Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-17

with a broken leg, or faint with loss
Of blood. the soldier Is left TO sue
cumb TO hunger or thirst, or more like
ly to be devoured by the wild hogs
that infest the forests.
Recent Revolutionary History.
In the turbulent politics OF San DO
mingo two parties for years have been
in bitter rivalry. Since General Jlni-
nez met the usual fate OF Dominican
executives and was driven into exile,
bis followers have been known as the
Jlminestas. Generally speaking. this
is the party Of the masses In its
ranks il numbers . majority Of the
lllltersts.
Since the fall OF the Jiminez govern
ment many OF the former lleutensnts
OF that chieftain have remained in ex-
lie on Turks Island, and from that
barren little salt lick rising out VI tns
Caribbean, under tho protection OF ths
British Gag. they have maintained an
active propaganda against the admin
lstrstion OF Carlos Morales, and have
been In almost constant communities
ton with the other Jlmlnests chiefs
scattered through the West Indies, ss
the Clyde Line steamships Cherokes
and Seminole touch at Turks Island
on their voyages between New York
and Santo Domingo.
Horaclo Vasquez, who also ruled San
Domingo for brief term as Presi-
dent, is the titular head or chleftain
OF the Horacistss the other powerful
party. Enlisted In its ranks are ma
jority Of the better educated Dominl-
influential, respected and able man of
that party is Emillano TeJers, while
the best soldier OF the Horacista fac
ton is General Ramon Csceres, who
has been the idol Of his followers ever
since he personally shot and killed
General Ulysses Heureaux, the black
tyrant, who ruled San Domingo with
rod OF iron, until he went one day to
seek the life Of Caceres, and that en-
ergetic young man, having learned OF
the despots purpose, got the drop on
him." and filled him full Of lead at the
very Threshold OF the Caceres domi-
ellie.
Caceres 10 a brother-in-lsw OF Hora-
clio Vasquez, and the brother OF the
latter is Francisco Leonts vssques,
who, until last April, was the Domini-
can Consul General In New York, I'M
der the Morales government.
When Morales mounted to power
I l. % II -
both OF the Jimlnestas and Horscistss
community OF interest for a time al
least, linked the fortunes OF Caceres
with HIS. and Ramon" as he Is ar.
fectionstely called, became thu Vice
President. He did not reside In the
capital city OF Santo Domingo, on the
south coast Of the island. however, but
remained In the interior city OF San
tiago.
With his once OF Vice President he
also combined that OF Minister OF ths
Interior, aud In his coalition with
Morales his especial duty was to stand
guard and hold In check the turbulent
elements OF the interior and the north
coast, where Dominican revolutions
are bred hsbituslly, while Morales oc-
cupied the capital city on the south
coast, and held the relns OF active gov.
ernment.
Demetrio Rodriguez Is the petty
chief Of Monte Christi. That Morales
in his present emergency, should ap
parently be seeking coalition with
Rodriguez Is illustrative OF the exigen
cies OF Dominican politics, for Rodri
guez was the last chief to yield tc
Morales supremacy. These two fought
bitterly within little more than two
years. when Morales won he plscst
ed Rodriguez by giving to him the sd
mInistrstion OF the Monte Christi Gus
toms house.
This kept "the little frebrand" com
psratively quiet until the United
States, under the terms Of the so-calls.
"laudo," the srbitrsl agreement author
izIng collections in the interest OF tn,
Santo Domingo improvement Com
pany's claim, was persuaded to send
cruiser to Monte Christi and there tool
forcible possession OF the custom
house. Rodrigues, deprived OF hli
source OF revenue, again became y plot
ter, and Monte Christi for months hal
been the center OF revolutionary senti
ment.
Puerto Plata, on the north coast, no
long voyage from Monte Christi, Il
the seaport Of the Island city Of San
tisgo. the Caceres stronghold. and Il
linked with it by a substantial rail
way Between Santiago and SAINT
Domingo city, however, the only direc
communication Ia by arduous noun
tain trails. 1t ia In these mountain
Businesses that the Dominican revolu
ZIONIST recruits his forces, and the DO
minican refugee makes his last stand
Revolutions, usually bred at Mont
Christi or Puerto Plats, on the mort
coast. make Santiago their first oh
jectivs for land attack. II successful
there, with sccessions TO their ranks
they next aspire to follow the trail
southwark and attack the capital city
Speaking Of Ancestry.