Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
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1t Was He Who Killed President
Heureaux of Santo Domingo.
AN ASSOCIATE OF JIMENEz
How the Latter Was Driven From the
Island.
AGAIN RETURNED TO POWER
In Turn Deposed by His Vice Presi-
dent-A Story of Intrigue and
Assassination.
AN ASSOCIATE OF JIMENEz
AGAIN RETURNED TO POWER
Written for The Star.

| Another revolution In the eyer-turbulent
| republic of Santo Domingo has brought a
new character prominently in the limelight.
Ramon Caceres, the vice president. who
| succeeds Morales. was one of the cabaI
| that sought to lberate the country from
the misrule of the able but profiigate Heu-
| xeaux. It was at Caceres' hand that
| Heureaux met his death
Juan Isidor Jimenez was the natural head
| Of the republic. and but for the death Of
President Mckinley would probably have
| had the Endorsement and protection of the
United States In that position. His father
| was the first president. in 1s4o, and his
| grandfather was executed for leading the
| first revolution for independence in 1888 He
| had made million in the export of log
wood and mahogany from Porto Plata, and
his branch houses in Hamburg, New York
and Paris had high rating. Heureaux in
his seventeen years of misrule became jeaI-
| GUS Of his wealth and power and sought his
ruin. Monte Christi is only few miles
from the Haitian border and one stormy
night word came that troops were on the
way for the arrest Of Jimenez, and that his
execution was to follow. He escaped over
the border, the Dajabon river flowing be-
tween. being crossed in canoe The river
was swollen with the rains pouring down
from the mountains, and the canoe upset.
J1menez had on an overcoat and could not
oWi1us uuI lib ldlLnIul ft00rlgueZ, who was
Killed at the battle near Porto Plata a few
days ago, swan ashore with him Jfmenez
carried on his business from Haiti for a
time, but the fear of Heureaux was so
war against Haiti induced the president of
tilat country to compel Jimenez to leave IL,
Jimenez's War on Heureaux.
Then began a campaign which had for
its object the retirement of Heureaux.
.JimGnpZ from Ja ,b,,ro Torf
and afterward Havana, was the leader
Strange to say, all his leading supporters
have in turn become president and have
been retired by revolutions organized by
other OF Dis allies and co-workers until
now Caceres. the youngest and most dar-
ing, succeeds to the presidency
Jtmenez many times risked his life for
his country, but the patriots who engage
In revolution in Santo Domingo expect to
be shot at few times. It is a republic
only in name, the system of elections is a
farce, and change Of government can be
effected only by revolution. When a
change Of government is wanted somebody
has to take the lead and be shot at. That
Is the politics Of the country. In the
United States all the shooting is done ora
torically when a change of administration
is up for consideration, but in Santo Do
minso real bullets are used
Jimenez returned to power, but was driv-
en- out by a revolt organized by Vasquez,
his vice president The latter gave way
to Wos Gil, who in turn was forced out
by Morales.
Misrule Of Heureaux.
OF Ulysses Heureuax, the original cause of
the difficulties of the country little can be
said too severe He ruled for seventeen
years by force. He went through the for
mality Of an election to preserve some
credit for his government but he changed
the constitution whenever it suited him and
carefully got rid of any possible opponents.
He had over 400 political executions to his
discredit, without trial. and thousands of
exiles. His immortality was amazing, as
thousands of wrecked homes will attest
and he completely wrecked the finances of
the country. The silver dollars of the coun-
try by actual assay contained cents worth
of silver, and he permitted the importa-
ton Of these from the United States where
they were manufactured, without counting
or Weighing them, by private firms which
paid him few thousand dollars In gold for
the privilege. He established the French
bank, which flooded the country with paper
money which was a drug on the market at
5 cents on the dollar. In considera ton or
a hundred thousand dollars in gold he
would have his congress issue million dol
lars of bonds, and he thus piled up debt
Of O,0O0, 600, for whic.. the people got
nothing. These bonds are q bone Of con-
tentfon today, a contention between the In
nocent handlers of them who want par,
and the government, which knows that
there was never much or any consideration
for them. The money he acquired by the
sale of every concession which would I'M
pose burden on the people he used TO
maintain his power. He was bled constant
ly by influential followers, and the demand
for good money on this account was enor-
nous. He had spies everywhere. and
band of young men, he called his angels,
lived In luxury without visible means OF
support. These men mingled with the
crowd at the cafe and the plaza and re-
ported to him daily.
The Caceres-Heureaux Feud.
The feud between Caceres and Heureaux
was of long standing. Caceres' father was
assassina at the instigation of Heureaux,
Caceres said. Heureaux employed a man
to assassinate Ramon Caceres, the present
president, beyond a doubt Heureaux
promised him a farm for his work. After
he had been at Moca. where Caceres lived
a short time, he was captivated by the
patriotism and brilliancy of the young
man and confessed the plot. short time
afterward the man was called to the CAPT.
tai by Heureaux. He called on the presf-
dent and was asked where he was stop
ping He named an ordinary hotel and the
president told him that that would not
do. that a guest of the president should
stop at the best hotel in the city.
He took him personally to the best hotel
and engaged the best room in the house.
He asked him what he had In mind for
the evening, and said he would like him to
enjoy himself Wnlie ne was ms guest ana
gave him two ball tickets. The man was
called outside at the ball over a fancied In
suit and was stabbed to death when he
stepped out. There were never any arrests
or prosecutions.
1t was a reign of terror impossible to APP
preciate without study of the history
of the reign of Heureaux. 1t is matter
of history, well substantiated. that he put
his own brother-in-law to death. Heureaux
invited him to dinner and during the con-
versation urged him to order what he
wanted, nd enjoy himselfa because it
would be his last meal. The man pleaded
for his wife and hi schiidren. but Heu-
i,eaux said he was amply able to take care
of them and that he was to be executed
that afternoon for conspiring against him.
The sentence was carried out and he was
shot that afternoon.
The Death of Heureaux.
The death of Heureaux at the hands of
Caceres was dramatic. Jimenez always dis
claimed any knowledge of the plot, but 1t
occurred while he was in Havana organic
ing his revolution. and when he arrived in