Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-29
OUTBREAK IN
SAN DOMINGO.
General Barba and ExiIes Land
at Monte Cristi Roosevelt
Supports Government.

nounce that General Barba and a num-
Der of Dominican eXiles have landed at
Monte Cristi and that the inhabitants
have risen against President Morales.
Down with Morales" is the cry.
The president is blamed for causing
the present difficulties with foreign
countries.
1t is added that the district of Monte
Cristi is ready TO begin Il revolution i'll
favor of President Jiminez IL is only
waiting the signal TO take MP arms. V
Announcement was made at the state
department that Il decision has been
reached regarding Santo Domingo
finances by the terms of which COM
m~issionerS who are to be responsible
American citizens designated by this
government will collect the Customs OF
the southern ports of the republic, de-
post 30 per cent of them in a New
York bank. to be held for the different
foreign creditors. and turn 10 per cent
over 70 the Santo Domingo government
itself.
Assistant Secretary Adee has made n
statement of the proposed plan follow
ing Il conference between the president
and Secretary Taft at the White
House.
The attitAdc of the United States
government is shown iu the following
instructions given to Acting Secretary
Adee by President Roosevelt:
II have carefully considered the fol
lowing cablegram from Minister Daw-
son:
"'UnleY pressure foreign creditors
and domestic peril Dominican govern
men; offers nominate Il citizen of the
United States receiver southern ports
pending ratification protocol. -four
/ northern ports to be administered un-
ter the award. Forty-hve per cent to-
tai shall - Dominican government, 30
10 he deposited New York for distribu-
ton after ratification. Creditors to
agree take no further steps in the
meantime and receiver TO have full au-
thority to suspend importers prcferen-
tial contracts
Il direct that the minister express
aequiescCnce in the proposal of the
government of Santo Domingo for the
collection and conservation of its reVc-
nres pending the action Of the United
States senate upon the treaty, to the
end that in the meantime no change
g shall take place in the situation which
would render useless its c0nsummatlon
or bring complications into It's enforce
ment. The secretary of war of the
United States will present for nomina-
ton by the president of the Dominican
republic men to act in the positions re-
ferred to in both the northern and
southern ports. The utmost care will
of course be- taken to choose men OF
capacity and absolute integrity who if
possible shall have some knowledge of
Spanish. All the moneys collected from
both the northern and southern ports
not turned over to the dominican GOV
eminent will be deposited in some New
York bank to he designated by the see
rotary Of wal aud will there be kept
until the senate has acted. If the ac-
ton is adverse the money Will then be
turned over TO the Dominican govern
ment If il is favorable il will be dis
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tributed among the creditors in proper
ton to their just claims under the trea-
~. Meanwhile Mr.. Hollender will
thoroughly investigate these claims. in
Guiding the claim of the American I'M
provement company. and will report in
detail all the information he is able TO
gather nS 60 the amount actually re-
cc!red by Santo Domingo. the amount
of indebtedness nominally incurred, the
circumstances 50 far as they are
known under which the various debts
were incurred, aud so forth.
with this purpose in view direct
that the proposed arrangement be ap-
proved. II will terminate rs soon as
the scnatc has acted n way or the
other"
limitations of a projected movement
against President Morales Of Santo
Domingo fomcntcd by exiles from that
country have reached the state depart
mcnt. The affair. however. is not Civ
ing the officials here any u~ne8siness, as
tho now feel FREQ in view Of President
Rooseyelt's acceptance of the Dofn!ni-
fuI SONFI @Jjtll = pIpIjVSl'}N' Wv
troll the inance5 of that country to as
sist and. il Is stated. will assist Presl-
dent Morales If requested by the latter
In putting down any movement which
is i menace 70 its best interests.
+ Tho district Of Monte Cristi is known
T. BE- the hOtbed Of the revoIutionistS
IN SantO Domingo. and it was believed
Baria and his associates would head
for that section. The navy department
has several vessels in Dominican wa
tcrS and under directions from tho
state department if requested 10 do sc
/ lay President Morales will lend its co
operation in preserving the peace OF
the country. so that its finances may
lie restored to a settled condition.
No Plain Clothes Men Wanted.
ALBANY, y. T., March 29.-Assem
blyman McManus introduced a bill for
bidding the police commissioner oil
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