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Rebels were rising in the back country. That morning a wireless message had come through that revolutionists had captured the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, were advancing on the capital. Minister Curtis ordered Courier Cabot to Santiago de los Caballeros to find out what the leaders of the revolution wanted. One hundred and nine miles and a mountain range with peaks 10,000 feet high separate the city of Santo Domingo from Santiago de los Caballeros. The road, fortunately for Courier Cabot, has been recently improved. Disregarding possible bandits, sharpshooters, expecting every instant to strike a battle in full...
Soon came a wireless message from Santiago de los Caballeros. "Supreme Chief" had accepted the hint of the U. S. Government. His forces would continue to advance on Santo Domingo, but there would be no fighting. Santo Domingo businessmen sighed with relief...
...while the Government's army in Santo Domingo remained stu- diously neutral in their barracks, the invasion of Santo Domingo city began. Two thousand revolutionists, mostly farmers in blue overalls with rifles slung from their shoulders, sauntered into town. Citizens cheered half-heartedly from the curbstones. Back from Santiago de los Caballeros came the mud-spattered runabout coupe, and seated beside Courier Cabot was "Supreme Chief" Urena. On his head, a slouch hat, from the pocket of his flannel shirt protruded a fountain pen, from his shoulder hung a broad-bladed sword, its handle ivory-inlaid. U. S. Minister...
...omnipotent Ebasco bought concessions from London's Whitehall Investment Co. to operate tramways and provide light and power for the Santiago-Valparaiso territory. Contract and concessions disappeared into a twilight world of lawyers, politicians and congressional committees. Last week, curiously emended, they reappeared on the desk of President Ibañez. Instead of being limited to city lights and trolleys, the contract is now designed to embrace practically all the light and power in the Republic of Chile...
...Compañía Chileña de Electricidad, Limitada, local subsidiary of Ebasco, returned a soft answer. In an open letter to Santiago's three most important papers they wrote that they were surprised and shocked at President Ibañez's protest, the more so since the power contract in every stage of its development had been inspected and approved by congressional and technical commissions "composed of Chileans of high repute," finally that it had been enthusiastically approved by none other than Señor Francisco Lobos, Director of the Electrical Services of the Republic. However...