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CACERES AS PRESIDENT
Elected in Morales Place by DOm!n
lean Cabinet.
FIGHTING REPORTED ON ISLAND

ADAtUHuAuk
, With a Party OF Revoiutionists Not
Far From the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
at Washington Has Determined to
Protect the Custom Houses.
Santo Domingo City.-Prasident Moi
a,es. who left here secretly the other
evening, was reported to have joined
b revolutionary band fifteen miles west
of the capital. He was followed Dy
Government troops. and it was report
led that there had been lighting there.
There was a rumor that President Nor
hles was making across country for
Monte CriSti.
The Cabinet has declared the PreS-
dency temporarily vacant, and mas
summoned Vice-President Caceres to
act as President.
: Firmin Perez, Governor of Puerto
Plata. who is a friend OF President
Morales. has left Puerto Plata. n a
new Governor, who is friendly to the
cabinet, has been installed in his place.
Washington, D. C.-The Dominican
Cabinet has informed the Diplomatic
Corps at Santo Domingo City that on
account of the deSertion of President
Morales. Vice-President Ramon Cacee
res has been asked by the Cabinet, ac-
cording to law, to assume control or
the Government.
1t was learned that this Government
will not interfere with the internal dis
% Sor+o Daypin no hut that
it will not permit the custom houses
TO be disturbed. The modus VlVend1
will be maintained.
Vice-President Caceres was supposed
TO be It Monte Cristi. Morales was
said to be at Jaima. a few miles from
Santo Domingo City. with q few fol-
lowers, who were fighting.
The decision Vt this Government 70
uphold the custom houses in case they
are placed in jeopardy by the present
disturbances was reached at the con-
ference between the President and Sec
retaries Root, Taft and Bonaparte at
the White House. The President be-
lieyes that 1t would create a dangerous
situation if the custom houses were
seized by either political faction. The
breaking Of the modus vivendi would
probably .ead t. some acton on the
part of the foreign nations which rep
resent many creditors of Santo Do
mingo. These include Germany.
France. Italy and Belgium.
The outcome of the attempted revo-
luton on the part Of President Nor
ales is still somewhat in doubt. but it
is thought here that the Jiministas.
with whom he has thrown in his lot.
are not anywhere near strong enough.
to down the Horactstas, the party
which has been in control for a year.
and q half, with Morales as its Presi-
dent. The Cabinet is controlled by the
Horacistas, and Caceres. the new act
ing President, is a member of that fac
ton. The Cabinet was practically
made solid for the HoraciStaS some
weeks ago, when Sanchez, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, was thrown out OF
office and Senior Tejera put In his place.
In Santo Domingo the Cabinet has
executive powers equal to those of the
President, and it was due TO this n
ton, in all probability. that Morales
left Santo Domingo City. .
It was learned that Morales has long
been suspected of being in league with
the opposition. The Horacistas con-
troll the entire country. with the posi-
BILE exception Of the province Of Monte
Cristi, and Morales is not believed to
he strong enough to do any harm.
The Horacistas. therefore. will prob
ably remain in control. The party il
in favor Of the modus vivendi and the
treaty. II Morales fails i'll his efforts
to make a Government suitable to him
self the interests of the Administration
will probably not be affected.