St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-11
IN. YANKEE CONTROL.
A New York Syndicate Purchases
the Customs Receipts of
San Domingo.
The Right Places 1t in Virtual
Control of the Little Re-
public.

New YORK, Feb. 10.-"Citizens of
the United states practically control
the republic of San Domingo" says the
San Domingo correspondent of a local
paper. In the course of lengthy arti-
Gle he says:
IAN extraordinary condition of affairs
has been developed here which may be
compared to the British operations in
Egypt. Citizens of the United States
have acquired rights III San Domingo
which place them in virtual control of
the nation. The customs receipts have
been placed in the hands of the Ameri-
can San Domingo Improvement com
pany, which has been organized In New
York. and the company has the right to
appoint every customs official in the
country. 1t is the master of the DOmin-
lean people. WesterndOrp Il Co.
fi0ated a large amount of the bonds of
SantO Domingo. Six million dollars
was the first issue, and. according to
contract, 100000 additional could
be emitted by the Amsterdam
financierS. They floated the bonds
at so per cent of the
face value with interest at per cent.
The purpose of the bonds was internal
improvements. San Domingo Ian
cuisines because she has not modern
methods of transportation from the in
terror to the seabOard. A railway be-
tween Puerto Plata and Santiago de
Los Caballeros, all inland city, has long
been the subject of discussion. The
bonds were issued to complete and
equip the railway. Only about eleven
miles of road are finished, and in addi-
ton to the first 100000 of bonds the
ft.y Gil q nv
about 81, 500, 900 additional. The export
and import duties amount to about
81, 100000 per annum. OF course work
on the railway ceased and, as there was
no credit to be obtained, San Domingo
was left in the condition of man who
wishes to borrow without available col
lateral.
The Dutchmen became weary of
waiting and last winter a representative
of the WesterndUrps crossed to New
York to ascertain if the San Domingo
claims could not be transferred to citi-
Zens of the great republic. A company
was formed to receive the WesterndOrp
requirements. The bonds held by West
erndorp & Co. that were not hoated
have been sent to New York and are
now III the vault of trust company in
that city. Mr.. Wells. of Brown IL Wells,
VIII COIiuuCGSu JIIC JIdHSdClIUu. CuillC W
San Domingo City in December. He
held consultations, and the result of
the negotiations was that the Dutch
concession has reverted to the
New Workers above referred to. There
are jealous DOminicanS who think they
see mischief ahead from the acquire
ment Of large financial interests in their
country by North Americans. Gen.
Luperon is endeayOring to trade on this
prejudice to excite revolution. 1t
will be futile. The present head of the
government is good man for the place.
A strictly constitutional ruler could not
maintain his place. The mixed popula-
ton are inoffensive generally. but
through ignorance are open to the infu-
ence of INSCRIPTIONS tricksters. The
rural inhabitants are peaceable and
wish stable government. and the BUSH
ness communities are strenuous for
order and freedom from civil conten-
ions"