| Show MI MINISTER POWELL SET MO MORALES AL RIG RIGHT T Showed hUm Him Wherein He lie le Erred In lo Arresting an nn Agent Who Did Dd Not Nol Give Up Ships Letters PRESIDENT WAS ARBITRARY U S Representative Demanded O Of Letters Which Were Were Henet antly anti nt Surrendered CI CISan San Domingo Wednesday Jan 13 An Incident nt which cameo came elie near hear nea having serious results but for or the and ld prompt Intervention of ot United States Minister Powell took place pilco here hore on out 01 tho the arrival of the tho Clyde line lino lne steamer steAler New NewYork ew York President Morales demanded that tha the time shipping surrender tho the let lel letters tore tern and when the agent refused lo to comply his arrest was wa ordered In or order ordel Ocr der del to avoid being arrested the agent went on board the Now York carrying tho the letters with wih him himo hll Ho lie 10 then th n sent ont for or Consul Maxwell Maxwel who him to 10 the time palace where President Morales renewed his malt demand d and 1111 compelled tho the thou agent u enl to give up till letters Minister Powell Powel learning nf 0 f tho the in client eilent promptly went to 10 he time palace and demanded that the thi Ihl loiters letters I token taken from tho tim agent IJ lt bo be 10 delivered to him hint This hll President lre Morales refused to II do to tb but Power In his hb de do demand t mand mund saying that time the tl government had hlll no right to 10 take Inke such stick action acton anti and that thu t tho the president must hand tim the letters leters to him hint which President Pre Morales reluctantly antly did dill Minister Powell tulsa told toll President lre Morales that tho the agent was 11 entitled to his protection as OH he pre presented an In American company and ammO that he lue Minister ter Powell would not consent to this arbitrary act on out the part of ot the tho government timid that furthermore the agent could coull not be expelled as all wits was WIS threatened Finally the case cuo 11 u sat satisfactorily settled AMERICAN ESTATE Sati Domingo Sunday Jan revolutionary hen Gen Navarro having seized cattle on an art estate at nt cate Is itt an flu American property the agent o ent of ot the estate applied to 10 United States Minister Powell for Cor protection Time Tho he minister was WIS compelled to refuse tho time request as its iK he ho has no force nt at his corn com command cm mand muni to 10 guard tho lime estate The rhe force on the United States gunboat Newport Is II too stimuli small to 10 safeguard es Os tales tates from pillagers and ne In Iii order to protect United States Slates property time the min main later ister says Kays there hero Is great need of tt u ii larger warship here If I the time t should enter cutter the city just now IO It I would be bo Impossible to prevent the pillage c which would be bo sure lIuro to take place and rind there Is IA no other warship here herl to support the Newport should hould It be tattoO found necessary OI to 10 land men amen There was Wili continued tiring firing around the time city last night and tItle this morning |
