New-York tribune., 1871-04-06

urged upon Dominican authorities that every claim
known 10 exist Of whatever character, should I've
hbed the Commission whose object was not to deter
mine the precise that was Justly due and binding
their obligations setting forth everything for which tho
mlncan Government believes to he partly wholly
pear questionable. There was brought the notice OF
the Commission claim of Messrs Jesarun q soh ~
the Dominican Government VS' With tn interest This was
the loan the 100000 in 1887 mentioned IN uo u
being asked il he had any statement explanation o 10
make regarding It, Mr. cSuun who submitted saS o to
considerable time before the
which refuses @ to consider ~ %Ose sed q Of + that believed
that bn small part win be allowed Inc GeT Whcn w1 the
S4dTsfy Gf f:6eG as a9d Ess which SS
SG9nipO%nd Interest at ats,a%Iscd % By the Demni;
sSwGG saS Government that sier the STsnnI "a
contract was made that GonefrYYna rYa NJ s7o COO and
that, subsequently other payments were made Ticn, ,
sSf named In the foregoing list Tie claim now pend
| ing before the Domincah Senate and wdernbea % ta
The destrucon OF property II Is alleged by the claim.
ant that the Spanish GQvernment reeogdzed tis ean
but the Commission cannot understand how this claim
could be voted against the Dominican Government An:
other Claim Tor damages, amounting TO $1,000 haue py
W. Ce,neep seems to be 4 similar natgTs sO
ing once been under nc rule Of the Haytans, might not
he liable for portion Of the indemnity exaGted by
had been driven out OF the Island, and whose property
had been con1seated by tie Haya9s during tho Iev9
ton OF 1921, Tie Commission made inquiries ON TINS
subject Of the Dominican GoyerIment, and also IN
Ha a$ 94 S SSG Gd oy9 not mSaS @ l' & &
nrop The Dominican Republic ,,,6If ana ,oura;y iasy
% that made would Re q TlSy ,sSs yeb EhoS9 %o. iOSn n6
treaty at all, but In form aud in fact ROYAL ordinance
ans by arms the ment Of OF francs was I'M
p,sed to indemnity eueh former planters as may claim
The ordinance, was upon th6 Inhabitants OF the
French portion Of santo Domingo, ond upon these
Of saaio Domingo, II Was burden imposed upon inc
GTGS at NE e6ned by h@ rf upon rfcscb subjects
n mat part OF the Island, depIedaons WIN %cn the
Of the United States. The fact that The peopo of Inc
quenty for few years, ruled by the Government
as that which ruled the l6yons, dd not render mem
inhabitants Of tie French portion OF the Island OF No
Domingo, nor liable for burdens imposed on those III
| hahitauts for their own acts.
IREATus WITH OTHER TOWERS.
| Tie Commissioners were Informed by the Dominion
authorities that the present Administration Of the Cow
ernment has not had diplomatic representatives, ormade
teacs engagements with any other Governments eX-
oer the United States An enumepton Of me treaties
made d n4 ,f 9Elousd aHd fe 0 be found in
Ix. Doc. H. xLis Congress, seconl Session. They
! no unusual provision requiring notice here
EOUNDARIEs.
| Tie only dividing lue between the Dominican Rcpub-
lie and an adjoining nation, Is the boundary between
and the Rcpubc Of aytia line carefully surveyed and
marked by monuments nearly hundred years ago. de-
scribed and established by the Treaty Of 1777 and
peatedly reaf1ned in subsequent treaties, all OF which
refer 70 il os the undispnted boundary 1t Is deeply i'm
ton OF different language, different national traditions
and characteristic dinercqt MODES OF holding and sur
Veyipg the sol! deieht peoples IN ISL e people OF
what is the dominican Republic threw on the
spanish yoke ana proclaimed a republic AZ ths
Republic Included al hc Spanish part Of the island, or,
in other words all east Of tic line OF l7I7. lu 1922 the
Haylian PICside1t, Boyer acquired possession oI INC
wuoe island, 0nd 1t remained under one Government
tho Haytan ruler. aud he reGsGbhment Of the inde-
pendence Of the Dominican or spaWsh-speakn portion
Dominican side OF the line, in some Of which
there has been On almost constant struggle since
occupying the disputed territory. OF this disputed ter
,t9ry tne h2ya3i have Raq ss % GS'@, a1d con on
Caobas the Ba'iCs Valley east 81 these with Banica as
Lave been alternately over11pl by both Governments,
The attention Of the Commission had been drawn TO
ar to he based on Raytion report made on thls sub
| io0t IN president GelrUrd'p time The boundary
Sf'eM Mdhie vi ciisS, ''' on ttt ' north shore Of s
Island in nearly north and SQqtl me 70 Poht on the
south shore nearly opposite the sland ol Alta Nga.
whether tie Cvmmss,OD be llSht or wrong in Judging
be n based on usuTpato audis therefore null the claim
0 any such line that Gb9vo Indicted must seem pre-
bT Htytian efirs TIC town Of MONT Csti, Which by
| the way should DO u.der Haytan control,
OF G"' the e' comm.iiGSaa,' toaad a to be ihHs%sd
by sp6nshspoahina people with D0nlulcan autbofl,
ties ard seene1 10 be 0t al aware That u had
been claimed since 1874 by any other Government than
the Domincen As 70 tae Banca valley ana tle Ncyha Ia
that could De leaned had never considered themselves
Tie oludatldEs or ayten tins outside the line OF
lSi7, noth OF ntenge1l persons nSng ID hSy ana OF
residing in Jamaica and from neither source could they
obtain any dnCct or pIesGmpuNe eNNenee IoI tne
Haytian title, nor could they learn OF anything which
any Dominican GOFeIDment. The Cclnuil sloners we've
informed by the DOMINICAN authorities tlat the Hay Ian
territory IN dispute, but this the nhabtons Of Iayti
which the naytjan Government could urge,
weod be based on an Oo2Tupatio9 10y
can Re6ubuc whose Goyelnment had not vet
been able 10 Gust them b. force Tie extent OF pomi'
pyT py Lew and careful computation made under the
direction OF tho Connissioners to be 2i'2l2 square
H.. been mainly Haytian occupancy, has an extent Of
about 1869 square miles,
GRAMS AND CONCESSIONS
The Commission as directed by the resolution OF Con
gress made dGgoDt inquiry 10 ascertain what POlor'
ton Of the territory is covered by foreign claims, or hy
grants and concessions and generally what concessions
and franchises have 9Sen WIN me naG, oil g
from official statement furnished by the Dominican
SsGeary OF S,ste which VII 6e fond m a ~ e GT
gives an answer 10 the inquiry.
cate til July q % PORTION q Bs uSo s4d on :n@cap d
making se9ogcfl survey Jht contact Authorizing f.bn by
examination y all tls poyss,, s1 d.!1es a tss siPe1s
Of he same company, report be made every three
months o. the surrey pogrDe 10 tbe Doniuicsn Govern
nt to easte It 70 offer ioT se te mineral and sgical
ur lands Of tve Localities eiHted .lO report st Com.
pary ge th Of the pubic ns sueye excepting coal
snas 10 he So apart ss e quarterly reports rendered h survey
nov iu iie IaIies snd t,
e1Geue c4ely NenY0k crtts esnonyO Of Le golo.
g charge Of it Prof Gahh giving subject
Lis annual OTIS ere herewith sabe together with copy u
I be original contract - 80
grant 60 r. NJ FoBAGoussr Of NevYor OF 1863 for line Of
nl y aues between NV iOrk and heOresns
kepEalcp VIII provision Tint mrort a.d s4por
cr On all carried by
We steamers lLs ne uow run y spOdod brothers HeWyo