Emery County Progress | 1902-05-10 | Page 2 | San Domingo in the Hands of Insurgents

SAN DOMINGO IN THE HANDS OF insurgents laegner who leads the to the 1 of government messengers under a flag of truce who have arrived at porta plata from san domingo confirm the reports of the capitulation of the dominican capital which took place friday it was also conried conr med that pres dent jim nez had sought refuge in the french consulate at san domingo ahe negotiations between the and general des champs governor gov einor of porto plata for the sur render of flat place it s amther re ported here fell through the gov arnor refuses to surrender without an order from the dominican government vice president vasquez who head the revolutionists is prepared to assume the reins of government at once is of domin can birth and has spent nearly all of the forty years of his life in that country H sar ends represent him as progressive intelligent and honorable