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Heureaux's Assassination.

General Ulysses Heureaux came into
power in 1883. He was elected president
in 1885 He understood, perhaps, better
than any other of the presidents how to
keep control of the government in the is
Ia nd and though almost every year of the
fifteen brought out a reyoIu-
tionary movement President Heureaux
inv ariably nipped the movement in the
bud If he caught the leaders he shot
them with no more hesitation than If
they had been so many partridees. He
managed to defeat all attempts to I'M
seat him, until he was assassinated in
1888. He was popular with the people
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until he began to mix up in the finan-
cial affairs of the country. lie IT was
who increased the national dent to al
most its present proportions. lie issued
silver dollars, in which there was about
cents worth of silver. Then he issued
paper money, which was redeemable,
had there been anything with which to
redeem 1t. President Heureaux had cool
nerve, no matter what his faults. When
the people became exasperated over
the monetary condition of the country
he went TO the country districts, taking
with him as much gold as he could OBJ
tain. There he redeemed the paper
money IN person. But he could not stem
the tide. His officers openly disobeyed
him. He was shot by Ramon Caceres,
whose father had been executed at his
order several years before.
An anecdote which shows the charac-
ter of the government in Santo Do
mingo, and also the methods employed
by many of the presidents, is told of
General Heureaux. He had discovered
a plot to overthrow his government. At
the head of this movement. he found,
was his minister of war, Gen. Ramon
Castillo. Heureaux sent word to Gov
ernor General Estay Of the province in
which Castillo was preparing to operate,
Ihdt the minister or war must be Killed.
The governors son made the attempt
but only succeeded in shooting Castil-
los son, who was standing close by
Castillo was sure that the shot had been
fired by the presidents orders, so when
he received an order to come to the
capital he made some excuse for not
putting in an appearance. Heureaux i'm
medfately sent the minister of war word
to arrest Governor Estay and to bring
him TO Santo Domingo. This alIayed
Castillo's suspicious, and he brought
his prisoner to the president. Heureaux
invited the two men aboard his yacht, and
sailed a few miles up the coast. a land
ing party was called out and General
Castillo informed that he was to be
shot. He was. a few minutes later. The
president calmly asked Governor Estay
if he had not done the right thing. The
governor had precious little desire to Of
fend the president. so he replied, Yes"
Whereupon HeureauX told nlAn that it
was his turn next, and in a few min
utes E,stay was as dead Castillo. A
few days after this occurrence a repre-
sentative of the United States was talk
ing TO the president, and in the course
of the conversation Heureaux remarked
that he could not do business with q
certain man on the island because
am so peaceful and he is so rough
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other is as strong as that between the
whites and blacks of the Southern
States in this country. While the, mu-
latto people of the Dominican Republic
are more civilized and polished than
their black neighbors, a visitor to the
island is impressed with the degenera-
ton. the lassitude of the one, due pos
sibiy to the constant buffets dealt it
by fortune, and the sturdy though slow
development of the purer race.
Though two-thirds Of the island be-
longs TO the Dominican republic, it is
the eastern third in which almost the
entire population Of the country Is
found. The middle third, known as the
'DespOfaldo''- Depopulated-is an IN
inhabited neutral ground, made bar
ren not only by nature, which filed it
with inaccessible mountains. but also
by the warfare between the two races.
1t is wild region covered with thick
tropical forests. with a few valleys
where the soil is rich and the grass is
especially luxuriant and supports many
wild cattle
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HIS SELF-CONTROI.

Didn't that hurt you, sir?'' The
clerical-looking gentleman in the rear
seat of the trolley ear turned inquir-
iEgIy TO the nicely-dressed and clean
cut young man who sat beside him, az
that individual WINGED slightly, for his
foot had just been stepped on by q
portly man who was leaving the car;
Yes, sir-it hurt very much, he said
simply
Il thought So" said the clerical man.
ALLOW me to congratulate you on your
control l observed with pleasure, sir,
that no oath sprang TO your lips, Great
pleasure to meet a young man like you.
Have cigar?
Splendid exclaimed the clerical in
terrogator. Il smoke myself, he said
because 1 lead Il sedentaTy life. But ]
glory in young man who doesn / May
[ inquire, sir. il You know the taste or
mo, sir, never touched a drop
His new friend clasped him by ths
hand There were tears IN ms eyes.
''Remarkabler' he exclaimed In
these unregenerate days 1t Is indeed
souI-satisfying to gaze upon such
model NAV / ask, my dear friend. what
high motive fmpels you TO abstain from
these Influences, that are sappifg the
likelihood from the nation
The young man smiled.
iECertainly" he replied. The fact is.
sir / And that I can't dissipate ana
deal a faro bank at the same time. -
Golfers
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ell another story of President Heu-

tell another story of President Heu-
reaux:
'I1ili reveIed in cruelty. and delighted
In relating anecdotes that Illustrated his
fiendish enjoyment of performances
which stamped him as being a pervert.
One of his favorite after-dinner yarns
was about his brothers popularity
Should a guest comment upon the ex-
cellence of his hosts cigars, Lii would
say: 'YaSs; good smoke. dose
cigar-r-r. So say my brudder You
hear bout dat brudder of mine? Non?
Est ben, 1 tell you. My brudder one
time go by de interior always, an tell
dose peep back dere how much dey been
need dis an need dat. an how he been
goin' see if cannot help get dose ting.
Bimeby I fin he getting too penickitus.
too-populous Wild dose peep. Pop
1arity not too-healt'y in San Don1in-
go for odder mans dan Presidente. One
day my brudder catch himself lock up
in dose carcel. Two, tree mont's pass
by. One mornin my tailor, my barber,
my shoe man go in dose carcei; dey
shave my brudder, dress him up like
dey been order. Den De Jail alcaide
I~yive my brudder loose in de street an
ham him note from me, askin' him
come have diner wild me dat night.
He come. When we have finish eat,
my brudder light fine cigar-r-r an say,
"Lili. desc cigar-r-r fine smoke" An
l say, like I been tell you,' ''Yass, -
good smoke An you mus smoke him
slow. my brudder, cause dis your las
cigar-r-r You been get too penickitus.
too DopulouS. Popularity not healt'y
in Santo Domingo for odder mans dau
Presidente. When you finish dat smoke
on say adios, an go be shot
" 'My brudder he say, Est ben, Lii.
/ know VIXEN you have me from dose
carcel you make some devtlish ting"
" 'Bimeby he finish he eigar-r-r, shake
han. say adios. an go be shot by my
soldier give Kim gran funehre an
fine mobile grave an / make carve on
dat stone "A little popularity is a
dangerous thing-in Santo Domingo
Ha! Good story always make good
smoke tas'e better, noET
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ing to office after revolution. Jiminez
was elected after the assassination of
Heureaux. He could not please ali the
people all the time and he was driven
out of the country and his place filled
by his vice president. Vasquez. After
trying the new administration and find
ing it wanting another revolution under
the leadership OF General Wos-y-G1
broke out and Vasquez fed to Cuba.
About a year and a half ago. the pres
ent president, Morales, tried his hand at
shaping the destiny of the country.
Wos-y-C1n left Santo Domingo in some
thing of {. hurry and since that time has
tried to stir up strife against Morales in
the republic. Although there has been
fighting Morales has succeeded IN keep
ing the upper hand.
Morales appeal to the United States
to take charge of the finances of his
country sGs a master stroke. His gov
eminent IS practically assured and he
can sit III his place at breakfast wfts
a comfortable feeling that there Is no
chance of q revolution before night
War has been the greatest enemy to
nrosperity In Santo Domingo. With the
possibility of d revolution occurring at
any moment capitalists have been slow
to invest money for the development of
the rich resources or the island. sugar,
coffee, tobacco. cocoa, and fruits grow
abundantIy with little cultivation. There
is more land suitable for coffee now ly-
ing waste in Santo Domingo than there
is good coffee land In all the rest of the
Antilles That there is gold and silver
to be found In the island is certain
provided sufficient capital be found to
work the mines.
This country. whose welfare now lies
in the hands OF the United States. has
an area OF about $4,000 square miles. or
four times the size of the State of Con-
necticut. The population, between six
and seven hundred thousand, Is compos-
ed of person Of Spanish descent. mixed
with the Indian blood of the aborigines,
and of muiattoes and negroes. Spanish
is the language of the country, and the
state religion Is Catholicism, though ali
beliefs are tolerated. Even voodooism,
brought from Africa by the slaves,
exists in the outlying districts, though
it is by no means so frequently found
in Santo Domingo as in Haiti.
Ea9sas rsaszsgsss I'M worship OF II harm
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Ancient Prosperity May Return.

What q brilliant future lies before the
richest OF the Antilles under the guild
ance Of the firm hand of the United
States? Peace assured it is possible
that the island may regain that pros
perity which fourished long ago under
the Spanish rule. The prosperity whose
very richness led 10 it's downfall and
drew upon the island the attacks of Sir
Francis Drake. little better than buc-
cancer. though he ravaged the West
indies with the tacit consent of Queen
Elizabeth. He was soon followed, to
the sorrow of Santo Domingo. by the
French ard English buccaneer. whose
stronghold was the small island of Tor
tuga off the coast Of Haiti, and of whom
Sir John Morgan is a good example
though he afterward was knighted by
the English Queen and pretended TO live
the life of an honest man
There are ruins in Santo Domingo to-
day which verify these tales of pros
perity. Splendid palaces built by the
early Spanish settlers who gathered
lordly fortunes from the gold and silver
mines. This was the first land colon
lied in the new world by Europeans
II was the starting point Of that civiIi-
cation which spread in the Western
Hemisphere. and is today spreading in
the distant Indies, of which Columbus
thought santo Domingo a part. 1t was
the first place in the New World TO
which African slaves We're brought the
natives of the island having been killed
of in the war OF conquest or in the
mines under Spanish masters. Labor
had 20 be found to work the rich gold
mines
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Tales Illustrating Nero
Like Tyranny of
Rulers.
National Debt Immense
and Officials Very
Corrupt.
Ancient Prosperity May
Now Return to the
Republic.

less serpent, has been carefully descrfb-
ed by Sir Spencer st. John. who was
for years Great Britain's representative
on the island. It's strength among the
negroes, he declares is undirninished, In
deed, it is increasing The disgusting
rites which accompany the worship Of
tie serpent ne paints in vivid colors
there are seets among the vo3dooists,
one which contents Itself with the sac
rifice of pure white goats and cocks;
the other sacrifices to its awful god
''the white goat without horns,'' IN other
words. human beings. Nor does this
practice cease with murder Those who
participate in the sacrifice of the goat
without horns are cannibais. The high
priest and priestess of yoodooisrn, the
papafoi and anloi. are consulted on
all occasions by the negroes. Many and
varied are the prayers which are di-
reeted to them by the believers When
there is 10 be sacrifice the negroes
collect IT. some out-of-tle-way place,
where no foreigner or white man is apt
to come. The box containing the sacred
serpent is brought in, and the papaIoi,
dressed in gaudy handkerShiefs, seek
TO interpret the divine Will. They work
themselves into a frenzy After time
the whole assemblage, almost erazed,
scenes follow. When the votaries fall
unconscious after hours OF dancing
they are dragged into a dark part Of
the house or hut where the worship
ers give themselves up 10 the lowest
sensuality.
With the United States at the helm
q more enlightened civiliza ton may do
away with many Of the faults of sse
country. That the United States T/ld
eventually be compelled TO interV II in
Santo Domingo has been the opizsSsl OF
many men who have studied the situa-
ton carefully.
As far back as 1869 Santo Domingo
asked that II be annexed to the United
States and an investigation was made
OF affairs on the island, but the Senate
refused to take action in the matter
The Monroe Doctrine has become to
the United States almost as much an
irCn-bound law as the Constitution itself.
Under the circumstances. therefore, to
see that SantG Domingo had fair play
and her creditors well. it was neces-
sary for the United States 10 take ac-
ton. Otherwise foreign power must
have done Santo Domingo'S priTl-
cipal creditors are the United States,
England, Holland, Belgium, Germany,
and France.
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Atrocities by Negroes.

These changes in government were not
nude without tremendous cost CT life,
without brutalities which aave never
been outdone in the history of the world.
When the negroes and mUlattoes re-
VOTED against the French and Spanish
in the last part of the eighteenth and
the first part of the nineteenth centur-
les unspeakable atrocities were com
nitted by the former slaves upon their
old masters. Almost without an ex-
oeption the black and brown mon proved
false to the whites. Many of those
having white blood in their veins We're
among the most brutal, Men. women
and children were slaughtered in cold
blood and their possessions fired.
Daughters were ravished by brutes in
the presence of their parents. Men
were placed between two boards and
sawed in pieces by the rough edges.
Others had all their joints twisted and
broken. All the whites that could do
SO escaped from the island during these
awful years leaving the country to the
slaves who had been brought there to
till the soil and work the mines.
Napoleon BonapaIte attempted TO re-
gain the island of Santo Domingo for
France. An army of 5000 men landed
and succeeded in .-aining possession
only TO be forced - retire later by eli
matte conditions and disease which
killed thousands Of the European SOL
diers.
Since the formation of the Dominican
Republic in 1874, its history has been
one of almost constant revolution. Cen
eral after general has made a bid for
popularity, and attempted TO overthrow
the president in power. Usually these
revolutions have been successful. The
6 al. ,f.sty a IL
opera, if a comic opera can be read
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Columbus Remains Lie There?

No other country has had a more va
ried political career than Santo Do
mingo. Columbus discovered the island
in 1882. He described it as more beauti-
full than Cube. On his third visit TO
the island, in 1895. he established himself
near the present city of Santo Domingo.
Many are the tales told by the natives
of the admiral and his family. If they
can be believed Columbus remains are
still in the island, Notwithstanding the
assertions that they now rest i'll Spain
and Cuba. The grand old man, wherever
he be- must be nightly amused by these
varying reports. The natives tell very
straight story, however, and point with
pride to the coffin which is said to be
that of Columbus.
The planting OF sugar was introduced
into the island in 1906, and African slaves
went TO work the plantations soon after
ward Indeed the slaves Were suf-
aciently numerous In 1922 to mutiny for
the first time. The decay of this won
derful prosperity began in 1910. The
north and western part of the island was
seized by the French and English bucca-
neers. Up to 1922 the whole island was
however regarded as Spanish colony
But in that year the western part, now
Haiti. was coded to France. A little less
than century after this the entire isl
and was under French rule. Spain for
mally abandoned the island in 1901. Then
followed Halti's independence Of France
and Il black Haitian empire. But in 1906
Spain again occupied the eastern portion
OF Santo Domingo, Haiti continuing as
an independent country. During the gen.
eraI Spanish-American revolution in 1921
Santo Domingo threw off the yoke. and
proclaimed itself independent under the
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First Negroes in New World.

Thousands Of negroes were imported.
This was the fatal step which deter
mined once for all the ownership of the
island and made & the home ef black
men and rnuiattoes. Today the east
and larger part of the island is a re
public of mulattoes, Santo Domingo;
the west part is a republic Of blacks
in whose veins runs almost pure Afri-
can blood. Haiti. Between the two
countries there lies a rough and rug
ged borderland. a no-man's land. which
has been the scene Of many bloody bat
ties. For there is a mortal antipathy
between the muIattoes and the blacks.
and the hatred which they bear 10 each
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TOO WISE.

Miss Helen Gould recently entertafn-
ed at luncheon a her residence a NUM-
hsr of little girls from d charitable in
stitution.
AT the end Of the luncheon Miss Gould
showed TO the children some of the beau
Ifful contents of her house.
She showed thep books, carved Italian
furniture, tapestries, and marbles.
Here she said. lis beautiful
statue d statue of Minerva
was she married?' asked a little
girl
ing. che wasting, goddess OF wisdom"
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Santo Domingo Has Been
a Land of Constant
Turbulence.
Changes in Government
Always Accompanied
by Atrocities.
Buccaneers of Old Are
RiVaIed by Modern
Specimens.
T THE request of Santo Domingo
the United States has assumed
control OF all the customs houses

~ control OF all the customs houses
Of the mulatto republic,
So ends an era of revolution and blood
shed which began when the buccaneers
ravaged the Spanish Main" and lasted
till today. For. who holds the purse
strings rules. With the United States in
control. an army of American clerks and
officials handling the income of Santo
Domingo, a fleet of Uncle Sans memo
war vessels lowering near by, in Yankee
slang, it is more than dollars to dough-
nuts that at last the revolutionary days
Of the country are over.
In the past ten years the financial con-
ditions Of the island have gone from
bad to worse. The Dominican republic
has national debt of about $50, 600 900,
and an income amounting to s1,5G0 900,
derived almost entirely from the Gus
toms. This comparatively small sum
must not only pay the governments
running expenses. but also satisfy the
nations hungry creditors. With corrupt
and incompetent officials at the head of
the government diverting the revenue
from its proper course. and the island
in an almost constant of revolution. il is
not to be wondered at that the national
debt has been OH the increase. The
United States will return to the Domin-
lean Republic 45 per cent of the revenues
1t collects, for current expenses. The
balance Is to be used to meet the in
terest charges on the acknowledged
bonded indebtedness and other just obIi-
cations OF the republic" Any surplus
VIII be turned over to the republic. No
one is worrying about the surplus yet.
From this condition OF affairs il read
lily appears that the United States has
undertaken an endless task. While the
Administration disclaims any idea of
maintaining proteetorete over Santo
Domingo. 1t might as well have saved
ats breath and taken the glory OF as
Stunning another white mans burden"
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Typical Interior Village San Domingo

protection of Colombia. In the follow
ing year the two island republics united
Under one government. This union was
finally dissolved in 1913, and the present
Dominican republic was formed.
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Four Presidents in Four Years.

Although the regular term of office
for the president of the Dominican Re-
public is four years there have been
four presidents since 1900, each succeed
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Popularity a Dangerous Thing.

United States Consul Tompkins. who
has represented this country IN Puerta
Plata. e. 81 Domingo. for twenty years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-16
BILLIARDS.
Three Local Players Entered far National
Anatcur championship.

Three uf tiu NV York amateur hiiiisf;,4st=
Sent on their entries last week 10 he national
amateur championship that r. 10 begin on
Monday. Jan 3d. az the Chicago Athlci q
Association !. Ferdinand Poggenbure the
present holder of he title aud The gold
cup enters from the Iicdttkrnnz. Edward
" Gardner the national eN-chamFioU
enters from the AcIuacksuouk Club Of Pas
sair. y j.. and j Byron Stark enters A. from
tho Hanover Club OF Brooklyn. The latter
has never Won Clas, 4 hou0rs. but was NJ"
first Of the Glass - champions under the
Amateur Athletic iuon's government OF
billiards Wilson , foss. the national ok
champion. has not sent in his formal entry.
and Or Is rcgard. Il a- certain af the present
time that he viii soon sad fer Paris. where
ne IL to meat the peerless French vielder Of
the cue Ecsollo, the amateur champion OF
all Europe
All OF the amateurs have been practising
diligently IA this city for the last week 90
preparation for the tournament. and an have
been accomplishing rather spectacular WORK
As trial horses Martin Mullen the first Of
the national champions Charles Norris OF
Chicago. who is 10 bc competitor for the
national honors this year and the profcs
slonals. George +. Slosson and Maurice DAILY
have compelled the trio TO play their best
billiards aud 20 manipulate the ivory globe,
siAliully al the - .uch baIk line game.
Perhaps 90" most rcmlrElDl" game was
thpt % which poggcuburk met SloS-on a.
iS-iucu ualk inc. Two shots. to develop the
.rlD-ran-~ nt On" amateur - cue work Slos-on
,,Dt ft.d 500 carOm- while pogg.nhtIrg WI,
making a low better thHn 100. The latter
uuIslnd with au average OF nearly II. while
tho professional speed averaged q fraction
above 10. and hi. beet run WIS IA. pOskeu
bur. also u.et tud defeated Dr. Mile
OF the Amateur BLIZZARD tluD Of New Aoii
in 10 200 point game 900 tF-iucn balk line poc
Gruburg averaged fraction better than o..
RIiN high runs Of ~ aud -.
Al of tho auatcur- VIII visit Glrduer'-
CYu. the AclunckAuouk a' Passair. to-wcf-
row ulEht. H her" they Will engage iu shOr'
exhibition matches. on the following nlsht
thoy viii play 800 the tournament for chIrir,
fhlt b. to De- hid 10 tho b rough OF he Brou1.
thr pr0rr-t- 20 bee devoted 20 rclirt ing the
suffering of the poor OF that district THE
tournsnrut W1s arranged under BoroIlh
President Louis HaNeu.
81 Louis. Jan. Il In the ls-inch hrik
line billiard match between .ile Hoppe and
Jake ~chacfer last nirht The Ward won fh"
last block by 4uo 70 210 running tho E1n"
ont la au unfinished run 81 i2i points lhr
match goes TO Hoppe. the grand total bong
Hoppe. 200 Srhdcfer go9