The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-07

cd 400. This company Of US adjourned In
the harbors supposed TO be the most IN:
healthy parts Of the country, or In the
interior Of the island, about two months,
Few or any had beer. acellmated, never.
thelesS there was but one case Of mortal
disease, and that from causes unaceoInt-
cd with climate. There Reren no cases o.
malignant fever, and none Of severe sick
ness among them. The steiner Nantas-
ket,lWith the!tull complement ot'OtheeEs
and seamen, las been in the haEbor Qt
tue island for about fifteen months, aud
has not had n single case Of yellow fever,
Earthquakes have done no serious dana
age on lthatiiSlanGl since 1876, aud, al;i
though slight shocks occur almost every
year, are SO ipconsilerable that scarce one
In o dozen Of the inhabitants are aware OF
them. Hurricanes Afe not untfequent,
and arc sometimes attended with constd'
cradle damage, II III 49,, 80. .',.' ~
| ra.aI Tx RIVERS AND BAYS ,-,..,r,,;,.,,
The island has several rivers llaVigable
for short distance into the interior, while
the the great bays Of SANTANA, 'Acoa and
MSizanilla admit. vessels oil The largest
draft, though only the first has any I'M,
portance In a military point Of vleY. The
Commissioners state The advantages OF
tina acquisition OF SANTANA Bay viii be Q
powerful military and naval station, and
douMless estimate the growth Of an in.
portant city. me norton Of the water front
which has already, been required BY the
Citizens of the United States being but a
small part Of What would be occupied by
the ste Of q great commercial city. In.
land Communication by water aud rail
would be easy. and the future OF SANTANA
Bay under the authority q Tic United
States co,ild mt fail 10 be OF national I'm.
nortance = ~ +, ~ '''7. '.''l ,.
ruR DEBT ny 90. ''' d
The following statement exhibits briefly
tbe resnIt II ,the innnirfes as "a ihe fiebt
If the Gnvernmcnt and Ia oI,iicaiions
wbetSer minded and ascerbsined AMI M!
mitted or nnHdinsted. under dtscussi6n.
unpaid salaries 100000; bonds and
Treasury notes I'd 533 49B "a: debts and
loans SIO4 Am 81. Affiliations Of CabrdI.
e991 si5 n. National Bank notes COIN.
tersigned. &1f3 did: interest bearing loans,
fo03 XII 81, loans without interest. 500.
S9S IN. dali Of 1850 S50 ODD: pendins
claims Sp01 OO1. nendinT claims Il, francs
18G71 9S0 or ID ia 40CE sun total Of
dcbt and claims ri .5G5 83i 5O 3 DeDosits,
Si3 943. additional entrance fees. 81 400:
totSl ii SoS mi IN second direct af,d IN.
direct taxes. registry and mortoapes, 81.
147 Oei. Iicense Si9T21 BBR. Slammed
naner s1S M 5O. postare starnDs S1.-
6s5 "a. postal income 5000 425: total
SSS ADJ f5. third nnblic nronertv s6Ies
and rents siE 000 fourth. sr1ndries. S9yy.
1S9 81. Total ST79 g84 Ia. ~
The Iollowin9 statement Of receiDts for
1870 l. here preSented, IN order 70 I've. as
far M nosqibie 4 comnlete yiew ~ ihe 4.
nanciaI condition of he Dominican, Re.
nmblic. Resume Of lilo income Of the
Eovernment for 1s7C). First Customs "a.
coints tonnage Q 78D RG(J. entrance MA
St47 9O5. liohf ho,IseE. an OO1. anchor.
sgo SieI, OK. niIot6ge Ai49 997. liohter.
nSe $9Tg00, irteInreter, S8IO 9G, SIGNAL
man S5S4iG. utlafantiner $48 Ol8: w6arf.
Acc S073 8sSs rBcarpo mupicipaI, S11O,-
63S1 FecarSo for ateamer, S598 61I. water
sSa I'm. iInnnSt dTes SG0I S9S al. eYnort
Ands S5t 1iS on coast fees ~ III lin
The Cnmmiss;oners balieve that ! the
statenento ~ The I1uhlic debt given above
inclndea iRlI tho indehtedness or Iobiipa!
tions EoT which the Dominjcan Remit.
liz Il IN hnv fIegree liable. as well as that
ySLjch n considers Wild and binding, n
tHat which il regards as upfolnded or
ovcrstatcd NV the claimants. y Throughout
fhe innnirv Il iyvas nrUed nnon the DO.
ninioan n, i aulh6yItiea That avery claim
known I'M iGYiSt nj whatever Character
sIInnld beaShibIted 10 the Commission
wbnac object was mt IN determIne thn
nreclse afrbnut that was iusilv dine md
hindlnry Lnt 70 Tet at the bottom and
And the utmost limit Of thgir Civilizations,
setting fiflh eyervthinS for which the
Goyefnmentl could under any clrcufn.
stances bo made llables The above AZ.
count contains much that the Dominican
Gnvcrnment belieyeaI 10 be partially OF
wholly Vroundlegs and somo which rpon
insne6tiSn viii ''annenr questionable
Among the handing aiaimsfs one Of presi.
dent Baez far tha Tdestr1ction ofproperty,
Il hi ALLEGED Inv the claimant that he
SnaniS6 Government recognized this claim
M Wild: and ordered AN Examination 10
fix the amount, but the CommisSien can.
n6t ,lnderstGnd how this claim could be
valid AGAINST he Dominican Goyernment
Il KTouestlon inns been raised In ouf conn.
try whsthsr the f3byernment and people
tGar Dominican ,Renublic, HAVING once
hes, it,nder Inc rnle of Haytiens. SImight
nothS Maine for a norton If tbh indian.
niIs srScfcd f1r France from THaVti ior
the estates Of French iamilies whleh,bSdI
hssnr coSfiscsted nv the Haytiens inrinS
tie FeyomtloT of 1S9l. m TIE Comnissloii