The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-12-28
INSURRECT|ON IN
SANTO DOMINGO
SEVERAL PROVINCES REBEL
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
BATTLE NEAR THE CAPITAL
President Morales Said 70 BE a Prison.
er---Fiscal Agreement with the
United States the Reputed
Cause Of the Trouble.

Turks Island, Bahamas, Dec. 27.---
II is reported here that President
Morales OF the republic OF santo Do
mingo is a prisoner In irons at the
capital OF the same name. Adyices
receiyed here from Monte Christi say
that Guayubin. Dajabon and sebaneta
have taken up arms against the gov
ernment, aud the Dominican,American
fiscal convention. Gems. Demetrlo
Rodriguez, Joaquin Barba. Navarro,
Martinez and Pedro Alvares have
gone with 600 men to attack Santiago,
and Gen. Perico Lasala bas marched
on La Vega with force Of 100 men.
Presidents Whereabouts Unknown.
San Domingo, Dec. 27.--Following
the announcement that the president
Of the republic, Gen. Carlos f. Morales,
had left the cepital for an unknown
deatination, troops were sent In pur-
suit Of the chief magistrate. What
took place after that cannot be def
nitely determined, but 1t is known
that fight took place about ten miles
from here, and II Is supposed that
Gen. Pimentel, the rebel commander,
was attacked by government troops.
The whereabouts of the fugitive presi-
dent is not known. It Is generally
supposed that he endcayored TO gain
the coast and embark on board a
sloop with the object of reaching
Puerto Plata, on the north coast OF
Santo Domingo, and there join Gov
Perez, who has been dismissed by the
government from the post Of governor
Of Puerto Plata, but who refuses To
surrender his Office. On the other
hand, there are those who believe that
the president Is endeayoring to Cross
Santo Domingo by land and reach
Monte Christi. on the north coast and
west of Puerto Plata, from which
port II is not far distant Juan r
Sanchez, the former foreign minister
OF Santo Domingo, with the American
special commissioners, Commander
Albert s. Dillingham; and Former Min.
lister Thomas 8. Dawson, and Fred.
ericoN velasquez, minister Of finance
on January 20, last, signed the agree
ment between the United States and
Santo Domingo providing for the rs.
cal rrotectorate Of the United States
over santo Domingo.
Will Not Interfere.
Washington, Dec. 27.--For the pres
ent there will not be any interference
by the United States In the difficulty
which has arisen in San Domingo
The trouble Is regarded by the state
department ofiicIals as entirely an In
ternal one, and SO long as outside in.
terests are not menaced this attitude
OF non-intervention will be main
tained. II, however, conditions should
change materially, and lawless acti
shoul1 be committed against Ameri'
cans and American interests. and In.
volvlng the collection Of the Domini
can customs by this government, OF
other acts OF violence occur which, In
the opinion OF the officials here, would
make 1t proper for this government u
interfere, this step will be taken and
measures adopted TO que1l the trouble
This decision was reached by the state
department officials during the day
and was confirmed at conference Al
the White House late Tuesday after
noon, In which the president and Sec
retaries Root, Taft and Bonaparte par
ticipated. The cabinet oficers re-
NAMED at the White House until
nearly six o'clock. The gathering
however, was not called specifically
for the purpose OF discussing matters
bearing on the Developments In San
Domingo. but TO talk over number Of
questions which the president was
anxious to dispose OF preliminary to
his departure to-day for an outing OF
several days In Virginia.