New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
SAN DONINGO'S PRESIDENT.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DlCTAIOh-
PRESIDENT OF \ WEST INDIA


REPU BLIC.
Cane Hayden Hayti. June l2-The remarHaOie
audiences President HeureauX granted OF ms su"
boat the Restauracion, In this haroor on Ihu'su"'
last. deserve special record. These dispatches
bov. alreadv given his statements regarding the
ROO, a;tonp,ed revolution In san Domingo but
that the interview may be properly apprecla'eu II
will be necessary to give It descriptive settihg
The Associated Press correspondent went to the
Rostanracion accompanied by the American consul"
DR. Livingston ard A J. Redpar VINO met leu'-
e,,iv come wears ago We dld not need 70 SEND our
cords ahead 81 US and We're received on the qu'.'
ter deck by Ulysses himself the dreaded 'yranr
President clad In a modest naval Uniform OF WHO"
q short blue Jacket with small gold buttons ana
white can With hardly any gold lace. were the con-
sp,cuous features He greeted with scrutinizins
air. and with gesture invited us TO be seated
Tho President is muatto. with rather regular
features showing the blending o. the African ana
the Caucasan types He has strong. resolute lips
n slightly receding chin. broad. heshy nose me
crinky hair tinged with gray, and coarse ana
pronounced mustache. cropped rather short.
HIS eyes are light brown and at first glance ap-
near n1ild-almost benevolent They look Mt you
straight and continuously while he Is talking to
Won Unlike the eyes OF most Of his race in these
latl,udes the whites are not streaked with little
blood lines.
CAN BE BLAND AND PATRONIZING.
Hcureaux's manner, even in his most dangerous
moments # is said be bland. caressing ana
paironlzine and they have saying in San DOMINGO
that many OF the poor devils he sends TO the tragic
blank wall or freshly opened wayside ditch teel
almost aattorod when ne tells them personally he
cannot afford 10 pardon them. It Is no wonder MS
nsfuto friends as well enemies, have learned
TO study hts smile more closely than his frown.
Tho President is about five feet eight inches IN
holrht % athletic mould-though his right arm =
stU half disabled from the effects Of two Oh
wounls-aud OF deliberate movement. as II al. that
! DO 6il IN public was nicely calculated Yet ne Is
capable of great animation. volubility. and VVaciV
even lie spices his talk with satire and irony
| ant occasionally. laughs broadly AT hts own JOKE
| or eflrram II !s impossible not 20 be impressed
by the strong grasp OF his mind and by the
! suhuety OF his CUNNING
Al the time our conversation went ont was
something over an hour-hrst With myself ana III
| Intervals with visitor after visitor VINO came 70
nav his respects there were three or four poor
fellows down IN the hold OF the shp-reVoIu'oA-
lists. taken wl:n arms in their hands-~ho were
waiting tho word II this impcriurable dictator to
determine whether they should live or die.
ERRORS or TIE HAYTIENs
The President spoke without reserve o; the errors
% the Hayticus and denounced TIE un"iSdom OF
their rcpellent attitude toward foreigners ne
recognized the fact that m" future progress OF MS
own country lay IN Tie encouragement OF foreign
| .rfcrtrlscs within its borders. Above AL ne
wound %. chsry u provoking tie il-will OF the
| United states Some day. be declared ali OF the
greater Antilles would either h'.ong 20 or Do u1'er
! the prot,cioratc OF the great American Kepuoilc
,-fer. WAS hut one sensible course for san DO
/ r,,,,o or for II1ytL That WAS to cultivate the
best political and commercial relations WIZ" IRE
| United States
On ,ie subject q neutrality General Heureaux
Was somewhat ambiguous. lie was indispos'd' lie
/ said t, offend either Spain the United States.
| Tho .alnity Of the former might be as disastrous
81 q ne 10
| owed ID 20 b.. ind, rstood mat u II came 10 d
| rnoi.e he must decide TO stand with the Amerl-
n was when the conversation turned to the late
r., s,.i, ne 'hlrao,er o. the mu.atto Dictator pre-
.on,ed 'scf 1t We curious 10 ohse,S,T ,n and
| and manner ~ ccTt-iu u tho DoHluiS".s anu
promin,n, liayuene who CAM 2bo1tG rr, TO RaaSS
| A.f.re. o., fittrplNN : 10" ~ the FORMER "@A
been hand IN glove WITH the consplratoFs
HOW Hr. TREATED \ BKOTHER-IN-LAW
ono IN particular. bosom friend OF relative
, 3D.. r.,.s.d.rt who had intcrccded FOR him. APP
10. .~,J wien a most obs.qulous bow and careful
emile both 10. rncd IA Paris. and addressed some
horcycd phrases 10 the great man IN voice
mitchell high FL an cfor, to hide rs lack OF assur-
jus, previous TO this the Presiden, had been AK
l~e easily and evidently much - MS own FL. as
H.. owes re-.cd ON the Dominican. o." shado" uaIN
almost mcraeng. and utly. n,g3 "'yo's fc, IT, aston
'' IL, ,,' I',.',,r.tion OF by with which he re-
rtrl,I f4e young man. u WIS tH u ~ - 80, a.
30, (,..tv n th. raarhirations % persons OF tfls
.,.t. and had q prophetic vision 81 NE lt'S IL.
~ IrGt rnc'r out when this sam" h3yi.h n,N"'''
amin Engaged In % revolutionary undcriAklnIIf
q, certainly would matter very niue 70 iiT ~,
.atix ,lo ~ his own family iu,er'ol"l WIN .t-i
ir f.,or oro 90 his ereini", lil. rohuuCt ~" WI
if. am hr,thcr-ln-law is riin NiFidly I"InrinN
81. .o.f. me man live WITH him I'D tne ~
-. ,,f..e "a, san Domingo. clothed him, FED MN
and sly h.m official dignity T~lce me ,rsf ,s
w.. was forgiven The second time H'ureauN sA'o
| 10 him. .,,.,,,,,, - van NOW
o.,-t Won 10 nut on your fu.-dr'ss costume III
one hour yoi will be- shot. Ther" is no use iot y2r
-, e.v .,yfsng II must be. only parucu!ar'y
,,or.sf ,na- YOU behave Ike "a gentleman
| -. IL. l-.1f M WIS sMOt.