Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-01
dUStIII StFtTty udyS.
The Report Submitted.


The Report Submitted.
The report was a comprehensive review
of all conditions existing in the island, po-
| litical and material. 1t pictured in vivid
colors the distress occasioned by the turbu-
lence of the marauding bands of ambitious
revolutionists.
Upon the subject of annexation the COM
mission reported:
ITO the surprise of the commission, in
almost all parts of the country, even the
remotest the people were found to be fam
liar with the question of annexation to the
United States and to have discussed it
among themselves with intelligence.
''An classes in all parts of the republic
were consulted, magistrates and ecclesi-
astics of every grade, officials, civil and
military; citizens of all professions and oc-
equations, in town and country-and every
where there was a general agreement in
the declaration that their only hope of per-
manent peace and prosperity is in anneXa-
ton to and becoming a part of the United
States. They generally declared their be-
lief that the strong arm of this republic,
taking them under protection as part of the
nation, will at once end the efforts and
hopes of every seditious revolutionary
| leader and establish law, order and pros
perity.
When asked If they would not prefer to
| remain an Independent nation the people
generally answered that they will be glad
to preserve their independence if it were
| possible, but since experience had shown
they were compelled to look abroad for
support, and if they must sink their ma
| tionality they preferred the American Union
with free institutions and friendly people
and common interests
Touching the matter which was the cause
of scandalous allegations, the commission
ers reported that they had examined the
original treaty and the SANTANA lease and
found that neither contained any "conces-
sion or grant, or secret clause favoring any
United States official" They ALSO received
1T1fe 6f he
San Domingo and his cabinet that no such
grant or concession was made in any way
in connection with the negotiation or nrena-
ration of the treaty"
The treaty was never urged upon the
Senate again, although President Grant re-
ferred to it as late as 1876
The Republic of San Domingo.
The republic of San Domingo covers a
little more than 10000 square miles, being
go miles long and 165 miles in greatest
breadth.
The land is very fertile. producing tobac-
CO, cotton, molasses, cocoa, coffee fruits
and choice woods. Formerly much gold
vas obtained. Yet, in spite of rich natural
resources, the country is not very prosper
Gus.
The half million inhabitants are mostly
OF African, Spanish and Indian descent,
and speak the Spanish language instead of
the corrupted French used in Hayti.
The whole island-about 400 miles in ex-
IRENE length ana embracing nearly Ieou
square mileS-is the largest in the West
Indies except Cuba. 1t lies between Cuba
and Porto Rico. separated from each only
by a comparatively narrow bit of seattle
Windward passage on the west and the
Mona passage on the east.
Porto Plata, the point in San Domingo
now threatened with attack by rebels, is
enc of the chief seaports of the republic
1t is the northwestern coast, twelve
miles from the important city of Santiago
de los Caballeros, where the assassinated
president has just been entombed. 1t is the
port for Santiago
The population of Porto Plata, town and
district. is 1900. A large part of the ma
tives are white or of light color.
Santiago, the largest town on the island
has a population of G0,0O0. 1t is on the
Vague river, JOB miles from Cape Haytien.
The other cities of consequence in San
Domingo are the capital, also called San
Domingo; SANTANA, which the United States
once tried to get for a naval station on ac-
count of it's fine harbor; Aqua, with 1900
inhabitants, and San Francisco de Mar
coris with 81. 600
San Domingo city, on the south coast, at
the mouth of the Ozama river. is walled
town of 1900 population, the seat of a
university and an archbishopric. In the
cathedral, the finest edifice in the place,
CHRISTOPHER Columbus was entombed The
controversy whether his ashes still remain
there or were transported to Havana and
more recently to Spain is yet unsettled.