Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-01
HARD On HEREAUX.
San Domingo to BE Grabbed and
Annexed TO Hayti.
IF HYPPoLITE is NOT DEAD.
II tie II. Iegitlmc May Come or yieto-
rious, aud He Is Not as Ambitious
aS His Enemy the Annexation Plan
win .sot lie Carried Out

New York, March IL San Domingo il
awaiting the insult of the sluabble between
the party of the north and the party of the
south with more anxiety than is generally
thought by nautral countries. Ii depends
upon the result OF the present war whether
San Domingo win he plunged hea.ilong into
war or not. Ii win not he one of her own
making. Ambitions Hyppolite and his anl-
bilious legions have had their eyes ON the
mountainous square miles of San Domingo
ever since the rebellion which Is now In active
progress broke out
They have, to use an old saw, been count
ing their chickens before their eggs were
laid. In other words, Hyppolites party are
endenvoring TO form an extensive land trust
to annex san Domingo to Hayti, to call the
who,e island the Republic Of Hayti and to
throw poor old President Ulysses Hereaux, Of
the San Domingo republic, out without cere-
mony.
President IIereaux is not one who would
allow his chair to be usurped without Wig
orous protest HIS actions Of last December,
when the citizens Of Port au Platte had an
uprising against him, bear witness to that
fact
This startling and unexpected information
was given to a reporter by the first mate Of
the steamship Victoria. Said the mate:
Notwithstanding the fact that Hyppolite is
most undoubtedly dead, the northern party
are becoming stronger daily, and Legitlme is
becoming correspondingly weaker The re-
suit Of the rebellion will certainly be in favor
of Hyppolite's party.
''Ihe death of Hyppolite, If il really has oc-
Cured, doubt that is not expressed in any
of his strongholds in northern Hayti, will
probably give rise to many little battles be-
tween the many generals formerly of his staff
Each one will he the self elected commanders
in-chief The north win become divided and
weakened. In that case Legitime will havea
fair chance of success. Otherwise he has not
even a ghost of chance The defeat of the
rebels will be beneficial to the Dominicans
Legitime is not rs ambitious as his opponent.
He would lac satisfied TO remain president of
Hayti and LET San Domingo take care of her.
self OF course, then, San Domingo Is in
favor of Legitime's policy.
can accounting is therefore made for San
Domingo's accumulation of stray gunhoats
and old merchantmen with which to form
the nucleus Of a large navy. President
Hereaux has now four gunboats; three are in
his own hands, the other is liheled by the
United States government. They are El
President, which he purchased from English
spectators; the Carondelet, which sailed
from here some time ago laden down with
arms and ammunition, and the Mercedes,
which sailed from Staten Island some two
months ago, and has long since arrived at
SANTANA.
"With these gunboats and with several
coasters, which President Hereaux has con-
verted into men-of-war, San Domingo is q
formidable enemy to the party of the north.
"She has also a standing army Of about half
a thousand, which is quartered in Samana.
The army is devoted to President Hereaux, as
is the general public also. II the party Of the
north is victorious and attempts to annex San
Domingo and TO dictate to her president it
will have greater scufiie than they are now
having with Legitime. If the northern party
Is victorious the gunboats of the southern
party will undoubtedly go over to the San
Domingo standard. With navy of ten gun
boats and trained army of thousand men
San Domingo can Gear the earth Of the north
ern rebels.