The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-01
/ CRISIS N san DOMINGO
The Presidents Death
Causes a Panic.
A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY

The Assassin Fires Two Shou-The
First Penetrates Heureaux,s Heart.
The Second Kills IN Old NAN %
whom He In Giving Alms-Dfsturb.
anees Feared-Gomez . Candidate for
the Presidency-McKinley's Cable.
gram Of Coincidence.
Cape Haytien, ulyJ 27.-Details OF
the murder Of President Heureaux, OF
Santo Domingo, received here, N to
the effect that he was a~ssassinated as
he was about to leave on horseback for
Santiago de Las C~aballeros. The as
sassin, Ramon Caceres, surrounded by
several accomplices, approached the
president as he was talking with some
friends n fired twice with a revolver.
The first bullet struck the president in
the left side and penetrated the heart,
causing instant death. The second bull
let killed an old man who vas stand
ing near the president.
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then fed to avoid the shots fired at
them by the presidents friends. 1t is
not known whether any Of the men
was wounded.
The body Of the president was taken
to the palace of the governor Of Moca.
President H~eureaux's death has
caused a panic.
1t is said hat one Juan IsidorO il
menes, who took part in the attempted
instruction in June 1898, is candidate
for president. 1t is reported that Gem
eral Maxine Gomez, former president
Of the Cuban ~inserrection, who is a IA
tive of Santo Domingo, also aspires to
the presidency.
The father of CacereS, the assassin,
was put to death by order Of President
Heureaux in 1884.
A CRISIS IN SAN DOMINGO.
Fort de France, July pa finan-
cial crisis having arisen i'm Santo Do
mingO and an insurrectiOn being feared
owig to the number Of the malcOntents.
President Heureaux went to the north
and west Of the island to prepare for
all eventualities. He was about to
leave Moca for Santiago de Las Cabal-
leros when he was killed. Booted and
spurred, ready to mount his horse, he
sat under the gallery of a house in the
Rue Colon talking with w friends,
at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon, when
an old man approached to ask for aims.
Just as the president gave the man
some money, Caceres, the assassin,
rushed forward quickly and fired twice
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struck the heart Of the president kill
ing him instantly, and the other killed
the old man by his side.
The crime was committed so rapidly
that the friends of the president were
not able to interfere in time to pre-
vert it, but they fired a number Of
| shots at Caceres, who a away accom-
| panied by several persons. The assas-
| sims party returned the fire of the
friends of the president and Caceres
| escaped. It is not known whether he
| was wounded or not. The authorities
| Immediately sent troops to pursue him.
The news of the presidents death
| spread rapidly and caused much emo
| ton among the inhabitants of the is
land. 1t is believed by many that the
murder was the result of a political
conspiracy.
Vice President FiguereO has taken
| precautions to prevent disorder and has
taken command of the troops to that
end, but up to the present all is quiet.
The body of President Heureaux has
been taken to Santiago de Las Cabal-
leros. The presidents widow has re-
|! Quested that the remains be transported
| by railway to Porto Plata and from
there to Santo Domingo by sea, but the
governor Of Santiago fears disorder if
| the body should be removed from there
by train.
The governor of Santiago confirms
the general opinions that the assassina-
ton of President Heureaux was a pO-
litical crime. 1t is reported that the
| assassin's party are gathering forces
| preparatory to an attack on the gov
eminent troops.
1t has been learned that Caceres'
companions when President Heureaux
vas killed were Juan Pichardo and Ho-
racio Vasquez. The later is the broth
er of a deputy in parliament.
Puerto Plata, uly 27.-President
Heureaux, who was assassinated in
Moca yesterday afternoon had gone
there to see Jacobolara- The presi-
dent at the entrance to the city, was
fired at by foul individuals. The
body has been brought to Santiago at
tended by a government escort and
members of the late presidents family.
The situation is critical.
: Enemys of the government are trying
to disturb the peace. General Wences-
laus Figuereo, the vice president, sue
, ceeds to the presidency. He will con-
tinue the plan of retiring paper none
President Huereaux went to Moca
| attended only by six persons.
McKINLEY'S CONDOLENCES.
Washington, July 27.-The state de-
partment received confirmation Of the
death Of the president Of San Domingo
in the following despatch from the
United States consul at Porto Plata:
President Heureaux assassinated."
This news was communicated to the
president at Lake Champlain by the
state department and the following ca
BILE message was sent by direction OF
the president:
Lake Champlain, July q, 1893.