The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
The RevOlutiOnists Are Tri-
umphant Everywhere.
A NEW GOVERNMENT
Has Been Set Up at Santiago
With the Assassin
Of President Heureaux as Min
ister of War.

Figuero has resigned. The ministers
will continue at the head of their var
ious departments until a provisional
government has been formed after
which tbs elections for president and
vice president will take place.
This city is quiet today but business
is at a standstill The Dominican gun
boat Restauraccon is ashore on the
rocks at the entrance to the harbor of
Macoris. Efforts are being made to
get her off.
The United States cruiser New Or
leans and the French cruiser Ceci1le are
still in port.
The barometer is falling and the wind
is blowing from E. n. E.
NEW GOVERNMENT SET UP.
Puerto Plata, San Domingo, Aug. 81
The RevOlutionists have established
provisional government in the city of
Santiago, with General HOracio Vas
quez as president, and General Ramon
Caceres as minister of war.
WAITING FOR JIMINEZ.
Cape Haytien. Aug. 31.-Advices re
ceiVed from the city of Santiago and
Puerto Plata, in Santo Domingo, say
that both have proclaimed in favor of
General Juan Isidro Jiminez, the revo-
lutionary aspirant to the presidency A
provisional government has been estab-
lished at Santiago, where the presence
of General Jiminez is demanded with
enthusiasm by the people.
ASSASSIN A LEADER.
New York, Aug. 31.-J. H. Balch, an
electrical engineer in the employ of
the SantO Domingo Improvement COM
pany and who has been in the Domini-
can republic for several years, has just
arrived in New York, having left Porto
Plata August 21 "On Wednesday,
August 16." said Mr.. Balch. the gov
ernor of San Francisco de Macoris,
town sixty miles from Santiago, in the
interior, surrendered the town to the
insurgent chief, General Ramon Ca
ceres, the assassin who killed President
HeureauX and who has not been cap
tured since the murder. Caceres had
but 300 men with him. The governor
of San Francisco de MacOris had a gar
rison of only fifty infantry men armed
with Remington rifles.
siThe governor offered no opposition,
consequently there was no fighting and
no bIood-shed. Upon the surrender,
General CaceraS at once telegraphed to
the governors of other important cities
N SantO Domingo who were appointed
Oy the president that Caceres was then
in supreme command at San Francisco
de Macoris, adding with a fine sarcasm,
that he held himself at their command.
This message was a subtle defiance for
them to come and take him. His invi-
tation was not accepted by any of
them. He then marched toward Porto
Plata, of which General Emilio COrderO
was governor and 1 see the papers
state that Governor COrdero surren-
dered Porto Plata. 1 think it is quite
likely that all the larger towns of San
Domingo, and finally the capital itself,
San Domingo city. will surrender. l say
this because a state of great diSsatis-
faction exists in such cities as Santiago,
LeVega, MOca, Dajabon, Mao and
Savanetta and the seaports of San
Domingo, Porto Plata. San Pedro de
MacOris, Sanchez, banana and Monte
Cristi.
1.-THE chief cause of dissatisfaction
and uprising in San Domingo is the
currency question. A man who has
prestige and who can obtain loans is
the man the natives are looking for
as president. Jiminez is hardly the
man. He is well known in New York,
Hamburg, London and Paris. where his
banking houses have suspended.
notwithstanding the present inSur-
rection. commerce is not affected. San
Domingo was never so prosperous as at
the present time The present genera
ton does not inherit the revolutionary
propensities of the last and former gen
eratiOns. The country people do not
want to fight either for the government
or against it. and not infrequently in
order to avoid military service they
take to the bush.'
JIAIINEz ARRIVES.
San Domingo, Aug. 31.-Juan Isidro
Jiminez has arrived at Sanchez on
board the French steamer Gorge Gro
Use.
Santiago. Moca. Lavega, Porto
Plata. San Francisco de Macoris and
bdDl nave deCldEeQ III ldNOI VI the rev
OlutiOn.
Santiago was taken after strong
fight.
It is expected that all the other
places will submit to the revolution
without any more fighting principally
owing to the fact that the president
has resigned.
This town remains quiet.
RESIGNATION CONFIRMED.
Washington, Aug. 31.-The navy de-
partment has received official confirm
alton of the Associated Press dispatch
eS announcing the resignation of Presi-
dent Figuereo of Santo Domingo in the
following cablegram from Capt. Long
necker of the New Orleans: ''Presi-
dent FigUereo resigned at o'clock yes
terday."
IN FAVOR OF JIMINEZ
Cape Haytien. Hayti, Aug. 31-News just
received here confirms the report that
President Figuereo of the. Dominican re-
public has abdicated. 1t is said that he
addicted in favor of .Jiminez-