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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
July 4, 18794 de julio de 1879 · Portland, Me. · Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas

The Portland daily press

SourceFuente: The Portland daily press · Portland, Me. · July 4, 18794 de julio de 1879
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016025/1879-07-04/ed-1/?sp=2

In contextEn contexto

Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas · 1865–1905

President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.

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SummaryResumen

The newspaper reported that General Teofile Parisien and his followers attacked and occupied the government house in Cape Haytien on June 20, but were eventually driven out by the government after fighting and subsequently fled to Monte Christie on Dominican territory. Additionally, the excerpt noted that the national assembly at Port-au-Prince reportedly closed due to dissensions between Senators and Deputies, creating general uneasiness and paralyzing business amid slow produce arrivals caused by heavy rains.

El diario refirió que el general Teófilo Parisien y sus secuaces asaltaron y tomaron la casa de gobierno en Cap-Haïtien el 20 de junio, pero las tropas gubernamentales los desalojaron tras encarnizada lucha, huyendo posteriormente hacia Montecristi en suelo dominicano. Asimismo, la nota indicó la clausura de la asamblea nacional en Puerto Príncipe a consecuencia de las desavenencias entre senadores y diputados, sembrando la zozobra general y paralizando el comercio ante la merma en la llegada de frutos provocada por los temporales.

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The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

the United States was inexact. Congress only

directed the cxecutiAe to propose to the United

States free exchange of two specified products

—sugar and tobacco—against any two products

of the United States.

The crop of sugar in tho Southern proviucos

this year is estimated at 10,000 hogsheads.

Cahe Haytien, June 24.—It is rumored

that the national assembly at Port an Prince

closed owing to dissensions between Senators

and Deputies. On the 20th General Teofile

Parisien with his followers attacked and oc

cupied the government house in Cape Haytien

city. There was fighting all night. Tho

government finally drove the rebels out of the

city, three men being killed and wounded,

anil a large number of arrests made. Gen.

Parisien escaped, and is said to have fled to

Monte Christie on Dominican territory.

General uneasiness prevails throughout tho

republic. Business is paralyzed and the

harbor crowded with vessels waiting for car

goes, and produce conies in slowly owing to

heavy rains.

St. Thomas, Junc 27.—President Guzman

Blanco of Venezuela arrived at St. Nazaire on

the (ith. It is rumored that he proposes to

Holland'the sale of the Island of Curacoa to

Venezuela. Blanco before embarking at

Martid distributed 8,000 francs to the poor.

The country is quiet.

THE ZULU WAR.

The British Terms of Peace.

Capetown, July 3.—Lord Chelmsford at

the request of the Zulu messengers has sketch

ed the outlines of the probable terms of peace,

namely, enforcement of Frere’s ultimatum;

unconditional surrender; indemnity to Eng

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Portland daily press. (1879). Portland, Me., 1879-07-04. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016025/1879-07-04/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Portland daily press, 1879-07-04.

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