The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25
Capital Is Reported to Have Surren-
dered on Demand OF the RevOlu-
tfOnary Besiegers.
WOS Y GIL ON A WARSHIP
PRESIDENT AND HIS MINISTER'S IN
DER GERMAN PROTECTION.
Appeal by the Rebel Chiefs to Minis
ter POweII-Lighters Fired on While
Discharging Ammunition.

CAPE HAITIEN, Nov. A.-Dispatches re-
ceived from Puerta Plata say that the city
Of San Domingo was surrendered to the
revolutionists this morning and that Pres
ident Wos Gil and his ministers took
refuge on board a German warship. The
dispatch further says that great enthusiasm
prevails throughout the country.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-In a cablegram
received here to-day from Minister Powell,
dated Santo Domingo, Nov. %, he an
nounces that the President of San Domingo
has agreed to surrender the city to the
revolutionists. The articles of capt.
ulation are being drawn up. The
surrender, the cablegram said. will
occur tomorrow. In previous mes
sage Minister Powell said. PROPOSE
ton of San Domingo government is not ac-
ceptable. The revolutionists refuse to con-
slider any other terms than immediate sur
render and resignation of the President.
If the terms are not accepted an assault
on the city will be made but the armistice
has been extended until o'clock this even
ing"
Captain Briggs of the cruiser Baltimore
cabling under date of Nov. % from San
Juan, p. R., where he went to take on COAL
"At the time of departure of the Baltimore
from San Domingo City. noon Nov. 81, con-
ditions were quiet and the streets in the
vicinity had assumed their normal aspect.
An armistice had been concluded, which is
of doubtful duration, pending the consid-
Grafton of the offer of the President to the
insurgents to resign his Office and leave
four ministers in charge of affairs The
those ministers. The whole question of his
successor to be settled by general election
to take place within twenty-four days.
Four men-Of-war were anchored at San
departure The operations about San Do
mingo City have not resulted in any great
casualties of life or property"
SAN DOMINGO. Nov. %, delayed in
been suspended owing to the impossibiity
of an understanding being arrived at be-
tween the government officials and the
revolutionists. Firing on the city was re-
sumed at o'clock last night resulting in
further damage to the houses here and
the bombardnent was continued this morn
ing. The government refuses to surrender
the capital and the situation is growing
worse.
A Hamburg-American line steamer with
ammunition on board consigned to the gov
eminent has arrived here and began dis
charging her cargo into lighters, where
upon the revolutionists opened fire on the
lighters and the fort here returned the
fire, i'm order to protect the lighters and
facilitate the discharging of the steamer
cargo.
President Wos Gil requested the min
listers of the United States, Belgium
Hayti and Spain to intervene i'm behalf OF
the government The insurgents refused
to accept the terms offered and demanded
the immediate capitulation of the city
United States Minister Powell informed
the revolutionary chiefs that periodical
revolutions ought to cease because they
interrupted commercial relations with Other
countries and augmented the debt of Santt
| Domingo, which without means t.
further that these periodical revolution.
| endangered the peace of his government
| and the governments of other nations, ant
| the present revolution, if continued, would
| imperil the sovereignty of Santo Domingo