Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
ARE LOOKING TO Us
Suffering Of the People Of San
Domingo.
STATE OF BARBARISM
FOREIGNERS HOPING FOR AMERI-
CAN INTERVENTION.
Northern Part Of the Republic Sup
porting Jimenez, While the South
STATE OF BARBARISM
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


Many persons in San Domingo are anx-
iously looking forward to intervention on
the part of the United States to put an end
to their sufferings, and if they were not
afraid of losing their lives for treason 1t is
very likely that they would make a formal
petition to the American government for
protection and aid.
Men experienced in the civil wars of
Santo Domingo assert that such fighting
as that now carried on in Santo Domingo
has been witnessed since the war Of indie
pendence. Neither life nor property IS
respected. Violence of every kind Is prac-
ticed. especially in the interior of the coun-
try. Fire and the sword SOW desolation
broadcast. Plumber is the order of the day.
Commerce is suspended. the crops are
abandoned and nothing but ruin meets the
eye in every direction. The Domnicans,
who have not yet lost the use of their rea-
son like the others, gaze on this havoc In
dismsy. Foreigners who have property and
their losses and all alike bend their eager
gaze in one direction for assistance, and
that is toward the United States. 1t would
seem natural that for humanitys sake
something SHOULD be done to put stop to
the barbarous state of affairs existing In
Santo Domingo. Whe.- there is little iull
in the fighting ant foreign claims begin to
pour in against the Dominican government
they will be so great and numerous that
little short of the entire republic Will be
sufficient to pay them OF
Both Leaders Determined.
zen. Jimenez is expected to fight as long
as he has a soldier left, for his last dollar
is involved in this revolution. and should
he give in he will be thrown upon the world
a friendless pauper with numerous lam
lily. accustomed to live in comfort, to care
for without the means of so doing: He Is,
therefore, determined to fight to the bitter
end President Morales. who is a born
fighter and is we'll acquainted with jim
enez's weak points. is equally determined.
Morales is a pitiless man. and before ne
gives in he will destroy every town Opposed
to him within his reach. AS proof of 1t
aid to show the people that he will stop at
nothing, he ordered the bombardment OF
has own town, Puerto Plata, where he has
property relations and friends, TO be de-
stroyed by his own guns. Jimenez IS more
moderate, and has. therefore, the haroest
part of the fight, but for all that he expects
to win.
Fleeing From the Scene of War.
The French transatlantic steamer, St. ST.
mon which left this port for Santo Domin-
go on the 4th instant, carrying an expedi-
tion of Dominican revolutonists, arrived
here from Puerto Plata yesterday bringing
over thirty Porto Ricans who were return
ing to their country f1eeting from the scene
of war. The most distinguished passenger
was Senior Felix Matos Bernier late
consul general for the Dominican re-
public to Porto Rico. who turned over the
consulate to Senior Rafael Galyan, son of
special minister for the Dominican republic,
Don Manuel de j. Galvan, now at Washing
ton. The steamer brought important IN
formation from the seat of war to the anx-
ious Dominican eXiles now in Porto Rico,
and Senior Bernier is stated to have report
| ed the following details to ex-President
| Wos Gil Immediately after his arrival
| "A day prior to the arrival at Puerto Plata
taof the Dominican expedition. which Senior
| Bernier accompanied on the French steam
| err, the 4th instant, the San DOMINICAN gun
| boat "Presidente'' bombarded Puerto Plata,
and destroyed the greater part of the town.
| She then steamed along the coast. Smelling
| it as she went and returned few days
later with the object of again bombarding
| that town, forcing it to surrender or con-
vert it into a heap of ruins, but was prevent
| ed from SO doing by a British gunboat then
! in the port. The expedition that arrived
| there by the French steamer succeeded in
! effecting a landing and marched out on the
| following morning to Sosua, twenty miles
| from Puerto Plata, the scene Of continual
| and desperate fighting, but they were forced
| to fall back on Puerto Plata to reinforce
| their number in order to dislodge President
| Morales troops intrenched in that locality.
| Up to the present time the forces of the
| contending parties have been pretty evenly
| matched on land, but General Jimenez's fol-
| lowers are much harrassed by the gunboats
| which have remained faithful to Morales
| and continually shell every position held by
| the Jimenistas against which their guns
| can be brought to bear.
Jimenez Massing His Strength.
Jimenez is rapidly massing all his
| strength to make a sudden rush on the city
of Santo Domingo. General Morales strong
| hold, which he hopes to take by assault.
| Puerto Plata, Santiago de los Caballeros
| Monte Cristi, LIE Vega and Moca are conSe-
/ quentiy the scene of active preparations for
| the march. Troops are constantly arriving
| at these points. where they are being fully
| equipped for their long march, which is to
! begin toward the end of the week. The
| greater part of the Inhabitants of these
| towns has caught the war fever and boys
of fourteen and fifteen years of age are to