The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-11-30

the defeated followers, who had left
seven either DEAD or taken prisoners.
Where to fud refuge now j meuez
did not know. He was exied from
Hayti, be dar, d not go to Cuba aud
face Gomez, and he certainly dared
not return to Mobile. His frst duty
was to relurn the pilot to magma,
which he did on June 8, and was
Immediately arrested for violating
the British Foreign Enlistment act.
President Heursaux Immediately
set out on his cruiser for the scene
II the trial, aud it is said that he
offered the sum OF $4,000 for the
conviction OF Jimeuez. However,
tn trial to ,k ps,e at NASSAU, the
result being 9 engagement. The
'econd trial g,v,a Va dist OF no
guilty. Jimenez was thsreupon dis
charged and fed TO Europe.
Matters here became strained with
the United States. A government
vessel had been engaged to aid 10 a
conspiracy to overthrow the govern
ment of San'o Domingo, aud heavy
4 d ,may 9 were t b, d INA ldei But
while Heureaux was formulating his
charges and preparing to avenRe
himself upon the a .g that had vio-
lated all peaceful precedent, the
Dan agents, with headquarters in
| Nsw York, explained that as
Heureaux WAS already in their
power, they would settle the matter
with the irjnred Dominican. A
cruiser was at once placed at the
disp> sAl OF the agents, aud iu the
name OF tho government they paid
their com plimcnts to General Heu-
reaux, aud pacifying his pride, re.
ceived the assurance that the pro-
posed demsnd for damages would
be dropped, and sailed back to
America Triumphant.
The admins tration proved itself
grateful for this little act OF media
ion, for when HenreauI W ,s assassi-
uatel the following August two
I'm tod S'stas gunboats were order
ell to Santo Domingo to preserve
| peace AMI otherwise serve the inter
ests of A nericans.
: After tee assassinat;on OF Presi.
: dent H-ureauI, General Jimsnez re
| turned to the island, aud the follow.
! ing November was elected President
He went boldly at tn, gigantic pro-
3 lem OF recon'tructioo OF a countIy
i never SD divided politically, with a
t deprecated currenc7, et1rhitalt
j. e1cha lge, and heoce h gh,st
a price for all the nscessaries OF
= lie.
9 But tia Teeource' OF the island
Q are colo asal. With a population fai
less proporti natsly than that o.
Puerto Rio !, its mineral, timber AMI
: agricultural we alth are unsurpassed
on the glooe. With psacs rest orec
and industry under a wise admins
x tration encountered, with the esiab
e lishment Of roads into the almos
e impenetrable interior, the rich tract
! developed, schools established, Gro
q dit regainsd and affairs Of State run
II on practical business principles
q there is belief that in ReneratioI
II or two the island may be lifted GU
q of the slough into which it's lat
I autocsat plunged it.
~ The nszt fsw mouths will ht
most critical for the little running
y tnats OF the "blsck replblic," anc
: must decide whether it ia to fall tt
"a a coalition OF seridom lower tina
20 evsr under svsn Spanish d,spotism
D. or rise to be power, under wis
20 and just rule
TO WHAT JIMENEz'S FoRMEe pARTN RS sA'
', At the Office OF Massrs, Hettlins
|" or g. Vivie, No. 1'6 Broad stree
former business partners Of rtesi
" dent Jlmenez, it was stated tia
" the m ovement to annex Santo d.
y minigo to the Uaitei States wa