Evening star., 1902-08-28

~ body praises 1t. ID. G.
without power under Heureaux. Jose Sile.
the bitter enemy of Castillo, was made gov
ernor to succeed him. Castillo suspect ed
treachery and spent as much Of his time
as possible at his home in Macoris. Stile
was ordered in due time to assassinate Cas-
tlllo, which he attempted to do, but failed.
Ihis enraged HeureauX, but he kept his
counsel. Presently Castillo, attributing the
attempt of Stile to personal enmity, COM
planned to the president. A trial was or
dered, but without conviction, which again
defeated the presidents plans. Then he
took hand himself. Stile was told of the
presidents plan to get rid of Castillo, and
that he was to assist The president then
wrote letter to Castillo filled with ex-
pressions of friendship and stating that he
had discovered new evidence of Stiles at
tempt at assassination. The letter ordered
him to arrest Stile and bring him in chains
to the capital. Stile pretended to resist,
but, thinking it was part of the plot,
yielded and was taken to the capital and
placed in the tower. Castillo went to the
hotel, where the president called for him
and took him to his own house. The next
day he took him In his carriage to the trial
of Stile. In the course of the trial Stile
Violently contradicted Castillo and eX-
claimed:
Though I am in chains I am still gov
ernor and L demand your arrest for trea-
son.
There was confusion. The trial was
suspended and both men imprisoned That
night man-o'war took them back to Ma
cor1s, each expecting to be set free.
grave was dug, each thinking it for the
other. Each was told that the guns aimed
at him would contain blank cartridges.
There was cloud of smoke and both men
lay dead, and the grave, deep enough for
two, held the two bitter enemies. Heu-
reauX never let living man know that he
was his enemy. In this case he was COM
PEELED by the turn of events to this cir
cumlocution. He did not often go to so
much trouble. He had killed the father of
Ramon Caceres, the man who afterward
assassnated him, and feared the son.
A Student of Treachery.
"a young man was sent to kill Caceres
but he found him engaging that he
failed to obey his orders, and finally con-
fided to Caceres the designs of the presi-
dent. A week or two later the assassin
who had failed, was called to the capital
and, expecting a release from his duty and
some task more pleasant, went with joy. He
stopped at hotel and called on the presi-
dent. Heureaux asked him where he was
staying, and, being told, said:
That will not do for a guest of the
president; you must have the best room in
the city
1.-The president took him to the leading
hotel, got the best room and, departing,
said:
There is a dance tonight, and you must
enjoy yourself. l will send you tickets
There was a disturbance at the dance,
of course, and the young man was the cen
ter of it, naturally The trouble was car
ried outside, and the disobedient servant
of the chief magistrate was shot as he
passed out of the door. There was no trial.
Everyone knew who did it.
Nor was the assassination of his own
brother-in-law less speedy. Heureaux in
vited him to dinner at cafe, and during
the meal said:
"I want you to eat heartily and order
everything you think you will like for this
will be your last meal. 1 hear you have
been conspiring against me, and it is my
unpleasant duty to put you out of the way.
I would like to send you out of the coun-
try, but l am afraid you would get back
THE brother-in-law protested, and called
attention to his children and his wife, the
presidents sister.
Don't let that worry your last hours
said Heureaux, I am amply able to take
care of my sister and her children
An hour afterward the man was shot.
"There was a vein Of grim humor in much
that HeureauX did. White Eagle, an Eng
lishman, the robber and bandit who was
eXiled from Porto Rico and who had come
to Santo Domingo, was sent for and ad-
dressed by the president In these words:
1--WE are a very hospitable people and
welcome strangers to our shore, and I am
very glad to welcome you, for have heard
that you were great man; but I hear
that you are not honest, and our laws do
not permit thieving. l think 1t would not
be worth while to waste time on trial
with a man of your reputation. Another
thing, you are very smart man. and 1
have concluded to hold you responsible for
the good order Of the province you make
your place of residence. So If anything is
stolen in that province you will be charged
with the crime. hope you will live hap
PLY and prosper in our country, and if you
want any favors come to me-
white Eagle, it is hardly necessary to
add, did not remain.
400 Executions Without Trial.
"Heureaux put one Of his sons, who had
failed to improve his opportunities in a col
lege at Paris, at work In the hold of one of
his men-of-war, shoveling coal. He told
him he had been seeing white diamonds in
Paris and he would now show him a few
black diamonds. He kept him there several
months and then placed him on a farm
great many sons, or else the same one was
quite frequently in evidence.
"Heureaux had to his credit 1000 exiles
and 400 political executions without trial
in his seventeen years of rule, and during
all this time he was esteemed by the world
a great ruler because he was the first to
discover any way of ruling at all.
1.-THE mother of Heureaux was of African
descent, a former English subject of St.
Thomas when England ruled there. She
spoke English and Spanish. The father
was a Haytien Of African descent and
spoke French and Spanish. Heureaux
learned these languages as far as his par
ents knew them. He was taught to read
and write by an English missionary.
HE was born In 1S47, and when ten years
old found his way to Samana bay, where
he was adopted by one of the families of
American slaves liberated by their masters
in 1884 and founding colony in Santo Do
mingo Here he learned more English
Then he became a cattle driver and learned
reckless daring. Naturally he drifted into
the army and began his political career as
described in the number Of The Star re-
ferred to-
CIVILIZING THE GYPSIES.