Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-11
Athen Lands Freight.
Advices From San Domingo.

The State Department last night received
a cablegram from Minister Powell at San
Domingo, dated at pm. yesterday, re-
porting the situation at San Domingo to be
extremely serious. The dispatches, 1t was
stated. was the first which the department
had received on the day it was filed since
the disturbance began.
Late last night Assistant Secretary Loo
mis- of the State Department called at the
executive offices of the White House and
spent some time in the telegraph room. He
refused to admit that he was cabling fresh
instructions to Minister Powell, although he
said that late yesterday afternoon he noti-
fed the minister that the cruiser Baltimore
was now on her way to shat city and proba-
bly, would reach there some time during the
night The press dispatches reporting the
capitulation of the city of San Domingo to
the revolutionists was shown to Mr.. Loomis
and he expressed the opinion that such ac-
ton might have taken place subsequent to
Minister POwelrs cablegram that the situa-
ton was serious.
Macoris Bombarded.
The State Department. has received an
other belated dispatch from United States
Minister Powell, at San Domingo City, dat
ed the 9th instant. in which the minister
says: "Macoris has just been bombarded by
a San Domingoan naval vessel and PARTIAL
Iy destroyed. The chip then returned to
San Domingo City. The American interests
in Macoris are very considerable"
The place Is a fruit shipping port doing a
large business with the United States and
the bombardment is said to have been with
out the required twenty=fOur hours notice.
If 1t appears that American interests have
suffered by arbitrary action at the hands OF
the Dominican government the State De-
/ rim will Hnyro "a 4,1lf rpdrpSa
cruiser Baltimore. now at Puerto Plata, un-
dOubtedly will prevent any further such
happenings as that at Macor1s. TWO Ger
man warships which. staxted from st.
Thomas yesterday morningTalso are avail
able by this time to an In Tho maintenance
Of order.
The Baltimore Laxves for Macoris.
Captain Briggs, commanding the cruiser
Baltimore, telegraphea the Navy Depart
ment this morning from P,ierto Plata, say
ing that the Baltimore left there this morn
ing for Macoris and San Domingo City. 1t
is said at the State Department that the in
structions to the Anserican naval officers
are of a character to prevent any further
bombardment by either government or in
surgent forces of any San aDomingan port
where American interests ARE involved with
out the notice required by international
law.
In case the press report of the capitula-
ton of Santo Domingo by the revolutonists
is confirmed 1t would indicate the down
fall Of the Wos GIL government and the
complete success of the. revolution. That
would naturally terminate hostilities and
do away with the necessity for further
bombardments. 1t is believed that the rev.
olutionary forces will be in complete con-
troll of the government by the time the Bal
timore arrives at San Domingo City. and
that there will be no occasion for any inter-
ference on her part
Refuge in German Consulate.
A dispatch received In Paris last night
from Cape Haytieh announced that after
three days fighting the president of Santo
Domingo. Gen. Wos GIL. took refuge in
the German consulate at San Domingo. It
was added that the revolution was consid-
cred to be at an end.