Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-30
SantoD DOMINICAN Revolution,

New York. Aug. 3o.-Adriano Gruelle-
no, the representative of the revolution
airy party in Santo Domingo, takes oc-
casion to correct the spelling the name
of the leader of the revolution and candi-
date for the presidency. He says that his
chiefs name is General Jimenes and not
JimineZ or Jimenez. as it has been print
ed in the newspapers of this city. Mr..
! Gruelleno said in an interview that he
! had received no dispatches from Santo
Domingo since Monday, but judging
from the latest press and private ad-
vices he had no doubt that the revolu-
tionary party would be in complete con-
troll of the country within few days.
This has been almost a bloOdless rev.
olution" he said, land there is not likely
to be any serious fighting. The old gov
ernment recognizes that the people de-
sire a change and is yielding as rapidly
as the leaders of the revolution reach the
various cities. In a very short time con-
dtions Will be ripe for General Jimenes
to proceed to the island, not as dictator,
but as the chosen president Of the repuD-
lie. ! cannot understand the action OF
the United States authorities in Cuba
toward General Jimenes. first in arrest
ing him and again on Monday, in refus-
ing to permit him to land at Santiago de
Cuba. 1t seems to me either that the SIT
uation cannot be understood in Washing
ton or that some powerful influence Is at
work there against the Dominican rcvo-
lutionary party. possibly with view to
continuing the present disturbance until
such time as it may appear proper for
the United States to step in and seize
and annex the island 1t may as we'll be
understood that annexation is out OF the
question. In the first place other cOun-
tries, particularly Germany. have inter-
! ests in Santo Domingo which would inn
pei them to resist any attempt OF the
United States to assume control OF at
fairs there, and, secondly, the Domini-
cans feel competent to govern them
selves. They had good government un-
til foreigners came in. and with the as
sistance of the corrupt Heureaux gov
ernment started speculative schemes,
which ruined the credit of the island.
while we oppose annexation, we or
the revolutionary party are most friend
~ to the United States, and one of the
first aims of the new administration,
| which is certain to be in power within q
! short time, will be to establish closer
commercial relations with this country
| by means of tariff arrangement.
! minister will be sent to Washington as
soon as the new government is eStaD-
! lished with authority to open neSOtia-
tions for a tariff agreement At present
all the tobacco raised in Santo Domingo
is sent to Germany, because it is eXclu
ded from the United States by the high
| tariff. The principal exports from the
| island to this country are sugar and log
wood, and it imports from here flour,
lumber and machinery. The foreign
| trade of the island has been practically
ruined by the heavy imitation of it's paper
currency, but the new government will
iinaugurate a sound financial system, and
after that there will be reason to expect
a renewal of prosperity"
Mr.. Gruelleno spoke intercstedly of
General Figuero, the present acting
president of SantO Domingo, who as
sumed the reins of government after the
assassination of Heureaux.