Evening star., 1903-11-25

but having resigned his position to reJon
his former leader, Jimenez, he has so far re-
gained his place in the good graces OF the
majority, although some OF his frlends 90
cali him trimmer and accuse him of hav-
ing resigned because he feared that Wos y
Gil's government was about to fall
Be it as it may, he is in the race II not
for the vice presidency, at least for one of
the most prominent positions in the repub-
lie should the rebels triumph.
Dr. Henriquez.
DR.. Francisco Henriquez Carvajal is an
eminent Dominican physician and states
man. He is a graduate of the University
of France, Paris, and is also lawyer.
He was summoned from Cape Haytien
where he was practicing medicine, by Presi-
dent Jimenez, and appointed first, minister
of finances. and shortly afterward minister
of foreign affairs He was sent to the
United States and France by President
Jimenez in 1901 to settle the question of the
international debt, and his work was very
satisfactory.
He is a most popular man in Santo Do
mngo. and his great talent as a statesman
has placed him in the foremost rank of po-
litical affairs in that country. He fell
with President JimeneZ, and took no further
part openly in politics until the rise of Gen.
WoS Gil to the presidency, when he was
appointed plenipotentiary minister to Haiti,
which position he is said to have recently
enez. and should the revolution triumph he
will undoubtedly be appointed to one of the
most important positions in the republic.
He is a man of great energy, high aspira-
tions. very hard worker, and it will prob
ably not be long before he occupies the
presidential chair of his country.
Gen. Ramon CaSceres, ex-governor of
Santiago de los Caballeros, and the slayer
is one of the chief leaders of the present
revolution. He ranks next to Jimenez,
and will most likely be appointed to the
vice presidency should the revolution
triumph.
Gen. Casceres is a man of great energy
and courage. and has set his heart upon
the highest position in the republic. He
is, however, unfortunately a man of the
sword and not of the pen, and although
he might make an excellent president for
the quelling of revolutions. he would GER
tainly not know how to set about ex-
tracing the republic from it's present
financial difficulties, which are many and
pressing.
Ii the present revolution triumphs 1t
Will have many claims upon it's hands
There is a Cuban claim for preventing
the Cuban steamer Maria Herrera to en-
ter the port of Puerto Plata to land her
passengers, mail and cargo without there
being any notification whatever of the
existence of a regular blockade.
Some Other Claims.
There is just such another claim to be
made by the Clyde line of steamers, there
is German claim and there is said to be
a Spanish claim for the death of the
chancellor of the Spanish consulate who
was killed by a bullet while writing in
his office during the last revolution, eight
months ago, and others.
Meanwhile the resources of the country
have been completely paralyzed. Sugar.
which Is the chief product, is lacking a
market, as the American market, which
is the only one 1t ever had, has now been
closed to it, from the fact that Porto
Rican, Cuban and Hawaiian sugars are
to the states free of duty.
Dominican tobacco is SO badly prepared