The San Francisco call., 1899-07-28

PORTO PLATA VIA Eavr.. July So
According -1 all Information lo-a-1-
ao-a ~ -he present tine EE= ssszss-1a-
E5-l - P-es5d=EC1 E=--=z-E vas --= .
personal ac-rG1S.-i=s- The assassin
seems - have seized cr= occasion e
some political re-uaI- connected Win
cl= financial crisis "1--- caS arisen
IT Sa1-o Dc.5-E- over r-= -=-=-12-l-
q paper currency
An i-su--zc-.a- was feared. owing n
The cu-- Ger -< --a.-1u-=--s ana Pr=S--
E=-- E=--=zux went IN --= E1-C1 a-I
ry=-- - -E= island q prepare t7- all
=ve--1s----==. In -l= province ~ --oa1-
z- lL-ez. h visited Jacob Lara a.
tended CE only SIX persons h was
sr--- q leave 2L-oz t-- Ss--lsE- 81
as -zrz----rS when n vas killed
Booted and sr---=.I ready = mount Ms
horse he sat under -L= gallery ~
house n -r- Rue Colon taking with
--r. friends z- =-51 O'clock in -1= after
noon. when ~ I'D man approached .
ask t-C aims
Just IS -E= Pres dent gave the o.d
man some money Ramon Cz-=-=s- ln=
assassin rushed forward quickly and
fred -vlc= c-eU his revolver one cl--
-=- struck The heart Il the President
killing him instantly and The second
bullet killed t1= old man cv Ms side
-l= crime was committed - rapidly
that The friends ot -r= President were
not able u Interfere in clU-= In prevent
i. bur -h=y Er=E G number 1 shots ~
Es-=r=s. In ran away. accompanied
by several persons The asszSSi-< party
returned III -T= - -ae President
friends and Czc=-ez escaped L : mt
known whether n vas wounded NJ not
The authorities Immediately sent troops
-7 pursue him
The body NJ President H=1r=zux was
taken r1 -h= house ot -h= Governor ~
lfc-z and zf-e-rarE -o Santiago d. las
Czbau=r0S. attended by . Government
z=c5-r zns5 members II zaa tarz Presi-
dents family
Tr- President widow requested -ha-
t1= remains should 1= transported by
railway O Porto Plata and from there
q Sanrc Domingo 6v sea. 51- th= Gov
e--cr ~ Santiago feared disorder T the
body should be- removed from there by
train
on arrival Al Santiago HI body vas
taken q tEe cathedral a1I -re Her
ads special correspondent al Fort De
France states thai The Governor IN
formed Nine. Hegreaux that rhe inter
----- would -eE- place IL -la- CIcE m
account = -r- position ~ -E=
body Tr= -rl= cause Of tre decision.
~ --esr11-=-- adds. IS that the au-
n ---z=S feared -1z- -E= carriage ot n
remains across l1= island would pro-
woke Us -de--
The companions ot Ca-=-es when
President Ezur=s1x wzs killed were
Juan P5chz-dc and E--acI1 EasQu=z-
Tia lsS- named = 8 brother ~ G deputy
II Parliament and all JEree were I'M
-1-ts-- E=-SrGzE-S In tE= locality. The
father Of Czcz-eS the ASSASSIN. vas put
70 death by order - President E=u-
r=zux il 1884
The n-7ys of -he Presidents 6=ara
spread rapidly and caused much emo
ZION among lEs inhabitants ~ --= IS
and
The situation = critical a -l- e-=-
uiaz OF The - F=-C--=E- 49, --El-E %
disturb the peace and panic vas
caused b. tL= assassination. T-= new
President VIII e1U-.C-= -l= plan =
.w..h5-z wing paper money
- + - said that 1-e Juan Is.[--s J5~--
se-ez. who took part IT -l= attempted
'3-sur-eCril1 NJ June. ls-,- - a -arli-
: date f1r the Presidency
l. : reported that General LsZiIo
Gomez. former President - the CUBAN
Sart1 Domingo, alss ssp5-eS {. the
v5.z-Prsz.dert de FTgusrso al oncs
t-ca precautions g. prevent disorder
ard issued orders C9 The troops IL that
e-E. bur u 70 the present all Is quiet.