The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-12
SAN DOMINGO REVOLUTIONS.
WHERE <1ERTCfN ctTTzKNs ARE sYs-
TEMdTIC1LLY ROBBED.
Why the Natives ofthe Island nre not Alarmed
when Threat ned with Borrbnrdment- Tho
duty ofthe Government - the United ~ ates

| when Threat ned with Bor,bn-du,ent The
duty orthe Government or the Uaited state.
Mr.. Charles II. Douglass. cx-Unitcd States
| Consul at Puerto Plata. arrived In New York on
the 9Th Of December and Ia boarding ut Por-
tors Hotel nj 252 West Twenty sixth street. lie
Ia son Of Frederick Douglass. Marshal OF tho
District OF Columbia. and bears strong rcecm-
| blance to his father. as docs also his brother.
| who boards In the same hotel and holds an AZ
sistant marshalship under the illustrious head
OF his family. and who has just arrived from
Washington. having in charge Robert c. Doug
las. a confederate Of John A. Grow in tho recent
bond coupon swindle at Washington
II received my appointment ma Consul to
Puerto Plata July I 1875" Mr. Douglass said,
and between the time of my arrival there and
that OF my departure there were seven rcvolu-
| lions. In cach of which President was selected
to serve four years. From the time of my ar
| rival at Puerto Plata. outragcs upon the foreign
| residents were frequent; but the principal suf-
fcrcrs were Americans"
Why were Americans the chief sufrcrcrs7'
| well. the American residents were gem
orally we'll to do. nearly all the provis-
ions cent sent to the port werc from the Uni
VISION merchant in the republic was William
Lthgow. who although a native OF san Do
| lie is your Nice-COnsuY"
=" Yes. and now in charge OF the Consulate"
Mr. Douglass replied. Il first took him u the
perhnps death. at the hands oi The Baez Govern
m"nt. and atrtward secured his appointment
| by birth. and haf-hrother OF the Dominican
| War Minister. he has been one Of the heaviest
| sufferers during the nevcr-ceasng revolutions
| IN the repuhlic and even now holds claims
! agninst the so-cnllcd Government for t1j. 600 to
SIG 900. IT which he has been deirauded by re-
| pud nion.'
" what course Of fraud have the authorities
followed?"
We'll. suppose we tnkc the casc Of Mr.. I,th-
| Cow His goods. provisions. in the tropics are
| pcrshabln. The word means more thcre than
| II does here. when you know that -four IL good
! Tor nothing two months alter IL Is received from
| market in the States. II happens that the rcvo-
luton On periodical institution does not break
! nut until the stores are stocked. A. soon as
! hour ana other provisions have been stored in
great quaint ties the bail opens. The dscon-
tents open IRE upon the Government troops the
| town IA IN an upside-duwn condition. and TO
support the army, tn" authorities make r.qu 81
ton upon the merchants They. mist give
| either money or food. II either In given the
! merchant receives in return rdies or bonds
when. ne Is promised, viii bs received at par in
| payment of duties. II he refuses he In not nor
mittcd To- transport his goods into the interior,
for sale and. as the interior IL h market. there
II an embargo upon his traic. his goods perish.
| am his occupation gone
Why DO tn refuse him permission TO trade
| with the interiOrf"
Their reason is that the goods may fall into
| tho hands Of the rcvolutionists. When the
| merchant hls the rrquisition and furnishes
| PROVISIONS. tte authorities AT once enter upon n
! glorious system oi speculation that comes to an
| end oniy when there" change IN the Adm
| trgfi9n. or when there's another revolution.
which is pru trally the same thing.
| " II the revolution Is qu-ll,d the authorities
| hnt themselves In tebt. and tn" merchants are
called upon M patriots 10 waNt awhile Their
rdles arr sent to thr Minister ol Finance. and II
another reyo ut on docs not quickly follow upon
IL" heels oi the last they learn that the rdles.
worth next 10 nothing. II NV Admin stra-
ton comes in the rates are thrown aside MS val
| uchss: II another revolution comes. they are
DESTROYED. A New York merchant J G. Rah-
! ming OF South street. and member of the Puerto
Lia' ho nrm 81 Lo ,i Co.. has late.
| III power. Will not recognize the rates OF
previous administration and will receive
nothing but cash from those who have bust ness
| DEALING with his Government. On the 18th Of
| August last he issued decree annulhng all
| law. virtually assuming the powers % a Die
tator. A guard was placed over all the con-
sula,es and no one was allowed To go in or ont
of them hut the Consuls themselves A large
! numb"r OF ctz"ns. among whom were three
American mcr 'hants. were arrested and
thrown into c"il. There were at one time
! irt long hy ten feet wide and in the very
height ~ tho summer season. asked why
| these men wrr" arrested. and was told that II
| WI r'..u,,, tn''v ma h'en denounced Then
| called attention tp tn treaty. aud asked for nm
examination. and that. az lenst m. American
c.lN"ns =, oul he confronted with their ac-
cu-'rs This. Wis todd could not be grant Il
! untll nc arrival 81 the commission appoint a
| ny IN" President a. attend tp the business. In
about ten DAYS IN" comm ssion arrived and
| To- them entered my protest against the un-
! Marraniabl" out rage that had been committed
! The only reply received was that the prison
| ers should i" sent Ia san Domingo city, Again
! | protested. and WAS met with tn, answer
/ that all guarantees had been suspendnd.' To
/ IA" indignant response TINT under tn" trnatirs
| ior'isn r. could not b. treated in this manner
! | r"'"if"d no reply. In u 6n-tnn schooner 1870
! men some ia irons. wcr" sent Ia san Domineo
'ty. The supply of water WIS short. and on the
| seven DAYS trip they wore at one time forty
eight hours without u drop. Among these
| prisoner. was a." Peruvian Consul Al this
| Sth@r J trlrgraph"d Ia Washington. and the
! United States steamer Plymouth was sent ~
San Domingo. but let before she arrived.
Whom took my, departure, toward the close of
November. after having had 200 houseless per
sons IN my Consulate for seven days the city
was still IN q state Of Siege. The Government
troops had horn driven ont 10 the fort al the en-
trance to the harhor. the insurgents approached
from the. Interior and We were thus between
tw! nr"s.
| Ihe only rcls n assigned WAS that they had
given coffee and food 10 the Insurgents. II they
prnn"ri ami hvce would have been Al rim 'ci Il"
- AMI IN Ia" Of AL these things none Of tho
! Governments have done anything 2"
| some OF tn" Consuls are not in direct COM
muhlchl"h WIN their GuNcrnmrnts; and in
som" ciise- ~" troubles are looked upon as too
trivial To- notice, In the republic there is gen
rral ieeling Of dissti stafiun against the Barz
noNfrnm"nt. but until some strong pow, r steps
in aud wipes 1t out there ran h, no rhunsr for tho
! batter revolution springs m in "A n ght nnd
Is iollow'd ON the next hy another The Govern
mrnt r only "A make believe and tho nuthori-
i.s, under whatever namo thcy serve. are a st
! 81 thieves and as~assins. A. IN" town II Puerto
| Paia II pcnpled mainly hy foreigners, the ma.
| ives dc not fear the con>eIurn Il bonn
! parchment, nnl they echo the sentiment 81 Gov
ortca. VINO. us editor of the Government news
| piper. sali year ngo in answer 10 a threat
- no your men-oi-war, we can ~ to the
| mountains.
Hay' you ronndcnca in Mr. Lithgow ?"
. ni,mltrd confidence. lie IN an American
citizen. and no one in san Domingo has greater
| r'as ~ to wish for q hrtter state Of affairs in
| that republic He has been arrested an inn
: pii-Nnri Tor no reason rAcrlt that he has boon
| I9np~l 81 ms lnri-Won earnings aul that the
/ Governor owes him 5000 II" hns br,n ordered
| out 81 the country. and has had only one refuge
! from the u re- 'ut ms of his cucmirs and that
/ r"lug" WIS the consulate. NOu may depend
/ upon II mat IT, our Government viii only with
/ rrnhlin"ss max" a demand upon the eu-"al-d
! Government of san puminso for Indemnity for
! nutrhs y committed urnn American citizens
| An"-tnrsul lIthsow W y not be found idsnti-
| He'd with the en- mics ol his country
Hank oaIeer- Elected Yesterday.
West Side Bank -Gcorge Moore. President:
John Nuiod Wee President, john " n Doucr
Cashier
Hanover National Rams Lame, Woodward. p, i.
| H'W N'nlsr n u thin. ta-ii.,r
No'N mn W lri National RfuA- GEORGE Muntn-t, Pros.