when 1t Is admitted as state 10 Ko
on TO Washington as Senator Congress Tho hrst
plan would, perhaps please him better AT times nc
speaks of Louis Napoleon as mon cousin. ."
1t is charged that order large fortune as
speedily as possible has annuled certain concessions
that been made under various circumstances ny 'he
Dominican Government, In order that his agent might
obtain them For example the privilege OF WORKING
the mines OF petroleum at Aqua belonging to an Amer
can Mr. solson Baez set aside this concession TO gave
TO mis- brother Daman who for this reason isnow called
In san Domingo Damian-Peroleo. The rocksait mines
OF Neyba the right of working which belonged to another
American, Mr. Hatch, tho agent OF respectable Com
pany at New-YOrk. now in the hands OF another
agent OF Baez pretext was sought in order 10 as
possess Mr. Hatch He accused ofbeing engaged in
some political con spracy and under sort OF pretended
trial was In the absence OF proper proof convicted ana
sentenced to death Baez committed the sentence Du'
was unwilling to enforce the order OF expariaon be-
cause he feared that Hatch, who is Connecticut man.
would 60 to the States and expose his plans henee no
lot him remain In the country. But Hatch Ike many
Others now lies In dungeon concession Tor the pur
nose OF making canal Of the Yuma, which emptes INTO
SANTANA Bay had been given In favor OF citizen Francis
Suby .Dubriel Baez annued It, and to-day IL belongs
TO the President and Mr. OSuvan Moreover the right
OF working the guano deposits at Alta Vea belonged 10
American Company but this Is now III Baez so"n hanu
who is no respecter OF contracts
To-day Baez causes figure os among the riches OF the
island the public lands Of San Domingo Ihese are ie"
I'm number lie would have tho world believe that the
lands used commons are the property OF the state
This is not true The commons lands are those which
belong II, common to various individuals. These persons
have au interest the lands in different proportions ana
according TO the quantity which they had been prompt
enough to purchase but each proprietor has chahce OF
increasing his share. For this reason they are called
commons lands" but they do not In any way belong TO
the state.
Il has been recently said in the States that
kind OF pirate Everyone knows however
that some OF the most distinguished Generals
I'm San Domingo are friends and supporters OF Cabra
while the enemies OF Baez 20 be found among the
leading families OF the island Among the Generals, 1t
will DO enough TO mention Gen. Orgando (of the South
who has not permitted Baez TO pass single tranquil day
since he has come into powell and the Generals Adoy
Moreno Pima Castillo Alvarez Imbert, Gomez Valerie
Cabrera Acosta Minche. Dubocq. Aybar, aud Abreu or
the families those Of Pcrdomo, Calero, Demonte (Joa
mini and Garrido are well known Many others might
30 named During the war with Spain, while Baez was
on the side Of the Qppressors Of tls country enjoying
the pav OF MalorGenefal, the entertained Generals
were lighting the ranks Of the Domnieans Cabral Is
to-day master OF all the southern jurisdiction, which com
prises an immense extent OF territory, and contains
$1,000 10000 inhabitants In THO ProvIno" there ara
various points the coast in tho hands OF the reyou
tOnsts. among others Burahoma The last news repre-
sens Cabral having routed Cen Salcedo, who Is the
commanderinchei OF the forces Of Baez IN the South
Baez was compelled send down achievements the
only remaining two battaons which garrsoned tho CAPE
,tal Many OF the soldiers who had been defending
Aqua passed Cabral after they had learned that
foreign flag had been holsted at SANTANA
GEN. CABRAL AND TIE LEASE OF SANTANA -
TREATY OF BAfZ WITH sALNAvE-TYRANNY
OF THE DOMINICAN PRESIDENT.
SAN DOMINGO, Jan. 5.-Gen Cabral has been
accused of having sought. whom President, to lease
protest against the alienation Of territory The truth is
that Cabra proposed lease, but he soon learned that
the Dominican people were very much opposed TO all
such treaties he in fact forced to leave the Pres
denoy because OF a elamor raised against him by his
enemies on this account. days, Gen. Camnero
who commanded in tho name OF Baez, declared that
with this carbne, which have used during the reyo
luton would fire, upon Baez, II he attempted to
sell or lease samana." short time before the fail OF
Cabral deputy, J. B. zafra, protested ener
getioalIy in tho Congress (where he was per-
mitted 10 speak his mind freely against q
treaty about which aeZ will not permit any dscusso n
Baez after this, signed q treaty with salnave which
looked TO the preservation OF the integrity OF tho island
territory aud received from Sanaye $4,000 francs In
gold few occurrences will help you to an idea OF the
liberty which Is enjoyed under the administration OF
Bacz Col Gregoro Camoreno was assassinaed on board
OF the war schooner Bapoto by two Baez partisans,
Cadet Maduro and Domingo fnca. In order TO
these widow OF Don Gregorlo and her daughters
were forced to sign petition asking pardon from the
PreAdent The Vice Pre- sdent Antonio Gomez detained
upon suspicion the capitol compelled to subscribe
TO proclamation ndorsing all that Baez had DONE OF
proposed 10 do Everyone In san Domingo knows that
Gomez IL opposed to any cesson OF territory. .
ANNExATIoN--rHE TRADITION OF CONTIGUOUS
... TERRITORY "f.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-lt was reserved for
Mr. seward to break down the cherished tradition that
the expansion OF United states should be only In the
donation Of contiguous territory" The cost and risks
OF outlying territories illustrated by the
colonies OF various European countries so obvious
that our early statesmen to regard their acqus
ton as impOtc II not dangerous Grave doubts IA TO
tho policy expansion ct all entertained by some
OF tho Fathers OF the Republic but these gave way be-
fore the necessity Of obtaining Florida and Louisians
regarded by the best minds Of the day as unconst