Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-02
REVOLT IN SAN DOMINGO
Senior Grullon Gives the Side Of the Revolu
tionists.
Declares Eeurcaux Was a BLOOD
Are Hunting His Assassins.

HuttliRger & Vivig of New York, the rep
resentative in the United States of the
Santo Domingo revolutionists, and former
ly the business partner of Senior JimneZ,
the leader of the insurrection, last night
made public the following statement of the
reasons for the recent assassination of
President Heureaux:
Tine assassination of President Heu-
reaux was not an act of revenge for the
murder of Caceres' father but the signal
for the commencement of the uprising
against the existing government there.
"Caceres is a cousin of General Horacio
NasQuez, and was with him at the time of
the shooting. General Vasquez is a men,
Der of one of the best families of Moca,
and was for some years partner in the
house of CosmO Battle, firm well known
there, and former agents of the Clyde
Steamship Company.
Neither Mr.. Caceres nor General Vas
quez can be considered common assassins,
as their motives were not personal, but pa
triotic. They attacked the president in
broad daylight in an open space, and not
from an ambush of any kind, nor even
in the dark, although their little party was
outnumbered two to one by the president
and his bodyguard.
Held Power by Terrorizing.
For fourteen years Heureaux has held
We're sent to prison without the slightest
process of law, and more than 300 were
clandestinely shot without any trial what
ever or without even being given a rea-
son for their incarcera ton. There has
been no legal election of any kind since
1889, and then in order to secure his re-
tention in power Heureaux had to count
more votes from the interior provinces than
there were actual Inhabitants including
men, women and children.
AS result of this the opposition party
whose candidate was Moya appealed to
arms, but after long struggle was de-
feated. Since that time very few reputable
citizens have taken part in the elections,
knowing them to be a farce.
The constitution of Santo Domingo, in
common with most South and Central
American countries provides that no one
shall hold Office for more than one term in
succession, but this the late president over
ruled There is no such thing as free
press in that country: no paper dares pub
lish anything unless favorable to the exist
ing regime. Even here in New York the
Domin1cans who are residents dare not
give information regarding the politics of
their country, fearing that their relatives
and interests there would suffer.
During the war between the United
States and Spain HeureauX showed his
sympathy for Spain in many acts and put
every difficulty possible in the way of
Americans and Cubans. His efforts the
side of Spain We're so marked and of such
assistance to that country that they re-
suited in the Queen of Spain recognizing
them to the extent of a decoration which
she sent to him.
Tried TO Discre6it Jiminez.
HE used every effort to discredit the in
surrectionists by proclaining that Jiminez
intended to sell the country to the Yam
KEGS, and that if this We're done and they
fell into the hands of the United States
they would be treated like slaves. This
naturally gained some credence among
the ignorant people of the island, the num-
Der of which has steadily increased because
of HeureauXs policy to discourage educa-
ton of every sort. He deliberately closed
the only high school in the island and
drove away Eugenio Hostos, renowned
educator and the founder of the high
school
MT. Jiminez desires the most friendly
relations with the United States, and there
is not the slightest fear that the insurrec-
property of foreigners on the island. Mr..
J1minez and Gen Gomez are warm per
SCnai friends In fact, both reside in the
same house in Havana.
LAS HeureauX was an usurper, She vice
president is equally SO, but bloodshed and
instruction would cease at once if the
latter would announce that a legal public
election would take place on August IS,
which is the independence day of the coun-
try
THE entire country is aroused to the
where life is secure, and it recognizes that
the former vice president and the present
pretending president is but one of the ac-
completes of HeureauX, and as such has
no confidence in him"
Hiding in the Mountains.
A dispatch from Puerto Plata says: The
assassns of President Heureaux and their
friends in the mountainous district,
about twenty-five miles northward of
lat mi of
the interior, has taken the field against
them with 400 men.
The acting president, Wenceslao FL
guereo, in view of the anxiety of the COM
mercial classes over the deprecated paper
currency, has promised to retire much of
the issue and asks that the business men
be patient
1t is suspected that JimineZ is in the
neighborhood of Quiebras.
ANACOSTIA AFFAIRS.