, 1874-04-23
The SANTANA COMPANY.
Report Of DR.. Howe, Resident Com
missioner at SANTANA,
The Company Elected Through the In
tluence Of Great Britain.

Special Dtpnlch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
New YonK, April 22.-Tho Directors OF the
Bamann Buy Company received to-day q report
from DR.. Samuel q. Howe, Tosidont Commits
sioner at samann, in which detailed statement
Ia given Of tho fnotH in connection with tho re-
cont ,,nwnrrantablo Seizure of tho 0ompany's
property by tho Dominican Government. Dr.
Howe says that
TIE DOMINICAN GOVERNMENTS rnETExr
for taking posscHsion Of tho Company's torr-
tory wns non-pnyment OF Its ront for 1874. Evon
II this is its truo motive, ho claims TINT tho not
was unwarrantaple, Us tho prosons Goyornmont
tho ront in installments mud itB Inst instano'lt
Of s93 1904 WAS not due till several days aftor
tho Company's virtual e]octment
ENGLAND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TnounIE.
But llo thinks tint this nction of tho Domtn-
ican Government WAS really tho result of stronu-
Gus efforts that England has boon making
through her political aud commercial agents 10
gain tho supremacy ovcr MI othcr nations in
commerce aud influence in Santa Domingo as
we'll "a in the other islands which surround IT,.
Dr.. Howe soo,n8 very confident TINT ho is right
In this belief, and all tho facts in the now
known hero tond to corroborato linn. II It is
true, complications more 8oriouB Than those
which we're Strengthened out recently at Genova
may arise botwoon England aud tho United
stntcs.
DR.. uowE's ACCOUNT.
Below is the Story Of the usurpation Of tue
Compauy's possessions by Dominican officers:
on March 20 q Government man-of-war bear
Ing the Government Commissioners, and . large
body OF soldiers and genmon arrived at Sainann,
nnd anchored within pistol-rdnge Of the Custom"
House. Dr.. Howe was satisfied tint tho Com
miHsioncrB had orders to persuade the Company'a
Representatives to strike tho flags on the Gus
tom-Houso, and, il thoy did not succeed in this.
to oject them by forco. Tho pooplo Wero hn1-
ious to resist, but as ho know ho had not forco
f..1t $C4 Hff%A {fSi iNnS
noldiorB, and as ho was certain that tho Company
would hayo
THE PROTECTION OF THE UNITED STATES,
ho advied peace.
tho Government Commissioners trod to per-
Buado lin to surrender tho peninsula; lo told
them ho would not Soon aftor this, he re-
celvod written communication from Htom in
closing an order to tho Commissioners from tie
Minister Of the interior, directing thoH, to take
possession Of the peninsula. after giving tho
Company twenty-four hours notice to 1oayo
In reply, DR.. Howe nBkod, also in writing, that
ho be informed Of tho hotlr when 1t was proposed
to eject tho Company, that ho might be present
against such action.
The Commissioners ropliod that they should
bo at tho company's Office ut o'clock noxt
morning, to
TAKE POSSESSION or THE nAY
and peninsula, md requested TINT meanwhile
the flag flying ut tho Custom House DO struck.
DR.. Howo replied that under no circumstances
would ho 1ower Tho aag, but, on tho contrary,
80. At o'clock tho. ncxt morning the Commits
sioners entered tho town with q body of ma
riuea, and, aftor allowing Dr.. Howe to read his
protest against thor action,
LOWERED THE CoATANY's FLAG
from tho Custom House, and boistod that of the
Dominican Government. DR.. Howe says some
Of tho pooplo appeared very sorrowful, nnt
pthers defiant, but all wero incensea at the state