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Show k mm, A Private Company in the U. S. Said to Have Purchased the Republic of San Doming-o. For $3,500,000 They Have Secured Control and Will Practically Rule the Country. A SENSATION FROM EUROPE Ths Deal Was to ba Sprung as Campaign Matter in tha Coming Presidential Presi-dential Contest. BUT NOBODY KNOWS IT, Secretary lilaino Never Heard of the Scheme Nor lid Any Other of I lie Parties Par-ties Interested -.Must lie a Uuil Day In Holland. New York, April 21. A special cable from Amsterdam says: There is reported here a most sensational and remarkable international in-ternational transaction which cannot fail to make a great stir in England and Germany. Tne transaction consists in th. virtual sale of the island republic of San Domingo to a private company in the United State, the sum agreed upon being (3,500,000 in 5 per cent debentures secured on the revenue from tobacco and other articles. This concession had been soid by Westerndorff, the well known banker of this city, who represented the San Domingo bondholders. At present nothing remains but the signatures signa-tures of the American representatives to complete the transactions and secure the United States this most important harbor and coaiiug station. The holder of this concession con-cession practically rules the republic, because be-cause he pays the officials and receives the revenues from the tobacco monopoly. A striking feature, however, is the statement state-ment that the scheme has been approved and indorsed by Blaine, and is supported by v. uld and Ogden Mills. It is also reported re-ported that those gentlemen are going to spring it upon the United States as a campaign weapon somewhat upon the same lines as those on which Beaeonsheld secured control of the Suez canal for England. En-gland. The tran action has been rushed through with unprecedented rapidity, all the details hav ing been arranged in fourteen days. Baron Von Oiegar, a London company promoter, pro-moter, together with Solicitor Watson Thomas, are awaiting the arrival of the American signatures. The former does not deny that the so-called private company is virtually the United States government, which in this manner has become now and forever master of San Domingo. One of the most active negotiators has been Isaacs, son of the late lord mayor of London, and Legrue and Restio of Brussels. New York, April 21. Concerning the reported re-ported virtual sale of San Domingo, George Gould said, in the absence of his father, that he ws sure the latter had never h-iord of it. Ogden Mills said he had never heard of it. Consul Vfcsqnez of San Domingo and Consul-General Haustedt of Hayti, which occupies occu-pies a third of San Domingo, both said the story was news to them: that such a plan could not have been considered, for no man or party could agree to sell the land. That it couid only be done by a vote of all the people. Such a vote had not been asked for. Washington, April 21. A reporter called on Secretary of State Biaiue in reference to the above cablegram, hut found him out. Assistant Secretary Wharton said he never heard of the. Jan Domingo matter, so did Acting Secre ary of the Navy Saley and other department chiefs. |