The sun., 1871-02-25

Extracts from Other PapeIs.
F,OD he Heraid.
President Beeg is an nnlnacried man. ct there
Ia 4 wouan called Ny. Baez, and thc children by
her are REGARDED as hvproper family just as II they
had been born inwedloek
SALE or DAuGHrtR.
! loal n that au American, called Judge, who was
hero somc time, aud Who be Ignrcl ptomlnenilS in
Erantt, specpltQns, anl the annexation scheme,
tempor,,ry wIe|a iitic XII Of fifeSn~for which lie
paid the motAer, VINO Is Regarded a, rsspectlDle
woman. hundied dollars month. ! pcn'lon
these things only to show tue sense 0f morality IN
this country
rms FAngSs-sULLivAs-HA -HALLAuAY JOB.
In one Of my letters from samaua mentioned the
and Judge sullivan had obtaiuea from the Govern.
ment. These. however, are bagatelle compared
win oueT grants and concessions, paru1ulaiy WIN
the so-called Survey ami Geological Exploration
Grant made to Fabens and now owned or repre-
eentcd by the San Domingo Company of New York,
grant learn that oue-nlth OF all the public londs
o. the Dominican Republic was coneedeg.to Fa4ens.
The following article or The grant which President
Bacz handcdto me shows that:
Article S-For and IN conndertuon for the WORKS
ton" the Doinlpican u6yonpent comedies 70 ST.
GisSG Zoe sSSp S & pa. III ss n may
have been eTp.9req geologIcaly n auc TORN CeanE
iea thsFc aud ,b1n fSf ss owe scoOGt 90 hs sub.
ws Spde iSa % RSo asioa can only hold
Eood on lsvds ,h9 pr9Rsf Of me hspuec i The rans;
mines. according TO the law Of denouncements and ~
il will be- seen by this article that Fabens, or tho
| San Domingo COMPANY Tor IAN, can select inc best
lands and can take absolute possession OF them as
little or nothing more than locating tno choicest
| lands by the Contrary for The Company. do not
know II " be possbie 10 ascertain how much OF tho
| territory OF the Republic v owned BY tho Govern
4 ment and how much by individuals. Probably " is
not core idgring the Imperfect manner in which the
| records have been keOt, aud the destruction OF
| mani Oi them through the numerous revolutions
" country l',t passed ,ayouSn. II !. supposed The
| The Dominican territory At 2JOCl squTrc miles the
Eabeus grant would cover i23l 100 acre, and as the
Company has the selection 81 thc land Of course IL
| would choose the best
But the question sri.cs, is this all shat has beea
granted tu fabens Z have doubt about thai, and
| have endeayUred to get copy OF the concession !;
but there II mystery about u which all parties
pear anxious to keep secret ~ least Ior the PIE
sent heaf there y u secret aud snbtrquent artcie
or concession. Al leas; there Il suspicion OF that
aud am told the Commissioners arc endcavorinE to
ferret It ont But the Commissioners tbemselve
10 BE- afraid cf the press getting NJ the facts.
| When asSed President Blez to let me soc thi.
| fabebs and other concessions, he told me should
| sec them. but that the Commissioner had them N
tneir hands applied then ~ the Secretary OF tue
Commission, and he tol nc lac would let rae have a
translated copy Of the Fabcns grant which be held,
but that vas proper 10 consult the Commissioners
drst Finally, the Con mi siouers not only decined
10 let me have eopy, but inefpOsed 10 prevent the
| President giving It, Why was thisf The following
| eOmmu nicatiun from Mr. Gautier, tho Secretary Oi
state in reply TO the nnaj application made to-da,
| will show that tue Commissioners are wtbholdiu.
| the Information lrom III" press;
S,Eor - NY DEAH sR; Presdsnt Bael has tott
S sS%' S a as 20 & ss SS been ~ Ss mace Is a. b.
| miuican Glyerumont.
There l. no dfioO!ty in the way OF gratifying yorr
desire out The nfst concession in he hands ~ ths
Commas lon. also the Others. When they nave
10 ysur having acc-ss them. butu necessary tnAt
6ocs s go'1 % you .chG ,,o@ 'a'm must be NTfg II H'
| Why should the Commiss ioncrs want TO Scel this
| matter or anYthiuc else secrctf fhort may ne no
| serious reason i0f ohjceupg 20 let i1e la,t, &c
known, sud this may DC nothing but silly red taro
| sort OF proceeding OF the part OF the Commission
| crs, but IL leaves an Impression u suspicion.
PRESIDENT BAuz UNEASY
| Pre- -ideat Bfcx Is uneasy no doubt about this
| F1heus cUucc-sion. lie fears now thst such an
| enormous grant and monopoly OF the public lands
may damage the prospects not hinder anaexttion.
lie evidcutiy sees how he has been cajo,cd BY IA
| beus Cakncsu, and others. and might he disposed
TO undo what he has done, " wthn his power,
| rather than zee annexation defeated. But n i-
| doubtful whether he cAu gnuul the Faben~ eOnccs-
sion II 50 disposed. II seems 10 bo explicit, AMI
| Iva taxing mp their lands. As 70 a survey, uu.
l dcrsttnd " ia the United states this one amounts
70 nothing i Is merely making a reconnaissance co
Of the ground, or verifying the map OF the country
| and this had been dYaJ previously by Sir Robert
Sch ombergh. 1ho little corps OF agents and -cien.
auyihn or nothing more than TO 20 over the
grcund SIR Robert schombcr-h had gone over, and
to select l|nds Tor tue Co npAny. IL is intimated
Dat "a a supplementary ADD later document hr
Bae1 hss made ouier large grants, Ind thai he Is
utcres,ci. N present have no positive proof o
tisL en-. Sgsln. i- reported thai ten. babcocl.
l and otur- friends oi litsdVut Grant VINO hay g
0,cu 90 intent on u,xalion have Hu Interest.
Ihis, ho ~cvcr. h. not shown. smn'! -r.te al tie
lI'i-, slsticun., sud TIuois scai4u- on ine san
| DOmlngo question
orHsn CONCESSIONS.
IN addition TO the Fabeus concession there hav,
been oil or large oue7 uncer thy urctcX, O. pro
noting cIterJtou, -. for 'taupic. une 10 Caz
neau, and for mining purpose. Jui-iu. from W aat
Ia already discovered should rot ue surprised \
fully ouc hall OF Tue public hnds has bosn codct
away 10 different speeaiaIois aud on Yarous pre-