The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-11
REBELLION IS
SOON PUT DOWN
racunLE IN sANre DOMINGO
PRACTICALLY ovRF
TROOPS ARE DISPENSING
Country Becoming oulet-Morales 1m-
peaehed by congress-Five Gen.
erals killed During the
Out reak.


washington, Jan. 6.-cable adyices
received Friday at the state depart.
ment from San Domingo announce
that tho revolution is practically at
an end; the troops are dispensing to
their homes and the country Is again
becoming quiet.
Morales Impeached by Congress.
The secretary Of war Friday re-
ceived the following cablegram from
Col. Cotton, the comptroller and gem
eral receiver OF Dominican customs,
dated Santo Domingo, January 2:
Carlos i. Morales legally i'm.
peached to-day by congress. Ray
mond Caceres, acting in accord
ance with the constitution, pending
final actisn, proceeding supreme
court. This eliminates Carlos +.
Morales from the situation and leaves
without question the legality Of Ray.
mond Caceres' government. The
government acting in conservatism
and adhering to the constitution.
Peace condition as reported yester-
day. Carlos +. Morales not yet heard
FROM"
Thirty Killed.
Additional adyices received at the
state department from naval sources
as to the collapse Of the Morales re.
bellion In Santo Domingo and the re-
sulting conditions there were as fol-
lows:
THE rebel gunboat Independence
was seen last night off Puerto Plata.
Desultory firing all day Thursday. Ca.
ceres apparently successful. Thirty
men killed and 60 wounded on Caceres'
side. Loss on other side unknown.
Medical assistance Is being sent from
the American warshlp 10 the wounded
ashore under the Red Cross flag. The
death OF Rodriguez was a great blow
to his party. Seven American citizens
have been taken aboard the Scorpion.
No casualties among the Americans.
Hostilities have ceased"
Defeat Complete.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, Jan. eur
Their advfces received here from the
scene OF the hostllities between the
troops OF the temporary president Of
Santo Domingo, Gen. Caceres, and the
forces Of the fugitive president, Gen.
Morales, say that the defeat Of the lat.
ter before Puerto Plata January 3,
when Gen. Demetrio Rodriguez, the
Morales commander, lost his life, was
complete. About 100 men were killed
or wounded. The remainder OF Mo.
rales' followers embarked on the gun.
boat Independence, OF Puerto Plata,
after which the vessel sailed for Monte
Cristi.
Gen. Guellito, the former governor
OF Monte Cristi, who with his troops
had declared himself In favor OF Mo
rales, on being informed OF the death
Of Gen. Rodriguez. decided 70 fight IN
his own behalf and is preparing TO at.
tack Santiago, south Of Puerto Plata.
Gen. Jiminez, the former president OF
Santo Domingo, has left Puerto Plata
for Monte Cristi, and, II IL understood,
will, with the assistance OF Morales,
compete for the presidency OF the re-
public against the other candidates for
that office. According TO the reports
brought here by messengers q large
part Of the population Of northern
santo Domingo is in favor Of Gen.
Jiminez.
Five Generals Killed.
New York, Jan. Give generals
were KILLED in the fighting at Puerto
Plata, according TO q cable dispatch.
IN addition to Gen. Demetrio Rodri.
guex, the forces Of the fugitive Presi-
dent Morales lost 120 men in killed
ana wounded, the dead including Gems.
IAco and Perez. Among the Caceres'
troops, Gems. Pedro Vanega and An
tonic Calderon were killed.
The news OF the killing Of Gen.
Rodriguez in the lighting at Puerto
Plata was a shock TO his friends In this
city, where he lived for some time.
He was a graduate OF Fordham col
lege.
Death Blow to Revolt.
That the death OF Gen. Demetrio
Rodriguez, who led the Morales insuf-
rection in San Domingo, will be the
death blow to the uprising vas the
opinion expressed by Fabio Fiallo, con
sui general Of San Domingo in this
city. According to Senior Fiallo, Pres
ident Caceres can give far more sub
stantial aid TO the pending treaty be-
tween the United States and San Do
mingo. He further declared that Gen.
Morales Joined the revolution TO de-
feat the treaty.