The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
Autheutie Details of Plan to
Murder the American Minis
ter to SantO Domingo Are
Received in This Country
REPUBLICS OFFICIALS
IN THE CONSPIRACY
Protest of One Member of the
Provisional Cabinet Prevents
Tragedy, but Intended Vie
tim is Still in Peril
Special Dispatch to The can.


! NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Reliable in
formation has reached this city that a
plot was hatched in the provisional
/ Government of Santo Domingo to as
sassinate the United States Minister to
that republic. William F. Powell, and
also General Juan Jiminez, prospective
President of the republic. 1t is fur
ther alleged that two attempts ALREADY
have been made to assassinate Jiminez-
The reason given for the plot against
Powell is that the Minister is too in
dependent and is playing a lone hand.
refusing to be Influenced by poll
ticians." The plotters believe that il
they can get rid OF him the United
States viii send some man as his sue
cessor who is more pliable and can oe
nodded to the will of the political lead
ers.
News of the plot against Powell was
contained in a private communication
from a high official Of the Dominican
Government to Dominican citizens re-
siding In New York. The communica-
ton was brought by passenger who
arrived here on Sunday on the steam
ship FoxhaH from Puerta Plata The
plot to assassinate Minister Powell Is
described thus in the communications;
PLANS OF THE CONSPIRATORS.
p .sOu December a high official of the
Government who took Office when Pres
ident Wos Gil was deposed, made this
proposition:
90 Let two or three men get into a
fght some day on a street along which
Minister Powell is to come. and in the
melee tho American can be killed by
accident. II is easy and is our best
way 10 get rid Of him.
Several Of the men present tall OF
them oficials) fell in with the plan, and
all Of them began 10 discuss the de-
tails enthusiastically, one suggesting
that it could be arranged for a party
Of soldiers, who could cOngregate Un-
der arms without exciting comment, to
carry out the plot.
Carlos Ginebra. one Of the Ministers
of Posts and TelegraDhs. vehemently
opposed the idea, saying: L will never
consent to such an outrage The plan
was then abandoned, but few intiu-
entail citizens who know Of the plot
are in constant fear for Minister
Powells safety"
GOVERNMENT FORCE REFUSED.
SAN DOMINGO, Dec. IA rumOr
is in circulation here that troops OF
the provisional Government have at
tackled the revolutionary troops sta
toned at Monte Cristi. The Govern
ment troops were repulsed and are now
besieged in a fort in Santiago City
All is quiet in the neighbOrhood OF the
fort, though the situation may become
serious at any moment. The United
States gunboat Newport left here yes
terday
WASHINGTON. Dec. Estate De-
partment advices from San Domingo
indicate that the fresh revolution in
that island Is due to a breach between
General Jiminez. who aspired TO sue
ceed wOs Gil as President, and the
provisional Government. which has
been in control OF the island since Wos
Y Gil was deposed. It is surmised that
Minister Powen's infexible attitude
toward the provisional Government,
which he refused to recognize until II
had agreed to admit the validity OF
American claims, may have had some
thing to do with this breach