The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-28
YASOUEz HAS FLED TO CUBA.
LEAVING PRESiDENCY or sANTO
DOMINGO TO WOS Y GIL.
Defeated Leader Sends Word 10 His Brother
.Hers--Had Held Once Whole Tear
Insurgents Captured the Capital In
March and He Couldn't Retske IL.

.Hers-~Had Held once . Whole Tear
insurgents Captured the Capital tn
March and He Couldn't Retske II.
Special Cab, Despatch 10 TIE sur.
HAVANA, April 27.-Horacio Vasquez
sx-President of Santo Domingo, arrived at
Guantanamo last Saturday on board the
Dominican warship Presidente, his Govern
rnent having been overthrow by the
revolutionists. 1t Is stated that the Gus
tom house officials at Guantanamo refused
to permit him TO land. whereupon he tele-
graphed to Senior Sagot. Civil Governor
of Santiago, who granted the desired per-
mission. vasquez also telegraphed to
President Palma asking permission to 30
TO Santiago. which was also granted. He
informed President Palma that he had de-
livered the Government Of Santo Domingo
to q revolutionary Cabinet.
The Dominican Consul at Havana states
that vasquez sent a note to Wos y Gil. one
Of the Dominican leaders. saying that he
surrendered the presidency as he did not
wish TO- continue the fratricidal strife!
The Presidente will be detained by the
Cuban Government, and will be surren-
dsred to the new Government Of Santo
Domingo when a formal claim is made
for her. A large party Of Senior Vasquez's
adherents landed with him.
The news that President Horacio vasquez
Of San to Domingo had abandoned his de-
fenos Of the Presidency against the revolu-
ton Of Gen. A. Wos y Gil. came In cable
despatch from Gen. Vasquez. yesterday.
to his brother. Gen. F. Leonte Vasquez,
Dominican Consul General and Charge
d 'Anaires In this city. The message giving
the first intimation that Vssquez had fed
the country was dated Guantanamo, Cuba,
and read:
Have abandoned. Caceres and Herman
des accompany me. Will you GOMEZ
Tho two men referred TO in the de-
spatch are Gen. Ramon Caoeres. Governor
Of Santiago and Gen Luis Maria Herman
der, Governor OF San Pedro de Macoris,
who remained loyal to their chief.
Tho Consul General expressed himself
- entirely satisfied with the action Of his
brother.
1t means the end Of the rebellion he
said. And my brother would rather that
peace reign In the country than be Presi-
dent with continual 'uprisings which hurt
the republic commercially. physically and
financially. We have the interests Of our
country always at heart.
Consul-General Vasquez said he would
retire from his ONCE here as soon a. he IL
instructed to whom to deliver the consulate.
He will 60 TO Cuba with his five children,
who are at school here, and engage with
his brother in an agricultural enterprise
there. step. which he said, he has long
Gen. Horacio Vasquez became President
OF Santo Domingo a year ago by over
Gen. Juan Isidro Jiminez, under
whom he was vlce-President. The revolu-
ton which has now deposed him from
power began. on March %. Since the be-
ginning the rebels have held the capital
against repeated attacks.
Gen. Ale jsndro wos y Gil, who led the
and now becomes President.
is well known in this city, where he repre-.
eentsd his country as Charge d'Affsires
and Consul-General during the adniniS-
tration Of President Heureaux. This viii
he his second term as President Of ths little
West Indian republic. Tho term. barring
rebellion. Ii two years.
Gen. Gil, whose name IL pronounced
Hui, was also member Of the. Cabinet
Of President Heureaux. He IL 20 years old
and . rich man. s...