The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-07

~. IuolndSs -. W. H. nov 81 ne
German warships here are coaling and
liz is reported that they have been
hurriedly ordered to Santo Domingo,
owing to the seriousness Of the 9itut-
ton there.
Washington. Nov. g. cablegram
has just been received at the state de
partment from United States Minister
Powell dated at SAN Domingo City
today. stating that the insurgents are
marching on that city and asking that
a warship be at once sent there. The
cruiser Baltimore. which sailed from
Hampton Roads several days ago. is
now due at San Domingo, and the state
department believes that her presence
there viii be sufficient
San Domingo. Sunday, Nov. IA
Dominican warship stopped the Clyde
liner steamer Cherokee as the latter
was nearing Puerto Plata and informed
the captain that he could not enter that
port The Cherokee then proceeded to
SANTANA and was also prevented from
entering that port the minister Of
war ordering the captain Of the Cher
okee to proceed direct TO the capital.
|. On the arrival Of the vessel here the
government demanded that the cargo
intended for Puerto Plata and SANTANA
be landed at this port The agent of
the company and the captain of the
Cherokee refused to comply with this
demand and appealed to United States
Minister Powell for protection. Min
lister Powell interviewed the president
and argued that since the government
of Santo Domingo had not advised the
foreign legation of any blockade, IL
could not prevent the Cherokee from
entering the ports of Puerto Plata and
SANTANA, and insisted that the cargo
should be landed at its destination
The president, in reply, reiterated his
demand that the Cherokee's cargo
be landed at San Domingo. but this
Minister Powell refused to permit. and
declared ne would hold the government
responsible should any violent action
be adopted toward the Cherokee.
When the Cherokee was ready 10 leave
for Aqua clearance papers were refused
and 1t was again demanded that site
land her cargo at this port. Minister
Powell wrote a sharp note to the govern
ment, demanding a permit for the CherO-
kce to depart The government refused
to allow a pilot 20 board the vessel and
Minister Powell then instructed Captain
Archibald to take his ship out and pro
coed for Aqua, keeping his cargo aboard
and landing IL at the ports of destination
] The Cherokee left the harbor without a
pilot
Cape Fzaytien. Hayti. Nov. 6.-The revo-
lutionary leaders Jiminiz and Ramon Ca
ceres. with thirty followers. are on board
the French mail steamer st. Simon. which
arrived here today. The Haytien author
tiles prevented their debarkation. and the
vessel proceeded for Port Au Prince.
Former Minister of the Interior Papil-
lion OF Hayti has been recalled from exile
and Immediately upon his arrival here
viii receive amnesty from President NCrd-
The Clyde line steamer Cherokee, which
was prevented by the authorities from en-
tering the ports of Puerto Plata and Sa-
mana, forced the blockade at the former
port and entered there yesterday.
A Dominican cruiser is off Monte Chris
d. where IL is expected Jiminiz and his
suite will try to land
All is quiet IN the city. The insurgents
are before the capital from which the
first shots were fired
San Domingo. Nov. 6.-United States
Minister Powell has informed the DOmi-
nican government that its proposition re-
garding the claim of the San Domingo
Improvement company Of New York is
not accepted by his government which
insists upon the naming of the arbitra-
tors without further delay.