Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-01
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supposed TO know anything about PlatterH
OF ~shipbOard"
Reporter-Who put up these boards?
Mr.. W.-Old FaDens, isuppose.
Reporter has the bay any Of the adj
vantsges of Long Branch as 81 watering
place that Grant could be induced to
spend bis vacations on his SANTANA lot in
st8Ed Of st bur more fashionable place Of
summer resort2
Mr.. W.-Well, 1 can't say that il
would do for q watering place very well,
but it Is q beautiful piece Of water, inner
than the Bay Of Naples, and / pronounce
SANTANA bay its superior. SANTANA bay
is undoubtedly the finest barber In the
WorlL
v0TISG IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
RsporJsr-So you think, Mr.. W, that
most Of the people Of the republic are in
favor Of annexation -?
Mr.. Yves, sir; II a fair vote we're
taken, / am sure that seven-tsnths of the
population would declare in favor Of the
proposition. No fair vote has ever been
taken, however. 1 Wss there when the
last vote wa taken, and know that GER
1 tain districts that voted for annexation
were not counted at al. The election
wss a perfect farce. Baez's object, I sup
pose. was &c make the United States be-
hevs that &c was a close thing in the Re
public, so IS TO get a big price for throw
ing his influence in favor Of the PROPOSE
non. sumner Is right when he calls Baez
aud his fellow schemen political Jockeys,
FOR that IS juSt UhIt Mcy are. SUH5HeT,
although I am opposed 20 hin "a politics,
has cot tiis thing dOCH 10 q mighty me
I pytut, L ten you. All that BaeL wants is
10 get his share Of the money 30 be paid
for the Job, and then he'll suddenly leave
Tor SPAN.
B~ABCOCK's TTL GAME.
was there when Babcock came down.
He was very polite and atable, but bust
ness " all The time. he acted in every
thing with ss much authority 80 If he
had been the President himself. Two
United States steamers have been laying
on San Domingo for a year past, and
Utegcuer BGcg or any Of has party tgdnted
10 90 d0Cn the coast for any purpose, he
ana his black creU got aboard OHe Of these
! vessels and IgeHt GOaH tC attend 70 their
business, at an expense Of eight or ~
hundred dollars q DAG % tie CHitsd States.
I BabcOck carried this sort Of thing on eL-
tensivelv. 7 know that these steamers
were used by BseZ as ofssn IS he wished,
and, mind you, not only for excursions,
but to dictate terms to the Haytian gov
eminent. Sumner states the truth about
this matter. ] know that an American
Commodore. commanding one Of these
ships. had threatened the Government Of
Hayti If they dared to interfere in any
way with the Dominican government.
I was there at The time, sud know
the HRylians shook in their boots.
TEE BAEZ FAMILY.
This man Baez is not halt the man he is
cracked up to be. He has no personal
means Whatever, and could not raise five
Thousand dollars to save his life. His
brother BUenaventura is the 10 who first
started this annexation scheme, and he
did il TO get enough money TO get swsy to
Spsjn or France, be did not care which.
I have been 90 cock flights with him many
q time. We we're a. a chicken dispute
when the news came of the re lection OF
the annexation treaty 10y Cen
grsss. BE said 10 me. "Oh, well, it may
not be done now, but il will"
81 said, "Well, Buenaventura, when 10
does coms ] suppose you viii be good
enough to make ms Chief Of Police"
II won't promise you the Office of
Chief" be replied, "but you may count
on being a policeman"
Baez himself. the President Of the Re
public. don't care q d-n about the good of
The country. His ~svmpathies are not
with the people 80 all. One of his first
officers told me not long ago hat while
be was, OF course, bound 20 Bsez and his
policy Of annexation, he would much
rather see Cabral at the Esad OF the gov
eIdmeHt, for Wkils Cabral was fighting
FOR the Independence Of the island, Baez
wss fighting FOR the Spanish army, ia the
position Of Marshal.