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ex. The army consisted of about a thous

and men under command of General Esca

boa. Meanwhile General Tabarea and

General neyes, insurgents, had coJected

about 400 men.

"They met the Government troops at

Monte Crlsto, and the insurgents were

forced bacfo-to Dajaibon. Here they made

another stand and were whipped so sound

ly that they fled into Haiti. ilost of them

are there yet. I do not know why the

governors of the north coast towns should

have gone over to the insurgents, but they

doubtless thought that they might gain

something by so doing. ,t- '""ITe?tion

has not and win -J e business

of th --"utry. The tobacco crop this

rar is larger than ever, and a large quan

tity of tobacco is now piled up in the in

land depots waiting for trains to carry it

to the coast cities for shipment. The retreat

hurricane has Interfered with the freight

traffic somewhat, and all kinds of freight

is piled up at the depots.

"If the success of the insurgent cause is

assured. I think that General Jlmlnez will

stand a good chance of being elected Presi

dent. He Is now in Cuba, but he undoubt

edly instigated the present Insurrection

and, morever, he is better fitted to assume

the reins of government than any other

of the insurgents would be. I think, too,

that he Is popular with the people.

"Whoever does become President of the

Republic must give his Immediate atten

tion to the currency question, and he who

solves It will remain at the head of the

Republic for many years to come. There

is no staple currency, and no administra

tion will be successful until a sound finan

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The times. (1899). Washington [D.C.], 1899-08-31. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85054468/1899-08-31/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The times, 1899-08-31.