The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-26
PRESIDENT HEUREAUX.
An Interview with the Ruler of the Re-
public of san Domingo.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Cape Haytien. June 25.-The remarkable
audiences President Heureaux granted on
his gunboat, the Restauracion, In this
harbor on Thursday last deserve a special
record. j went out to the Restauracion
accompanied by the American consul, DIR,
Livingston. and A. j. Redpar, who is In
charge of the most successful foreign en-
terprise here, who met Heureaux some
years ago i'm his own capital. The presi-
dent is a mulatto of medium color with
regular features, showing the blending of
the African type. His eyes are light
brown and at first glance appear mild,
almost benevolent. HeureauN's manner,
ever in his most dangerous moments, 1t
is said, can be bland. caressing and pat
ronlzing, and they even have a saying in
Santo Domingo that many of the poor
devils he sends to the tragic blank wall
or freshly opened wayside ditch, feel al
most fattered when ne tells them per-
sonslly he cannot afford to pardon them.
He recognizes that IL San Domingo win
succeed 1t must encourage foreign capt.
tai. Above all he would be chary of pro-
voking the i'll will of the United States.
Soon, he declared, all the greater Antilles
would either belong TO him or be under
the protectorate OF the American repub-
lie. There was but one sensible course for
Santo Domingo or for Hayti. That was
to cultivate the best political and COM
mercial relations with the United States,
ON the subject of neutrality President
Heureaux Is somewhat ambiguous. He is
indisposed. he says, to offend either Spain
or the United States. The enmity of the
former might be as disastrous to his gov
eminent as the latter. Still he allowed it
to be understood II II came to choice he
must decide to stand with the Americans.
II was when the conversation turned to
the late abortive uprising at Monte Cristi
that the real opportunity to study the
- q "a WAEAn
ed Itself. To begin with, IL was curious
TO observe the words and amer of GER
tain OF the Dominicans and prominent
Haytions who came aboard to pay hom-
age 10 HeureauN. Some of the former had
been hand and glove with the conspira-
tors. one I'm particular. a bosom friend Of
a relative Of the president, who had inter-
ceded for him, appeared with a. most eX-
duisite bow and a careful smile. both
learned In Paris, and addressed some hon
eyed phrases TO the great man in a voice
pitched high In an EFFORT 10 hide It's LACK
Of assurance.
President Heureaux seemed to recog-
nize the futrity Of Vaccinations of ron
spirators and had a prophetic vision Of
the fate he might mete out when this
same boyish meddler again engaged in a
revolutionary undertaking.
His conduct towards his own brothcr-in-
law is still wildly remembered. He took
the man to live with him in the presiden-
tlal palace AZ Santo Domingo. Twice the
beneficiary conspired against the benc-
factor. The FIRST time he was forgiven.
The second time HeureauX called him to
him and said. Il have tried TO make a
gentleman Of you. Now I van you to
put on your full dress costume. In one
hour you viii be shot. There is no use for
YOU TO say anything. II must be. Only !
particularly request that You behave Ike
a gentleman" And the brother-in-law
was shot dead at the hour and minute.