The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-04
on VERGE Of REVOLUTION.
INsURRECTIoN GAINS sTnExGTu N
sAxTO DOMINGO.
Force Of 500 Armed Men Rises ~
Santiago ae La CRun-AAeRteon
Minister Powell, ~ Psss-on-
Prince, Defends Refugee.

CAPE HAYTIEN. Aug. Alt has just
become known that an insurrecfion mas
broken out at Tayoga- . town seventy
eight miles northwest Of Santo Domingo.
In favor Of Jimines. who aspires 20 tho
presidency, In succession TO the late Pres
ident Heureaux. Later advtces from the
Dominican republic indicate that the revo-
luton 10 growing In strength. AZ Santi-
ago de Ia Cruz. 500 well-armed men have
risen, under the command OF Gen. Ramon
Pacheco, and Gen. Preyes. who n very In
fluential In these districts. has Joined the
insurgents. with several other generalss
each commanding important forces
Assassinatson Net lnten1eA
KINGSTON. Jamaica. Aug. a-Owing to
the efforts OF the government OF SAnto Do
mingo to suppress the news and informa-
ton about the recent assassination OF
President Heureaux and the reported rev.
olution In Santo Domingo. the facts IN the
case are difhcult 70 obtain. but dispatch
received by a messenger Who passed
through Hayti indicates that the assassIna-
ton was not On the programme. the pur-
pose Of the revoiutionists being TO capture
Moca, with the president. thus decapitat-
ing the Dominican government at the nrSe
blow. the insurgents not possessing the
means Of prosecuting a protracted con-
fiict. The premature departure of Heu-
whereupon an enthusiast who was watch
ing the presidents movements committed
the crime. A subsequent attack on Moca
being repuised. the insurgents withdrew
into the mountain fastnsas, hoping to se-
cure sufficient concessions of arme and am
munition to attack Porto Plata sad prose-
cute the movement In spite OF the initial
failure.
American Legation InvoAe0.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Actsng Secre-
tary OF State Adee has received . cable
gram from Minister Powell. az Port-s1-
Prince. Hayti. confirming the Newspaper
reports Of the violation Of his legation By
police Officers who were making an arrest.
The minister added that the person who
was arrested Duvfvier) II q citizen Of
Hayti. and he seeks 10 know what Disco
sfion shall be made OF him upon his re-
turn TO the legation. The department -
now giving the query consideration. and Il
will probably direct the minister 70 sur
render the man 20 the authorities. n 10
shall appear that the proceedings are resss-
lar. and that he VIII be given fair trial.
X the Hayden government expresses re-
greet at the invasion Of the legation, tia
state department viii be satisfied
Foreign Resiaests GvstsaeA.
PoRT-Ar-PRrycE. Hayti. Asx z-Tns
political situation here has improved. and
the city Is calm The prompt action Of
United States Minister william y. Pow
ell. In the case Of NJ. Duvivisr rexsos-
per man. who was taken BY police oflleers
out OF the American legation. has created
an excellent impression among fne f0r.fxn
population. who consider that the seton
Of the Hayden government In surrwndsr~
Ing the prisoner 10 the minister on his Dr.
msnd probably avoided serious trouble
The people who have been arrested are
accused Of plotting she overthrow Of tho
government. and the American minister
has asked TIE latter 20 ex~rr.se eiemency
toward the prisoners