, 1873-01-18
SANTANA BAY.
Adverse Comments on tho Ncgotta~
tions with SAN Do1nfMEO-The Elng
Of thc New Nation-Falrtller Detnils
of tho Convention.


tions with San Doinfngo-The Flag
Of tho New Nation-Eurther Details
Of tho Convention.
Special Despatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
New YoRK, Jan. 17.-Tho footholl obtained III
San Domingo by = company Of New York aud
Roaton capitalists civea rfae to aomo comments
OF au adyorae character. Tho pen1nsnin ceueu
to them onbracos 2l0 square miles, so 1t follows
Of necessity TINT thoy would not pay sl5o, 200
in gold per e1c9p of ptorrtorv r. 'eM MonY
persons suspect TINT some international difficult
ty will soon follow this purchase, and they point
to trouble botwoon France and Italy on ono
side. and Grooco On tho othor, regarding the
Laurium mines in Groeco, which woro purchased
and developed by company OF Fronchmen and
Italjans who hnYo bcon doBpolled by tho na-
tivos. ..-.
The Herald snyp: I" 1t is absurd to spoa!t Of
n vaat trade with st. Domingo. Ono little
steamer making monthly trips doos tho prlncl-
mi trade with tic United Staten. Thoro IS liard.
" any other. Tho Company Bpo9ks Q!
prospective trado amounting to hundreds OF
millions This g ridiculous t.oS san oansT Romngo 1a 9SS
tho soii may be tllore is not tho labor nor do We
think it eau bo carried thoro to mako tho SOIL
productive. Then it is IN error to soy that tho
island Inns commanding position for tiaae WIZ
outer verge Of the whole group; and ia not
| properly in tho track Of commerce"
The Company, howoyer, say they will mexo 40,
samana virtually. free port, aud gradually
absorb al tho trade Of thS Wess inaes. e os "
t,an,ana, mud the steamship Tybeo, nt rter no.
i. NORTH River, iloata tho same en1blom from
her foro. It Is . combination Of tho Dominican
United States s r5o ons9
wise, is broad white bind, d. d.
fiatns IN zig uppsr e eft6apd + tho nnon as
= blue fold mud whito atars. The upper rlght'
ohaaa se SU red Ts nosoatons
with Baoz for tho pnroLaao OF samana oxtondoo
through two wooks. Audiences wore gwen aail5
in tic EXECUTIVE Palace, tho hours being from
m tS 'o 0im:dsons p a sn Wore eonaetea
Spanish, aud during thcir progress the Commis
aionors had no relations Of intimacy with tht
members OF the doyern1nont. living on "nen boar.
tho ship mud not SEEING hssness ese Iu honra
Wien the negotiations. woro completed
and tho treaty ratified, the President gave,
| Grand ball in honor Of tho ColnMlHbionera wiz
Toturncd tho compliment by dinner Oh th'
seyoral times the nogosIations wore nonrl:
brolon Oft, On ono occasion tho Commissioner er
retired to their steamer, got up steam, Dow thoi
whistle, and wero nearly OH, and then they WeI
| reChllcu. " HuGtH0I kup "oA"
onod bY the stoam whiatle is not known, but tn
negotiations woro resumed, and 1nal'y tho Prea
idont and ha Ministers ratified the contract, !
thon referred TO- tho a ssnsss1, ssn,ato "liS aa
ougsod tho Conyontion sayorat days, du1
inn which tho monlbers OF tho doyernmo11
were invited boforo that body to e1plaln TIL
various provisions of tho troaty. The result O.
theyo deliberations was the ratification by til
Bolnto, That branch Of tho Government agree
with tho Executive, that a treaty, which va
such an innovation on tho lnWs. OF tho conh{rI
and which granted aAch unusual amt extIaor1
nary powors to private company, ahoull not ! !
finally and wholly carried tnto eifoot without y
. ratification by tho pcople ut tho po'ln: III !,
r has doubtleaB boon accomplished peio1o ~
0 present date. perhapa 1ne.tonths OF tug POP.
tation, altogether about 24o,0o0, aro uMoAacase
). and ignorant. Tho voters OF this ela
: aro expectod to hayo no opinion but to yoto
' their auporlors direct. The educated at
. wcalthor clasnca favor tho scheme and tlloroio
tho Company have no doubt that tho co'yohti'
n viii bo overwhelmingly ratified Mt tho polls.
a iIp he IasociatfI lJfss.1
- NEW YonK, Jau 17.-Iho Secretary OF y
q Sa,,la1a hay Company snya TINT IT IL sttlnat
with tho Dominican Government TINT tho @ Ool
Ia ! many In to protnot itse!f from outside 1n&ofle
i once, but tho Company oountH upon t4lo ~
" pathy and aid OF Foreign Goyornin.onta, ana y
IN lhoir opposition. Tho Company WI lliSt Goclp
10 san.ana Bay FREQ port to tho Whole Wofid.
=" Washington lobpateh to Tue Herald Htat
l. Tint Cougrossmon uonsilor tho sasaana 3
IT, Bollon,o lnpracticahlo, and the l1aytien hlnlB
10 thinks tho American purchasers WILL find IL
.. thoy have malo a bad speculation, polh8 III
n ~ nothing hut a naval Htatiou. ;,
- A mating of Tho momber8 Of tho 6aMAna